ep. 20: Brittany's not as impulsive as she thinks. Brendan's a true believer in love at first sight. And do you remember why The Mandela Effect is called The Mandela Effect? Neither did we. It's another episode chock-full of Brittany's mispronunciations as we discuss the next film for February's theme of Unhappily Ever After, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

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-Music: Brendan and Brittany

-Credits for the movie being reviewed:

• Writer(s): Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
• Director(s): Michel Gondry

Chapters:

(00:00) Blinded by Revenge

(05:15) Theme + Film Cast and Credits

(10:00) The 6-7 Synopses

(11:21) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe

(27:40) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here

(36:55) Are Briefcases Still A Thing?

(48:10) First Impressions, Make 'Em Count

(1:01:35) Joel Calls Clementine

(1:15:00) The Berenstain? Bears

(1:18:50) The Invisible Gorilla

(1:25:53) To Her To Him

(1:27:50) Suffiss It To Say

(1:37:40) Joel and Clem's Last Fight

(1:46:51) The Bartlett's Book

(2:01:35) Joel Tries to Hide Clem

(2:20:03) Eternal Sunshine Quote

(2:29:10) Joel Meets Clem for the First Time Again

(2:34:36) Joel Wakes Up

(2:40:40) Clem Goes To Joel's Apartment

(2:48:16) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film

SHOW NOTES:

Sources/Links:

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) (IMDb Listing)
• SDAM/Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (Subreddit FAQs) (Dr. Brian Levine's SDAM study at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute)
• Music Video Virtuosos/Directors Label DVD series (watch at Internet Archive) (article)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (trailer)
• Huckleberry Hound Singing "Oh My Darling, Clementine" (video)
• The Invisible Gorilla (book website)
• Ghostbusters colander/prop (photo)
• "Familiar Quotations" by John Bartlett (Project Gutenberg ebook)
• "Eloisa to Abelard" (1771) by Alexander Pope (Eternal Sunshine quote) (complete poem)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at The 77th Academy Awards (link)

Films/TV Shows Mentioned:

• Synecdoche, New York (2008) (IMDb Listing)
• Hamnet (2025) (IMDb Listing)
• Human Nature (2001) (IMDb Listing)
• The Majestic (2001) (IMDb Listing)
• The Truman Show (1998) (IMDb Listing)
• Liar, Liar (1997) (IMDb Listing)
• Man On the Moon (1999) (IMDb Listing)
• The Good Son (1993) (IMDb Listing)
• Scooby Doo, Where Are You? (1969-1978)(TV) (IMDb Listing)
• Arthur (1996-2022)(TV) (IMDb Listing)
• Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992-1997)(TV) (IMDb Listing)
• Barney & Friends (1992-2010)(TV) (IMDb Listing)
• The Magic School Bus (1994-1997)(TV) (IMDb Listing)
• Ghostbusters (1984) (IMDb Listing)
• Seinfeld (1989-1998)(TV) (IMDb Listing)
• Curb Your Enthusiam (2000-2024)(TV) (IMDb Listing)
• Blue Valentine (2010) (IMDb Listing)