Strange Bedfellows

“Mystery” is generous for this book because there was not really much of a mystery, but it was a pretty fun book and discussion! When Janine “The Janenius” Kishi begins to act strange around her family, they begin to wonder if she’s fallen in with a bad crowd. But, she hasn’t. She just has a super hunky boyfriend now called Jerry. Mystery solved. Lots of X eye for the Y guy discussion, so all the ~fashionistas~ out there in Baby Nation should get a kick out of Jack and Tanner’s complete misunderstanding of all things fashion.

Music Credits:

Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.

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Prepare to dive headfirst into a world of intrigue and MYSTERY! To unlock the SECRETS of Mary Anne’s origins; to decipher the PUZZLE of the universe’s most mysterious clock; the RIDDLE of Logan’s nipples; the ENIGMA of the Warp Whistles in Super Mario Bros. 3; and the REBUS that is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s most MYSTERIOUS film. Most importantly, prepare to solve the perplexing CONUNDRUM of whether the boys are going to find an insanely complex and breathtakingly chaotic way of doing segments, which are traditionally supposed to provide structural simplicity and order! And, of course, prepare yourself for an answer to the greatest MYSTERY of all: What on Earth are these boys going to talk about now that they’ve read all the main canon books and Super Specials????? (Oh, also, prepare to cry, because this one's a sad one.)

Music credits:

“Halloween Ident,” by Luca Francini

“Until We Meet Again,” by The Story Shop

“Once Upon a Dark Time,” by Allen Grey

“Sad to Hopeful,” by The Story Shop

“Heartbroken,” by Allen Grey

“The Running Man theme,” by Harold Faltermeyer

“Parting Ways,” by Allen Grey

“Rendezvous 72.5,” by Adrien Wilcox

“Beautiful Darkness,” by Allen Grey

Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.

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The boys originally wanted to buy themselves a week to figure out what they’re going to do now that they’re out of Super Special books, but boy did they have fun watching the Baby-Sitters Club movie, or as Jack repeatedly called it, “the book.” Ann, Dalene, and Susan DeSanto confirmed so many popular theories this week, and they did so VISUALLY. Economy of Holes! Bread theory! Living Dolls! Bees! Magical Owls! All that and more!

Music:

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This is a time for sobriety and reflection as the boys gaze bravely into oblivion. Shattered by the loss of a dear, innocent friend who was betrayed by those who should have protected him, they must step forward, alone, into a future devoid of Super Specials. But before they do, a loving look back at this really great final book! Jessi has committed a series of cold-blooded murders, Alan Gray’s joined the Stoneybrook Liberation Front, and Kristy’s doing kissing and arm stuff with a Canadian! This is Pete Lerangis’s swan song and his magnum opus and it is so much better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Music credits:

“Don’t Leave Me,” by Lionel Schmitt

“Sad to Hopeful,” by TheStoryShop

“Polish Funk,” by Artur Orbelyan

“Ambient Dream,” by bdProductions

“Romantic Background,” by Aleksandr Shamaluev

“Haunted,” by LucaFrancini

“Angelic Choir Divine Elevation,” by AllenGrey

“Ethereal Voices,” by LucaFrancini

“Cathedral,” by CleanMindSounds

“Battle Area,” by Fifty Vinc

Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.

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Wow! This book was a banger. You’ve never heard two boys who are more excited to talk about a BSC book. The girls FINALLY make it to America, and they do it all! They confront America’s dark past at a plantation turned slavery museum. They marvel at the splendor of the Grand Canyon. They go to the MALL OF AMERICA! Also, maybe it’s because we’re kinda getting down to the wire and don’t have any real plans for what comes next, but we get a little punchy, and when we get punchy, we tend to sing. A lot.

Music Credits:

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Stacey’s chopper is down and she’s missing in the jungles of Hawaii. Meanwhile, back in Stoneybrook, Mallory has alienated a potential client by mishandling a tantrum. Are these two crises treated with equal gravity and concern in this novel? Yes. Because this is the Baby-Sitters Club, and, frankly, Stacey is expendable. Fair warning: This one’s rated R, not just because of the helicopter carnage, but because there is a surprising amount of Arm Stuff, and some EXTREMELY enlightening new rules for the delicate dance known as Da Bonky. Have fun and be careful!

Music credits:

“Movie Trailer Action,” by AllenGrey

“Polish Funk,” by Artur Orbelyan

“Rendezvous 72.5,” by Adrien Wilcox

“Dark Cybernetic World,” by AllenGrey

“Tanzen,” by KieLoBoy

“Sadness,” by AudioRose

Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.

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Live at Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY, the boys dig deep into one of the greatest mysteries of all time: What the heck is going on with ghostwriter Jeanne Betancourt and her twisted blood orgies? It may just be part of her writing process for these Super Mysteries, in which case it worked! Plenty of spooky ghosts, scary vampires, and unsavory teenage boys in this one, not to mention a whole mess of parades, because Stoneybrook has finally gone fully off the deep end. This is the first (and therefore, currently, best) BSCC live show! Avoid this one if you're scandalized by wine crimes.

Music credits:

“Inspirational Dreams,” by StereoNuts

“You Gotta Have Theremin and Ukulele,” by Squidlord

“Emotional Documentary Background,” by musicdream

“Lovely Memories Ident,” by CreativeMedias_net

“Kantai Collection: KanColle Theme,” by Akino from bless4

An extra special thanks to KJ from The Oddysy for playing our theme song!

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It’s pilot three of three! Now that we’re teetering on the edge of uncertainty, with only a couple Super Special books left before we need to find something new to podcast about, we’ve got one last podcast concept for you to check out.

This week, Tanner and Bolphunga the Unrelenting are trying something a little different. We’re calling it High Brow/Low Brow and it’s an exercise in drawing suppositional insights from a text or body of work in an effort to elevate that work to a level of discourse fitting the standards of academia. Which is to say that we talk about dumb stuff like comic books in a smart way. Oh, and vice versa.

This week, we’ve prepared two selections:

We hope you enjoy! We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled nonsense next week.

Music Credits:

The theme song for High Brow/Low Brow is “Grizzly Bear Sharktopus” by Holy Coast (with some lyrical accompaniment from Tanner Greenring).

Put a dollar in your Pete jars, folks, because the boys are talking about the Pete Lerangis Super Special so nice … they read it twice! That’s right, your good buddies Weed Lord and Half Pipe are back for a second hit from the gravity bong that is Super Special #12, "Here Come the Bridesmaids!” and this time they’re not leaving until Dawn’s dad really makes it official by kissing Carol for a second time. And hold onto your wedding veils because there’s a brand-new, extremely cool catchphrase in this one, as well as a surprising amount of Rusted Root.

“Teenage Freakout,” by Mules

“Air on G String,” by Adigold

“Dark Cybernetic World,” by AllenGrey

“Jingle Bells (Dark Piano Version),” by Myuu

“Tanzen,” by KieLoBoy

“Sadness,” by AudioRose

“Battle Area,” by Fifty Vinc

Thanks as always to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music, and to Superbrat for the outro music.

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Everyone remembers the 24 to 72 hours immediately preceding the first time they ever met Kristin Amanda Thomas. For most of the girls in the Baby-Sitters Club, the moment Kristy entered their lives, everything changed, because when you meet Kristy Thomas, all your problems seem to disappear. The same holds true for Jack and Tanner. Their lives have never been the same since first being introduced to Kristy and their fortunes, positive attitudes, and gainful employment records have never wavered since.

Music Credits:

Thanks to original Baby Boy Scott Lamb for the intro music and Superbrat for the outro music.

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