In this episode of Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, we’re heading to Blaine, Missouri to revisit Waiting for Guffman. Written, directed, and starring Christopher Guest, this cult mockumentary about community theater, misguided ambition, and the heartbreak of a missing Broadway producer still has us laughing (and cringing) decades later.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• The brilliance of the ensemble cast (Catherine O’Hara forever 💅)
• Why small-town theater feels oddly profound and relatable
• The parallels between delusion in the movie vs. real life
• Aliens, stool capitals, and improv comedy supremacy
• Why this movie still works as the ultimate satire of theater kids everywhere

🎙️Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset – Community Theater Critic
• Teddy Micklos – Aspiring stool capital queen

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• Movie IMDb page: ⁠Waiting for Guffman (1996)
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This week we’re trekking back to A Far Off Place, the 1993 Disney adventure starring a young Reese Witherspoon and Ethan Embry as teenagers forced to cross the Kalahari Desert to survive. This movie was deeply impressionable on two young girls from Wisconsin, though one of us (looking at you, Teddy) may have been a little too obsessed.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Baby Reese Witherspoon finding her star power
• Ethan Embry: a heartthrob blossoms
• Why Disney loved putting kids in survival peril in the 90?
• Which sister still secretly wishes she could trek the Kalahari

🎙️Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset – always finding a way to tie a literary reference
• Teddy Micklos – Brings the snacks

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• Movie IMDb page: A Far Off Place
• Where to watch: Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home | YouTube | Disney +

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This week on Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, we revisit Problem Child - the so-called “family comedy” that convinced a generation of kids that adoption leads to arson, chaos, and oversized bow ties. Spoiler: our opinion hasn’t changed much since childhood, except now we have the vocabulary to explain why it’s even more unhinged than we realized.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• A fangirl take of John Ritter and his legacy
• Why this movie aged terribly
• The strange obsession with violence in the 90s
• Our unfiltered take on “family comedy” gone wrong
• A very tasteful, but necessary, discussion about male anatomy

🎙️Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset – Bow Tie Arson Investigator
• Teddy Micklos – Collector of Dubious Facts

🔗Links & References:

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• Movie IMDb page: Problem Child (1990)
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In this week’s episode of Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, we revisit Tim Burton’s gothic classic Edward Scissorhands—the wholesome yet mildly terrifying coming-of-age story about a shy goth boy with literal garden shears for hands. From Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder’s star-crossed romance to pastel suburbia clashing with gothic tragedy, we unpack why this movie defined outsider stories for 90s kids everywhere.What You'll Hear in this Episode:

• The unhinged magic of Tim Burton’s pastel-meets-goth suburbia
• Edward as the ultimate tragic outsider (and accidental hair stylist)
• Johnny Depp + Winona Ryder: peak 90s heartbreak pairing
• Our long-lost “cousin” Vincent Price and his haunting farewell role
• How one sister got duped by very questionable “facts”

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset – Expert VCR Operator
• Teddy Micklos – Keeper of suburban gossip (and chaos)

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• Movie IMDb page: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
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🎧 Episode Summary:

In this episode of Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, sisters Mary and Teddy revisit the 1991 classic Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a childhood staple.Yes, we can still quote the dialogue (and maybe reenact the sword fights). From Kevin Costner’s questionable British accent to Alan Rickman’s iconic Sheriff of Nottingham, we break down why this movie was unforgettable for 90s kids and whether it holds up today.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Kevin Costner’s “British” accent (or lack thereof)
• Alan Rickman stealing every scene as the Sheriff of Nottingham
• The cultural impact of Bryan Adams’ Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
• Why this movie hit so hard for two tweens from Wisconsin
• How Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves shaped 90s pop culture nostalgia

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset – Kevin Costner’s dialect coach (in another timeline)
• Teddy Micklos – Expert in LARPer in theory

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: @WhyWereWeAllowedPod
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• Movie trailer / IMDb page: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you hid your VHS tapes

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