The Watchers Watch Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Yellowjackets might be taking a break, but The Watchers doesn't quit. Jodie and Andrea are using the off-season break to share the movies that made them the kind of people who were destined to be obsessed with a show like Yellowjackets.

This week, Jodie grabbed Andrea by bangs (and pulled us all up from the depths of Radio Flyer despair) to introduce her to the absolute romp that is the 1985 comedy dance romance, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt, this delightful little movie provided some much-needed relief from our last two movies, which, we'll admit, included a surprising amount of child abuse. We talk about the tropes that populate this genre of movie and Jodie argues Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is a dance movie pioneer. We discuss our love for Helen Hunt and her very cool hats. Jodie talks about her love of dance, and Andrea talks about her love of Bruce Springsteen. This is honestly a pretty silly episode. We had a lot of fun. Hope you have fun listening!

Mentioned in this episode:

"31 Years Later, Girls Just Want To Have Fun is a Ridiculous Dance Party"

"America’s Love for TV Dance Shows Has Long History"

"Dancing in the Dark" music video

Next week, we’re watching Andrea’s pick, the 1992 black comedy, Death Becomes Her. You can rent it in a few different places or watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime.

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Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."