Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1991 film 'Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead' with guests Adrian and Ashley.

We are continuing our comedy month celebration with a look at the 1991 film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. The hosts of Talking Like a Teen, Adrian and Ashley, join Erin to discuss their overall impressions of the premise, whether it holds up, the characters, and some of their favorite scenes. Trigger warnings for sexual harassment, abuse of a corpse, and transphobia. You can vote for the winners of our 2026 Fandom Choice Awards here:  https://forms.gle/GQVmGxv1eLif7fud7 . You can follow us on Letterboxd at:  https://letterboxd.com/itsafandomthing/ Consider supporting us on Patreon: ⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/itsafandomthingpod ⁠⁠. For links to our social media, visit our website: ⁠⁠ https://itsafandomthingpod.com/⁠⁠ You can follow Fergie on TikTok: ⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@schroederandfergs⁠⁠ Cover art by Carla Temis. Podcast logo by Erin Amos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Erin

Guests: Adrian, Ashley

Topics covered

• comedy
• film analysis
• 1991 film
• character discussion
• favorite scenes

Keywords

• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
• comedy month
• film discussion
• 1991 film
• character analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Talking Like a Teen

Books & works: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

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