About this episode
A discussion of the 1991 film My Girl, focusing on its characters, performances, and memorable scenes.
Get your tissues ready and join Ok, Real Quick's Carla and your host, Erin, for a discussion of the 1991 film, My Girl! The panel looks at how the film holds up today, the characters, the performances, and some of their favorite scenes. TW: Death, parental death, child death, and hypochondria. 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
Guest: Carla
Topics covered
- My Girl
- 1991 film
- film discussion
- character analysis
Keywords
- tissues
- death
- parental death
- child death
- hypochondria
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: My Girl, Real Quick's, Fandom Choice Awards
Places: California
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