About this episode

The episode covers the costume design and cultural impact of the 1990s films Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda, featuring Mara Wilson.

It's a Mara Wilson double feature today as we cover two 1990s classics, Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda. Join us as we squee over tiny overalls and swoon over mixed plaids. Editor's note: JoJo's lovely kids were part of our recording session, and as a result there was a lot of background noise to be edited out. I ran it through a noise remover, and so at times she sounds a little over-processed and robotic, but trust me, it sounds better than it did! Thank you for your understanding. Matilda pract...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Timm, Jojo Siu

Topics covered

• 1990s films
• costume design
• children's movies
• Mara Wilson
• fashion analysis

Keywords

• Mrs. Doubtfire
• Matilda
• Mara Wilson
• costume design
• 1990s classics
• fashion
• children's films

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mrs. Doubtfire, Matilda

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