BSCC Special Christmas

The episode for "BSCC Special Christmas" was originally released on December 25, 2017 and is BSC TV episode #5. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 48:54 long.This week's ghostwriter: Jeanne Betancourt.

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## Official Episode Description

If you’re caught up with BSCC episodes, it’s a very special Christmas episode, delivered to you hot and fresh on Christmas day! If you’re not caught up, and you’re listening to this at any other time, sorry about the weird Christmas episode randomly thrown into the middle of your feed! We hope it gets you into the Christmas spirit, even if it’s, like, May or whatever. We’re doing something new this week and watching an episode of a TV program instead of reading a book. But not just any TV program, HBO’s The Baby-Sitters Club TV program! And not just any episode of said TV program, but the "The Baby-Sitters Club's Special Christmas”! Say hello to your friends! Merry Christmas! Whatever!

## Music Credits

* "Say Hello to Your Friends" written by Glen Roven
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Theories

###  Amber Theory

The production company was "Amber Films Ltd".

###  Sentient Orb Theory

* Will a string of purple orbs make a good gift?
* A purple orb on the Christmas tree.
* Two purple orbs as earrings.

## Jack's References

Jack's lace placket.

The map.

* The Wire

## Tanner's References

* "Mummer's play"
* 1990 Wilson Athletics glove (Tanner opines that this would likely be very inexpensive in reality.)
* Steven King's "Needful Things"
* Tasha Yar

## Notes

* "My name is 'Sa-ANN-ta Claus'."
* Jack Sings the theme song to the TV show and makes Tanner sing too.
* "This show is so bad, Baby Nation." They later state that it lacks all the charm of the books, despite the excellent theme song.
* Jack wonders if these books are canon/same universe, and points to the Stacey eats candy scenario, also seen in Episode 19: Stacey's Mistake. "Our friends weren't there."
* 'iceball' sounds very similar to 'ringette' (Episode 87: Dawn and the School Spirit War)
* Danny Tamberelli plays Jackie Rodowsky. Tanner and Jack call him "your good friend and mine." They relate stories of the two parties they attended with him: a 90s party and a meme party.
* "What's in the box?" Tanner and Jack participated in the Baby Nation gift exchange.
	+ Baby Bee Tasha sent Jack: a baby bee cloth for Cryil, a "litter quitter" for the cats, a "lace placket" for Jack (Episode 90: Stacey and the Bad Girls), and a dossier notebook to file away theories and notes on the podcast.
	+ Baby Bee Laura sent Tanner: the BSC Bible which contains a map, a CD from the BSC movie, stickers, magnets for refrigerator play, stress ball, plush snake

## References & Links

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasha\_Yar
2. ↑ Danny Tamberelli: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848543/?ref\_=tt\_cl\_t8
3. ↑ The BSC Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Baby-Sitters-Portrait-Collection/dp/0590927132
4. ↑ Track listing:
 1. Summertime - Moonpools And Caterpillars

 2. Say It - Clouds

 3. Hannah, I Locked You Out - The Caulfields

 4. Let Me Know - Xscape

 5. Hold On - Sun 60

 6. Everything Changes - Matthew Sweet

 7. Don't Leave - Ben Lee

 8. Step Back - Letters To Cleo

  9. Daddy's Girl - Lisa Harlow Stark

  10. Girl-Girlfriend - BSC

—https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Sitters-Club-Music-Motion-Picture/dp/B000002BAX

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