Episode 70: Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter

The episode for "Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter" was originally released on July 17, 2017 and is #68. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 54:39 long.This week's ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn.

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## Official Episode Description

This week, Tanner is joined in his B\_\_\_\_n, N\_\_ Y\_\_k apartment by a very special guest to discuss book #68 in the Baby-Sitter’s Club cycle: Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter. Has Dawn finally been replaced? Can Wendy Loesser stand up to the immense scrutiny of the BSC? No and no! But we do get some G.C.B.S.F. this week, which is all we can hope for, really. Also in this episode: Bee theory, Green Lanterns (go figure), OWOWing, a special text message appearance from Jack’s friend, Jan, and an even more special appearance from everyone’s favorite low-voiced business men, Dave Daveson and Mark Markson.

## Music Credits

* “My Sharona” MIDI
* ”Powerful Background Presentation Music” by Orbital Music
* “Blueshift” by Catas & Kasger
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

Both burns are Buddy Barrett moments.

Jack: Buddy became a hunter and shot the lions dead when the kids were playing. Game over.

Tanner: "Snow White, that's gross. That's cheek pollution!"

###  Deep Voice Boys

Jack plays Mark Markson, calling Tanner as Dave Daveson. There is some discussion about where they both work, and they settle on Goliath Industries. Mark and Dave are roommates. Mark (VP) asks Dave (CAO) about the AAO title. Rich Richson moved to California. Mark is making eggs Benedict for Dave for dinner.

"Baby Nation, get the fanfiction, get the fan art going now."

###  Tanner Googles

Tanner Googles the previous books in the series that Suzanne Weyn wrote: Episode 52: Dawn's Big Date, Episode 61: Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym), and Episode 63: Jessi and the Awful Secret. Later, Tanner Googles "Beth Perkins", who is also acknowledged.

## Theories

###  Bee Theory

"The movement in the room reminded me of a bee hive."

## Tanner's References

* The new babysitter, Wendy, is a real Green Lantern.
* Batman and owls
* Tanner talks about Scott Peterson and the owl theory, possibly referring to Michael Peterson?
* Tanner Sings a variation of the enchirito commercial.

## Notes

* Tanner and Jack list tourist things to do in NYC: slice of pizza from Famous Ray's, Empire State Building, Met Museum, dancing on the piano keys at FAO Schwarz.

Tanner and Jack, together again.
* Don't triangulate: Jack is visiting Tanner in Brooklyn. There is a lot of bleeping.
* This book is GCBSF.
* Tanner is drinking a Founders IPA and Jack is drinking a sparkling rose. Later, Tanner OWOWs with the rose and a pamplemousse La Croix.
* There is a discussion about the origins of "Bye, Felicia".
* Tanner and Jack align the seven deadly sins with the seven dwarves (Disney) and the seven sitters:
	+ Wrath = Grumpy // ?
	+ Pride = Doc, Bashful, Happy? // Kristy
	+ Tanner: "This is seeming less and less like it's holding water."
	+ Sloth = Sleepy, Dopey // ?
	+ Greed = Claudia
	+ Lust = Stacey
	+ Envy = Dawn
	+ Gluttony = Claudia?
	+ "So, the deadly sins thing doesn't really work..."

## References & Links

1. ↑ As of 3/12/2019, there is not currently BSCC fanfiction on any of the major archives. Get on it, Baby Nation.
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court\_of\_Owls
3. ↑ Peterson owl theory, CW true crime: https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/the-staircase-netflix-owl-theory-explained.html
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye,\_Felicia

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