BSCC: Mystery 3 - Mallory and the Ghost Cat

The episode for "BSCC Mystery: Mallory and the Ghost Cat" was originally released on July 3, 2017 and is BSCC Mystery #3. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 1:13:29 long.This week's ghostwriter: Ellen Miles.

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## Official Episode Description

The boys are joined by author Erin Chack this week for a discussion about the hit 1990 film Ghost Dad, the hit 1996 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song “Tha Crossroads,” A Baby-Sitter’s Club Mystery book, and–surprise, surprise–Jack talks about G.I. Joe way more than anyone wants him to.

“This is Really Happening” by Erin Chack

## Music Credits

* “My Sharona” MIDI
* “Cover of 'Tha Crossroads’ by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony” by Daniel Bryan Profitt
* "You Are My Sunshine” performed by Tim Hosgood
* "Sweet Rascal” by Jamie Berry (from RafcoNator Music)
* "Can't Help Fallin' In Love” by ojneb
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Ann's Epithets

This is the first time "Priestess" has been used by the boys since Baby Bee Beth Ann  coined it.

## Book Description

Jack cribs his description from the plot of Ghost.

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

Erin: "She's a tropical nut!"

Tanner: the Pikes' pajamas, and "better than you, you dweeb."

Jack: when Kristy feeds Melody Korman cold fish sticks

###  Tearful Moment

Jack: the cat dying of the wasting disease

Erin: Uncle Joe losing his memory

Tanner: when Uncle Joe is his old self, showing off a magic trick

###  Typo Negative

Tanner introduces this segment this week - Jack comes up with the title. "Drip drip drip," says Tanner. "That's a T. S. Eliot reference," says Jack. The typo this week is "friend chicken" which Tanner says is vegan propaganda.

## Theories

###  Factions

"It was a funny story about a little girl who becomes friends with dinosaurs."

###  Witchcraft

"The ghosts were there in a big way."

Melody Korman has been taken by the cat people. "Did you ever hear about Dog People and Cat People?" Say Kristy Thomas.

## Jack's References

* "All things serve the Beam, Baby Nation."
* Jack can't get the name right for Chuck Winchester, cub reporter.
* "I'm British, so I don't express feelings."
* A T. S. Eliot poem came to mind.
* Jack made it a goal to read the entirety of Madeline L'Engle's works.

## Tanner's References

* "It's like the Stephen King universe."
* "Tough Boy. Broken Sword Tough Boy. Aragorn."
* Tanner Sings Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Later, he raps the Pikes' rap.
* A Wrinkle in Time

## Notes

* Tanner and Jack discuss low-sodium diets and eating Grape Nuts.
* A bit of a VSE about Uncle Joe and Alzheimers.
* Tanner didn't like this book.
* There is a discussion about what the "sacred object" in this book is. They decide between the dressmaker's dummy and the letters.
* This is the one where they try to speak in reverse and then play it backwards. This is also the one where Erin discusses "snake play".
* Tanner and Jack reflect on the missing Delaneys.

## References & Links

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost\_(1990\_film)
2. ↑ https://darktower.fandom.com/wiki/Beams

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