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Nola Thacker

## Notable People

Nola is one of the go-to ghostwriters in the League.

## Podcast Lore

Nola's sections are often introduced in the episode by a statement about Jack or Tanner "having a Thack attack" or singing "I aint no Nola Thack-girl."

She is likely a sentient dog.

## BSC Books

* Episode 55: Kristy for President
* Episode 64: Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever
* Episode 65: Claudia's Friend
* Episode 68: Maid Mary Anne
* Episode 76: Kristy and the Copycat
* Episode 79: Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever
* Episode 85: Jessi and the Troublemaker
* Episode 89: Mary Anne and Camp BSC
* Episode 93: Welcome to the BSC, Abby
* Episode 94: Claudia and the First Thanksgiving
* Episode 99: Abby's Lucky Thirteen
* Episode 113: Abby the Bad Sport
* Episode 119: Abby and the Best Kid Ever
* Episode 121: Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer
* Episode 130: Abby's Un-Valentine

## Other BSC Books

* M#25 Kristy and the Middle School Vandal
* M#30 Kristy and the Mystery Train
* SM#2 Baby-sitters Beware
* SM#3 Baby-sitters' Fright Night
* SM#4 Baby-sitters' Christmas Chiller
* PC Claudia's Book
* Shannon's Story
* FF#1 Kristy's Big News
* FF#8 Mary Anne's Revenge
* FF#12 Claudia and the Disaster Date
* Ducky, Diary Three
Boethius

Boethius was a 6th century philosopher. He wrote a text called *Consolation of Philosophy*.

Jack first referenced Boethius in Episode 18: Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery.

-- Jack’s original notes on babysittersclubclub.com website, now accessed through archive.org:

Tanner's opinion on Boethius from that same episode:

Boethius again plays a large role during Episode 20: Claudia and the Bad Joke.

Boethius teaching his students (initial in a 1385 Italian manuscript of the Consolation of Philosophy.)

Tanner's snapchat, July 22, 2016 BSCC recording, via the BSCC Facebook page
Refrigerator Play

## All Segments

Refrigerator Play is a recurring theme in the books and on the podcast, and in the books most notably involves Mrs. Porter and Mr. Spier.

Refrigerator Play is the term for sexual endeavours held in or adjacent to the kitchen and/or kitchen implements. Those within the Refrigerator Play community refer to the activity as "Stove Wrestling," although it is important to note that this terminology is not to be used by people who are not part of the community itself.
Little Sister 014: Karen's New Year

The episode for "Little Sister 014: Karen's New Year" was originally released on March 28, 2019 and is #14. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 51:42 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Little Sister 013: Karen's Surprise | *Next:* Little Sister 015: Karen's in Love | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

It's been ... one week since we checked in with Karen and a lot has changed! In the sense that everyone is deeply annoyed with her, but for a different reason than last time. Also, the End of Days is upon us. Oh, and is that the sound of wedding bells I hear in the distance? ...

## Notes

This week's tags are:

* camera obscura
* end of days
* one week
* sonic youth
* sugar kane

## References & Links

* Random Page | The One Where...
D & D

## Regular References

D & D (Dungeons and Dragons) is commonly referenced throughout the podcast, primarily through its alignment chart. The D&D alignment chart was first referenced in Episode 20: Claudia and the Bad Joke, where Jack and Tanner decided whether Betsey Sobak was chaotic evil or chaotic neutral.

## ELI5: D&D Alignment

The alignment chart is used to describe a character's ethics/morals. The two axes of the chart are "Law vs Chaos" and Good vs Evil".

## The Chart

 Lawful neutral
 Lawful evil

## Other D & D References

* Jack talks about his going-away session with his NYC D&D group in Episode 64: Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever.
* In Episode 74: Dawn and the We ♥ Kids Club, there is much discussion about Sunny, the fire elemental.
* When thinking about troublemakers in Episode 85: Jessi and the Troublemaker, Tanner quickly references the D&D universe.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alignment\_(Dungeons\_%26\_Dragons)
Little Sister 007: Karen's Birthday

The episode for "Little Sister 007: Karen's Birthday" was originally released on February 7, 2016. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 48:21 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Episodes | *Next:* Little Sister 008: Karen's Haircut | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Notes

The tags for this episode are:

* babysitters club
* big episode
* da bonky
* karen's birthday
* little sister

## References & Links

* Random Page | The One Where...
The Baby Sitters Club

The Baby-Sitters Club is a book series written by the princess of the prince of towns, Ann Mathews. Martin. The Baby-Sitters Club was first published in 1986 and concluded in 2000. The franchise spans one-hundred and thirty-one books and has been adapted into eight graphic novels, two television series, and a movie.
Little Sister 009: Karen's Sleepover

https://www.patreon.com/bsccpodcast/

The episode for "Little Sister 009: Karen's Sleepover" was originally released on February 21, 2019. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 51:06 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Little Sister 008: Karen's Haircut | *Next:* Little Sister 010: Karen's Grandmothers | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Notes

The tags for this episode are:

* baby elite
* blank check
* blood jacuzzis
* new religion
* sleepover tips

## References & Links

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Episode 13: Super Special

The episode for "Super Special #1 (original)" was originally released on early 2016 and is #n/a. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is n/a long.This week's ghostwriter: n/a.

*Previous:* Episode 12: Claudia and the New Girl | *Next:* Episode 14: Good-Bye Stacey, Good-Bye | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Notes

This episode was originally released in early 2016 and featured a special guest. It has since been removed from the feed, and a new episode for this special was released on Nov 12 2018: BSCSC 001: Baby-sitters on Board!.

## References & Links

* Random Page | The One Where...
Tropes

A summary page for the regular podcast lore and tropes. See also the Tropes category page.

## Beefsteak Jake

A mic-check phrase gone on to become a character of his own.

## Chapter Two

The section of the book where the BSC members describe one another.

## Earring Hierarchy

The number of ear holes has power in the BSCC-verse.

## Happy Reading

Ann's note to the reader at the end of each book.

## I Have a Section in My Notes Titled...

Jack (and sometimes Tanner) give their notes amusing section titles.

## Jack is Secretly British

Jack speaks in his true accent sometimes.

## June 10, 1958

An infamous date of mystery and intrigue.

## Tanner Sings

Tanner likes to sing on the podcast, a lot. It used to annoy Jack more than it does these days.

## The Bet

Jack and Tanner once made a bet about the religious themes in the Dawn books.

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Episode 7: Claudia and Mean Janine

The episode for "Claudia and Mean Janine" was originally released on April 11, 2016 and is #7. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 43:29 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Episode 6: Kristy's Big Day | *Next:* Episode 8: Boy-Crazy Stacey | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

Tanner and Jack meet to discuss book seven of The Baby-Sitter's Club series, "Claudia and Mean Janine" and things get MEAN. This probably won't surprise you, but one of them identifies strongly with the fun, cool, and charming Claudia, and one of us is an insufferable, pedantic nerd.

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

Tanner: “Weirdly, my semiotics section was a little sparse this week, but my sick fucking burns from Claudia section…my cup runneth over.”

Tanner: Janine’s computer is turning her face green.

Tanner: “and you have fun talking to your machines”

Tanner: “NERD!”

###  Tearful Moment

Jack: Mimi having a stroke and the babysitters rallying around Claudia.

Tanner: Claudia communicating with Mimi by a powerful system of blinks.

Tanner: Mary Anne shuts down when Claudia tells them about the stroke, and then asks to visit Mimi in the hospital.

## Theories

###  Bee Theory

Tanner: “Jack, why would a hive of bees have a computer program?”

## Jack's References

* Tanner calls out Jack for having an article open at work on sublimation
* Freud
* This book is about the armor that we wear.
* How do we hide the monsters that we eventually become?
* Lawnmower Man
* Jack references his ontology section and Nietzsche

## Tanner's References

Jar-Jar Binks is Tanner’s problematic fave.

## Notes

* Introduction of Beefsteak Jake
* Tanner’s wife Jaime has a podcast called The Catapult (on hiatus).
* Why does Jack think Tanner reads the books? Because he was abandoned and raised by a wild band of babysitters.

* Tanner reads a book segment where he (as Claudia) replaces “Janine” with “Jack”, in order to illustrate that Tanner is Claudia to Jack's Janine.
* How many elephants can you fit in a sports car?
* In college, Jack spent time practicing being empathetic instead of cracking jokes.
* Discussion on the use of “NERD!” as a devastating comeback.

## Notable Non-Sitters

Mimi Yamamoto, Jenny Prezzioso, Karen Brewer, Janine Kishi, David Michael Brewer

## Sign Off

Claudia is wearing a bra now, and the way she talks, you’d think boys had just been invented.

## References & Links

* Random Page | The One Where...
Ellen Miles

### Mystery

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 36

## Notable People

Ellen Miles is one of the more prolific ghostwriters in the League. In addition to writing for the main canon and mystery series, she also wrote several of the "Friends Forever" series. Ellen has written her own series called Puppy Place and Kitty Corner, as well as a series called Santa Paws under the name Kris Edwards.

## BSC

* Episode 36: Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook
* Episode 42: Claudia and the Middle School Mystery
* Episode 44: Jessi and the Dance School Phantom
* Episode 47: Kristy and the Baby Parade
* Episode 104: Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout
* Episode 115: Kristy and the Sister War
* Episode 120: Claudia and the Terrible Truth
* Episode 129: The All-New Mallory Pike
* Episode 132: Kristy at Bat
* Episode 135: The Fire at Mary Anne's House

## BSC Mysteries

* BSCC: Mystery #1 – Stacey and the Missing Ring
* BSCC: Mystery #2 - Beware, Dawn
* BSCC: Mystery #3 - Mallory and the Ghost Cat
* BSCC: Mystery #4 – Kristy and the Missing Child
* BSCMC 005: Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic
* BSCMC 006: The Mystery at Claudia's House
* BSCMC 007: Dawn and the Disappearing Dogs
* BSCMC 008: Jessi and the Jewel Thieves
* BSCMC 009: Kristy and the Haunted Mansion
* BSCMC 010: Stacey and the Mystery Money
* BSCMC 011: Claudia and the Mystery at the Museum
* BSCMC 012: Dawn and the Surfer Ghost
* BSCMC 013: Mary Anne and the Library Mystery
* BSCMC 014: Stacey and the Mystery at the Mall
* BSCMC 015: Kristy and the Vampires
* BSCMC 016: Claudia and the Clue in the Photograph
* BSCMC 017: Dawn and the Halloween Mystery
* BSCMC 018: Stacey and the Mystery of the Empty House
* BSCMC 019: Kristy and the Missing Fortune
* BSCMC 021: Claudia and the Recipe for Danger
* BSCMC 022: Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade
* BSCMC 023: Abby and the Secret Society
* BSCMC 024: Mary Anne and the Silent Witness
* BSCMC 026: Dawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-sitter
* BSCMC 028: Abby and the Mystery Baby
* BSCMC 029: Stacey and the Fashion Victim
* BSCMC 031: Mary Anne and the Music Box Secret
* BSCMC 033: Stacey and the Stolen Hearts
* BSCMC 035: Abby and the Notorious Neighbor
* BSCMC 036: Kristy and the Cat Burglar

## Others

* Friends Forever 5 Kristy Power!
* Friends Forever 9 Kristy and the Kidnapper
* Friends Forever 11 Welcome Home, Mary Anne

## References

1. ↑ http://babysittersclub.proboards.com/thread/3688/books-ghostwriter
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen\_Miles
Little Sister 021: Karen's New Teacher

The episode for "Karen's New Teacher" was originally released on May 16, 2019 and is Little Sister #21. **You can listen to it on Patreon here.** This episode is 52:56 long.

This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Little Sister 020: Karen's Carnival | *Next:* Little Sister 022: Karen's Little Witch | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

God has taken Ms. Colman and the world is bereft and dark and meaningless and all of the light has gone out of it. But on the bright side, we can all learn our Guinea Pig Names and our Substitute Teacher Names! What's yours?

## Tags

* disturbed
* gin blossoms
* hootie
* not my teacher
* presidents of the USA

## References & Links

* Random Page | The One Where...
Nola Thacker Moment

The Nola Thacker moment is a rarely used segment that is used to describe the moment of the book where Jack and Tanner realize the book could not have been written by anyone other than the great Nola Thacker.

Reintroduced in Episode 130: Abby's Un-Valentine.

"Keep Nolanolanolanola WHAT Nolanolanolanola COME ON!"

This is also called "having a Thack attack".
Episode 0: Introducing The Baby-Sitter's Club Club

The episode for "Introducing The Baby-Sitter's Club Club" was originally released on February 23, 2016. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 3:26 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Episodes | *Next:* Episode 1: Kristy's Great Idea | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

A big dumb idiot and his brilliant, charming friend discuss the classic Baby-Sitters Club novels of Ann M. Martin in chronological order. Get ready to look with new eyes at the timeless adventures of Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, and I guess Dawn. And probably Mallory too. Fine, and Jessi.

## Book Description

This is the introductory trailer for the podcast.

## References & Links

* Random Page | The One Where...
The One Where...

Are you looking for the one where...

...they sing "Kiss From a Rose" and identify it as the national anthem?

   → Episode 51: Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street

...Jack reads The Three Little Kittens in a tiny kitten voice?

   → Episode 47: Kristy and the Baby Parade

...those legs go all the way up?

   → Episode 5: Dawn and the Impossible Three

...Tanner tells a story about a dildo in the river?

   → Episode 9: The Ghost at Dawn's House

...Tanner is very jet lagged and the whole episode is off the rails?

   → Episode 59: Dawn Saves the Planet

   → Episode 90: Stacey and the Bad Girls

...there's delayed...

   → Episode 102: Kristy's Worst Idea

         ... gratification?

...the one where Rich and Mark get lost trying to buy cauliflower?

   → TBA

...they get hooked on synchro?

   → Episode 57: Jessi's Gold Medal

...there's a devastating burn/roleplay based around "Kindergarten baby / Stick your head in gravy / Wash it off with applesauce / And show it to the Navy."?

   → Episode 22: Mallory and the Trouble With Twins

...Tanner talks about bizzing?

   → Episode 5: Dawn and the Impossible Three

...Jack is Secretly British to his mom?

   → Episode 68: Maid Mary Anne

...there is a lace placket?

   → Episode 90: Stacey and the Bad Girls

...Jack recites the Three Little Kittens poem and Tanner gives Jack notes on how to read it?
   → Episode 47: Kristy and the Baby Parade

*A partial list, compiled from questions on the Baby Nation FB Group, with many grateful thanks - ily and iky.*

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Strike Against the Patriarchy

## All Segments

The Strike Against the Patriarchy is a segment done to highlight particular passages by Ann M. Martin that present values that go against patriarchy. Discussions of the patriarchy were present in the books long before the official introduction of the segment.

## Trivia

* The Baby-Sitters Club novels have been generally regarded as feminist readings by some BSC scholars and media critiques alike.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-feminist-legacy-of-the-baby-sitters-club
Jeanne Betancourt

## Notable People

Jeanne Betancourt is not a writer of burns.

She wrote books in the Portrait Collection (Stacey's Book, Dawn's Book, Mary Anne's Book, Kristy's Book, Abby's Book) and California Diaries (Dawn, Diary Two; Maggie, Diary Two; Maggie, Diary Three) series, as well as the BSC TV show.

Jeanne is primarily known for her "Pony Pals" series of children's books.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne\_Betancourt
Маленький слизень

Маленький слизень (Little Slime)

Один из первых монстров которых вы увидите.

Никогда не спавнится. Только в случае смерти Скелета, Змеи, слизня всадника или матери слизня.

Наносит урон касанием.

Когда умирает Скелет или слизень всадник появляется его зелёный вариант а при смерти Змеи - синий. При смерти матери слизня могут появится оба варианта.

Оба варианта ничем не отличаются кроме цвета.
Sign Off

Additionally known as the Outro, the Sign Off is one of the last things heard at the end of each episode, before a repeat of a rendition of the theme song.

The Sign Off is mostly done by Jack, though occasionally Tanner speaks part of it. Its contents vary from episode to episode, with Jack noting that he "picks and chooses."

The Sign Off almost always starts with one of the phrases "Let's get the fuck out of here," and concludes (in the main BSCC series) with a quote from Kristy's Great Idea, "Claudia's wearing a bra now, and the way she talks, you would think that boys have just been invented." They often tell the Baby Nation to share the podcast with a friend, rate and review the podcast on iTunes, or buy the new merchandise.

## References

1. ↑ technically, as noted by Baby Bee Rachel in Episode 94: Claudia and the First Thanksgiving, Tanner has not always been Tanner Greenring, as his name before marriage was Tanner Ringerud.

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Little Sister 016: Karen's Goldfish

The episode for "Karen's Goldfish" was originally released on April 11, 2019 and is Little Sister #16. **You can listen to it on Patreon here.** This episode is 59:37 long.

This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Little Sister 015: Karen's in Love | *Next:* Little Sister 017: Karen's Brothers | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

Prepare for an earth-shattering, life-changing, universe-expanding truth bomb about ... ... the Delaneys!!!!! 😱 Oh, and also, get your very own Beautiful Goldfish Name! This one's a good one. Also, very, very sad.

## Tags

* crystal light
* elite babies
* goldfishie
* remember the delaneys
* so long and goodnight

## References & Links

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League of Extraordinary Ghostwriters

Official BSCC Ghostwriters tee.

Ann M. Martin's League of Extraordinary Ghostwriters is a pen name for Martin's team of experienced writers that aid Martin in crafting the Baby-Sitters Club novels. Also known simply as The Ghostwriters. Each of them have their own distinct tone of writing.

According to Jack from BSCC 126, once you are among the League of Extraordinary Ghostwriters, you are pulled from obscurity and are a demigod.

Ann's most commonly used ghostwriter in the main Baby-Sitters canon is Peter Lerangis, with Nola Thacker and Suzanne Weyn up next.

Ann M. Martin's Ghostwriters Are:

* Jeanne Betancourt
* Jan Carr
* Vicki Berger Erwin (The Champion)
* Mary Lou Kennedy
* Peter Lerangis (The Jokester, Sweet Pete)
* Jahnna N. Malcolm (The Entity)
* Ellen Miles (The Explorer)
* Diane Molleson (The Collector)
* Nola Thacker (The Sentient Dog)
* Suzanne Weyn (The Suzanity)

Others

* Scholastic lawyers (Liars)
* Hodges Soileau
* The Leviathan
Little Sister 013: Karen's Surprise

The episode for "Karen's Surprise" was originally released on March 21, 2019 and is #13. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 55:32 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Little Sister 012: Karen's Ghost | *Next:* Little Sister 014: Karen's New Year | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

Surprise! Mommy and Daddy are fighting, and Karen is dressed as food. Also, Kanye is somehow involved, as is Jodie Foster and Nicole Kidman and Neutral Milk Hotel. Meanwhile, Pamela continues to be the absolute worst, but none of that matters to any of us because we are drifting happily through the galaxy on our space yachts shooting coconut crabs off the Starboard side.

## Notes

The tags for this episode are:

* baby elite
* elite babies
* elysium
* radiohead
* turkey

## References & Links

* Random Page | The One Where...
Little Sister 025: Karen's Pen Pal

The episode for "Karen's Pen Pal" was originally released on June 13, 2019 and is Little Sister #25. **You can listen to it on Patreon here.** This episode is 50:00 long.

This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Little Sister 024: Karen's School Trip | *Next:* Little Sister 026: Karen's Ducklings | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

The boys spend a little bit of time putting together their cosmology this week, and things take a turn for the “dark-sided.” Possibly because someone broke an immutable law of the universe and put TWO name generators in one episode. Anyway, it’s a day ending in “y” so Karen is up to no good. And Zendaya is Meechee.

## Tags

* geordi laforge
* jedi holocron
* no dar this week
* pen pals
* shells

## Song Summary

Tanner Sings a version of Nothing Compares 2U

## Segments

###  Conflagration of the Fortnight

Tanner: "I can cry whenever I want."

Jack: the pen pal already has Karen's shell; "I like your...uh, class."

###  Life Advice

How to write letters: "Hi, how are you? I am fine. And my family is fine." Then ask them a question. Talk about your accomplishments and how big your house is. Threaten the mail carrier on the outside of the envelope.

###  What is Your (Blank) Name

*What is your pen pal name?*

Diminutive form of Roman emperor who shares first letter with your name + endearing quality in proto-Germanic + vin.

Tiby Grosvin

Juli Blougvin

*What is your shell name?*

Region of the US + closet ocean + sea animal that shares first letter of your first name.

## Notes

* Tiberius' problematic sex island
* Gaahl
* Jack relates a story about a friend who installed art in an apartment for a dog near Central Park.
* There is a discussion of the cosmology of the Little Sister books.

## References & Links

#### Music

1. ↑ Nothing Compares 2U: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-EF60neguk. See also the Prince version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpGA0azFdCs
2. ↑ Gaahl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaahl

#### Literature

1. ↑ Villa Jovis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa\_Jovis

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Witchcraft

## Appearances

### BSCC

1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 39, 41

## All Theories

Witches, witchcraft, and the occult are a common theory in the BSCC universe.

## Key Players

* Morbidda Destiny/Mrs. Porter - the witch who lives next door to the Brewers. May be related to Sharon Schafer/Spier (née Porter). A sentinel, sent to watch Karen's magic potential.
* Logan Bruno - the snake in the grass, a demonic presence sent to destabilize the BSC
* Karen Brewer, who has control-- or has the potential to control-- white/light magic.
* Margo Pike, who controls dark/black magic, as well as potentially dolls and creatures of the air.

## Witchcraft by Episode

Lore relating to witchcraft as it appears in the episodes/novels.

## References and Links

1. ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/591023
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality\_play
Green Lantern

## Regular References

Green Lantern is a frequent reference on the podcast, and was part of the  High Brow Low Brow pilot.

See also:

* Episode 6: Kristy's Big Day
* Episode 25: Kristy and the Mother’s Day Surprise
* Episode 63: Jessi and the Awful Secret
* Episode 64: Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever
* Episode 67: Stacey's Big Crush
* Episode 70: Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter
* High Brow/Low Brow 001
Factions

### Summary

There are many factions: dinosaurs, ballerinas, soldiers with their magnificent weapons...

## All Theories

This page is about the various factions: dinosaurs, soldiers with magnificent weapons, etc.

## Known Factions

### Dinosaurs

First mentioned in Episode 3. In Episode 10, we learn that they have their own dance. In Episode 26, Claudia signifies support by wearing dinosaur earrings. In Episode 29, the elephant dreams of a brontosaurus. Episode 40 features surfing dinosaur costumes. In Episode 46, Goober Mansfield puts on a dinosaur show, and it is revealed the dinosaurs are committed to chaos.

### Elephants

Introduced in Episode 29. They signal a major upset.

### Cat People

Introduced in Episode 18, where we learn that he Cat People have taken Louisville, and Logan and his family are refugees.

### Ballerinas

Introduced in Episode 36, where it is revealed that Jessi may be conscripting ballerina soldiers into the faction wars.
The Purge

A franchise set in a dystopian future where crime is legal once per year.

## Regular References

"The Purge" is a frequent reference on the podcast, usually by Tanner. The franchise is based on dystopian America in the future where crime is legal once per year.

This series is referenced in the following episodes:

* Episode 22: Mallory and the Trouble With Twins
* Episode 23: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter
* Episode 48: Mary Anne Misses Logan
* Live: Super Mystery 001: Baby-Sitters Haunted House

## References and Links

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Purge
GCBSF

## All Tropes

GCBSF stands for "Good 👏 Clean 👏 Baby 👏 Sitting 👏 Fun" and is a favorite "type" of book.

The following books were stated by Jack and Tanner to be GCBSF:

## BSCC

* Episode 46: Dawn and the Big Sleepover
* Episode 47: Kristy and the Baby Parade
* Episode 55: Kristy for President
* Episode 57: Jessi's Gold Medal
* Episode 65: Claudia's Friend
* Episode 70: Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter
* Episode 75: Mary Anne and Miss Priss
* Episode 80: Claudia and Crazy Peaches (B-plot only)
* Episode 81: Mary Anne Breaks the Rules
* Episode 85: Jessi and the Troublemaker

## BSC Mysteries

* BSCC: Mystery 2 - Beware, Dawn

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Little Sister 008: Karen's Haircut

https://www.patreon.com/bsccpodcast/

The episode for "Little Sister 008: Karen's Haircut" was originally released on February 14, 2019. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 52:24 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Little Sister 007: Karen's Birthday | *Next:* Little Sister 009: Karen's Sleepover | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Notes

The tags for this episode are:

* baby elite
* haircuts
* icky ricky
* orgy parties
* pavement

## References & Links

* Random Page | The One Where...
Episode 80: Claudia and Crazy Peaches

The episode for "Claudia and Crazy Peaches" was originally released on September 25, 2017 and is #78. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 57:27 long.This week's ghostwriter: Jahnna N. Malcolm.

*Previous:* Episode 79: Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever | *Next:* Episode 81: Mary Anne Breaks the Rules | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

This week, the boys navigate some choppy waters together because Claudia’s crazy aunt Peaches comes to town for an extended visit, and things get a little “very special episode” for a hot second. Tanner manages to give birth to something of his own, just beating out the Shepherd family’s little bundle of joy, and learns a lot of really terrifying jump rope rhymes that he’s excited to teach Lil’ Jack someday.

## Music Credits

* “We Make A Good Team” by Podington Bear
* “Chrysalis” by Podington Bear
* “Creepy Atmo” by David Szesztay
* "creepy girl chanting” by theartisticfellow
* “Hundred Years in Helheim” by Tri-Tachyon
* “Undone" (feat. Steklo) by Desmeon
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Jack Googles theme by Baby Bee Kelsey
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

Weak burns this week.

Tanner: "We're not nuts. We're lovely ladies!"

###  Jack Googles

Jack Googles theme song from Baby Bee Kelsey, and is played in completion at the end of the episode. Jack Googles the 1994 Freddy movie, which is Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Tanner describes it as the single greatest Freddy movie.

###  Tearful Moment

Jack: "Oh Claudia my Claudia" - when Claudia expresses her concerns to Peaches about having caused the miscarriage. "It was nobody's fault."

Tanner: when Claudia shows Peaches the small blanket she'd started. "Mimi would've been proud of you."

## Theories

###  Witchcraft

Logan's comment about sitting on a nest and waiting for an egg to hatch. Snakes lay eggs.

## Jack's References

* "This is a novel (and episode) about the things that grow inside us."

## Tanner's References

* Peaches is Michaelangelo from TMNT.
* Claudia has a mind-controlling amoeba.
* Tanner turns the jumprope rhyme into a Metallica song; Tanner also suggests a rhyme based on Peter Gabriel's Shock the Monkey

## Notes

* Tanner relates the story of passing a kidneystone over his three-day weekend. Tanner wants to name his kidneystone and tries to convince Jack to share his baby's name.
* "It might be time to talk about it. Mimi died, man."
* The B-plot is GCBSF.
* Seven commandments of friendship: "a good friend..."
	+ is nice
	+ knows how to share
	+ is never bossy
	+ listens to her friends and takes turns
	+ never calls people names or hurts their feelings
	+ admits when she's made a mistake
	+ says sorry and means it.
* Jack and Tanner's rules of friendship:
	+ Never lay a hand on one another in anger
	+ Never physically fight
	+ Never engage in sexual contact around one another
* Jack is as smart as Janine, and Tanner is as cool as Claudia

## References & Links

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes\_Craven%27s\_New\_Nightmare
2. ↑ Shock the Monkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVf1ZoCJSo

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Trackin' Jackie

## We have to go back Kate. We have to go back!

Jackie Rodowsky is super accident prone. But when he has accidents, he blips through time. During each blip, Jackie lives an entire lifetime. Each lifetime is directly influenced by the accident he had. Image source.

Trackin' Jackie has been compared to *Quantum Leap* by Jack and Tanner: he goes somewhere in time, he learns a lesson, he returns.

## Trackin' Jackie by Episode

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TheBabySittersClubClub/photos/a.1381245341902547/1548417428518670/?type=3&theater
2. ↑ Episode 50: Jessi's Wish
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADðhöggr
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nāga
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer
BSCC: Little Sister - Karen’s Worst Day

The episode for "Little Sister - Karen's Worst Day" was originally released on January 5, 2017. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 35:51 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Episode 45: Stacey’s Emergency | *Next:* Episode 46: Dawn and the Big Sleepover | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

Another very special bonus mini-episode hosted by the great Tanner Daniel Greenring! Jack is also present. This week, the boys are discussing "Karen's Worst Day," a terrifying thought experiment by Ann M. Martin about a world in which literally everything goes horrifyingly, irrevocably wrong.

## Music Credits

* “Intense Suspense,” by Audionatix
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Book Description

"Prepare to experience a day so bad it will keep you up at night: Karen’s Worst Day. Fear the daylight."

## Segments

###  First-Degree Burn

Joint first degree burn: “You look like an egghead, Andrew. I think I will call you Mr. Baldie from now on.”

Lesser joint burn: “I wouldn’t want to go on a picnic with a toad.”

###  Great American Novel of the Week

Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland references throughout the book

###  Little Sniffle

Joint little sniffle: when boys think Karen looks older than she is.

## Theories

###  Witchcraft

15th bad thing: Morbidda Destiny growing witch herbs like basil.

The Cruncho People

## Jack's References

* This book reminds Jack of a quote by T. S. Eliot from The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock”. “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.”
* The boys joke that “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee” is the alternate title for The Waste Land. The real alternate title is “He Do the Police in Different Voices”.
* Re: GANOTW: ”Is it T. S. Eliot’s “Prufrock and Other Observations”?”
* The Crucible by Arthur Miller
* Kant
* Boethius is turning in his grave.

## Tanner's References

* The dogs from the Silent Hill video game franchise and its ties to the Alice in Wonderland series.
* Bible verses: Proverbs 11:30; Genesis 1:28; Lamentations 3:44; James 5:16; John 6:59; Jeremiah 8:15.
* Book of Mormon
* Morbidda Destiney is a Sentinel and a Snape-like character.
* ”What are you, a Thomas Aquinas?” see also: The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

## Notes

* Midshipman Jenkins is on the table during the record, being amazing.

## References & Links

1. ↑ https://silenthill.fandom.com/wiki/Silent\_Hill\_(franchise)
2. ↑ https://lesmiserables.fandom.com/wiki/Stars
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel\_(comics)
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas\_Aquinas

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BSCC: Secret Santa - Secret Episode

The episode for "Secret Santa - Secret Episode" was originally released on December 22, 2016. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 34:24 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Episode 43: Mary Anne Vs. Logan | *Next:* Episode 44: Jessi and the Dance School Phantom | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

Ho Ho Ho! And welcome to a very special holidays episode of the Baby-Sitters Club Club. Ole’ Saint Ann squeezed down the chimney to give Baby Nation the gift of the Baby-Sitters Club Secret Santa book, which Jack and Tanner read and discuss this week, just in time for Christmas. Then the boys find some holiday joy in their hearts and give some Secret Santa gifts to one another as well! In fact, Jack WANDERS right into Tanner’s trap when he gets his very special gift on this bonus episode.

## Music Credits

* Original Intro by Scott Lamb + jingle bell effects
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Book Description

Tanner: “I think ‘book’ is generous.”

Jack: “This is an ‘object’.”

## Segments

###  Wandering Frog People

Jack invokes the Flamingo Fight mechanic and is forced to accept the frog from Tanner.

## Jack's References

* Jack used to work at the National Gallery of Art in DC.
* Nancy Drew
* Bowdler

## Tanner's References

* Tanner tries to get Jack to describe the book in a jazz freeform.
* ASMR.
* "The Gift of the Magi"

## Notes

* This is an epistolary novel.
* Whoever tweeted first @BSCCpodcast on Twitter got the boys’ physical copies of the book mailed to them.
* The sitters have to grant each others’ wishes, and Jack and Tanner do the same.
	+ Tanner’s wish: that he could better pay attention when Jack was being boring and academic. Jack got him a wrapped gift: The Complete Plays of T. S. Eliot.
		- Tanner uses the gift immediately, to quote at Jack: “My lord, they are coming. They will break through presently. You will be killed! Come to the altar.”
	+ Jack’s wish: that he would be taken seriously as an academic. Tanner gave him a piece of paper (trying to get him an honorary degree from his alma mater, St. Andrews University) and an object: a nice pipe with pipe tobacco (“it’ll make you look smart”). Jack is forced to accept the WFP from Tanner after failing at a Flamingo Fight.
		- n.b. This episode was recorded after Episode 44: Jessi and the Dance School Phantom, in which it is revealed that Jack pulled a long-running frog on Tanner via a work secret Santa.
* Tanner Sings and Jack Sings Auld Lang Syne.
* Jack is Secretly British and does “Tiny Tim” from Oliver Twist.

## References & Links

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas\_Bowdler
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Gift\_of\_the\_Magi

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Great American Novel of the Week

## All Segments

The Great American Novel of the Week (or GANOTW) is a segment/game done by both hosts. One of the hosts picks another great American novel (or in some cases, Russian manifesto), and reads a passage from either the text. The other host must guess if it is Martinian (written by Ann M. Martin) or from the author of the novel of the week.

The segment is usually introduced musically with "Entrance to the Queen of Sheba" by George Frideric Handel.

 Episode 82: Mallory Pike, Number 1 Fan
The Future

## All Segments

Segment was first introduced in Episode 20: Claudia and the Bad Joke. It is the year 2036 and all podcasts are dead, except for The Baby-Sitter’s Club Club, which has run the gamut of American literature. “A dystopian future in which Mikayla and Lakelan are discussing Neo-modern literature.”

## The Lore of the Future

* Mikayla and Lakelan pray at the altar of Jack and Tanner each day [Episode 20: Claudia and the Bad Joke]
* They celebrate the "Day of Evil" [Episode 33: Kristy and the Secret of Susan]
* The national anthem is Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" [Episode 51: Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street]
* All books have been destroyed (along with all podcasts) [Episode 51: Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street]
BSCC: Little Sister - Karen’s Witch

Cover art for Little Sister - Karen's Witch

Drawing of a witch from the pages of Little Sister - Karen's Witch

The episode for "BSCC: Little Sister - Karen's Witch" was originally released on June 30, 2016. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 25:29 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Episode 18: Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery | *Next:* Episode 19: Stacey's Mistake | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

In this very special bonus mini-episode, the boys discuss the first book in the BSC-spinoff Little Sister series, "Karen's Witch." Feast your ears on an intoxicating intoxicated journey through a magical land where the baby-sitters hold no sway, and the babies are running the asylum. DO NOT listen to this if you are afraid of witches.

## Book Description

What no one tells you is how terrifying a witch is when you find one.

Tanner gets 30 seconds and succeeds.

## Segments

###  First-Degree Burn

The Little Sister version of Burn of the Week.

Tanner: I’ve got two of everything - something that Tanner and Karen have (children of divorce) that Jack doesn’t, a burn on Jack.

###  Little Sniffle

The Little Sister version of Tearful Moment.

Jack: what if Mrs. Porter isn’t a witch? If so, the whole scenario is so sad.

Tanner: “Nobody, not even Kristy, knows how we brush our teeth together.” David-Michael, Karen, and Andrew’s teeth brushing ritual.

## Theories

###  Witchcraft

* Midnight the cat says “Purrow”. As Jack noted in his original episode show notes: *The "Purrow" is referred to in The Posthumous Works of the Late Rev. John Newton (1725-1807). Newton talks about the Sherbro people of Sierra Leone, who have an order of powerful druids called the Purrow. Their mysterious rituals are unknown, but they control the entire island. Here is the relevant quote:
“The different districts, which seem to be, in many respects, independent of each other, are incorporated and united, by means of an institution which pervades them all, and is called the Purrow. The persons of this order, who are very numerous, seem, very much, to resemble the Druids, who once presided in our island. … Any man, whether bond or free, who will submit to be initiated into their mysteries, may be admitted of the order.”*
* Old people arriving at Mrs. Porter’s house - could be witches and warlocks.
* Karen and Hannie start crying and the witches and warlocks just laugh at them.

## Notes

* Roles are reversed for Little Sister Little Episodes, where Tanner gives the intro and outro.
* Book took one 35-minute subway ride to read.
* It bothered Tanner that Karen was blonde.
* Roleplay: Tanner is Mrs. Porter, Jack is Karen Brewer

## Notable Non-Sitters

Karen Brewer, Hannie Papadakis, Morbidda Destiny

## References & Links

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Soileau You Into the Dark

## All Segments

The segment (I'll) Soileau You Into the Dark (also known as Soileau Me Down) features the hosts analyzing the cover artwork of the novel, as depicted by art director Hodges Soileau. The musical introduction of Soileau You Into the Dark is most commonly sung by Baby Bee Carys, followed by Tanner's rendition of Soileau Me Down.

The first appearance of the segment is in Episode 48, although the theme song doesn't come until later.

## Soileau by Episode

 Episode 49: Mallory on Strike | Tanner again is vexed about the cover of the book, calling it “fake news”. There’s no leaf raking in this book, says Jack, calling it the perfect version of fake news, because it’s probably something that could happen but did not. Tanner posits the theory that these covers are how Hodges Soileau communicates.
Tiffany

**Tiffany Kilbourne** is the 11-year-old middle sister of Shannon Kilbourne and Maria Kilbourne. She attends Stoneybrook Day School with her sisters.

## Appearance Edit

Tiffany is described as is tall with blonde hair, blue eyes, dark eyelashes, and high cheekbones. Shannon says that her mother looks more like her.

## Biography Edit

She used to be quiet, but has now turned into a brat. She doesn't get along with Maria, doesn't do well in school, never does her homework, and her room is a pigsty. Tiffany takes up gardening as a hobby and is raising spinach in her garden. Her teacher has sent notes home about her.

In Kristy and the Sister War she and Maria start to feel left out and hurt when her parents and Shannon were too busy for them. After failing to help Shannon as best as they could, they started a prank war against her. They also plan the all kids dance for the community. She and Maria fight over Jordan Pike before dancing with Byron at the dance. Shannon, Tiffany, and Maria all get make up at the dance.

She goes with Shannon and Maria to the Kormans when Claudia Kishi is sitting. They build a snow village.

## Pets Edit

Astrid, a Bernese Mountain dog is the family pet.

## Likes Edit

* Gardening
* Dislikes
* School
* Friends

## Trivia Edit

* Despite being the same age as Mallory Pike and Jessi Ramsey (who are also 11) she is usually a sitting charge and not a babysitter.
* Sometimes she is written as a ten year old, other times, she is 11.
Book Description

## All Segments

In every episode, Jack and Tanner describe the book they read twice: a dramatic and intriguing description usually read by Jack, and a 60 second description of the novel's events usually done by Tanner, with varying levels of success. Notably, the 60 seconds are put on a big bad clock.

### Related Segments

#### Super Specials

In the Super Special episodes, 90 seconds are put onto the big bad clock. Jack and Tanner take turns describing the book week to week.

#### BSCC Mystery

In the BSMC Mystery episodes, Jack or Tanner will describe the book by using a found description of a movie. The 60 seconds for the second description are put on a mysterious clock.
Little Sister 023: Karen's Doll

The episode for "Karen's Doll" was originally released on May 30, 2019 and is Little Sister #23. **You can listen to it on Patreon here.** This episode is 56:28 long.

This week's ghostwriter: Stephanie Calmenson.

*Previous:* Little Sister 022: Karen's Little Witch | *Next:* Little Sister 024: Karen's School Trip | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

Fair warning: Move your dolls out of hearing range for this one. That's right, today is the day that you get your Fancy English Doll Name. It's complicated and hard to do! Anyway, this week, Karen is possessed by an evil doll and it's not even the scariest thing in the book!

## Tags

* creepy creatures
* evil dolls
* ovid
* scary
* whitesnake

## Song Summary

Tanner Sings a version of Here I Go Again by Whitesnake.

Jack reportedly suggested Toto's Africa.

## Segments

###  And Out Come The Green World

This week, Sarah and Jaime discuss mostly Dar Williams. It is Very Good.

###  Conflagration of the Fortnight

Tanner: "Hyacinths are purple / Violets are blue / You are dumb / And I hate you" - Karen to Kristy.

Jack: burn on the doll: Andrew's name for the doll. (Jack also talks about the burn on Hyacinth, being killed by a discus. "Apollo did what any of us what do.")

###  Raisin Economy

The economy of raisins. Two eyes/raisins, two raisins for the nose, six for the mouth.

###  What is Your (Blank) Name

**What is Your English Baby Doll Name?**

Formula: *Favorite greeting + girls' name. The combination should or should not sound like a flower*.

Tanner: Yodadendron

Jack: Ciaoleander

## Notes

* Tanner brings in some D & D talk with the spell "Dominate Mind" from the doll, requiring a wisdom-saving throw.
* Ovid and Hyacinth
* Warded Man by Peter Brett
* That movie A Perfect Plan
* Bomb Bus / Fast Bus
* Paul Hollywood ("I love Bake Off" says Jack)
* The way Kanye holds his laptop.

## References & Links

#### Music

1. ↑ The '87 version of Here I Go Again by Whitesnake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg
2. ↑ Toto's Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY

#### Literature

1. ↑ Ovid and Hyacinth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth\_(mythology)
2. ↑ Warded Man by Peter Brett: https://www.amazon.com/Warded-Man-Book-Demon-Cycle/dp/0345518705

#### Culture

1. ↑ A Perfect Plan: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1664010/
2. ↑ Speed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed\_(1994\_film)
3. ↑ Paul Hollywood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul\_Hollywood

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References

## Regular References

The boys make a number of excellent references through the podcast. A few of the more common references deserve their own pages.

## Boy Takes Drum Lessons from Mean Man

The true name for a movie starring J. K. Simmons.

## Literature

A page collecting the literature references throughout the podcast.

## Myst

A 90s video game that spawned a brilliant franchise.

## The Purge

A movie/franchise that is referenced a surprising number of times.

## Warhammer 40K

A game with much lore.

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American Sports

## All Segments

American Sports is a segment from "way back in the catalog" where American sports are discussed.

Reappeared in Episode 125: Kristy in Charge.

## American Sports by Episode

Tanner asks why NY needs two football teams, neither of which play in a stadium actually in NY.
 Episode 21: Kristy and the Walking Disaster | This entire episode is about American Sports, as the boys note in the stinger.
Little Sister 015: Karen's in Love

The episode for "Karen's in Love" was originally released on April 4, 2019 and is Little Sister #15. **You can listen to it on Patreon here.** This episode is 59:09 long.

This week's ghostwriter: none.

*Previous:* Little Sister 014: Karen's New Year | *Next:* Little Sister 016: Karen's Goldfish | *Or,* see all episodes.

## Official Episode Description

It's a nice day for a playground wedding! Karen's in love, Seth is enraged, Tanner's in trouble with the police, and both of the boys are hovering two feet above the air in their beautiful ivory towers. And so are you, hopefully, elite babies.

## Tags

* elite babies
* lisa is mommy
* love
* snakes
* valentimes

## Musical References

* Billy Idol's "White Wedding"
* Billy Idol's "Dancing With Myself" and the zombie video
* My Chemical Romance's "Helena"
* Guns N' Roses' "November Rain"
* Old 97's "Question"
* Bruno Mars' "Marry You"

## Literature References

* Henry Fielding's "Shamela"
* Samuel Richardson's "Pamela"
* James Redfield's "The Celestine Prophecy"

## Cultural References

* Star Wars (Chewbacca is "a good favorite character.")
* A Chinook helicopter
* Clockwork Orange
* Myst and Pyst
* Wolverine and Adamantium
* Pepsi commercial coopting the resistance
* Famous People: Hugh Jackman, Kendall Jenner, Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, Sophia Loren

## References & Links

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