The Baby-Sitters Club tv show episode 1: Mary Anne & the Brunettes

It's 1990. The Baby-Sitters Club books have been out for roughly 4 years and you've bought and devoured each one. B Daltons and Waldenbooks are your hangout on Saturday afternoons. Then you see the HBO commercial. Your favorite sitters are coming to live television. You are beyond excited. You tell your parents and little sister to get out and don't bother you when the show airs. You analyze every episode, critiquing the actresses, making your first comparisons of book vs movie, wondering why they changed Cokie Mason's character to some girl called Marci. And you are devastated when the show only runs for 13 episodes. Even if it totally wasn't the same as the books. And 19 years later, when you are way too old to even be thinking about these children's books, you get that same excited feeling when you find out Netflix is bringing back your beloved Baby-Sitters Club series. So you decide to revisit the original series on Hulu. And here we are.

OMG the beginning of the song...the actresses all look their actual age. That's nice. The only one I'd say is slightly off is Stacey; her hair isn't quite right. Oh and Mary Anne is quite a bit taller than she should be. "You can always count on me...say hello to your friends!" Claudia's earring is a pair of bright yellow children's sunglasses. :) Kristy's voice is so familiar to me, I had to look her up but she hasn't been in anything else. I guess it's just ingrained in my brain from 19 years ago lol.

Ew...Logan is wrong wrong wrong. Fake Cokie Marci and her bad girl friends are the best 80s fashionistas ever. Okay, the store they're in has: sports supplies, earrings, makeup, and art supplies. Where are they?? Mary Anne is an even bigger wimp in the tv show than the books ugh. Go get your man! Kristy and Dawn banding together to help her is nice. This is after Dawn & Mary Anne's parents get married and also Jessi & Mallory are in the club already.

All the other BSC members decide to spy on Logan & Marci but they really suck at it. Knocking over books in the library, letting their science experiments overflow, etc...Mary Anne finally decides to confront Logan and practises in the mirror. It's cringe-worthy and totally honest.

Oh there's a Stoneybrook Middle School fair! Logan is blowing up the most pathetic looking balloons ever. Instead of talking to Logan about her problems, Mary Anne blows up at him and basically pushes him into Marci's arms. Smart. Hahahaaha...Mary Anne nails Marci in the face with a pie. I wish that was in the books!

Pause for IMDB-ing. Oh hey, Jackie Rodowsky was the kid in Pete & Pete. Jessi is the only sitter to have a semi-successful career afterwards. Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore) is in a later episode! And Zach Braff. I think I knew that one.

Okay, unpause. It's time for the costume party. The mean girls are dressed as hippies. The BSC-ers are football players? "At least we're in costume." What does that even mean? "I didn't steal him. He came to me." Did he though? Cause Logan shows back up at the Rodowsky's looking for MA, but she's already left, looking for him. Then they bump into each other and they both apologize and it's totally sweet and romantic. Hey, where's Tigger? "You're never mean, Mary Anne. That's why I like you." That's why I can walk all over you.

"You guys might be great baby-sitters, but you sure are rotten detectives." Truth, Logan. Aw it's already over. That was so good, you guys! I hope you enjoyed my recap and maybe it'll make you want to go watch them too!

(taken from the movie, but it has the lyrics!)