In Hindsight – Details, episodes & analysis

In this week’s episode, we dissect School Daze, a film released on February 12, 1988, starring Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, and Ossie Davis. Join us as we discuss questionable dance numbers, scalps, paper bag tests, brotherhood, protests, endowments, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

Vanessa Williams - Miss USA Crown

Shanice - I Love Your Smile

School Daze - Be Alone Tonight

The Color of Friendship (Episode 026)

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In this week’s episode, we dissect Dear White People, a film released on October 17, 2014, starring Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, and Brandon P. Bell. Join us as we discuss PWIs, chicken and waffles, the tip test, ideological pianos, navigating whiteness, the West side of Vermont, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

Dear White People Concept Trailer

Hello Cupid

Awkward Black Girl

Ceramic Uncles and Celluloid Mammies

Do the Right Thing (Jordans Scene)

Hair Nah (online game created by Momo Pixel)

Spike Lee - The Answer

UCSD Compton Cookout

Arizona State University MLK Party

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In this week’s episode, we dissect Lean On Me, a film released on March 3, 1989, starring Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, and Robert Guillaume. Join us as we discuss minimum basic skills, chaotic hallways, fire codes, sermons, “tough love”, baseball bats, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

Lean on Me - Bill Withers

Time Magazine Cover - Joe Clark

First Staff Meeting Scene

Rooftop Scene

Joe vs. Frank Scene

Bathroom Scene

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? - The Gateway Getaway‘Lean on Me’: A Modern Myth? Taking Artistic Liberty With Real Joe Clark

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In this week’s episode, we continue our discussion of Jett Jackson: The Movie, a DCOM that aired June 8, 2001. This film was directed by Shawn Levy, written by Bruce Kalish, and starred Lee Thompson Young, Lindy Booth, and Nigel Shawn Williams. Join us as we discuss awkward fight scenes, time knives, child actors, M.O.M., representation, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

• Lee Thompson Young
• Phil of the Future
• Robitussin Commercial
• Black Panther
• Stranger Than Fiction
• Fillmore! - The Chicken Was Dry
• Lovecraft Country
• Orange Soda - Kel Mitchell
• Lately - Divine
• Sleepy Hollow & Nicole Beharie
• Double Consciousness
• Abbott Elementary
• Get Out
• The Parent Trap
• Soul
• It's Not What You Think - Youngstown ft. Lee Thompson Young Live
• Behind the Ears: The History of The Famous Jett Jackson
• Interview with Fracaswell Hyman 
• Deep Dive into Evolution of The Famous Jett Jackson
• Lee Thompson Young Foundation
• Up, Up, and Away (Episode 023)
• Stepsister from Planet Weird (Episode 028)
• Luck of the Irish (Episode 035)

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In this week’s episode, we dissect Jett Jackson: The Movie, a DCOM that aired June 8, 2001. This film was directed by Shawn Levy, written by Bruce Kalish, and starred Lee Thompson Young, Lindy Booth, and Nigel Shawn Williams. Join us as we discuss awkward fight scenes, time knives, child actors, M.O.M., representation, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

• Lee Thompson Young
• Phil of the Future
• Robitussin Commercial
• Black Panther
• Stranger Than Fiction
• Fillmore! - The Chicken Was Dry
• Lovecraft Country
• Orange Soda - Kel Mitchell
• Lately - Divine
• It's Not What You Think - Youngstown ft. Lee Thompson Young Live
• Behind the Ears: The History of The Famous Jett Jackson
• Interview with Fracaswell Hyman 
• Deep Dive into Evolution of The Famous Jett Jackson
• Lee Thompson Young Foundation
• Up, Up, and Away (Episode 023)
• Stepsister from Planet Weird (Episode 028)
• Luck of the Irish (Episode 035)

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In this week’s episode, we (struggle to) dissect Cujo for Kids, aka Hounded, a DCOM that aired April 13, 2001. This film was directed by Neal Israel, written by Don Calame and Chris Conroy, and starred Tahj Mowry, Shia LeBeouf, and Craig Kirkwood. Join us as we discuss hashbrowns, raggedy friends, demon puppet dogs, the itsy-bitsy spider, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

• Smart Guy
• Peanut Butter Falcon
• Invisible Man (*Note: Invisible Man was written by Ralph Ellison, not Richard Wright.)
• Cujo
• Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back
• You Lucky Dog (Episode 004) 
• Under Wraps (Episode 003)

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In this week’s stellarlunarious episode, we dissect Zenon: The Zequel, a DCOM that aired January 12, 2001. This film was directed by Manny Coto, written by Stu Krieger, and starred Kirsten Storms and Lauren Maltby. Join us as we discuss fashion upgrades, aliens, character regression, redemption arcs, ping pong, monkey socks, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

• Aunt Viv
• Shadia Simmons
• Raven-Symoné
• Who's That Girl? - Eve
• Gossip Folks - Missy Elliott
• The Galaxy is Ours - Protozoa
• Mona May - Costume Designer
• Fast & Furious Ride (Universal Studios)
• Reading Rainbow
• Ender’s Game
• Up, Up, and Away (Episode 023)
• Stepsister from Planet Weird (Episode 028)

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In this week’s episode, Jon is back to help us dissect (the propaganda entitled) The Luck of the Irish, a DCOM that aired March 9, 2001. This film was directed by Paul Hoen, written by Andrew Price and Mark Edward Edens, and starred Ryan Merriman, Alexis Lopez, Timothy Omundson, and Henry Gibson. Join us as we discuss Heritage Day, potatoes, history, murder plots, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

• Psych
• The Psychologists Are In - Podcast
• Dule Hill
• Timothy Omundson
• The Nutty Professor
• The Bishop’s Wife
• Movie Surfers 
• Little Fires Everywhere
• Toni Morrison Interview
• How the Humble Potato Changed the World
• How the Potato Chip Took Over America
• Wishbone
• It’s a Small World
• Can of Worms (Episode 015)
• Up, Up and Away (Episode 023)
• Rip Girls (Episode 024)
• The Color of Friendship (Episode 026)
• The Other Me (Episode 032)

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In this week’s episode, we dissect Motocrossed, a DCOM that aired February 16, 2001. This film was directed by Steve Boyum, written by Ann Austen and Douglas Sloan, and starred Alana Austin, Riley Smith, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Trever O’Brien. Join us as we discuss misogyny, N*SYNC tickets, green nail polish, Tommy Girl, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

• Aloma Wright
• Cheer - Netflix
• Acrimony // A Fall From Grace
• Allstate GPS Mayhem Commercial
• The Office - GPS scene
• Elmo + Rocko
• The Christmas Chronicles
• Arthur Fist
• Gerard Way
• Travis Pastrana
• Free Yourself - Fantasia
• We're At The Top Of The World - Juliana Theory
• Cars
• Love & Basketball
• Brink (Episode 007)
• Rip Girls (Episode 024)

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In this week’s episode, we dissect The Ultimate Christmas Present, a DCOM that aired December 1, 2000. This film was directed by Greg Beeman, written by Hallie Einhorn and

Michael Hitchcock, and starred Brenda Song and Hallee Hirsh. Join us as we discuss self-centered main characters, “free spirits”, the naughty list, and more!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

• Bill Faggerbake
• Peter Scolari
• Twitches
• The Cabin in the Woods
• Surface Pressure (Encanto)
• Brink (Episode 007)
• The Thirteenth Year (Episode 014)

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