Season 1
Down and Out
The Talk
Corporate Espionage
My Two Dads
House Party for Love
Camping and Babbling
Burrito Bandito!
Tantrum!
Insurance Fraud!
The Haughty Professor
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Sarah and Bill discuss season 1, episode 19, of "Small Wonder" and we learn the origins of "measly," "jalopy," and "say the secret word, and the duck comes down."
Sarah and Bill discuss season 1, episode 23, of "Small Wonder" and discuss the right age for the talk, Dr. Ruth, and Jack Webb.
Sarah and Bill discuss season 1, episode 18, of "Small Wonder" and discuss phone book tearing assemblies, Brenda and Brandon Walsh, the origin and meaning of the surname Walsh, and Bennett Ohta. Bonus: see the cast all grown up/olded up.
Sarah and Bill discuss season 1, episode 17, of "Small Wonder" and show some degree of discipline by not meandering too much, but still manage to discuss pinafores, TV tropes, and soda counters, and find parallels between today's episode and the Nancy Kerrigan attack.
Sarah and Bill discuss season 1, episode 16, of "Small Wonder" with mentions of Cary Grant, ankyloglossia, tomato juice vs. skunk spray, the origin of the name Tiffany, and weird modern fashion trends.
Sarah and Bill discuss season 1, episode 15, of "Small Wonder" and go off on long tangents of dubious general interest, including Iranian training camps, brainwashing, and Indian Princesses. Sorry for the long episode.
In this episode, Sarah and Bill watch season 1, episode 14 of “Small Wonder” and jump discuss the origin of the word "burrito" (as applied to food), 1980s anorexia, bad Smiths and Joneses, waxy yellow build-up, "buster," and whether the soul of an artist affects the consumer of that art.
In this episode, Sarah and Bill watch season 1, episode 13 of “Small Wonder” and jump right into conspiracy theories of the illuminati and reptilians before taking on the patriarchy, anti-freckle bias, AI prompts, the satanic panic (again), child-rearing trips from the childless, and much more.
Bill and Sarah Review season 1, episode 12 of "Small Wonder" and touch upon Japanese fruit, Chicken Delight, Amelia Bedelia, and cauliflower ear and finally discover the mystery of the electric blanket metaphor.
Bill and Sarah Review season 1, episode 11 of "Small Wonder" and touch upon social work, the evolution of homeschooling laws, and myths about Christopher Columbus and flat earth.