Episode 4: The Banshees Go to Prom - Pretty in Pink & Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2

CREDITS:

BANSHEES:

• Micah

• Tiff

• Alyssa

• Annette

  • Two Crones and a Book by Annette and Michelle

• Tab

BANSHEE DJ:

• Voiced by Kimyarda J

MUSIC:

• Theme song - "Can You Hear the Banshees?" by Miss Emvy

• DJ Music - "This Spell is Different" by pär, Epidemic Sound

• Banshees Roll Call Song - "Spooky Tooth" by Ch@ntarelle, Epidemic Sound

The Banshees are crashing prom, as we discuss the surprising history of prom and two quintessential prom movies - Pretty in Pink and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2!

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Show Notes:

Clips:

Clips From Media Sources

• "Breaking the Crown", from Mean Girls (2004)

• "Prom Choreo", from She's All That (1999)

• "Prom Favor", from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

• "Liam on the Moon", from "Sex Education" (2019)

• "Stef Wants to Get Serious", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Duckie Lets Andie Go", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "You Just Didn't Believe in Me", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Do I Offend", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Side Effects from Missing the Prom", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Stef is an Asshole", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "I'll Put You on My Route", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "What About Prom?", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Duckie's Proposition", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Andie Shopping for Prom", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Benny Shopping for Prom", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Blane Calls Out Stef", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Stef's Party", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "That's a Major Appliance, That's Not a Name", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Duckie Gets Thrown in the Girls' Bathroom", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Applause, Applause, Applause", from Pretty in Pink (1986)

• "Mary Lou's Confession", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

• "Locker Crush", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

• "Mary Lou's Message", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

• "No Fucking Wings", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

• "Jess's Problem", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

• "Shut Your Fucking Mouth, Bitch!", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

• "Buddy and Bill", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

• "Spelling Bee," from Anne of Green Gables (1985)

• "They're Playing Our Song", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

• "Josh and the Potato", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

Music Clips

• "Prom Night" by Gordean Simpson

• "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake and Lil Jon

• "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding

• "Pretty in Pink" by Psychedelic Furs

• "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths

• "Misinterpreted Constellations" by SeeYouSpaceCowboy

• "Easy to Be You" by Elliot Lee

• "The Joke" by Brandi Carlisle

Written Research

• "The Surprisingly Sexist History of Your High School Prom" by Leigh Cuen, Mic.com

• "Party Like it's 1899: What It's Like Growing Up with a Segregated Prom" by Harmon Leon, Observer

• "The Racist History of Prom" by Becky Little, History.com

• "A Brief History of LGBTQ Students and Proms" by Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times

• "High School Retrospective: A Look Back at Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II" by Phil Castor, Blumhouse.com