This week on Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, we revisit Problem Child - the so-called “family comedy” that convinced a generation of kids that adoption leads to arson, chaos, and oversized bow ties. Spoiler: our opinion hasn’t changed much since childhood, except now we have the vocabulary to explain why it’s even more unhinged than we realized.
What You’ll Hear in this Episode:
- A fangirl take of John Ritter and his legacy
- Why this movie aged terribly
- The strange obsession with violence in the 90s
- Our unfiltered take on “family comedy” gone wrong
- A very tasteful, but necessary, discussion about male anatomy
🎙️Hosts:
- Mary Meyst-Huset – Bow Tie Arson Investigator
- Teddy Micklos – Collector of Dubious Facts
🔗Links & References:
- Follow us on Instagram: @WhyWereWeAllowedPod
- Follow us on TikTok: @WhyWereWeAllowedT
- Movie IMDb page: Problem Child (1990)
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home
📌 Where to Listen:
Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you hid your VHS tapes
🙌 Support the Show:
- Subscribe & leave us a 5-star review (it helps other 90s kids find us!)
- Share this episode with your childhood BFFs who also watched movies way too young
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