E1: Grease 2, Part I

We're kicking off The Shermer High Alumni Associate podcast with the movie that taught us how "Reproduction” works... whether we wanted to or not.

In Part 1 of our deep dive into Grease 2, the Zabriskie sisters (Carole, Jeannine, and Kristin) strap on their leather jackets and take a joy ride back to Rydell High to revisit one of the most gloriously bizarre sequels of the 1980s. Michelle Pfeiffer wants a cool rider, Maxwell Caulfield is having an identity crisis, and the plot? Questionable at best.

We break down the first half of the film—musical numbers, gender politics, peak 80s absurdity—and share what this movie meant to us growing up (spoiler: we knew every word to "Reproduction"). Expect sibling debates, inappropriate nostalgia, and a whole lot of “Wait, did that actually happen?”