S4E7 | Movie: Adventures in Babysitting

In the 80’s, teenagers hustling for money was a tough racket. Robert Romanus was selling second-hand concert tickets and Phoebe Cates was scooping ice cream at the mall, while Judge Reinhold grilled hamburgers and Kevin Bacon got canoes ready at Camp Crystal Lake. But who would have imagined that babysitting would give the greatest teen job adventure of the decade?!

After Bradley Whitford insanely cancels his date with Elisabeth Shue, she’s locked into the wildest night of Chicago babysitting ever put on screen, encountering a gang fight, surviving a stolen car black market, meeting a legendary superhero, Die Hard-esque skyscraper antics, and an improv blues break-downs. Gather the family around and let us babysit you as we revisit the 1987 comedy classic, Adventures in Babysitting!

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-- Can I Borrow Your Notes? -- 

• 19 things about ‘ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING’ you probably didn’t know // Fresh Fiction TV
• 10 Things You Didn't know About Adventures In Babysitting // Minty Comedic Arts
• 10 Thrilling Facts About Adventures in Babysitting // Mental Floss
• How the ‘80s classic ‘Adventures in Babysitting’ directly led to one Oscar-nominated role // Today
• 'Adventures in Babysitting' turns 30: Keith Coogan tells stories from the set // ABC News

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