Since Netflix is about to release a brand-spankin' new incarnation of The Baby-Sitters Club, Bethany and Kathleen take a look at the series’ entire history, from the cheesy-yet-empowering novels to the 1995 film, computer game, HBO series, and more! Then, count your bitcoin and open up your Tor browser because Kathleen is guiding you through the bizarre things you can buy on the Dark Web. Raise your hand if you need a ghost or a fake passport!

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BETHANY’S SOURCES

1990 Themesong: “Say Hello to your Friends:”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ierdtgY6o

BSC Friendship Kit (1996, 1997 Sidewalk Studios)

Promo Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QmoF0Qegzs

1995 Theme: “Girl-Girlfriend” 1995, Sony Wonder (Audio)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6PadGzflA

“Baby-Sitters Club: Songs For My Best Friends” 1992, Warner Brothers/WEA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwbiCgsZ5ao 

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UID-fAaLPQw 

- https://babysittersclub.fandom.com/wiki/TV_Series_(1990)

- https://thefw.com/baby-sitters-club-series-facts/

- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9769/babysitters-club-game

- https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0112435/companycredits

- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112435/soundtrack

- https://ew.com/tv/the-baby-sitters-club-netflix-reboot-premiere-date-teaser-trailer/

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baby-Sitters_Club

- https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-feminist-legacy-of-the-baby-sitters-club 

- https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Sitters-Club-Music-Motion-Picture/dp/B000002BAX 

- https://babysittersclub.fandom.com/wiki/The_Baby-Sitters_Club_Friendship_Kit 

- https://babysittersclub.fandom.com/wiki/Jackie_Rodowsky#:~:text=Jackie%20Rodowsky%20is%20seven%20years,BSC%20will%20still%20love%20him 

KATHLEEN’S SOURCES

- https://www.bustle.com/articles/125650-6-of-the-most-intense-issues-the-baby-sitters-club-books-tackled

- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/83908/15-fun-facts-about-baby-sitters-club

Dawn Saves the Trees Episode:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UID-fAaLPQw

- https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/babysitters-club-books-lessons.html

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM3mu09rCfs

- https://www.businessinsider.com/dark-web-whats-for-sale-2015-4#since-you-can-never-be-sure-any-individual-credit-card-hasnt-been-cancelled-identity-thieves-sell-the-numbers-in-batches-of-100-since-the-average-credit-card-limit-is-3500-buyers-could-potentially-make-350000-on-a-17-investment-2

- https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/deep-web-vs-dark-web-what-is-each/#:~:text=What's%20the%20Difference%20between%20Deep,and%20involved%20in%20illegal%20niches.

- https://www.quora.com/How-does-one-search-for-websites-that-are-not-indexed-by-Google#:~:text=To%20find%20websites%20that%20are,Yandex%2C%20and%20find%20content%20there.

- https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/5/10/17338290/intellectual-dark-web-rogan-peterson-harris-times-weiss

- https://vocal.media/01/craziest-things-you-can-buy-on-the-dark-web

- https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/129288-23-outrageous-things-you-can-buy-on-the-dark-web.html

-https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-leaks-database-of-dark-web-hosting-provider/