Grown-Ass Kids Club

Dirty Dancing, Class Warfare, and the Church of Jerry Orbach

Andrea Shapiro and Ryan Wright Season 4 Episode 1

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Welcome to the very first meeting of the Grown-Ass Kids Club. This week, Andrea and Ryan kick off the new era by revisiting Dirty Dancing — the movie that taught us about love, classism, illegal abortions, and the undeniable sainthood of Jerry Orbach.

We talk nostalgia, unpack the social issues hiding in plain sight, take a character quiz to see who’s Baby and who’s the real villain, and spend an appropriate amount of time praising Jerry Orbach, patron saint of emotionally available fathers.

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