A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal walk into school… No this isn’t the beginning of a joke, it’s the opening of John Hughes trend-setting 1985 dramedy, The Breakfast Club. (starring Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, John Kapelos, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy). Join us in episode #16 for a memorable Saturday detention at Shermer High School.
The Breakfast Club - Criterion
John Hughes - Director
Sixteen Candles (1984)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Pretty In Pink (1986)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Uncle Buck (1989)
Emilio Estevez (as Andrew Clark)
Anthony Michael Hall (as Brian Johnson)
Judd Nelson (as John Bender)
Molly Ringwald (as Claire Standish)
Ally Sheedy (as Allison Reynolds)
Paul Gleason (as Richard Vernon)
John Kapelos (as Carl)
A Charlie Brown Christmas dance
All Psych episodes featuring cast members from The Breakfast Club
Judd Nelson
Season 4 Episode 13 - “Death is in the Air”
Molly Ringwald
Season 6 Episode 6 - “Shawn Interrupted”
Ally Sheedy
Season 3 Episode 16 - “An Evening With Mr. Yang”
Season 4 Episode 16 - “Mr. Yin Presents…”
Season 5 Episode 16 - “Yang 3 in 2D”
Season 7 Episode 15 - “Psych: The Musical”
Anthony Michael Hall
Season 7 Episode 14 - “No Trout About It”
Season 8 Episode 2 - “S.E.I.Z.E. the Day”
Season 8 Episode 4 - “Someone’s Got a Woody”
John Kapelos
Season 7 Episode 10 “Santa Barbarian Candidate”
Season 8 Episode 6 “1967: A Psych Odyssey”
This American Life (episode 526, Act Three)
Molly Ringwald and her daughter watch The Breakfast Club together for the first time.
Music
Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Fire In the Twilight - Wang Chung
We Are Not Alone - Karla Devito
The “naked blonde” joke that Bender tells himself (while in the ceiling) never had a punchline.
Additional Movie references
As The Mayor in Ghostbusters
As Walter Peck in Ghostbusters
As Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and Die Hard 2
As Professor Jerry Hathaway in Real Genius
