Teen Beach 2

Summary

Pod Meets World: Teen Beach 2 – Detailed Summary

Podcast Information:

• Title: Pod Meets World
• Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
• Episode: Teen Beach 2
• Release Date: August 6, 2025

Overview: In this episode of Pod Meets World, hosts Will Friedle and Sabrina Bryant delve deep into Disney Channel's musical sequel, Teen Beach 2. They provide a comprehensive recap of the movie, sharing their personal insights, critiques, and ratings. The discussion covers various aspects of the film, including plot developments, character growth, musical numbers, choreography, and the controversial ending. Additionally, listeners are treated to behind-the-scenes anecdotes and future episode teasers.

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1. Introduction to Teen Beach 2

The episode kicks off with Will and Sabrina introducing Teen Beach 2, highlighting its significance as Disney Channel's first sequel in five years. They set the stage by reminiscing about the original film's success and the anticipation surrounding its follow-up.

Will Friedle: "Teen Beach 2 debuted on the Disney Channel June 26, 2015, kicking off Disney's summer programming block. And this marked their first DCOM sequel in five years." [00:57]

2. Production Insights and Casting Choices

The hosts discuss the film's unique filming location in Puerto Rico, emphasizing the benefits of the locale, such as access to authentic beaches and luxurious settings like the governor's beach house. They also touch upon the continuity in casting, noting the return of key actors without introducing new faces, which they find both surprising and commendable.

Sabrina Bryant: "I love Ross Lynch too. He's absolutely awesome. And he's, in my opinion, like such a star." [08:37]

Will Friedle: "The core cast from the first movie returned. And like some other sequels we've seen, no real new actors joined in at all." [06:07]

3. Recap of the Movie’s Plot

Will and Sabrina provide a detailed synopsis of Teen Beach 2, outlining the main storyline where Brady and Mac navigate their relationship amidst new challenges as they return to school. They highlight key plot points, such as the characters dealing with time travel elements introduced from the original movie, Wet Side Story.

Will Friedle: "We open with Mac and Brady walking on the beach. Brady is leading the way because Mac is blindfolded and has no clue where she's going." [17:42]

Sabrina Bryant: "It's been the most bodacious summer, even though they got trapped inside a movie." [19:18]

4. Analysis of Musical Numbers and Choreography

A significant portion of the discussion focuses on the film's musical elements. The hosts analyze various songs, praising the choreography while critiquing some of the musical choices. They express admiration for Ross Lynch's performance and the film's ability to incorporate humor through its musical scenes.

Will Friedle: "I'm still literally the middle of the night. Last night I woke up at 3 o'clock in the morning going, it's the best summer." [19:09]

Sabrina Bryant: "The choreography just like. I love the zombies choreography and the Descendants, like, It just leaned in perfectly." [74:25]

5. Acting and Character Development

The hosts commend the actors for their performances, particularly highlighting Garrett Clayton as Tanner and Maya Mitchell as Mac. They discuss character growth, noting how the sequel allows for deeper exploration of their personalities and relationships.

Will Friedle: "Garrett is best known as Link from Hairspray Live, as well as from episodes of Shake It Up, Jesse and the Fosters." [13:22]

Sabrina Bryant: "He really took this character to the next level 100%. He really did. And it worked." [34:36]

6. Criticisms and Controversies

Despite the praise, Will and Sabrina express significant criticism regarding the film’s confusing ending. They debate the logic behind the time-travel mechanics and the abrupt relationship reversals, feeling that the narrative fails to provide clear explanations, leaving audiences perplexed.

Will Friedle: "It just was confusing and weird... I don't get it." [63:23]

Sabrina Bryant: "Well, yeah. It was kind of a letdown for me, like you know what? Like I've watched this 145 minute. It definitely kind of left me on like a, on a slump." [65:14]

7. Ratings and Reviews

The episode culminates in the hosts rating Teen Beach 2. Sabrina gives the film an 8.5 out of 10, appreciating the choreography and performances but noting the problematic ending. Will assigns a 7.5 out of 10, praising the film’s fun elements and acting but criticizing the convoluted conclusion.

Sabrina Bryant: "I'm gonna give it an 8.5." [79:56]

Will Friedle: "I'm gonna give this a 7.5 because the ending was lame..." [80:01]

8. Future Episodes and Teasers

Looking ahead, Will and Sabrina tease upcoming episodes, including a feature called Life’s a Beach trivia and interviews with cast members like Chrissy Fit. They also hint at discussing other Disney Channel movies, ensuring fans have plenty to look forward to.

Will Friedle: "We have a feature called Life's a Beach... Myrtle Beach, South Carolina." [70:00]

Sabrina Bryant: "We'll be doing with Chrissy Fit, also known as the lovable Chi Chi from both Teen Beach 1 and 2." [82:05]

9. Conclusion

Wrapping up, the hosts reflect on the Teen Beach franchise, expressing satisfaction with their in-depth analysis while acknowledging areas where the sequel fell short. They encourage listeners to share their opinions and stay tuned for more engaging discussions on iconic series and films.

Will Friedle: "We have so many great dcom inspired interviews for you to check out." [83:10]

Sabrina Bryant: "Yes. Well, it's a fun wrap-up." [81:48]

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Will Friedle: "Teen Beach 2 debuted on the Disney Channel June 26, 2015, kicking off Disney's summer programming block." [00:57]

• Sabrina Bryant: "He's absolutely awesome. And he's, in my opinion, like such a star." [08:37]

• Will Friedle: "We open with Mac and Brady walking on the beach. Brady is leading the way because Mac is blindfolded and has no clue where she's going." [17:42]

• Sabrina Bryant: "I love Ross Lynch too. He's so uber talented that I was really excited." [09:03]

• Will Friedle: "I'm still literally the middle of the night. Last night I woke up at 3 o'clock in the morning going, it's the best summer." [19:09]

• Sabrina Bryant: "He really took this character to the next level 100%. He really did. And it worked." [34:36]

• Will Friedle: "It just was confusing and weird... I don't get it." [63:23]

• Sabrina Bryant: "I'm gonna give it an 8.5." [79:56]

• Will Friedle: "I'm gonna give this a 7.5 because the ending was lame..." [80:01]

• Will Friedle: "We have a feature called Life's a Beach... Myrtle Beach, South Carolina." [70:00]

• Sabrina Bryant: "We'll be doing with Chrissy Fit, also known as the lovable Chi Chi from both Teen Beach 1 and 2." [82:05]

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Conclusion: This episode of Pod Meets World offers a thorough and engaging exploration of Teen Beach 2, balancing praise with constructive criticism. Will Friedle and Sabrina Bryant provide listeners with a nuanced perspective, making it a valuable listen for fans and newcomers alike. Their inclusion of notable quotes and timestamps enhances the summary, ensuring key moments are highlighted effectively.

Transcript

[Jenica]

This is an I heart podcast.

[Sabrina]

Not everything has to be deep. Sometimes it's just really hot. You're stuck in traffic, but you're really happy that you grabbed that Coke before heading out. Genius move. Hi, I'm Jenica, and for me it's a mini Coca Cola. Cute, cold and just enough. My body might still be on the five, but my mind, I'm on Whittier, tacos in hand, laughing with friends. So how do you enjoy your Coca Cola? Mini glass bottle, 12 oz. Embola. However you sip it, it's always the move. Grab your keys and a Coke and enjoy the drive. Coca Cola esparatodos.

[Will Friedle]

Sabrina.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Will.

[Will Friedle]

Growing up on the west coast, how often did you actually get to the beach?

[Sabrina Bryant]

That used to be something. Especially in high school. I. We would get out of school and go straight to the beach. Oh my God.

[Will Friedle]

That's so weird to hear from somebody growing up in the east coast.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, I mean, because I also. I was on like a dance team right on my. At my school. So I got out earlier that than a lot of people. You know that during our athletic, like, period, it was period, our sixth period, and we had practice on like Mondays and Wednesdays. So on Thursday, you know, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, that's when we would just like, as soon as we got out, we would just meet at one person's car, all jump in and hop to the beach. It's kind of like a. But now can't stand it. I hate the beach.

[Will Friedle]

We've talked about this. The sand gets everywhere. It's hot.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It's hot.

[Will Friedle]

It sounds awful.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I, for the first time, took Monroe to the beach by myself with a girlfriend and her daughter and her son and was like, this is a nightmare, you know? Cause Monroe can swim, but like, she can't really swim very well in like the, like. I don't. I had to be right there. Right. Of course. And the girls were just going back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And it was like, I'm like, this is like the most unenjoyable thing I've ever done. Like, just because it's so, so scary. The beach, the water, the ocean. And then Shark Week just happened a couple weeks ago. Like, now I'm really freaked out. I like, oh, you mean the actual.

[Will Friedle]

Shows of Shark Week? There's not a specific.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It's like my annual of like, the ocean is not a safe place. Like, no one should be just chilling in the ocean.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, man. Do you know if. Apparently if a shark comes at you, the best way to Defend yourself is with strong language. That's what I've heard.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It's like, hey, no, there was one show that was like, how to survive a shark attack.

[Will Friedle]

And I'm like, well, they say what.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Do is don't go in the ocean.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. But the other one I. I heard was, which is like, okay, yeah, I'll make sure I do that. And think about this all the time, where you go under the water, and then as the shark comes at you, you're supposed to move it, like, put your hand on its nose and push it away.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes. Like, push it away.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. Are you kidding me? Sure. I do that.

[Sabrina Bryant]

As well as. You're not supposed to flail around like that. Like, vibration of what you do in the water, if you start freaking out attracts them right to you because of their, like, sensors on their bodies. Let me just start floating.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, exactly. No, everybody knows the proper thing to do is to cover yourself in seal blood and thrash in the water. Everybody knows that. It's like lifting things in a quick jerking motion with your lower back. Everybody knows you're supposed to do that too. It's crazy. I know. Gotta love it.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I used to swim in the pool and I would hear the Jaws theme song, like, in my pool, thinking the Jaws was gonna come out of the light that was under my.

[Will Friedle]

Well, it's better than the SNL skit. Remember the old SNL skit from the 70s? The LA. Hello. It's like knocking on people's apartment doors. You're that shark. No, ma'.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Am.

[Will Friedle]

I'm a dolphin. Exactly. Well, we're talking about this because obviously we're going back to the beach. Anyway. Welcome back to Magical Rewind, the show that makes you want to grab your friends, your PJs and your popcorn and go back to a time when all the houses were smart, the wave, tsunamis, and the oceans didn't kill you. I'm Will Friedle.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And I'm Sabrina Bryant.

[Will Friedle]

We're back at the beach. We're back. We here at Magical Rewind never want the heat of summer to cool off. And so this week, we're going back in time and back to keep saying it, Wet side Story, with 2015's musical sequel, Teen Beach 2. Yes, we're gonna be saying Wet side Story over and over again because we didn't get enough of the clearly porn title the last time we were here. So. Teen Beach 2 debuted on the Disney Channel June 26, 2015, kicking off Disney's summer programming block. And this marked their first DCOM sequel In five years. Wow, Sabrina. Just like the first Teen beach movie, we're filming in a very rare location for Disney, Puerto Rico. An east coast adjacent spot with beaches available and the ability to film in some pretty luxurious locations, including the beach house of the governor, which is impressive. Puerto Rico also had warehouses big enough to replicate the retro surf town vital to the film's main storyline. And surprisingly, it is the fourth dcom to film in Puerto Rico. So we know Teen Beach 1 and 2 were there. There's another movie we have yet to recap called the Princess Protection Program. But what's the fourth? Do you remember the fourth? We reviewed it. Can we come up with another movie that filmed in Puerto Rico? Ooh.

[Sabrina Bryant]

No.

[Will Friedle]

Oh wait, have we.

[Sabrina Bryant]

We've already reviewed it.

[Will Friedle]

Did. Did. No, that was Hawaii. It was. Was the one with that. That was based on the show Even Stevens. Was the Even Stevens movie Puerto Rico or was that Hawaii?

[Sabrina Bryant]

No, I think that might be it. That might have been it.

[Will Friedle]

Wizards. Wizards.

[Sabrina Bryant]

What did you call it? What did you call it? Magicians.

[Will Friedle]

The magicians. The magical people. Wizards of Waverly places. Okay, well, there you go.

[Sabrina Bryant]

There you go.

[Will Friedle]

That's the fourth one.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Thank you again, Lisa. Thank you. Thank you.

[Will Friedle]

Lisa knows everything.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Know everything.

[Will Friedle]

She must sit there as we review these movies, knowing very little about, just cringing because she has all the knowledge. The core cast from the first movie returned. And like some other sequels we've seen, no real new actors joined in at all. I mean, it's a sequel. They didn't throw in anybody new. It's sort of shocking. Right? And as a reminder, the sequel was set up in a post credits scene of Teen beach one where it appeared the characters from Wet side Story still saying it. The fictitious surf movie inside the movie had transported themselves now to the modern times, which was a flip of the original script. And yet that does not play into the second movie at all. Really? Were you shocked to see that? Don't you remember they like all came out of the water.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

And then when this movie started, I.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Was like, wait, what are we rewinding at some point? Like, what's going on?

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, we just supposed to forget how it ended? I don't know.

[Sabrina Bryant]

But I was wondering if it was. I mean, you would think by now. Cause so when we did the Cheetah Girls and then and High School Musical, I don't even think High School Musical was one of those franchises where they. I don't know if forced is the right word, but like they contractually bound them to do.

[Will Friedle]

Right, right. Yeah, Multiple. Multiple movies. Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I would think at this point that if they were planning on doing a second one, this would have already kind of like been a done thing. But I don't know when they started doing that. We only know that for sure about Descendants.

[Will Friedle]

Right.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Because I don't think it was for Camp Rock either. I think it was like, what's another big one?

[Will Friedle]

High School Musical. Yeah. No, I'm. Maybe you're right.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Zombies. We know they were confession.

[Will Friedle]

You didn't sign for multiple movies. Did you know?

[Sabrina Bryant]

They didn't even think. Are you kidding? They had no idea that the Cheetah Girls was going to like, blow up and they were going to want to do another one at that point. I don't think besides Johnny Tsunami, they really had very many sequels.

[Will Friedle]

That's true. Yeah. And we still haven't watched that one, but we will.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Anyway, like, the first movie, this sequel was a very big success for the channel. It clocked a premiere audience of 5.8 million viewers, becoming the most watched DCOM. And since the debut of Teen Beach 1 in 2013, breaking its own record, pretty impressive. And since it's a musical, you know, we gotta talk about the soundtrack. It was released just three days before the premiere and featured all the music from the movie and two songs from outside acts signed to Hollywood Records. The first was starting over from R5, which is not a droid in the Star wars universe, but a band that the star of Teen Beach, Ross lynch, was in with his brother. The other was a track called Rescue Me by a pre superstardom. I'm gonna mispronounce this name. Sabrina Carpenter.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Sabrina Carpenter.

[Will Friedle]

Sabrina Carpenter. That's what it is. From a little Girl meets world show. She's all right. Let's fantasy cast a little here. Sabrina Carpenter would make a pretty good Mac, don't you think? I thought she would have been good too. Yes.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And her whole, like, first album, like, debut song that she put out had a very Teen Beachy look. Like her music video. It looks like straight out of Teen beach for sure. And she's adorable in it.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. I like her as a person. She's a total sweetheart. I'm not sure I've ever heard her music. Maybe if in this song, if it was in this movie, I must have heard it.

[Sabrina Bryant]

If I ever come out with an album, I'm like, come to your house and force you to listen to it. Because otherwise you will not listen.

[Will Friedle]

Put it on Yacht Rock or that's the 90s and I'll know exactly what it Is. But other than that, I'm going to have nothing. If it wasn't Pink Floyd, it wasn't in my house. The SoundTrack hit number one on Billboard's top soundtracks and peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200. And even more accolades for Teen Beach 2. It got three Teen Choice nominations. Best song from a movie or TV show. Choice summer TV male star for Ross Lynch. And choice summer TV female star for Maya Mitchell. Okay, so after the Teen beach one movie, knowing we had a little sequel, Easter egg at the end, were you excited to see this movie?

[Sabrina Bryant]

I was. I loved the first one. I loved the music in it. I loved the choreography. I remember loving. I was excited because I remember how visual it was. Like with the surfboards and the, you know, they would always make really awesome visual pictures as they were doing their performances. So I was looking forward to it. I love Ross lynch too. He's absolutely awesome. And he's, in my opinion, like such a star. Like, he's just. He's so uber talented that I was really excited.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I was too, actually. We both really liked the first Teen beach movie. I mean, it. The thing that I liked about it is it was kind of making fun of the musical where she's like singing, doesn't know why she's singing, and how do I know the dance number. It was great.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

It did not take itself seriously. It was, it knew what it was every step of the way.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It leaned into the cheesy aspect of being like a 1950s musical.

[Will Friedle]

It has a ton of problems. Obviously there's some story stuff that makes no sense. We're gonna get into all that. Some things where it's like, what the hell is that?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Lost so many times.

[Will Friedle]

Like, but it was, it was confusing and weird, but the performances were great. The music's catchy. It was funny to watch. It was. It was what it was. So.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Well, join us then as we're on our way to save the beach and eat some big mamas. So let's hang ten on the synopsis. Brady and Mac reunite after their summer adventure only to discover the characters from I Can't say it anymore, Wet side Story have now mysteriously washed up in their modern day reality. Director Jeff Hornaday returns from part two. He directed the original and has a heavy background in dance. He was a choreographer for Flashdance For God's Sakes and a ton of other classics like Streets of Fire. Oh, amazing movie. If you haven't seen it, go see it right now. It is absolutely just the coolest thing ever and oh man, did I fall in love with her. Anyway, sorry, I'm off on a little tangent. A Chorus Line. Great movie. Michael Jackson's Captain, EO and Dick Tracy. And as far as musicians he's worked with, how about Madonna, Stevie Nicks, Backstreet Boys, and Jennifer Lopez. No biggie. Then, much like Kenny Ortega, he transitioned into directing, with his big break coming in 2011 with the John Travolta film Shout. Out. To his only other film credit outside of these two Teen Beach DCOMs is another dcom starring Sarah Hyland called Geek Charming. So put it on the list, Tara. And when it comes to the cast, Disney had their own ironclad contracts to make sure everyone returns, so I guess they did. So let's kick it off with Ross Lynch. He's back as Brady. He's known to our audience as Austin from the show Austin and Ally on the Disney Channel. But he also played Harvey Kinkle on the chilling Adventures of Sabrina. And on the other end of the spectrum, he played Jeffrey Dahmer in the movie My Friend Dahmer. So very different roles. He's currently one half of the band the Driver era alongside his brother Rocky, who were the former members of R5, a band that, like I said, you can hear in this movie. And Maya Mitchell returns as Mackenzie or Mack. Maya played Callie on the TV show the Fosters, then revisited that role in the spinoff show Good Trouble. She was also recently seen in the horror movie based on a video Game Until Dawn. Grace Gilliam plays the female lead of the movie within the Movie. Layla Grace made her film debut in 2011's Fright Night remake and appeared in 10 episodes of Vampire Diaries and an episode of Austin and Ally. She also starred in a movie called Murder at the Murder Mystery Party, which I think the title could have been workshopped a bit. And then we've got Garrett Clayton. He's again the lovable male lead Tanner from Wet side Story who just stole this movie, in my opinion. Oh my gosh, he was so funny.

[Sabrina Bryant]

He had me belly laughing like so many times.

[Will Friedle]

Me too. Garrett is best known as Link from Hairspray Live, as well as from episodes of Shake It Up, Jesse and the Fosters, where I assume he first met Maya. And then fan favorite and friend of the show, John DeLuca is back as Butchie. John has been seen in a ton of stuff, including Ugly Betty, the Secret Life of the American Teenager, General Hospital, and the American Horror Story. Or is it just American Horror Story? I've never seen it, but I think it's Just American Horror Story. I added the Sorry. Also worth noting, he was the original Bucky on the failed Disney TV show pilot Zombies and Cheerleaders.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Oh, that's right.

[Will Friedle]

Which was later turned into the zombies movie franchise. Something horribly he's not in ever. Throw the guy a role in one of those because he deserves it. Yes, another return is Chrissy Fitt, our beloved chi Chi. She's Flo in Pitch Perfect 2 and 3 and was wonderful, but also has been seen on General Hospital, the TV version of I Know what yout Did Last Summer, and the Awkwafina Show. Another fan favorite, Jordan Fisher, is back as Sea Cat. It is a small part, but he was a Disney regular back in the day, appearing on Icarly, the Thundermans and Liv and Maddie, but was recently the voice of Robert, a member of the fake band the Four Town, in the movie Turning Red. Okay, there's this whole bunch of words there I'll never understand. Exactly. And this movie runs.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Ugh.

[Will Friedle]

I'm sorry, I'm taking a long pause because that's how long the movie was. 104 minutes. Horrendous, people. Truly disgusting. I'm appalled. 14 whole minutes over the target, which is basically another movie, in my opinion. Why not just make it three hours long and have an intermission in the middle?

[Sabrina Bryant]

I'm telling you, where it happens, too, is a lot of. And although I enjoyed it, a lot of the dances, like, the performances were so long, like, to the point where I'm like, we're still going. Like, they're still dancing on lunch tables.

[Will Friedle]

And one of the things. Yeah, one of the dances. I liked the dancing, but I didn't like the song, so I. And it's kind of an important one, but it probably should have been cut. But anyway, I would love to just stop the podcast now.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Just like. Just, like, cut it down. It doesn't have to be gone gone.

[Will Friedle]

But like, and for.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That's a lot. That's a lot.

[Will Friedle]

The Godfather's like 106. I'm kidding. It's longer than that. But I want to just shut the podcast down right now and call it trash, but I'll power on. Okay. I'm kidding. It's. It's just long. We have a packed house when it comes to the writers. Maybe that's why it's so long. It's based on characters by Vince Marcello and Mark Landry, the two writers from the first movie. Obviously something that has happened to every franchise. And we have a story credit to Robert Horn, another writer from the first movie. But sneaking in there with another story by credit is dcom legend, the writer of all things Good, Dan Berenson. Again, pick a DCOM of the 2000s, and chances are he wrote it with. With our other writer friend we have on the podcast. It's like we're covering everybody, covering every base. The two guys wrote every everything. Yeah. So next to Stu Krieger, it's just. If it's just Stu Krieger and Dan Berenson, you've got the Disney channel for, like, 20 years. It's craz.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, you're good.

[Will Friedle]

Yes. But the true screenplay credit goes to Matt and Billy Eddy brothers, whose other credits include the dcom Zapped, Bad Hair Day, and Invisible sister, as well as Nickelodeon's Monster High the movie and Monster High 2.

[Jenica]

Hey, it's Cheekies. From the Cheekies and show podcasts. Lately, all I hear is football this, soccer that. I mean, football or football? Pick one. Right. And every time those words come up, so does the debate. Which one's tougher, which has better uniforms, which sport takes more skill? That convo goes on forever, trust me. But you know where it ends? When someone pops open an ice cold Coca Cola. That sound, that first sip? Mm. That's when everyone chills out and smiles. Instant truth. And for me, Coca Cola has always been a part of summer. Backyard carne asadas, sweating in the sun, blasting music. In my hand, it just hits different. So whether you're team football. Team football, or just here for snacks, Coca Cola esperatos. And Coca Cola always helps us share our stories on my cultura. Make sure to listen to your favorite shows wherever you listen to podcasts.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, we're right where we want to be because this is meant to be. We're starting over with a silver scream gem that is guaranteed to twist your frown upside down. Let's get into Teen Beach 2. Or Teen beach, as it was called in France. We open with Mac and Brady walking on the beach. Brady is leading the way because Mac is blindfolded and has no clue where she's going. But she knows it's not some hostage situation or a night of surfing. It's a date commemorating their three month anniversary. And he's taking her to a very romantic spot where they met. And I thought it was very strange that as she was blindfolded, he said, do you recognize this place? And she did. He then goes on to say, it's been the most bodacious summer, even though they got trapped inside a movie. And now we know we're picking up shortly after the first teen beach ended. And I dig that. I like just picking up where we left off. Good, good plan. It's a little bit after Brady finally removes her blindfold and he's recreated their first rendezvous. The night they watched Wet side Story together. Can't get away with that nowadays. Hey, babe, why don't we go somewhere and watch Wet side Story together? You're gonna get a slap. He announces they're gonna watch it again. Leading us to our first song. Best summer ever. That's been in my head for three days. With the projected cast of the movie leading the way, the surfers and bikers together for a big number with our two lovebirds singing along. And as the track ends, Brady rushes her to the beach with their boards. So they will be surfing after all. What did you think of the first song and dance, Sabrina?

[Sabrina Bryant]

It was cute. It was like. I thought it was a great, like little intro into like remembering where we're going with this movie. You know, where, where we've been and where we're going with it. It was cute.

[Will Friedle]

I'm still. I. Literally the middle of the night. Last night I Woke up at 3 o' clock in the morning going, it's the best summer. Like, oh God, what's happening to me? So, I mean, that's gotta tell you. It's gotta show you something, right? I mean, it's, I. I've been to the bed, I'm walking around going, ever please play transmit? And I'm like, oh my God, cut it out.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Poor Sue.

[Will Friedle]

I know, Kai. That's true. It's true. Now out in the ocean, chilling on their boards, they talk about being the last day of summer. They start, they do a lot of night swimming in a place where things can kill you.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Which I've noticed, again, I'm telling you the whole time I'm thinking, like all of the shows I've been watching on Shark Week, like, you should not be in the ocean right now. You can't see. You wouldn't even know that a shark was coming. It's too dark.

[Will Friedle]

It's a very, very bad time to be in there.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It's incredibly unsafe. You could.

[Will Friedle]

Yes. Yeah, but not in Disney movies, I guess. Now they talk about it being the last day of summer. They start school tomorrow and she will be very busy with classes. But Brady, well, he won't be. He's a lazy surfing bro and he loves it. But he worries that things might be a little different for them now that they'll be in school. They'll be in a totally new environment. Mac thinks they'll be fine, but Brady is clearly worried. And that's when Mac realizes she's lost her necklace. It's the only thing she has from her time in Wet side Story. It was a gift from Layla. And then we, the audience, see it floating and twinkling to the bottom of the ocean, Titanic style. That woman had the $80 million necklace the entire time. And. Yeah, and then dies and goes instantly to Leonardo DiCaprio. Like her husband of 40 years is sitting there waiting with roses, like, where the hell is she? And she goes, nope, going to Leonardo DiCaprio. The guy I knew for two days.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Thanks.

[Will Friedle]

Thanks, babe. Then we're thrown in the first day of school. Students are just arriving to Windy Bluff High, including the one man stoke machine, Devin, Brady's best friend, who is skateboarding and filming himself. He reunites with Brady and we see there a very long and very complicated handshake. They catch up about their summers, including news of Brady's new girlfriend, Mac, who he pretends is a natural, very chill beach bum. She isn't. She's an uptight book nerd. Now in the halls, Mac is handing out flyers for her oceanography club, a new initiative she conceived when she decided not to transfer to a prep school. This year, she catches up with her pal, another overachiever, Alyssa, who reveals she's recently hung out with the cutest boy in school, Spencer Watkins. Then, right on time, Brady pops up wearing flip flops. He introduces Mac as his girlfriend. Completely shocking Devin and Alyssa. It's a real opposite to track kind of deal. One of them's a surfer and the other can read. The couple tries to make plans, but Mac is swamped with study groups and extracurricular clubs. Curricular and curriculum are always so difficult to say for me. But they do meet back up in third period marine biology. Awesome high school, where Brady is sketching some surfboard ideas instead of doing the lab project. And for marine biology, I'm wondering what they're doing with Bunsen burners and beakers and everything. But hey, I guess maybe, I don't know, the ocean. I mean, she even says, I love biology. And then she said, I think I love chemistry. And it's like, okay, what class are you in?

[Sabrina Bryant]

But I mean, it makes sense though. Like, sometimes I feel like teachers teach different courses. Like they don't have all of their, you know.

[Will Friedle]

Right. But this is the class they're in together. So this is supposed to be third period marine biology.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

So then what are they doing with beakers?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Well, yeah. I don't know. I don't. I don't.

[Will Friedle]

I know I must not know the actual that it must be doing something ocean y. Yeah. Then cutie Spencer Watkins runs into a very awkward Alyssa, who eventually just trips and breaks some beakers. But in reality appears Spencer's actually into Mac. He's the chair of the Environmental Studies Society and wants to collaborate with her on the new environmental club, but is really flirty about it. It seems like they seem to hit it off, and Brady is immediately threatened. He throws himself into their conversation, and we get some serious cringe moments here. Now, with the lab assignment, whatever the hell it is, in full swing, the girls look right at home while our surfer bros barely pay attention. And Brady gets even more insecure when he sees Mac and Spencer chatting it up about spending a future semester at the See together. Once class is dismissed, Max shows Brady some bracelets she'll be selling at her Save the Beach dance, and they're pretty underwhelming, if you ask me. Brady invites her to go surfing, but Max says she's too busy prepping for the event. Brady suggests a wet side story theme at the beach, but she argues that no one else in the school has seen the movie. She reminds him about the college fair later, something she's very much looking forward to and he is clearly dreading. So Brady goes off to surf, stopping at his little bamboo shack, which on that beach in wherever they're supposed to be, Hawaii, whatever, is probably a $7 or $8 million surf shack to apply online to college. And we know this because College application is in huge letters on the screen.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Not the specific college, not whatever. Just college application. It's like, oh, I guess he's applying to college. He doesn't even know where to start, so he shifts his focus back to his secret surfboard sketches. Brady's mom, who I don't think we met in the first one we had his. Barry Boswick played his grandfather or father. It was his grandfather, right, that he lived with?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I don't think we met her.

[Sabrina Bryant]

We never meet his dad either. Even within the second movie. Yeah, which is weird because I feel like it. We usually at least get the parents of the main characters, right?

[Will Friedle]

And we didn't see her at all.

[Sabrina Bryant]

There was really no adult in this movie at all?

[Will Friedle]

No. I can't remember if we saw.

[Sabrina Bryant]

There weren't even really teachers. I don't feel like.

[Will Friedle]

No. But we do get to meet Brady's mom very briefly. For one scene, she Stops by and they chat about his college dilemma. And she's like, hey, maybe pick a college instead of just going to college application. She doesn't actually say that, but she should. He has no idea what he wants to do, and the fact that Mac has her entire future planned out is very intimidating. She tells him not to stress, all things will work out in time again. Left alone with his sketches, it should come as no surprise that he's also watching his favorite movie, the one he was sucked into, Wet side Story, which I've now said so many times it's starting to sound normal. It's a scene where tan. No, it's not. It's not at all. It's a scene where Tanner is readying to leave the beach and his new biker chick, Layla. I can say chick because it's supposed to be the 60s, is going to be left behind. She's nervous for him, but also volunteers to tag along. Everyone's shocked to hear the suggestion. Women aren't meant to do anything important, but Layla argues she might be able to help. He lets her know the harsh reality of the 50s and 60s, and she admits she has no idea what she was thinking. She tells him to be brave, and the men all leave the woman behind. So does this mean the original movie has now changed so that there's time travel? Like, I. I liked the idea that it seemed like ever since our two main characters got to Wet side Story.

[Sabrina Bryant]

There'S a shift.

[Will Friedle]

There's a shift. And. And they're almost like the characters in that movie are starting to wake up, especially Layla is starting to wake up to changing the world around her or around them, the other characters. So I like that, but I didn't understand kind of what they were. Would this be happening if he wasn't watching the movie?

[Sabrina Bryant]

I mean, yeah, I think that's the idea, is that it's like, yeah, the shifts happen now that, like, they didn't forget about the two characters coming in.

[Will Friedle]

But do the shifts shift? Do they happen in the movie? Like, if he's watching the screen, is the movie now different than the one he's been watching forever? Because she's now changing what she wants.

[Sabrina Bryant]

To do back and forth because that whole. She drops into his arms, like, that whole thing happens again. But she's changed now, so that's when she's like, I can't do this anymore. So, yeah, so it's like a replay of the movie, but now she's the one. She's really the one that's making the big moves.

[Will Friedle]

For this, right? But if I'm myself sitting there in teen beachland and I turn on my TV to wet some. Whatever it is. Wet Wet side Story. Am I now watching a different movie than was originally there?

[Sabrina Bryant]

That's what I think the intention is.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, gotcha. Gotcha. Okay. We are back in the expensive Hut workshop. Brady's deep into his surfboard plans when he realizes he's late for the college fair. Oh, no. He jumps up to get changed into nicer clothes and speeds off in the rain in a two person bike by himself. For some reason. He's got a two. A two person bike?

[Sabrina Bryant]

No, not either. Like what? Why? Why? Why?

[Will Friedle]

He's got a two person bike? Anyway, he speeds off into the rain. He makes the fair just as it's closing and sees Mac hanging out with the dork Spencer again. And there's a great shot of him just in the rain. Now he's totally drenched. He wants to know what's going on here. Mac is disappointed he missed the fair, yet Brady's the one who's angry for no real reason at all. He's the late one. Mac even reveals she's been texting him, trying to find out where he was. The argument is over his immaturity and the idea that their relationship seems low on her priority list. They stubbornly agree that maybe they won't work during the school year after all. What? Are couples breaking up already?

[Sabrina Bryant]

And it's like over. Really? Like nothing. Like, I'm sorry I'm late, Mac.

[Will Friedle]

But he also didn't even show. It's so funny. Oh my God. You instantly went on his side where I'm like, but wait a minute. They wanted to do one thing together. They're going to the college fair. He doesn't show up at all.

[Sabrina Bryant]

All.

[Will Friedle]

She's been texting all day and he shows up pissed.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, that didn't make sense. But it was also kind of like. I mean, for her to be like, we're just not going to work out. Like, okay, wow.

[Will Friedle]

Wow.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I mean, I get it.

[Will Friedle]

Instantly jump on his side. And I actually jump on her.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Let him have it. I'm all about letting him have it. But like, now you can't be with this person because of one mistake.

[Will Friedle]

Like, man. Yeah, that.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And. And he wears flip flops that you don't like. Like, this is just getting crazy. Matt, in all fairness.

[Will Friedle]

He didn't even bring a bag to school. Like, he's got nothing. Yeah, he just walks in with a pen. It's like, dude, you gotta get your Learn on a bit. I get. You wanna surf. That's great. But anyway, yeah, he's a.

[Sabrina Bryant]

He's.

[Will Friedle]

She's a bit too. Too much, and he's not enough, I guess.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, he's not. Yeah. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Later, Max sits atop a lifeguard tower as a sad song plays. She's obviously affected, and so is Brady, who's on his balcony playing an acoustic guitar. Imagine being surprised he plays an acoustic guitar. He's very much the acoustic guitar type. He is. But the song is On My Own in ode to his new breakup and being single for a few hours. Apparently, he already writes it. First do we think of. Okay, what do you. I. Okay. I really liked this song. I. I did. This is. This is one where I was like, okay, it's very matchbox 20 adjacent.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

But I. I liked this. I also was trying to remember, was he a musician in the first one?

[Sabrina Bryant]

I was trying to remember, too. And we both said we were gonna watch the first one again.

[Will Friedle]

I know. And then we never did. We did it.

[Sabrina Bryant]

This is when I went, damn it. And, like, I just, like, was like.

[Will Friedle]

It was. And then he's got thousands of dollars worth of equipment as he's recording songs.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah. I don't remember that being a part of, like, his storyline of him being like this, like, you know.

[Will Friedle]

But then it's never mentioned again. He doesn't play her the song he's recording. He doesn't say, I want to be a musician. He doesn't say, it's literally never mentioned again.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It's honestly to, like, they were using the opportunity of, like, Ross lynch at this point, especially, like, their band was really doing well, and this was, like, his thing. So they. They took the first movie. I think he just booked it for, you know, sure, whatever. And then they kind of tried to, like, push it into, like, the fact that he's like. Like a little rock star.

[Will Friedle]

Right. But then why don't they do it the way they've done every other song in every other musical where he walks on the beach and dances, he plays his guitar and he sings the song. Why do they have to set it up where he's literally setting up recording equipment and recording a song by himself in a hut that he never plays for anybody. He never talks about wanting to be a musician before or after. It never comes up again. So what made them go, you know, we're having to record a song instead of taking that acoustic guitar and have him walking in the waves and surfing at night? I mean, they do it every movie. This Was just. It was so strange to me where.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It'S like, now I know. I mean, for me. To me, I just literally instantly went like, oh, they're trying to obviously highlight who Ross actually is. Not his character, but who he actually is.

[Will Friedle]

Mention it or play the song for the girl or something.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I mean, nothing and nothing happened. I was assuming it was gonna come back and it never. Me too. However, we're still at 105 minutes. I know when winner. When the hell do we have time to actually bring it back?

[Will Friedle]

I don't know. But like, man, they should have. Because it's like, you gotta. You know, if you're gonna set up something like that, it's got to pay off somewhere. And also, were you surprised by this point in the movie that that Wet side Story, like, the characters weren't integrated at all at this point? I mean, we're like, what, 20 minutes in, something like that.

[Sabrina Bryant]

They're already breaking.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, we've cutting the Wet side Story, but they're not interacting. So. Yeah. And again, the last one ended with them all walking out of the water.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That's what I was just gonna say. And again, I'm going like. But we. But they were hard. Aren't they already here? Like, where are they? Like, whose house are they at?

[Will Friedle]

We did this. We talked about this. Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Well, you know, it was strange. I was kind of like again going, it's interesting that they did that at the end because really, remember, that was like an extra scene that wasn't even necessarily needed. Like, it didn't wrap up anything. It was already a done movie. And then they did it, like teasing for the second movie.

[Will Friedle]

They kind of did that with the zombies. It was. Was it zombies 3 where we thought zombies 2? Maybe where we thought the next one was going to be mermaids. Like, they really set it up. It was kind of ocean based. And then it never happened.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, yeah.

[Will Friedle]

And then. So they're bringing that back now at the end of four. Yeah, but they really.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Zombies four. Zombies two though. Remember there was a poster of like aliens. Like they. At the very end during the cartoon part thing where they do the wrap up, there wasn't aliens.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. They already try to bring it back. But anyway, once this song that he's recording for nobody but himself on really expensive equipment is done, Wet side Story is back on tv. It's the big diner scene between Tanner and Layla when they first meet, blending together the two social groups that have never been able to mix. But now she breaks character and says she can't do this anymore. Everyone in the diner stops what they're doing. Some even fall to the ground in shock. This isn't supposed to happen. Leela runs out the door, and her brother, biker Butchie, is very concerned. Tanner chases after her to find her frozen, staring out into the ocean. She admits ever since Mac and Brady visited, she feels different. She wants new experiences. And that's when she sees it. The necklace she gave Mac has now washed up on shore, and she thinks it's a sign she must be reunited with Mac. She says goodbye to a very confused Tanner, then the surfers, then the bikers, then the people who always stand around in the background whose name she doesn't know is great. And then she just walks into the ocean. Tanner, hysterically because he hates the cold water, follows her in, and poof, they're gone. And this is where Tanner just started to steal this movie for me.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Same.

[Will Friedle]

He was great. The next morning. He was. Oh, my God, he was so funny.

[Sabrina Bryant]

He was good at last.

[Will Friedle]

So was she. They were both great.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes, he was good in the last one, but he really took this character to the next level 100%. He really did. And it worked. It worked.

[Will Friedle]

It did so well. Any more would have been too much, but he did just the right amount. It was very, very funny. The next morning, Leela and Tanner find themselves washed up on shore, too, and immediately spot a man on a flyboard. Those odd jet packs you wear on your feet to launch you out of the water. This is a very 2010s type of thing. Have you ever met anybody who's ever done these?

[Sabrina Bryant]

No, but I would love for Jordan to try, because I think he'd be so good at it, because he's.

[Will Friedle]

I think it looks like if you can surfer, you can snowboard. If you got that kind of balance and the core strength, then you can probably do it.

[Sabrina Bryant]

But it's. I've seen people. I've actually been, like, in Newport on, like, a Duffy and seen someone out in the Bay Area. Like, the area, like, actually doing it.

[Will Friedle]

What's a Duffy?

[Sabrina Bryant]

A Duffy is like a little. It's a. It's a. A. Like a small boat that you.

[Will Friedle]

Like a dinghy?

[Sabrina Bryant]

No, no, like a boat. It's a small boat. Like, holds, like, anywhere from, like, eight to 12 people. It's got a little table in the middle.

[Will Friedle]

It's electric Duffy. I've never even heard of that.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Oh, it's. They're so nice. You take them out in the water. You can, like, do, like, a cheese board and like just.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, my God. I go just for the charcuterie.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes. Okay.

[Will Friedle]

Duffy and Cheese. I'm down. I love it.

[Sabrina Bryant]

We're gonna do it. That's it.

[Will Friedle]

I love it.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That will be our first hangout.

[Will Friedle]

Yes.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Seven years later. It's been in like seven years though.

[Will Friedle]

35 years.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Don't rush things.

[Will Friedle]

We'll do a Duffy and Cheese. I love it. The duo from the 60s is then confused by some joggers in wetsuits and flabbergasted by a guitar player with dreadlocks that makes him look like he's in the band pod. In short, they are way out of their element. And when they ask for help from a surfer, they're offered a cell phone. And Tanner thinks it's a little lady in a little box.

[Sabrina]

Hola, it's your girl Jenika from the overcomfort podcast. Let's talk about summer sports a sec. Are you a football fan? Football, basketball, or my personal favorite, baseball. Whatever game. I'm sure there's some heated back and forth action. Am I right? Like, who's best, who's not. But for me, there's always one thing that's never up for debate. A cold Coca Cola on a hot summer day. Growing up, Coke was always at the backyard cookouts, family fiestas, straight chillin. It is the undisputed champ of every summer. Whether you're watching the game, vibing with friends, or doing your own thing, Coca Cola is paratodos. I never like to show up empty handed, so I always make sure to stop at the store, grab a 2 liter bottle of Coke, and bring those memories and home with me to the party, grab a Coke and listen to Over Comfort and your favorite Michael Tura shows wherever you get your podcast.

[Will Friedle]

While Brady heads to the ocean, he spots Mac picking up trash on the beach. They have a very tense exchange. Then Mac notices some people running towards them. It's Layla and Tanner. Brady and Mac explain that they're in the future. And that leads us to our next song. Right where I want to be. A track all about their new surroundings. Tanner discovers remote control helicopters, breakdancing, and those guys who paint themselves silver for tips. And I think, oh my God, if I'm right about this, I have not googled it because I didn't want to know, but I think the guy all painted up in silver doing the robot is the same guy who does all the robot stuff in step up 2 through 5. And so if I recognize that guy covered in silver paint, if I'm right, I'm going to be shocked, but I think that's how much of a Step up fan I am. Is. I'm pretty sure that's the same battle.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I cannot even believe you. Lisa's on it.

[Will Friedle]

Lisa's on it. She's going to look it up. I'm pretty sure I'm right. I swear. I swear to God. I have not looked, but I think it's the same guy. And if I'm right, I'm gonna be flopped.

[Sabrina Bryant]

If you clocked that, I'm gonna just die. That's so good.

[Will Friedle]

I swear. I think it's him. Okay. I swear, man.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And if only we had Allison.

[Will Friedle]

I'm right. I'm right.

[Sabrina Bryant]

You are. No way.

[Will Friedle]

Yes. He played Blodge. Okay. I am right. I knew that was him. I was like, that's the guy from the Step up movies. And even I recognize him. Even painted all silver. That's.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That's how much I love Step up people.

[Will Friedle]

Step up to the streets. It's where we first meet him. It's very important. Was it in two or three where we met him? I think we met him in two, anyway.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I don't know. You're insane.

[Will Friedle]

What did you think? Okay, so this is where this we're talking about, Right Where I want to be. Track about their new surroundings. The breakdancing guy. Layla learns here about women's rights, which is cool. What did you think about where I want to be? Right where I want to be. This song.

[Sabrina Bryant]

This wasn't my more memorable one. This one was kind of, like, cute. But again, I do think I want to know how long these ones are, because this is, I think, the first one that I'm going, God, these musicals are dancing. They're starting to get long. This is the first one. It wasn't bad, but it just wasn't, like, super impressionable to me.

[Will Friedle]

What did you think again? I like the two of them together and people looking around at them like, who the hell is this? And then joining in and not knowing why they're joining in. They do that again at the school. Yeah, but I think if. I think if you could cut one, I would have cut this. This one song. And I didn't mind the song, whereas the next one, I liked the dancing and hated the song, and we'll get into that. But it was. Yeah, I mean, it was. It was okay. While Leela and Tanner continue their exploration of a new decade, Brady and Mac realize it'll be tough to control these two, especially once they notice that their hair still doesn't get wet. Which is a funny observation From Teen Beach 1. Layla and Tanner discuss if revealing to their friends that they're fictional characters from a movie is the right thing to do. But for now, they decide to just take it slow. We're back at Max House. Leela is learning all about ipods and preparing her wardrobe for Wendy Bluff. But no matter what she tries on, she emerges looking like a girl from the 60s. Very clever.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I loved that part.

[Will Friedle]

It was very cool.

[Sabrina Bryant]

So funny.

[Will Friedle]

Yep. We are now back in Wet side Story. I just got to lean into it. But she admits to the cast that nothing feels right since Leela and Tanner walked into the ocean. Life as they know it has just stopped. They wonder if singing a song will help. So we get Chrissy Fit as Chi Chi singing our next track, fallen for you, a fun comedic jingle from the first movie that now includes some in fighting with C Cat. What did you think of this one?

[Sabrina Bryant]

I thought this one was cute. I actually really liked it. It was. I thought it was great to see. Again, we haven't really seen a lot of the Wet side Story characters, right. So it was nice for them to have, like, a moment. I really did actually like it. It shows off how funny all these characters are. And the actors, like, just did really, really well with this one, I thought.

[Will Friedle]

I agree. And I think, if memory serves, from the first one of these that we did, the woman to the. If you're looking at the screen to the left of Chichi, who was her number one singer, the long dark hair. She was also the choreographer, if memory serves. That was the. That was. It was her and somebody else that did the choreography for the first movie. And I'm pretty sure for this one. This one as well. I think she had a bigger part in this one.

[Sabrina Bryant]

This movie seemed very seamless with the other one when it comes to choreography.

[Will Friedle]

And I seemed, like, pretty sure that was the one she did the first one and this one as well.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Got it.

[Will Friedle]

When even a song doesn't help, it's undeniable that things are off. And then one of the background surfers disappears. He just zaps away. No one notices, though, because they're all too focused on a girl shaking her butt. I'd explain more about that, but it's probably funnier to just leave it at that. Back at modern day Windy Bluff High School, Tanner and Leela have joined Brady and Mac to get some ground rules down. Don't do anything that gives them the way, like getting their hair wet or letting them their white teeth bling. It's Like, Tanner always goes ding when he opens his teeth. But especially no singing. Not even if it's from the heart or moves the story along. I love how she said that. Not even if it's from the heart. It moves the story along. Again, not taking itself seriously. Kind of making fun of movies. As they go while walking the halls, Tanner is naturally standing out. The ladies love him, even a goth one. Brady introduces his new friend to Devon as his cousin Dolph from Iceland. Unfortunately, Devin had been to Iceland before, so that made for a few tough questions. But in the end, Devin loves Dolph and Tanner is excited for a day in school. And Leela is really loving her classes already. She's learning a lot and proving to basically be a genius. And in the hallway with Mac, she meets Spencer and is stunned by how cute he is. Is he cute? He seemed cute. Is he a cute guy, Spencer?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, he was. You know, I wish we had more of what his credits are because he looked so familiar. I could not remember where I've seen him before. To the point where I'm like, have I worked with him?

[Will Friedle]

Do I know this guy?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Why does this guy look so familiar? But I could not place him. But yeah, he was really cute and I liked how different he looked. Like, I love that they have so many different looking people that are like, yeah, so adorable in this movie.

[Will Friedle]

Like, no, it was.

[Sabrina Bryant]

We hit all the boxes.

[Will Friedle]

Like, again, arguably. I think we talked about this last movie, but this would be up there too. Is arguably best looking cast overall.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

I mean, you think about from each character down, like every. Everybody's good.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Layla is a stunning, stunning girl. Oh, my goodness.

[Will Friedle]

Gorgeous. Distractingly beautiful.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes. With her eyes, like, I mean, it was just.

[Will Friedle]

And she was so good in this movie. And yeah, she's. I felt the same way. I have to ask, though, because we've got another. Another boy cutie for you. Ross Lynch. Would he have been on your wall as a kid?

[Sabrina Bryant]

No.

[Will Friedle]

No. Not your type? No. Blonde. Blonde.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And I like, I worked with Ross. Ross and I did a Chorus Line at the Hollywood bowl together.

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And he is so sweet. Like, I mean, I think it's like one of. I probably. If I was younger and got to know Ross, not necessarily like this character, but if I got to know him, yeah, I'd probably have a crush because he's just so sweet. Like, such a nice guy.

[Will Friedle]

You'd be crushing.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I know. I can't find anyone. You know, it's crazy. Is like the closest one, I think that sort of looks like Jordan is the beach guy. The funny guy. Oh, he looks the most like Jordan. Yeah, he looks the most like Jordan.

[Will Friedle]

All right, fair enough.

[Sabrina Bryant]

No, not Budgie. No, not Budgie. The one that stole the show.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, Tanner.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Tanner. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, really? He looks the most like Jordan, who doesn't actually exist. That's awesome. Pretty sure. Mac introduces Leela as Cousin Delga from Finland, which seems like quite a coincidence between her and Brady regarding calling them cousins. Also from, like, the same part of the world. But anyway, Spencer apologizes if he's caused any problems with Brady yesterday and asks about the upcoming Save the Beach dance. The other thing they never get into. Save the beach from what?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, just. It's just that she's. It just is like, implying that she's, like, an activist. Like.

[Will Friedle]

I know, but they didn't. They never talk about saving the beach from. What is it? Corporation coming in? Are people. She talks about litter. Just what are they saving the beach from? I'd love to know. Just.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

I need. I need to know the rules again. But anyway.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And it was a big dance. It was like, the size of, like, a homecoming, like a prom. It was not like a little beach, you know, moment. It was like, this is big.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I agree. Mac admits they haven't sold many tickets, but Layla is now very excited for it. They also bump into Alyssa, and she immediately hits it off with Layla. Seems like everything is working out for the friends from the 60s movie. Mac and Brady regroup at lunch, detailing the disasters of a day they're living out. But Brady has a plan. He wants to let Layla and Tanner loose in the most confusing, scary place possible. The cafeteria. And then we see Tanner and Layla, still sticking out like sore thumbs looking for a place to sit. Neat. They're laughed at by the nerds, the cheerleaders, the skateboarders, the punks and the preppies, eventually landing at the football jocks, who proceed to bully them. And despite the earlier warning from their friends, Tanner and Layla turn this into a song. It's called Twist yout Frown Upside Down. It's a track encouraging the student body to be friendlier. Eventually, all the social groups join in, even Brady and Mac in the quarterback. What do we think about this one, Sabrina?

[Sabrina Bryant]

No, no, no.

[Will Friedle]

This was not for you.

[Sabrina Bryant]

The again. Well, I have a big thing to talk about in my Sabrina seas with it. But the visuals of this. This was like this for me. I did love in the sense of the visuals of what they do when they do those, like, aerial shots of, like, you know, creating these great Pictures. Those are the things, like, I really remember. But the song itself was like. I mean, I love cheesy moments. This was just, like, the dumbest song to me. And I'm sorry. I hate to be so rude about it, but, you know, it's hard for me to be just, like, a jerk.

[Will Friedle]

You don't like criticizing.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I do not like criticizing.

[Will Friedle]

You're the same color as your shirt right now.

[Sabrina Bryant]

This one was just like. I just feel like I was looking at the gambling tv. Like, are we for real right now? There's no cool aspect of it at all.

[Will Friedle]

Playing devil's advocate. Isn't it supposed to be 60s teen beach kids doing a cheesy song?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

And all the people in the cafeteria, like, not knowing why they're joining in. Like, looking around like, why am I dancing like this?

[Sabrina Bryant]

That part of this stuff was really funny. But even at the end when the jock, like. I mean, it was so quick. The song's over, and he's like, we will never talk about this again. What? You just.

[Will Friedle]

Because he put the. He put the nerd in the back.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Both of their hands, like, it just, like, you know, it just. I think it went a one or two or 20 steps too far for me.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. Love that.

[Sabrina Bryant]

What about you? Did you love it?

[Will Friedle]

I. I loved what they. Again, I love it didn't take itself seriously. The song was the song.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I mean, the song was the song, but the. The choreography was good.

[Will Friedle]

And I love the idea.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Was.

[Will Friedle]

I know.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I mean, I like all the groups.

[Will Friedle]

Joining in and not knowing why they were joining. Yes.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I loved the concept of it. It just. The song itself, to me, this is what I think of that when I listen to these kinds of songs, I think of, would this be something I would, like, love performing? And that would be a hard no for me. I would have been really.

[Will Friedle]

It's a no for me dog.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

No for me dog.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It was like, I would have been really embarrassed. And again, I don't say that very often about any of the things.

[Will Friedle]

No, you don't.

[Sabrina Bryant]

So if it's gone too far, then it's like, it's gone far.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. I love that. Well, we are back at Big mamas in the 60s. Wet side Story is just off the rails at this point. Everyone is bored and confused, and they finally notice that people are starting to disappear. Back at school, kids actually love the singing. Our 60s transplants are becoming very popular, and Mac is focused on learning stuff, something she's not allowed to do back home. And now at Brady's Workshop, Something is bothering Tanner. This was a great scene. He's been thinking and he usually doesn't do that. Layla's always been so focused on him. Ever since she's just walked out of the ocean thinking for herself. It's made him feel different. He's nervous things won't work out. Tanner explains that's called worry. What if he's not enough for her? Tanner suggests to be the best dude he can be and hope for the best. He admits he's having a bit of a rough patch with Mac too. He's been too focused on those surfboard ideas. And we finally get a glimpse of what they are. Rotating fins, a folding surfboard for suitcases, and another board that doesn't even need waves. Tanner says he's never shown Mac because he thinks she'll judge him for spending too much time surfing. And where he has this moment. Tanner has this moment where he's still trying to be happy and fun, but his eyes fill up with tears because he doesn't know what he's feeling. Great beat.

[Sabrina Bryant]

So good. I know.

[Will Friedle]

He was so good in this movie. He was so, so good in this movie.

[Sabrina Bryant]

He shined.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And I don't remember him being like this, like, shiny star of the last.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, we liked him, if memory serves. But this was.

[Sabrina Bryant]

But not. Not as like his character had so much growth in this movie. And it. It really allowed him to show his acting chops like on a whole other level.

[Will Friedle]

I agree. But that where he's really good. He's got this big smile on his face still. But his eyes are filling with tears and he doesn't know.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It was so adorable. Like, he's just so cute.

[Will Friedle]

Best. Arguably best looking cast we've had.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

They're up there. We are over. We say that with every movie though. Because then we go. We watch like another Zombies or another Descendants. We're like, everybody here is gorgeous too.

[Sabrina Bryant]

So true.

[Will Friedle]

We're over at Mac's house. Leila admits she's never been this happy. She loves school and lip gloss. But Mac explains the real world isn't actually that great with finals and taxes and global warming and even public restrooms.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Like this 15 year old is talking about taxes. What do you know about taxes, Mac? Like, how do you know about taxes?

[Will Friedle]

My God, I gotta have my personal taxes in on the 15th. Yeah, she doesn't.

[Sabrina Bryant]

She doesn't. Such a weird line for me. For her. Like what? Like, I get it. She's mature. I do see that as her character. But like taxes. Come on.

[Will Friedle]

You're not doing your taxes.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Let's pull it back in.

[Will Friedle]

You're not doing your taxes. She floats the idea that maybe the 60s are better, but Lila wants to live life to the fullest. Mac argues that having someone you love might be something to fight for. And it mirrors her own issues with Brady. And maybe, just maybe, she's learning something too. And that's when Leela emerges from the closet. Now able to wear some of Mac's clothes, she is suddenly becoming modernized. The guys rush over to the beach to see Leela for themselves. They also notice that Tanlo's. That Tanner's teeth aren't gleaming anymore. There's no more ding. And their hair can get wet. That is a problem. If the fabric of who they are changes, they'll be stuck in the real world forever. They must get back to the 60s and are running out of options. And then that's when Mac really abruptly tells them the truth. They aren't real people. They are fake characters from a movie. And this breaks their brains. Brady shows them Wet side Story on his phone. And this doesn't help. It's just so confusing. So Mac and Brady decide to explain it in a language everyone will understand. A song.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Let's do it in song.

[Will Friedle]

Let's do it in song and dance people again. Mac, ease your in, bro. I mean, come on. And that's. Oh, my God. She's. You're. You're all fake. Like, holy.

[Sabrina Bryant]

She's. She gets. She gets so, like, to the point. She's so blunt. She's as blunt as, like, I am in the Cheetah Girls, like, just ready to fight all the time. Ready to freaking throw down all the time.

[Will Friedle]

That's as.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That's as blunt as Mac is just.

[Will Friedle]

Ready to swing second. Yes.

[Jenica]

Hey, it's Cheekies from the Cheekies and Show podcast. Lately, all I hear is football this, soccer that. I mean, football or football. Pick one. Right? And every time those words come up, so does a debate. Which one's tougher? Which has better uniforms? Which sport takes more skill. That convo goes on forever, trust me. But you know where it ends? When someone pops open an ice cold Coca Cola. That sound, that first sip, that's when everyone chills out and smiles. Instant truce. And for me, Coca Cola has always been a part of summer. Backyard carne asadas, sweating in the sun, blasting music. In my hand, it just hits different. So whether you're team football, Team football, or just here for snacks, Coca Cola esparatodos. And Coca Cola always helps us share our stories. On my Cultura. Make sure to listen to your favorite shows wherever you listen to podcasts.

[Will Friedle]

Well, this is where we jump into Silver Screen, a meta jam about how life is better when you're in a movie. This is a very fun, very fun kind of production here. There's a lot of jumping from rom com to western to musical, and even a pirate ship. What were your thoughts on this little ditty? Because I thought this one was very clever.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I did, too. I did, too. This is, to me, one of the. This is Teen beach to me. You know what I mean? This is the kind of song that I always will now think of when I think of this franchise. Like these kinds of musical numbers here.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, man. Yeah, this was a lot of fun. But Leela isn't sold. She wants to stay in modern day forever. So she rips off her necklace and throws it into the ocean. We are back at Big Mama's. Butchie knows there's only one thing left to do. Pretend everything is fine and ignore their problems. The group agrees, but that's when Chi Chi comes running up with the news. Even more people are vanishing. Anyone could be next. And then Butchie finds the necklace. It's once again washed up. So he decides to face his fear of the water and go get his sister. And the entire group sprints with him. The next morning, Mac and Brady are arguing while trying to find the necklace in the ocean. Brady mentions Spencer, and it only adds fuel to the fire. And back on the beach, Leela and Tanner notice something. Wait a minute. What is that? Some weirdos in the ocean, fully clothed. What? It's their friends from back home. What the heck? Okay, so now they're here, even though that's how it ended the first. Okay, well, all right. There's a big reunion. But when they announce they've arrived to take their friends home, Leela explains she doesn't want to leave. She's just starting to find herself. But when she finds out that people are disappearing, the realization sets in. Wet side Story might just go away forever. And Leela knows she must go back. The movie is her job. So she says goodbye to Mac, Tanner says goodbye to Brady, and the Wet side Story cast walks into the ocean with the necklace and back to the 60s. Now alone, Mac and Brady don't know what to say to each other. She runs off to her Save the Beach dance, which I guess is already in progress. Spencer has apparently moved on from Mac Mac and asks Alyssa to dance to a Sabrina Carpenter song. Okay, I have heard a Sabrina Carpenter song. That Was a simple fix. I guess. He sure got over Mac pretty quickly. Okay. Mac smiles about ditching that clinger, but Brady is nearby, bumming alone. Devin suggests he go talk to his now ex beach bunny. But just as he does, the sound of surf rock fills the gym and in walks the wet side story crew. Again with Tanner on a segue. Leela announces they've returned to help Brady and Mack. Tanner is finally thinking for himself and exudes confidence, which he spells K O N Fedence. He reminds Brady he's an amazing guy and he can do anything he puts his mind to. And just like that, Brady runs on stage and asks the band for a kick snare. Then magically, he teaches the band our next song, gotta Be Me, a confident anthem about how Brady is ready to step up for Mac. Mac joins in too, and it looks like they're rekindling their romance through Dan dance. What did you think of this one?

[Sabrina Bryant]

This. This is his big. This is like. To me, it showcased how talented this guy is.

[Will Friedle]

Did you. It's okay. This is the one where I didn't like the song.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Really?

[Will Friedle]

I liked the dancing. I didn't like the song.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I think I was too into the dancing to. To notice the song. I think.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. I didn't.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Because I thought Ross looked awesome in this. Like.

[Will Friedle]

Well, yeah. I mean, he can clearly dance.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Wow. You know, like, he's. He just is such a great performer.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That I think I kind of got swept in that.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, it was.

[Sabrina Bryant]

You didn't like this song?

[Will Friedle]

I didn't like the song. I liked the dancing. I did not like the song. I. I just. It was not. It. What? This one wasn't catchy to me at all. It was just kind of like.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah. I feel like that's what's kind of interesting about the movie is like, it wasn't like all the music was bad. It was just like all of it also wasn't like, to the level of like, what we're now getting. What. What our. What our standard is now.

[Will Friedle]

Anyway, this song ends with Mac and Brady embracing. And Butchie, who's holding a very important necklace, announces they gotta get back in the ocean. But then he vanishes with the necklace. Leela realizes that the first time they time traveled, Brady and Mac didn't even have the necklace. So that means the necklace can't be the only catalyst. How do they get back then? And so in a throwback to Teen beach movie, Mac and Brady get Tanner and Leila out to the ocean with boards, but there's no waves and just as all their friends vanish away, even Chi Chi, Tanner and Leela know they have to do something. Then Brady has an idea. He rushes off with Mac to his workshop, which means Mac has now seen all the secret work he's been doing. He admits he was ashamed to show her because she has a vision for her future and he is just a beach bum. But she says his projects look incredible and she respects his vision. But then he reveals the now finished hydro lithium surfboard with a motor. It doesn't need waves to work. This could be with Tanner and Leela that need. And I think they have another song right around here. And we'll get to that. Mac apologizes for everything, and they promise each other no more secrets. They also notice that they're in the exact same spot that they met. Somehow this makes them realize if their friends don't end up back in the movie, then it will also mean they never met. And that's when I went. Suppose I was what?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

What does that mean? Did you follow any of that logic?

[Sabrina Bryant]

No.

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I, I, I mean, I understood what they were saying. I didn't understand how that made sense.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. So not only do I not get while it made that didn't make sense, but okay, they're putting that out there. It doesn't make any sense, but they're putting it out there. If they don't get back to them, it's another level of danger. If they don't get back to the movie.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

It's like we've never met. Yeah. Remember that. People just remember that because it's gonna come back. Brady says no matter what, he'll never forget her. And then he sings something that turns into a duet called Meant to Be. And it's all about their relationship is meant to be. And I thought, hey, all these people are disappearing and essentially dying. Maybe now's not the time to sing. Just maybe not to Give it some time. Get him back in the water. Get him back to the 60s. Then sing your song.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

During their final goodbyes, Max suggests Leela start a math club. And start starts thinking for herself. She encourages her to change the movie, which feels like it already happened because she was doing that. But who knows? And now in the ocean, Brady ties again. Dark ocean. Brady tries to start the board's engine, but it's sputtering. He's forced to swim underneath it and see what's going on, but the hatch won't open. Time is running out. He tries and tries again, but the damn hatch is stuck. And just as Tanner starts to fade away. Brady finally pries the hatch open again. You would have had an extra five minutes if you didn't sing your song. But without any tools, he can't fix it. So he borrows Leela's hair clip and finally gets it working, catapulting Tanner and Leila out to sea. Did it work? Did they vanish from existence forever or go back into the movie? We just don't know. So Brady walks back to the beach where Mac is standing, but instead of celebrating, he runs right past her. Neither than Bat and I. They don't know each other, so it must mean they didn't make it back to the movie, right? Cause those are the rules they just set up 30 seconds ago. They just did it. I know because I was watching the movie.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Because I was watching the movie.

[Will Friedle]

That's how I know. Brady meets up with Devin for their very odd special handshake and notices the Save the Beach dance and movie screen in the distance. The two bros decide to crash it on the way in. By the way, it's an open dance. You don't have to crash it. He notices Mac on the beach, but again, no memory of this girl. Mac reenters her dance eventually and sits at the front desk with Spencer and Alyssa, and they now appear to be an official couple. Great. When Devin and Tanner arrive to buy tickets, Tanner asks Mac again, a girl he doesn't know at all, what movie they'll be projecting tonight. She reveals It's a 1962 beach movie party, which is very specific. It's Layla, Queen of the Beach, Mac's favorite. But Tanner isn't sold that this is the best movie to show. Mac challenges him to buy a ticket, and if he doesn't agree, she'll buy him a smoothie. They have a moment, and off goes Brady. So they've reversed what happened in the first movie. Yes, it's very clever. Okay, but what? Mac Den announces the start of the movie, which is just its wet side story. But Layla is now a badass independent. She's the main character. Tanner's just her boyfriend. History has been rewritten. But doesn't that mean they made it back to the movie in time? And so wouldn't that mean that Brady and Mac would still be dating? What's. What? What?

[Sabrina Bryant]

I know. It's like.

[E]

They didn't follow the rules.

[Will Friedle]

They established that.

[Sabrina Bryant]

They established they did not. Now it's. It's. It flips.

[Will Friedle]

Is it? Are they going to try to say it's because they changed the movie? Okay, so now Wait. Oh, this is from producer Lisa. Because they changed the movie. And because it's now a woman movie, Brady, of course, would not have seen it. Why wouldn't he have seen it? Oh, that's okay. That's Lisa's take. I. So. But they. They still made it back to the 60s. They still made their 60s beach movies.

[Sabrina Bryant]

But in reality, they also, I guess, to be fair, they didn't really know. They just were. That was just a question. Like, does that mean that we won't know each other? Does that?

[Will Friedle]

Well, why even think it up then? You know, like, why even bring it up? It's just like it should. If you're not going to explain it, don't do it.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

Because they're like, if they don't make it back to the movie, we'll never know each other. And then they make it back to the movie, and they never know each other.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Other. Yeah. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

It just. It was. The end got confusing. The. The end. They had me, and then I was like, what is. The end got confusing to me. I did not understand.

[Sabrina Bryant]

She's saying. Lisa's saying, this is why this movie isn't liked as much as the first one, because of this ending. It was a controversial situation among the fans.

[Will Friedle]

It should be. It should be confusing. It was confusing. What was going on. Yeah, I. And I, again, I like the idea that, yes, the relationship is starting over and now they don't know each other and they've reversed it. And I. That's great, but you've got to give us a reason why that happened. And they try to explain it, and their explanation doesn't make any sense.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

So I don't mind them rebooting the relationship, but you gotta make it matter. Make it make sense. And they didn't.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

Anyway, Leela sings the final song. That's how we do all about women empowerment. And is eventually joined by Mac and everyone at the party. It's a big finale here with a lot of dancing. Did you like the song? Did you like the dancing?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes, I did.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, me too. Brady eventually joins in too, singing along with Tanner on the screen. We've got both couples now overcoming their own obstacles. But again, the conceit of the movie now makes no sense. To remind you, if Leela and Tanner make it back to the movie on time, then Mac and Brady should have had no problem remembering each other. But everyone ends up tap dancing on cars, so who cares? We're having. Having fun. The song ends with Mac holding Brady, so reversing it, restarting their relationship against the backdrop of the screen for a few seconds, it appears they remember each other, but it's probably just deja vu. The strangers then embrace passionately despite the fact that they just met. And this whole thing is insane. They should have still known each other. I don't get it. Anyway, the credits roll up by for the. If there's two camps, there's the camp that likes the ending and totally understands it and doesn't like the ending and doesn't get it. I'm firmly in the doesn't like the ending and don't it get. I like where they were going but they didn't explain it. So I don't get it. What camp are you in Sabrina, of.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Liking it or not liking it?

[Will Friedle]

Liking the ending. Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It kind of, it was, it was kind of a letdown for me. Like you know what? Like I've. We've watched this 145 minute.

[Will Friedle]

It's a six hour movie.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Doesn't even make like. So it definitely kind of left me on like a, on a slump instead of it being really exciting. However, I do love when there's extra stuff happening like during the credits. So I did like the little thing that starts happening while they're rolling the credits.

[Will Friedle]

What happened? Did I not watch it?

[Sabrina Bryant]

It was just like a cute little like thing they did. I liked it.

[Will Friedle]

Oh it was extra dancing scenes and takes and stuff like that. Okay. Yeah, I did see that. Okay. That's what. Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryant]

But yeah, I did kind of end on like a little bit of a slump. Like what? Yeah, you know, so I can understand. I love that Lisa knows that that was like kind of controversial of like that I could understand the fans being.

[Will Friedle]

Like, you know, we had fans on our IG already going oh, I can't wait to hear what they think about the ending. So I knew something was going on.

[E]

Take on why it is this way. I don't into these. Okay, please. So the thing is like I feel like when you were asking earlier about why we were going back and seeing the movie change, like if he's seeing that on, on the screen as well, technically he wasn't really watching. It was just in the background. My take is that you're watching the movie being made. Like you're watching like, like you're being zapped into the actual like you're on set so then they're kind of just stopping as if they were making the movie at that time. So like she's stopping it and then so he wouldn't be seeing that because she would Go back and they would do the take, and that's what he would. That's my.

[Will Friedle]

That's so much more confusing.

[E]

It is very confusing. But then by the end, because they go back in time, they're going back to the 60s when the movie was made, and she's already had these thoughts, so they're making a completely different movie. Which is why he doesn't remember it. Because in my brain. So confused because of the time. Like, he. He wouldn't be probably shown the movie Layla on the beach as much as a Wet side Story as a kid growing up. So, like, it's more likely she would have seen that than he would. So they don't have that shared love of the same movie because that means that they have.

[Will Friedle]

They never met. Right.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Because they.

[E]

That's how they met was their shared love of the same movie. So now they don't have that. Because.

[Will Friedle]

No, she had never seen Wet side Story in the first one. That was the whole point.

[E]

I thought that. No, didn't she?

[Will Friedle]

Isn't that. The whole point is he introduces her to Wet side Story, and that's why they have the first date on the beach, is because she's like, you've never seen this. He's like, you've never seen this movie.

[E]

Oh, gosh, maybe you're right, because I haven't. But maybe that's the play on it then. Is that because now the roles are switched. She's the one who's seen the movie, and he has not.

[Will Friedle]

Not.

[E]

So it's a right.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, no, I get that they're doing that.

[E]

So they still wouldn't have technically met on the beach. Yeah, it's confusing. It's so much thinking for kids.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Sorry. Yes, it is. It's the first one. Kids. It is.

[Will Friedle]

It is confusing for kids. I was only half a bourbon in, and I didn't understand what the hell was happening.

[E]

You needed six more.

[Sabrina Bryant]

You needed six more to be able to.

[Will Friedle]

Well, thank you, Lisa. That's still confusing, but I. I don't. Anyway. And much like the end of the film, that's the end of our recap, and I'm just gonna end it on a confusing note, and let's go right into real reviews.

[Jenica]

Hey, it's Cheekies from the Cheekies and Show podcasts. Lately, all I hear is football this, soccer that. I mean, football or football? Pick one. Right. And every time those words come up, so does a debate. Which one's tougher, which has better uniforms, which sport takes more skill. That convo goes on forever. Trust me. But you know where it ends? When someone pops open an ice cold Coca Cola. That sound, that first sip, that's when everyone chills out and smiles. Instant truce. And for me, Coca Cola has always been a part of summer. Backyard carne asadas, sweating in the sun, blasting music in my hand. It just hits different. So whether you're team football. Team football, or just here for snacks, Coca Cola esperatos. And Coca Cola always helps us share our stories on my cultura. Make sure to listen to your favorite shows wherever you listen to podcasts.

[Will Friedle]

Sabrina, I think you've got the five star this week. What do you got?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Five star this week. It's from Samantha Hc. So awesome. I had a tropical day with my mom. We watched this movie on her bed at 12 o'. Clock. It's a comfy bed. Then we had a smoothie while watching the movie.

[Will Friedle]

Five stars.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

All right. Love it. I have the one star mine's from.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That's as confusing as the end.

[Will Friedle]

As confusing as the end of the movie. Mine is not confusing at all. It's very clear. This is the one star from Nathaniel C. Not to be confused with Nathaniel. A, B or D. For the sake of my sanity and well being, this movie does not exist in the TBCU or the Teen Beach Cinematic Universe. The movie does absolutely nothing but help you realize, damn, maybe there is nothing worth living for if you're on the brink of a breakdown. Literally. Watch anything else. Wow, there's a lot to unpack there. First of all, I love that it's, it's already the tbcu. It's the Teen Beach Cinematic Universe as if it's a marvel thing. But that is one star from Nathaniel doing okay.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Nathaniel, yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Somebody throw up a flag and make sure that Nathaniel's doing okay. If that would be possible. That would be great.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Is Jensen here?

[Will Friedle]

Okay, good. We've got our, our, our, our, our wonderful, wonderful Jensen here to do our amazing feature this week. And this week we're doing a feature called Life's a Beach. To celebrate our return to the Teen beach movie. We are seeing just how much we know about our popular beach cities. We'll be given the name of a popular beach city and we have to answer what state they're located in.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Holy gosh.

[Will Friedle]

For example, if we're given Miami beach, the answer is, of course, Utah. Three out of five wins. It's Florida. So here we go. Number one, Myrtle Beach.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Myrtle beach is Florida, isn't it?

[Will Friedle]

I think Myrtle beach you're gonna find is in South Carolina.

[Sabrina Bryant]

No it's in South Carolina. Yes. No, it is.

[Will Friedle]

It is.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It is. It's South Carolina.

[Will Friedle]

I. I would have lost this. I double triple checked it. I would have guessed it was Florida. It is South Carolina. Yeah. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Sc. Okay, number two. Rehoboth. Rehoboth Beach. I had rehaboth. Rehaboth. R E H O B O T H. Rehoboth, I guess. Rehoboth. We'll see. We'll find out via the Instagram comments.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, can we, can we also say. Are. Are all of these in America or. No? Yeah. Okay.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I have never heard of this one.

[Will Friedle]

I'm gonna say it's in Texas.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Texas.

[Will Friedle]

On the Gulf of Mexico. It's gotta be somewhere strange.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah. Oh, God.

[Will Friedle]

I was gonna say east coast possibly too. Like, it's like. Yeah. New Hampshire or Maine or something.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, I was gonna say like New Hampshire or like.

[Will Friedle]

We don't know. We don't know. I mean, I'll let you have all those. You got it wrong. It's Delaware. Oh, God.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Delaware. Well, we were kind of close. Ish.

[Will Friedle]

All right, number three. Tybee Island. Sabrina.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I'm gonna take us to the other coast and say somewhere in California.

[Will Friedle]

I mean, I'll say. I'm agree. California. It's Georgia. Oh, God. Number four. Seaside.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Seaside, New Jersey. Oh, yeah. Yes. New Jersey.

[Will Friedle]

No, no, it's Oregon. What do you mean, Oregon? Well, there's also Seaside, New Jersey.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Oregon. You're right. Let me hold on.

[Will Friedle]

If. If there is two, I will allow. Seaside is the. Is the beach where they go where. Where all of technically Seaside Heights. I will not allow it. Oh, God. Okay, fine. I will not allow. We've already lost number five. Port Uranus. No, it's Aransas. A R A N S A S. I have no idea.

[Sabrina Bryant]

No idea.

[Will Friedle]

It's going to be Alaska. Texas. Guys, I'm so happy to have centered you back into a world where you only got one. Right. I got crushed. Thank you so much, Jensen. Crushed. Can we do a Sabrina Seas, please? Sabrina?

[Sabrina Bryant]

See, now I'm starting to feel bad about this. Sabrina sees.

[Will Friedle]

I feel bad. Don't feel bad. You gotta do it. You gotta do it. Come on, Sabrina.

[Sabrina Bryant]

All right, so we talked about a lot of them as always. But there in the. Turn your frown upside down.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. Your favorite song. Your favorite song and dance.

[Sabrina Bryant]

One of the most horrendous things that has happened on the channel, in my opinion. Happened?

[Will Friedle]

What? Oh my God. What? I'm dying to know.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Okay, I'm gonna show you. So it's kind of hard for our listeners, but. Okay, okay, I'll try to explain it then. Remember when the. It's like an aerial shot and they turn the frown like they're in like. Yeah, like. Yeah, it looks like a happy fair. A frown face.

[Will Friedle]

It doesn't get a good frown.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Up and up and down. No, it's not that. It doesn't get. I'm just gonna show you this picture. Can you see it?

[Will Friedle]

Yes.

[Sabrina Bryant]

And then I'm gonna show you what I zoomed in because I just could not believe someone did this to this poor girl.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, no. What?

[Sabrina Bryant]

Like, that is so awful.

[Will Friedle]

Wait, what is it?

[Sabrina Bryant]

It's her. She's on. So they did the, like, you know, they somehow were in that frown position and then they all flipped over, right?

[Will Friedle]

And she fly up.

[Sabrina Bryant]

She had to, like, handstand her way over and they have her in like. That is awful. Poor thing. I want to personally apologize that Disney did this to you, because that would have killed me.

[Will Friedle]

I. Oh, that's so funny.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Just that. Just in general, like, it could have just been all dudes in shorts and it wouldn't have been a thing. But, like, you've got her in a cheer skirt. Skirt is flipped up out. Like, it's like, not cool. I felt so bad. I couldn't believe it. And then, of course, you know, I'm watching on Disney and you can't screenshot on that, right? So I had to find it on YouTube just so I could show you. That was horrifying to me. I felt so bad for her, and I just feel terrible. The next thing was. I don't know why this was really important for me to tell you is how much I disliked the hoodie that she's wearing at the end. Like, she just looks weird. Like, it just wasn't like a nice. Like, she just looked kind of strange, and it was like, we haven't seen you wear a hood. A hoodie at all. And then last, I actually had some help from my manager, Melissa. That the guy that plays Devin, his best friend?

[Will Friedle]

Yep.

[Sabrina Bryant]

His best friend who plays Devin. He is the son of the producer, Ray Chamber. He was Ray Cham Jr and he was around during, like, all of the recordings of, like, our first movie. Ray did pretty much all of the Cheetah Girl songs in the first movie. And he was so little once. Mel told me that I'm like, Rey's little son was so tiny during that. And now he's on to being.

[Will Friedle]

He can dance too, and he can.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Dance his butt off. Wait no. Yes, yes, yes, yes. And he was just. Just so cute. So it was like, such a good, like, Easter egg for me to, like, I went back and, like, kind of rewatched all his scenes and, like, the. So proud of him. Like, that's so exciting. You know, he was so little, and he was so animated and so cute. And I remember Ray telling me, yeah, he really wants to get into acting, but I'm, like, not sure if I'm gonna go that route. And I'm like, you have so many great connections. Like, are you kidding? And so anyway, for him to now, you know, be older and doing what he loves and what I saw him as a little adorable kid. I'm just really proud of him.

[Will Friedle]

So that's cool.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That's my main Sabrina Sees, because I'm real proud of that. We all called him Junior, so we used to call him Junior.

[Will Friedle]

So that's cool.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It was cool. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Very nice. Shout out to Junior. All right, well, it's time to rate our film. We're gonna go one out of ten, one worst, ten best. That's what we're doing. Here are our options this week. Is it one out of ten? One man stoke machines, One out of ten underwhelming bracelets, Acoustic guitar types, Girls shaking their butt. One out of ten very odd special handshakes, pod guitar players, Guys who paint themselves silver for tips. Who I called, by the way, one out of ten Goth high school girls kick snares. Or one out of ten 1962 beach movie parties.

[Sabrina Bryant]

What would you like to do?

[Will Friedle]

You pick.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Aye, these are all good. Nothing's really jumping out at me. Is anything jumping out at you?

[Will Friedle]

I'm a big fan of underwhelming bracelets.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Okay, we'll do that.

[Will Friedle]

All right, so I think I go first this time, don't I?

[Sabrina Bryant]

No, I do.

[Will Friedle]

No, you.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah, you went last time.

[Will Friedle]

You go first. Thank God.

[Sabrina Bryant]

So I really liked this movie. Like I said, it's hard when so many of the songs and so many of the performances were so high. Like, the hot quality was so great. Great dancing in this movie. The actors are phenomenal. They're just so good. And they really got a chance to showcase a lot of their talent. But there were some funky stuff that needed to be rewrote a little bit here. You know the ending on that leg, like, weird note of. Wait, what? Like, what? What? That. That was hard for me, so it dipped it at the very end. But I liked it. I thought this choreography just like. I love the zombies choreography and the Descendants, like, It just leaned in perfectly to where it was magical, but, like, not over the top. So I loved it. I'm gonna give it an 8.5.

[Will Friedle]

Wow. Okay. Even with the ending, that's impressive.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah. Cause I did. I liked it. And I don't. I don't remember. I definitely will have to say, though, I'm hoping that is. That scoring is under what the first one was because I definitely did like the first one better.

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryant]

It doesn't have as many, like, question marks as the second one did. So I hope that that rating keeps me in line.

[Will Friedle]

Keeps you in line. Because we don't remember what it is. Because I don't feel the same. I feel the same. I liked this movie until the end. Some of the songs weren't great. All the dancing was good. It did not take itself too seriously. The guy playing Tanner was hysterical. There were several laugh out loud, like, actual laugh out loud moments. I'm gonna give this a 7.5 because the ending was lame, and I think that's under my last team. But it just. It was like. You just went at the end. Yeah. So I get why people don't like it. So. Yeah. I want this to be one. Here's what I'm gonna give it. I'm gonna give it one less than whatever I gave Teen Beach.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Right. And I. I don't know if I did Teen beach at like, a 9.5.

[Will Friedle]

I think I probably were up there with nines.

[Sabrina Bryant]

I think.

[Will Friedle]

So. Yeah. I'd give this an eight then.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

It's one less because it's. It's. I like the world and I like the actors, and I like the whole. The whole idea about it. But this. This. The ending really did kind of. Well. There was just a lot of questions. Yeah. It's just. It's. It's not great. It got very confusing. But anyway, that's. That's our. We've just finished our. Because there's not a third one. So we just finished our tbcu. That's the end of the Teen beach cinematic universe. We've wrapped up an entire. We have. We've wrapped up an entire universe, so there we go.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yeah. Well, yeah. That's crazy. We've seen. We're starting to wrap up a lot of them now.

[Will Friedle]

I know. We're getting there.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Done with zombies. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Well, so far. But Zombies is gonna be more. There's not gonna be more Teen Beaches. There's just. This is it. And I think we're done with Camp Rocks now and Camp Rock. So that's it. We're checking them off the list.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

You know, for our next movie, though it is another musical sequel set in the summertime, we're staying in theme with, well, Camp Rock 2. So either you've heard it or you haven't heard it. But Camp Rock 2, the Final Jam, which again, I thought was about the last time people eat jelly. That's not the case. So. Yeah, so you're gonna have to let us know what you think there. But we finally tie off all the loose ends that Camp Rock 1 left us. I'm kidding. I have no memory whatsoever of how it ended. And there were no loose ends. But first, let's stay on the beach. For our Park Hopper episode, we are chatting with Chrissy Fit, also known as the lovable Chi Chi from both Teen Beach 1 and 2. And yes, I definitely want to talk to her about that, but she's also in the Pitch Perfect movies and I can't wait to talk to her about that.

[Sabrina Bryant]

That so exciting.

[Will Friedle]

She talked all about her time in Puerto Rico filming these movies. She was wonderful. You don't believe me? Listen to a small snippet of the upcoming episode.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Even us, like, making it and reading it. I think, like, some of us were like, wait, is this gonna gel with like our demographic? Like, we're trying to do Inception suddenly and like.

[Will Friedle]

Right, yeah.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Dream within a dream. I'm like, I don't know if, if kids are gonna love this. But then it was kind of exciting too, because we were like, we're just giving them a little something extra. Something like, different. It doesn't have to end super happy note, but that we were wrong. It should end on a happy.

[Will Friedle]

And you could hear the whole thing on our dedicated Magical Rewind feed. It is available wherever you get your podcast. Just search for Magical Rewind and subscribe. We have so many great dcom inspired interviews for you to check out. I promise. And you know, for more information, you can always follow us at. Magical Rewind Pod on the Instagram machine. It's on the Internet. Bye, people.

[Sabrina Bryant]

Bye.

[Sabrina]

Hola, it's Jenica from the overcomfort podcast. What's your sport this summer? Football? Basketball. My personal favorite, baseball. There's always mad back and forth about who's the best and who's not. The one thing that's never up for debate is a nice cold Coca Cola. It literally hits every single time, whether you're with friends or by yourself. Coca Cola esparatodos. I never like to show up empty handed, so I make sure to bring a 2 liter bottle of Coke to have with my carnitasada. Grab a Coke arit and listen to your favorite My Cultura shows. Wherever you get your podcast.

[Sabrina Bryant]

This is an I heart podcast.