🎒 It's back-to-school season! In this School-Themed Movies Guess the Plot challenge, you get to test your family's movie knowledge by identifying famous school-themed films from just four cryptic clues. From classrooms and detention to magical schools and unforgettable teachers, who'll guess the most movies and take the win? 🍎🎬

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Hosts: Steve Koch & Lovella Koch

Kids vs Parents is produced by Vandalpop Media

Producer: Steve Koch

Editors: Ever Cunningham, Steve Koch

Cover Design: Patrick Hardy

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Transcript
Lovella:

Quick four word plot question to start us off.

Lovella:

Which school-based movie is this?

Lovella:

Substitute Forms Student Band.

Steve:

Jack Black, School of Rock.

Lovella:

Yes.

Steve:

Welcome to Kids vs.

Steve:

Parents.

Lovella:

The family trivia battle with four questions for the kids and four tougher ones for the parents.

Lovella:

I'm Lovella.

Steve:

And I'm Steve.

Steve:

Today we're playing Four Word Plot.

Steve:

It's our cryptic clue game.

Lovella:

Yes.

Steve:

Where we

Steve:

have four cryptic clues and you have to figure out the plot of a movie or a book.

Steve:

Today we're doing school themed movies because what is it Lovella?

Steve:

It's nearly back to school

Steve:

Some kids have probably already gone back to school.

Lovella:

And then people who are listening from like Australia

Lovella:

Still in school

Steve:

they never even had a break over this time.

Steve:

So our theme today is um school themed movies.

Steve:

So these are movies that are based either at school or around school or something like that.

Steve:

Do you know any of those movies jumping to mind, Lovella?

Lovella:

I've got a few.

Steve:

But a few movies jump into vine, yeah.

Steve:

Yeah, I've got a few for you as well.

Steve:

See how we go.

Steve:

Alright, what's our prize today, Ravella?

Steve:

For the winner of the school based movies.

Lovella:

Well, the winner gets to pick the place they go to for the next family field trip.

Steve:

Oh very cute.

Steve:

Very fun.

Lovella:

Fun.

Steve:

Cool.

Steve:

Alright.

Steve:

A lot at stake here.

Steve:

Who's gonna go first?

Lovella:

Uh let's do the parents.

Lovella:

See how well they know stuff.

Steve:

Parents were at school first, so let's make them go first.

Lovella:

Nope.

Steve:

Alright, parents, wear up.

Steve:

Pencils ready.

Steve:

Here we go.

Lovella:

Here we go.

Lovella:

Plot number one.

Lovella:

Detention sparks unlikely friendships.

Steve:

Okay, um detention sparks unlikely friendships.

Steve:

This is going to be, oh my gosh, the name of is escaping me.

Steve:

It's the all the kids in detention after school.

Steve:

Um Oh I can't think of the title of the movie, but I can see it.

Steve:

Um

Steve:

The Breakfast Club.

Steve:

That's it.

Steve:

The Breakfast Club.

Lovella:

That is correct.

Steve:

Yes.

Steve:

I just needed a few seconds for it to come to me.

Lovella:

Okay.

Steve:

Thank you.

Lovella:

Next part.

Steve:

Yes.

Lovella:

Part number two

Lovella:

Revenge destroys fake friendships.

Steve:

Revenge destroys fake friendships

Steve:

I don't know.

Steve:

School-based movie Revenge destroys fake friendships.

Steve:

I really don't know.

Steve:

Um fake friendships.

Steve:

Is it mean girls?

Steve:

I mean it's mean girls

Steve:

Yeah, it's it's mean girls I can see on your face.

Steve:

No, I'm not saying anything.

Steve:

I'm not saying that's my answer.

Lovella:

Fine

Lovella:

It's me.

Steve:

Nice.

Steve:

I was I I had to remind myself that we're doing school based movies.

Steve:

Um

Steve:

Fake friendships is what I think we're going to do.

Lovella:

I love mean girls, it's so good.

Lovella:

That's what helped me.

Lovella:

It's good.

Steve:

I don't like mean girls.

Steve:

I like the movie, but I don't like mean girls.

Lovella:

No, I know.

Lovella:

I like the movie.

Lovella:

I don't like what

Lovella:

But it's representing and everything, but like it's they made it.

Lovella:

It's a funny movie.

Lovella:

It's funny.

Lovella:

That is so fetch.

Lovella:

I just wanted to put that in there.

Steve:

You just wanted to quote the movie, didn't you?

Lovella:

I just wanted to quote it.

Lovella:

Okay, plot number three

Lovella:

Poetry inspires youthful rebellion.

Steve:

Love it.

Steve:

This is a classic movie.

Steve:

Classic movie.

Steve:

The poetry is the one that that gives it away.

Steve:

It's Dead Poet Society.

Lovella:

Correct.

Steve:

Yes.

Steve:

Robin Williams is in that one.

Steve:

A captain, my captain.

Lovella:

Okay.

Steve:

You can get that one.

Steve:

Whatever.

Steve:

It's a great movie.

Steve:

When you're a bit older we'll watch that one together.

Lovella:

Alright, last pot.

Lovella:

Hot number four.

Lovella:

Student skip school

Lovella:

Spectaculary.

Steve:

Student skips school spectacularly.

Steve:

That's a mouthful.

Steve:

That's a tongue twister.

Lovella:

Student skips school spectacularly.

Steve:

Say that three times fast.

Lovella:

Students been that was them spits.

Lovella:

The spit school?

Lovella:

Students skip school suppiss

Lovella:

Student Skips School Spectacular.

Steve:

Well done.

Steve:

Thank you.

Steve:

Okay, student skips school spectacular.

Steve:

This is like a vocal warm-up.

Steve:

Um

Steve:

Okay, that is uh I know this one.

Steve:

Oh, again, the title is leaping from my mind.

Steve:

They steal a car, they do all this stuff.

Steve:

Um Ferris Bueller's day off.

Lovella:

Correct.

Steve:

Yes.

Lovella:

So that's four out of four for you.

Lovella:

Four out of four?

Lovella:

Yes.

Lovella:

That's good.

Steve:

I know my school-based movies.

Lovella:

Alright, alright.

Lovella:

Okay.

Lovella:

Alright.

Lovella:

It's my turn now.

Steve:

It is, kids.

Steve:

Here we go.

Steve:

You're up next

Steve:

All right, kids.

Steve:

Heads down, here we go.

Steve:

Ready for your exam?

Lovella:

Nope.

Steve:

You studied for this Lovella?

Lovella:

I don't know how many school themed members I've watched.

Steve:

I think you'll do alright in this one.

Steve:

I think you'll do alright.

Steve:

Okay, okay.

Steve:

You ready?

Steve:

Here we go.

Steve:

Plot

Steve:

Number one basketball star loves singing.

Lovella:

High school musical said we had to let it go.

Steve:

We're all in this Okay, you don't need to give me all the songs, it's fine.

Lovella:

I love I'm going to be able to do that.

Steve:

You are correct.

Steve:

Weren't you just watching this like recently?

Steve:

I feel like you were just watching this like the other day.

Lovella:

I think I was watching they have they have a TV series as well.

Lovella:

So I was watching that the other day.

Steve:

Well done.

Steve:

All right.

Steve:

Good job.

Steve:

One on the board.

Steve:

Okay, here we go.

Steve:

Plot number two

Steve:

Teen villains rewrite destinies

Lovella:

Hey wait.

Steve:

Teen villains rewrite destinies.

Lovella:

Okay, it's descendants, but is it a specific one?

Lovella:

Can you tell me?

Steve:

It's not a specific one.

Lovella:

Okay, so Descendants.

Steve:

It is Descendants.

Steve:

I didn't pick a I think I picked the first one.

Steve:

It probably uh applies to all of them though, but so if you said any of the descendants movies, I'll let you take it

Steve:

Well done.

Lovella:

I love descendants, guys.

Steve:

Nice one.

Steve:

I've got to give you something you don't love then.

Steve:

All right, here we go.

Steve:

Uh plot.

Steve:

Number three.

Steve:

Boy Seeks Hidden Stone.

Steve:

Boy seeks hidden stone.

Lovella:

Boy seeks hidden stone?

Lovella:

What?

Steve:

Yeah.

Lovella:

Oh, oh, onward.

Steve:

Onward?

Steve:

Is that a school based movie, do you think?

Lovella:

It has a school in it.

Lovella:

It's like it's got school on it.

Lovella:

Wait, wait, say it again, one more time.

Steve:

Boy seeks hidden stone.

Lovella:

Maybe it's not that.

Steve:

Are they after a stone in that?

Lovella:

They are after like an emerald kind of thing.

Lovella:

Yeah, they are.

Steve:

Okay.

Lovella:

Have I s have I seen this movie?

Steve:

Yes, you have.

Lovella:

It's probably on with them.

Lovella:

I'm gonna go with On Widow.

Steve:

You gonna go with Only?

Steve:

It's a good guess, but you are incorrect.

Steve:

Dang it It is

Steve:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Lovella:

No!

Lovella:

No.

Steve:

The first Harry Potter movie.

Steve:

Yeah.

Steve:

That's what it was.

Lovella:

Oh how could I miss that?

Steve:

Yeah no, how could you miss that one?

Steve:

Alright, here we go.

Steve:

Plot number four.

Steve:

You can still you can still do this.

Steve:

Here we go

Steve:

Genius girl discovers powers

Lovella:

Genius Girl discovers powers.

Steve:

Genius Girl discovers powers.

Lovella:

Have I seen this?

Steve:

Yeah, you've seen this movie.

Lovella:

Do I love this movie?

Steve:

I think you like it.

Steve:

Yeah, I think you like it a lot.

Steve:

I think you've seen it a few times.

Lovella:

Is it a Disney movie?

Steve:

Uh I don't know.

Steve:

On Netflix?

Steve:

I'm not sure.

Steve:

I don't know.

Steve:

I can't remember what streaming platform it's on.

Lovella:

Can I have a hint?

Steve:

Uh it's also uh musical

Lovella:

Genius wait, say the end.

Steve:

Genius girl discovers powers.

Lovella:

Is this wicked?

Steve:

No.

Steve:

It's not quite it's not wicked

Steve:

That is a good guess.

Lovella:

And the musical thing also helps you with that, but Oh oh my gosh, no, I got it.

Lovella:

Matilda.

Steve:

Matilda.

Steve:

Matilda.

Steve:

Matilda.

Steve:

It is Matilda.

Lovella:

Oh, I love Matilda.

Steve:

Matilda

Lovella:

Sun again

Steve:

It could have almost applied to Alphabet to uh wicked.

Steve:

Yeah.

Steve:

So maybe if you said that one I you could maybe let it go.

Steve:

That's not the one I was thinking of, but I mean, Alphabet always knew she had powers, so she doesn't really discover them

Steve:

Well done, Lovella.

Steve:

You got three out of four.

Steve:

Only one.

Steve:

I did.

Steve:

You only missed Harry Potter.

Steve:

Stop it.

Steve:

One of your favorite franchises.

Steve:

Stop it.

Steve:

Do you?

Steve:

It's every movie is

Steve:

Hogwarts.

Steve:

Is that Hogwarts?

Lovella:

Yeah, but you just forget.

Lovella:

I also haven't watched those movies in like a while.

Steve:

Okay, so we're gonna move to our bonus round now.

Steve:

This is where you can call back.

Steve:

You'll win, Lovella, and see if you can take it home, all right?

Steve:

Okay.

Steve:

A bonus round or a tiebreaker round.

Steve:

It might be a tie in your car, so you can use this for that

Steve:

is one plot and first one to buzz in with the correct answer wins.

Steve:

Okay.

Steve:

So if you get it wrong, the points go to the other team.

Steve:

So don't buzz in if you don't know.

Steve:

So I'm ahead, so I can play a little bit of defense here if I feel like I don't really know.

Steve:

I can just sit back and see if you want to have a go at guessing, but

Steve:

If I really feel like I gotta win this, I gotta buzz in early and try.

Lovella:

Okay.

Lovella:

All right.

Steve:

Alright, here we go.

Steve:

Bonus or tiebreaker plot.

Steve:

Are you ready?

Lovella:

Yes, I think so.

Steve:

Here we go.

Steve:

Misfits enter scare competition buzz

Steve:

I got it.

Lovella:

I don't know.

Steve:

The scare competition is what gave it away to me.

Lovella:

Scare competition.

Steve:

It's a movie where there's scaring involved.

Lovella:

I don't know.

Lovella:

I don't know it.

Steve:

Okay, I know the answer to this, so I'm buzzing in.

Lovella:

It's probably gonna be something I like.

Steve:

It's Monsters University

Lovella:

Oh I'll scroll down and have a look.

Steve:

Let me see if I'm right.

Steve:

Oh wait, I've got a s where is it?

Steve:

There it is.

Steve:

Uh yep.

Steve:

Monsters University.

Steve:

Alright, well parents win in our car and I take home the wheel.

Steve:

Congrats!

Steve:

You seem to be disappointed.

Steve:

Well that means I get to choose where we go for the field trip.

Steve:

Oh where are we going?

Steve:

I don't know.

Steve:

Uh maybe we'll go out for dinner or something

Steve:

How's it sound?

Steve:

Maybe Mum and I, this the teachers can go out for for dinner and the students can stay home.

Lovella:

But I don't want to stay home.

Steve:

Mum and I'll go on a date.

Lovella:

I only go on a field trip.

Steve:

No, no date, no no field trip for you.

Steve:

All right, well, thanks for playing.

Steve:

We want to just remind you, if you want to be a part of the Kids Virst Parents crew, we'd love to have you on board.

Lovella:

Yeah.

Steve:

You can join the free Kids Vers Parents crew.

Steve:

What do they get for joining the crew, Lovella?

Lovella:

You'll get family game downloads, chances to vote on future episodes, and opportunities to help shape the show.

Steve:

That's right.

Steve:

creating a whole new community for kids first parents to to be a part of.

Steve:

So if you'd like to be involved in that, head over to playkidsvsparents.

Lovella:

dot com.

Steve:

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Steve:

That's right, there's a link

Steve:

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Steve:

It's free to join.

Steve:

You can unsubscribe whenever you want.

Steve:

We're gonna send out poll questions like what what topics we should do next, what episodes we should do next.

Steve:

We might even send out some downloadable quizzes and things you can play in the car on your next road trip.

Steve:

So be a part of that crew, we'd love to have you on board

Lovella:

Yes.

Steve:

But you don't have to join.

Steve:

You can keep listening to the show just like you do every week.

Lovella:

Yes.

Lovella:

So thanks for listening.

Lovella:

See you next time.

Lovella:

Bye.

Steve:

Bye