🎒 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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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.
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Lovella:Yes.
Lovella:So thanks for listening.
Lovella:See you next time.
Lovella:Bye.
Steve:Bye