Welcome to a new OOM series we’re calling Down the Rabbit Hole! Has this ever happened to you: you’re browsing the internet, reading up on something specific, and a link to something related catches your eye. So then you open that new link in a new tab to read later, and all of a sudden you have 15 tabs open? I’ll admit – this happens to me a lot, and here at OOM, we’ll be documenting some of our trips down the literary rabbit hole, à la Alice in Wonderland (if Alice had a computer).
I started with the Wikipedia entry for The Baby-sitters Club® book series. Here are some interesting facts I found:
- Stacy is a nickname, and the character's real name is actually Anastasia
- The series has sold more than 176 million copies
- The BSC was originally planned as a four-book series
- There was a prequel to the series written by Ann M. Martin in 2010 called The Summer Before
And, there was a soundtrack for the BSC television series released in 1992! I definitely had this cassette, and played it non-stop on my pink and purple plastic boombox. This bit of information made me take a quick leap to YouTube, where I found the theme song, “Say Hello to Your Friends.” I've embeded it below but be warned: this song WILL get stuck in your head!
From there I made the leap to the BSC television series Wikipedia page, where I found out the entire 13 episode run of the show is available on Netflix Instant! Also, did you know the series aired originally on HBO?
However, I thought Larisa Oleynik was in the series; I dug a bit deeper and it turns out, she was in the BSC movie as Dawn, according to her Wikipedia page (her first film role!). From there I jumped to the next obvious place – the Wikipedia page for The Secret World of Alex Mack. I’ve always wondered what happened to the actress who played her sister Annie, and as it turns out, she’s in a lot of commercials. Probably the most popular one would be for Geico’s Tiny House.
And there you have it! I started with The Baby-sitters Club books, and ended up on a commerical for homeowners insurance. Where will the internet take you today, and what will you learn?
