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Best 90s Romantic Comedy Film

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They made us laugh. They made us cry. They made us swoon over men with floppy hair and puka shell necklaces. Romantic comedies of the 1990s! You love them, we love them, and Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan's bank accounts CERTAINLY loved them. It's been literally decades since these comedy classics graced the silver screens and Blockbuster Video shelves. And now the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to determine the Best Romantic Comedy Film of the 1990s! We’re talking Pretty Woman, 10 Things I Hate About You, Sleepless in Seattle, The Wedding Singer, Groundhog Day, Jerry Maguire, You’ve Got Mail, Father of the Bride, My Best Friend’s Wedding, and more!

Host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Amma Marfo, Jennifer Chen, and Joelle Boedecker jump back to the 90s to relive the most swoon-worthy comedies of the decade before they name the best 90s RomCom!

Want to play along at home? You can! Find the listener bracket here, make a copy for yourself, and see how your picks match up to the panel's!

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Round 2 Match-Ups:

Match-Up 1: 10 Things I Hate About You (1) vs. Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (5)

Match-Up 2: My Best Friend’s Wedding (3) vs. Ever After: A Cinderella Story (2)

Match-Up 3: You’ve Got Mail (1) vs. The Cutting Edge (5)

Match-Up 4: Father of the Bride (3) vs. But I’m a Cheerleader (7)

Match-Up 5: Clueless (1) vs. Empire Records (5)

Match-Up 6: Jerry Maguire (6) vs. Sleepless in Seattle (2)

Match-Up 7: The Wedding Singer (1) vs. Groundhog Day (4)

Match-Up 8: Can’t Hardly Wait (3) vs. Pretty Woman (2)

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EPISODE CREDITS

Host: Eric Rezsnyak

Panel: Amma Marfo, Jennifer Chen, Joelle Boedecker

Producer: Mike Rapin

Editor: Jeffery Perry