Blinded Me with Christian Science: Project Dinosaur (2000)

We are back with Season 2 of Gumbo! New house, new studio, new opportunities to piss off prudes. And what better way to ring in our new season than with our favorite guest, Melanie Mann, to discuss good old fashioned Christian propaganda films. Melanie grew up in a fundamentalist Christian household headed by Bob Jones and was homeschooled with their proprietary homeschool curriculum and provides an incredible insight into growing up in a fundamentalist household. Unusual Films and Bob Jones University created a series of “educational” movies with Christ-like life lessons, including today’s feature ‘Project Dinosaur’. Do I hear a new series coming?? Project Dinosaur (2000), directed by evangelist director Tim Rogers, follows a mild-mannered group of young kids as they discover a dinosaur bone and embark on a lesson on creationism, faith, and kindness. In classic after-school-special style, the skeptical “public school educated” Mikey is taught about creationism by his fundie home-schooled pals with almost-funny comedic relief throughout the film and, of course, all of the flaws of science. It’s actually surprisingly watchable and available for free on Youtube and directly on Bob Jone’s website. Take a listen to Melanie and Nellie’s takes on this Y2K hidden gem for atheists who love a good laugh. Thanks for listening to Midnight Movie Gumbo! If you like us, give us a follow on wherever you listen and subscribe directly to our Substack! We’d love to hear from you sickos! Tell us how you really feel. Drop a comment on what you think we should watch. Keep up with our shenanigans on Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok! Stay Hungry XO This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit midnightmoviegumbo.substack.com