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It’s been a while since we’ve done a catch up episode and considering we took a break over the holidays, we felt like now would be the perfect time to do one! Grab a cup of coffee (or tea if you’re like Grace who isn’t a coffee gal), a snack or get cozy on the couch (if you’re driving don’t get too cozy please be safe and keep those hands at 10 and 2)! Listen as we chat all about David's night at the Hilary Duff concert, medical dramas, our thoughts on this season of The Traitors, the Super Bowl and so much more! We appreciate you taking the time to listen and hope you enjoy this catch up episode!

Happy New Year! We are so excited to be back with a new episode celebrating one of our favorite DCOM franchises of all time, High School Musical! HSM celebrated its 20th anniversary this past week and the cast were really embracing their time spent working on the films all over social media. We can't get enough of the throwback pictures! To celebrate this monumental anniversary, we are so excited to share this episode with Lucas Grabeel who played Ryan Evans in the High School Musical movies! We chat with Lucas all about how he got started in the industry, his experiences working on the High School Musical movies as well as Halloweentown High, Return to Halloweentown and so much more. We're so excited for 2026 and hope you love this episode!

"Hola, Tanneritos!" Full House was a staple in almost everyone's home in the 90's. When the iconic "Everywhere You Look" theme song started to play, we all ran to the TV to watch! In today's episode, we are joined by the one and only and beyond lovely, Andrea Barber who played Kimmy Gibbler on the show! We chat with Andrea all about being a part of such a fan favorite show, being brought back for the spinoff show, Fuller House, commercials in the 90's and fostering dogs. Andrea is just as lovely and hilarious and we could have ever imagined! We hope you enjoy this episode!

Having the opportunity to learn about different sides of the entertainment industry is one of our favorite things about hosting this podcast. In this weeks episode, we had the please of chatting with Mona May who is a Costume Designer with a resume that will make your jaw hit the floor! Mona had lend her talents to movies such as Clueless, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Wedding Singer, Never Been Kissed, Zenon: The Sequel, Zenon: Z3, Enchanted, The Cheetah Girls, The House Bunny and SO much more! Mona has a new book coming out called The Fashion of Clueless which gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how she created the iconic fashion for "Clueless", featuring interviews with cast and crew about the film and never before seen images from the making of the film! Purchase her book now!We hope you enjoy this episode!

Happy Halloween! This week we're celebrating one of our favorite Halloween DCOMs, Phantom of the Megaplex! We're joined by Jacob Smith, who played Brian in the movie. We chat all about that film, Cheaper by the Dozen, and Party of Five. We had such a great time talking with Jacob and hope you love this episode!

We are officially in Sp00ky season and only one week away from Halloween! To keep in the spirit, this week's episode features one of our favorite Halloween movies, Twitches! We are joined by Actress, Comedian and Writer, Jennifer Robertson. Jennifer has been in some of our favorite shows and movies such as Twitches, Schitt's Creek and she is currently filming the new season of the hit Netflix show, Ginny & Georgia! We chat with Jennifer all about her career, working on these shows and movies and so much more. We hope you love this episode! 

This episode is another full circle moment for us! We're joined by country singer Phil Vassar, who once performed in David's hometown of Carlinville, IL! We talk all about his career, from appearing on Star Search, to owning his own bar, to his number one songs. We had such a great time chatting with Phil and hope you love this episode!

We're so excited about this week's guest! We're joined by Christine Lakin, who played Al in Step by Step. We talk with Christine all about that iconic show (and it's iconic them song)! We also talk about what it was like working with Paris Hilton in The Hottie and the Nottie, and her Step by Step rewatch podcast with Stacy Keanan. We had such a great time chatting with Christine and hope you love this episode!

We all grew up knowing Ronald McDonald, Loonette the Clown from The Big Comfy Couch and even Bozo the Clown. In more recent years however, peoples opinions have changed on clowns and horror movies have even depicted them as terrifying! In this weeks episode, we are joined by Guilford Adams who is an Actor, Musician, Filmmaker and mostly a professional Clown. He talks with us about what it's like being a professional clown and his upcoming documentary called American Clown. American Clown is a feature-length documentary exploring the plight of clowns in a country that looks on them with a growing sense of apprehension and disdain. We learned a lot talking with Guilford and hope you enjoy this episode!

This episode is a really special one for both of us. We're joined by Aly & AJ! We grew up absolutely loving their music, tv shows, and movies! We chat with them all about the 20th anniversary of their album, Into the Rush and their Disney Channel Original Movie, Cow Belles. We also cover their new album, Silver Deliverer and upcoming tour. We had such an amazing time talking with Aly & AJ and hope you love this episode!

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is one of the top 90's shows that will always stand out in our minds. We're so excited to be joined by Nate Richert, who played Harvey in Sabrina! We talk with Nate all about his time playing Harvey, what meeting fans at conventions means to him and we even learn how pagers worked! We hope you love this episode!

This week is a first for us! We were joined by Tyler Hilton, who was literally on the road touring! We caught up with Tyler while he was in between cities to chat all about his career. We covered how get got started singing, to his roles in One Tree Hill and Walk the Line, to how he got connected with Taylor Swift to play Drew in Teardrops On My Guitar. And make sure to check out Tyler's tour dates for his upcoming One Tree Hill tour with Kate Voegele!

We ALL remember the iconic airplane scene from Bridesmaids! This week we're joined by Mitch Silpa, who played the flight attendant Steve (AKA Stove) in Bridesmaids. Mitch also played Terrance in Gilmore Girls, and has guest starred in some iconic shows like iCarly, Desperate Housewives, and Joey. We had so much fun chatting with Mitch and hope you love this episode!

If you're like us and grew up loving Disney Channel in the 2000s, then you definitely know the icon that is Tanya Baxter. We're so excited to be joined by T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, who played Tanya in That's So Raven! We talk all about her time on the show, as well as her time on In Living Color and what she's currently working on. We hope you love this episode!

This episode is such a full circle moment! We're joined by Emma Caulfield Ford. Emma was the first actress that David ever met back in 2009. We chat with Emma all about her career, from appearances in shows like Saved by the Bell: The New Class, to shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We chat all about her movie, Darkness Falls, too! It was such a dream come true to talk with Emma. We hope you love this episode!

Phineas and Ferb is officially back! We're so excited to be joined by Vincent Martella, who voices Phineas on the show! We chat with Vincent all about his time on the original series and the revival, and about who some of his dream guest stars are. We hope you love this episode!

We are joined by the talented and hilarious Rebecca Mader! In this weeks episode, Rebecca shares all about playing Zelena in Once Upon a Time, joining the cast of Lost four seasons in and working alongside Meryl Streep in the iconic scene from The Devil Wears Prada that taught us all there is a color called Cerulean. We truly had the best time chatting with Rebecca! Her energy is infections and our faces hurt from laughing so much. We hope you enjoy this episode!

Have you ever wondered what Conan O'Brien's thoughts are on Gossip Girl? Or what he knows about Hannah Montana and Disney Channel Original Movies? We're both thrilled to be joined by Conan O'Brien this week! We chat with Conan all about nostalgic Late Night guests and his first celebrity party. We also cover shows all three of us have watched like Gossip Girl and Hannah Montana. Stick around for Conan guessing the plots of 4 of our favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. We hope you love this episode!FOLLOW USInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bttbpodcast/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backtothebest?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BacktotheBestWebsite: https://www.bttbpodcast.com

Remember the iconic scene in Final Destination when Terry gets hit by the bus? Yeah, we do too and we won't ever unsee it! We are joined by Amanda Detmer who played Terry in Final Destination and shares all about what it was like being a part of such an iconic scene from the franchise! We also chat with Amanda about her role as Monty Kirkham in another one of our favorites, Big Fat Liar. We hope you love this episode!

This is a special one, Besties! In this weeks episode, we're joined by Stu Krieger who is also known as "The man who wrote your childhood". We have Stu to thank for bringing us some of the most iconic nostalgic movies that we obsessed over growing up (and still do). For our fellow DCOM lovers, Stu wrote Zenon (Girl of the 21st Century, The Zequel and Z3), Smart House, Phantom of the Megaplex, The Poof Point, Tru Confessions, Gotta Kick It Up!, Going to the Mat & Cow Belles! The list of iconic titles doesn't stop there. Stu also brought us The Land Before Time, A Troll in Central Park and the original Freaky Friday.We had the BEST time chatting with Stu and soaking up all the stories he shared about working on all of these iconic movies. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it!

We're SO excited about this week's episode! We're joined by Victoria Male, who has written a script called What Ever Happened to Baby J, and is FULL of nostalgia, boybands, and more. She's hosting a LIVE table reading of the script on Monday, June 9th at the Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles. The incredible cast includes Jodie Sweetin, Drew Seeley, Doug Jones, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Elisa Donovan, Dale Godboldo, Garret Clayton, Romy Rosemont, Nate Richert, and Myko Olivier. You can also purchase a livestream ticket if you can't make it in person. Proceeds go to the Aids Resource Foundation.You can purchase tickets at the link below and use code "BABYJ10" for $10 off your ticket!Ticket Link: https://www.squadup.com/events/what-ever-happened-to-baby-jInstagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/whateverhappenedtobabyjreading/We're so excited to attend and hope you all love our chat with Victoria!

Over the weekend, we had the chance to go to Comic Con Revolution in Ontario, CA. We had the best time meeting people like Tara Reid, Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum and more! Join us as we recap our experience at the convention!

One of the best Disney movies, A Goofy Movie, turned 30 this week! We don't know HOW that's possible but we had to celebrate! In honor of the anniversary, we're revisiting our 2021 interview with Jason Marsden. We chat with Jason all about voicing Max Goof in A Goofy Movie, Thackery Binx in Hocus Pocus, his various sitcoms, and more. We hope you love this episode!

If you are like us and watched Bring It On and Clueless on repeat growing up, then you are going to want to stop what you're doing and listen to this episode! We are joined by Nicole Bilderback, who you know from Bring It On, Clueless, Cruel Summer and more! Nicole shared so many amazing stories from when she was working on these projects as well as some of her favorite memories playing these iconic roles. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed chatting with Nicole!

We're so excited about this week's episode! We're joined by Katie Stiehler, who you know from Au Pair, Smart House, Brink! and more. We chat with Katie all about her acting career, and her current career of being an amazing tattoo artist. You can check out her work on instagram @ktvtattooer. We hope you love this episode!

We're back!! We have missed recording so much and are so happy to be back with a new episode this week! Join us as we catch up on everything thats gone on over the last few weeks including The Grammys, The Super Bowl, SNL 50th Anniversary and more! We will be getting back to our regular weekly episodes starting on March 6th. Make sure you are following along so you don't miss the great guests and all things nostalgia! We hope you enjoy this episode!

Growing up, one of our all time favorite Disney Channel Original Movies was Motocrossed. We're so excited to be joined by Alana Austin, who played Andrea (aka Andi) in the movie. We talk all about her role in the film, from her audition, to cutting her hair, to some of her favorite memories on set. We had such a great time chatting with Alana and hope you love this episode!

How is this our last episode of 2024?! The holidays are one of our favorite times of the year and we are so excited to end this amazing year off with none other than Santa himself! In this weeks episode we are joined byJohn B. Lowe who played Santa Clause in one of our favorite Disney Channel Original Movies, The Ultimate Christmas Present! John shares about this expierence working on the movie as well as his teaching career and other projects he's worked on. We also want to say the biggest BTTB THANK YOU to all of you for listening, following, subscribing, commenting, liking, truly any way you have supported us throughout the years! Doing this podcast is our biggest dream and your love and support means the absolute world! We already have big plans for 2025 so make sure you are subscribed so you don't miss any of the nostalgic fun that's to come! :)Thank you again, we love you all and hope you enjoy our final episode of 2024!

If you've listened to us before, then you know we LOVE Christmas movies! We're so excited to be joined by Daniel Riordan, who played the Turbo Man in Jingle All The Way! We talk all about that role, his VoiceOver career, and so much more. We hope you love this episode!

Growing up, one of our favorite Disney Channel shows was Phil of the Future. We're so excited to be joined by Craig Anton, who played Lloyd Diffy in the show! We chat all about his time working on Phil of the Future, Lizzie McGuire, Mad TV, and more! We hope you love this episode!

We had the pleasure of chatting with Actor, Writer and Painter, Trent Ford in this weeks new episode! Trent shared so many great stories about working on The West Wing and playing Macon Forrester in one of our favorites, How to Deal! Trent is also the Cofounder & President of RELIVE Nonprofit Organization. RELIVE was founded to provide free ongoing support and resources for every patient and caregiver affected by liver failure. Specializing in helping those suffering from alcohol and addiction related liver disease. We had such a wonderful time talking with Trent and hope you enjoy this episode!

This week's episode is jam packed with some of the best shows from the 90's - 2000's! We had the absolute pleasure of being joined David Lascher in todays new episode! David has starred in so many of our favorite 90's - 2000's shows such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Blossom, Beverly Hills, 90210, Clueless and Hey Dude! He also is a fellow podcast host alongside another on of our favorites, Christine Taylor, with their podcast called Hey Dude... The 90's Called!We had the best time chatting with David and hope you enjoy this episode!

If you grew up glued to Nickelodeon's TEENick block of shows, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide is one that would never disappoint! In this week’s episode, we are joined by Lindsey Shaw who played Moze in the show! Lindsey shares so many great stories and memories from working on Ned's as well as some other roles she's played on shows like Pretty Little Liars and 10 Things I Hate About You! We hope you enjoy this episode!

Happy Halloween! This weeks episode is a blend of some Halloween favorites and our chat with Natanya Ross! Natanya has been in so many of our favorite shows and movies from the 90's and 2000's like The Secret World of Alex Mack, Boy Meets World, The Babysitters Club and more! We also share our thoughts on the first episode of the new Wizards of Waverly Place sequel, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place! We hope you enjoy this episode!

This week we were supposed to have interviews from a convention called Splat Con. That didn’t happen. Listen for the full story!

It's almost Halloween! One of our all time favorite movies to watch this time of year is Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (or the original Halloweentown, you know how bad we are at picking favorites). In this week's episode, we are joined by Blu Mankuma who iconically played Gort, a very messy resident of Halloweentown! Blu has such an impressive resume and he shares so many amazing stories about his extensive career in the entertainment industry. We hope you enjoy this episode!

If you're like us, then you grew up watching The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron on repeat! We're so excited to be joined by Debi Derryberry, who voiced Jimmy! We chat all about her experience voicing Jimmy, her amazing book, her time being a stunt double in Free Willy, and more! We hope you love this episode!

We are joined by Author, Journalist and fellow nostalgia lover, Ashley Spencer! Ashley's new book, Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel’s Tween Empire, is the first unauthorized look and the inner workings and the ultimate breakdown of the Disney Channel machine. This book talks about everything from the launch in 1983 to stories from the sets of the show's we all loved growing up such as That's So Raven, Lizzie McGuire, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place and so much more! This book is a MUST READ! We hope you love our chat with Ashley! Buy DISNEY HIGH here: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/disney-high-9781250283450/

We re-uploaded this week's episode due to an audio glitch! We're so excited about this week's episode! We're joined by Elliott Lester. Elliott has directed some of our favorite music videos of all time, including Why Not by Hilary Duff and With You by Jessica Simpson. Elliott's new movie, The Thicket, is in theater September 6th. It's such a great movie and we can't recommend it enough. We had so much fun chatting with Elliott about his career, from his music videos to The Thicket. We hope you love this episode!

We are joined by Music Artist/Songwriter and fellow nostalgia lover, Marianna Frenzel! Marianna moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams and share her amazing music with the world. In this episode, Marianna shares all about how she got started, her love for nostalgia and her new amazing single "YOU KNOW WHERE I'LL BE" streaming now! We hope you enjoy this episode!

If you're like us, then you watched Matilda growing up on repeat! We're both SO excited to be joined by Kiami Davael, who played Lavender in Matilda. We chat all about her role in that film, her social media, what she's up to now, and so much more. We hope you love this episode!

TGIF Besties! Who doesn’t love a surprise upload on a Friday?! Join us for a classic style BTTB episode where we catch up, share some 90's - 2000's news and share a list of things we DON'T MISS from the 90's - 2000's! We hope you enjoy this episode!

If you've listened to us for awhile, then you know how much we LOVE Big Brother! With the new season premiering last week, we just had to dive with one of the most iconic players to ever be on the show, Rachel Reilly! Rachel first appeared on Big Brother in Season 12 and went on to compete in season 13 with some appearances in a few seasons to follow! Rachel really is a reality show icon and has also competed on The Traitors, The Amazing Race, Celebrity Fear Factor and Snake in the Grass! We of course asked her about some of her 90's-2000's favorites. We hope you love this episode!

If you've listened to us for a long time, then you know we LOVE Buffy the Vampire Slayer! This week, we're joined by Dagney Kerr, who played Buffy's roommate, Kathy, in the show! We had the best time talking with her and hope you love this episode!

We're SO excited about this week's episode! We're joined by Michael C. Maronna to chat all about his roles in The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Home Alone, and so much more! We hope you love this episode!

Freaks and Geeks and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are SUCH iconic shows from the 90's. We're so excited to be joined by Sarah Hagan, who was in both shows! We chat with Sarah all about her roles in these amazing shows, as well as her episode of Grey's Anatomy. We had the best time chatting with Sarah and hope you love this episode!

We're both SO excited about this week's episode! We're joined by Betsy Randle, who played Amy on Boy Meets World! We chat with Betsy all about her start in the entertainment industry, her roles on Home Improvement and Boy Meets World, and her recent experiences at conventions and Pod Meets World. We hope you love this episode!

We've been absolutely LOVING Madeleine Byrne's nostalgic videos on TikTok an Instagram and are so excited she's here to chat with us this week! Join us as we talk with Madeleine all about her content, her favorite 90's-2000's pop culture, her acting career and so much more! Warning for anyone who hasn't watched Grey's Anatomy and wants to avoid spoilers, we talk about some of the big moments from the show at the end of this episode! We hope you love this episode!

We can't believe it, but we're already halfway to Halloween! In honor of that, we're re-releasing our interview with Emily Roeske! Emily played Sophie in the Halloweentown movies. We had so much fun chatting with her and hope you love this episode!

With Anne Hathaway mentioning that The Princess Diaries 3 is in a good place, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite interviews this week! We loved getting to chat with Caroline Goodall all about her career, from The Princess Diaries, to Hook, to Schindler's List. If this is your first time listening to this interview, we hope you love it! And if it's your second time, we hope you love it again!