Welcome to our newish series, Rembert Explains the '90s. Unlike the source material for our previous, '80s-themed series, these videos have been seen countless times, with the result being an unparalleled, almost embarrassing level of expertise. Rembert will write down his thoughts as he's watching the video, then we'll post those thoughts here. This week's installment, selected by Grantland editor Juliet Litman, is the time Color Me Badd made a cameo on Beverly Hills, 90210 (Season 2, Episode 26, 1992). If you have an idea for a future episode of Rembert Explains the '90s, e-mail us at hollywood@grantland.com.
Note: This feels more like an '80s clip, because I did not watch Beverly Hills, 90210, but all is not lost in the "expertise" department, seeing as I know everything about the discography and wardrobe decisions of Color Me Badd.
Welcome to our new series, Rembert Explains the '90s. Unlike the source material for our previous, '80s-themed series, these videos have been seen countless times, with the result being an unparalleled, almost embarrassing level of expertise. Rembert will write down his thoughts as he's watching the video, then we'll post those thoughts here. This week's installment, "Warm It Up" by Kris Kross (1992), was selected in light of the passing of Chris Kelly. If you have an idea for a future episode of Rembert Explains the '90s, e-mail us at hollywood@grantland.com.
Grantland's Rembert Browne missed the 1980s because he's only 25 years old. Every once in a while, Bill Simmons will make him watch YouTube videos from the ’80s and "explain" (read: not explain) them. This is Rembert "explaining" Journey's "Separate Ways."
Grantland's Rembert Browne missed the 1980s because he's all young and stuff. Every once in a while we make him watch YouTube videos from that era and he "explains" (read: doesn't explain) them. This is him "explaining" Lionel Richie's "Hello." Lionel, go back to your classroom.
Grantland's Rembert Browne is 25 years old and did not experience the '80s. To educate him from time to time, Bill Simmons shows him clips from YouTube in a series oddly titled "Rembert Explains." Sometimes the clips aren't even from the '80s, they're just insane. The clip they are watching here is of Prince’s domination of the 1985 American Music Awards. Price and The Revolution’s outfits, acceptance speeches, and gigantic Santa Claus bodyguard are not to be missed.
Grantland.com does not endorse the use of hard drugs, especially when it involves peer pressure, tree houses, and being only 9 years old. Having said that, we do fully stand behind ‘80s sitcoms that tackle such serious issues as drugs, peer pressure, cliques, and tree house cliques in accidentally hilarious ways.
Basically, some girls tried to get Punky stupid high. And then everything else amazing happened. Neither Simmons nor I could believe our eyes. We trust you'll be as surprised as we were.
The only difference between Bill Simmons and me is that he saw the events of the '80s in real time, and I only learned about them upon sitting down in a room and watching '80s clips with Bill Simmons. Knowing this about ourselves, we decided to sit on stools, turn on video cameras, and watch a bunch of THOSE clips. This is the first. There are hundreds more.
