# Most shameful guilty pleasure you've ever had **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850 "2009-10-06T20:39:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/121 "2009-10-08T22:36:08Z")
> [@Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](#): > > The year was 1995. I was 12, and had just discovered Christian Bale in Little Women and another movie. > > That movie was Newsies. > > It’s not a good movie at all, the Noo Yawk accents that the newsies have are atrocious, most of all Christian’s; the coreography is some weird mishmash of Broadway and contemporary (well, early '90s); Robert Duvall gives an overly hammy portrayal of Joseph Pulitzer… > > …but I love the songs (well, most of them), and Christian Bale is so hot, and the movie as a whole is just so hilariously bad it’s awesome! Oh my god, I love Newsies. I thought about putting it in this thread, but I figured it wasn’t quite shameful enough. I actually watch it for the kid who played Spot…that cocky little smirk…_swoon_ And of course I know all the songs by heart. It could be worse: I could know all the dance moves. But I don’t. …Yet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/122 "2009-10-08T23:04:23Z")
I liked the Super Mario Bros movie too. I’m the biggest Mario fan I know, and even though it did nothing to help the franchise at all, (although it IS the first time _I’ve_ heard Mario and Luigi referred to as; “Mario and Luigi Mario”, and remember at least \*a few \*references to ‘Mario’ being their last names in subsequent games… I’m a dork). Perhaps the Mario brand didn’t help, but I’m a little surprised it hasn’t garnered any ‘cult status’ over the years. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/123 "2009-10-08T23:35:07Z")
I once paid money to see professional wrestling live. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/124 "2009-10-09T00:27:53Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > I liked the Super Mario Bros movie too. I’m the biggest Mario fan I know, and even though it did nothing to help the franchise at all, (although it IS the first time _I’ve_ heard Mario and Luigi referred to as; “Mario and Luigi Mario”, and remember at least \*a few \*references to ‘Mario’ being their last names in subsequent games… I’m a dork). > > Perhaps the Mario brand didn’t help, but I’m a little surprised it hasn’t garnered any ‘cult status’ over the years. My neighbor took his kid and a couple of neighbor kids to a Saturday matinee of the Super Mario Brothers movie shortly after it opened. He and the three kids were the only people in the theater. You, sir, head up a Cult of One. Ooops, make that a Cult of Two. Just saw the post above. ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/125 "2009-10-09T00:34:51Z")
> [@Lady DeathKraft](#): > > I probably have all of you beat: I love the Twilight series. I love the movie; I love the books. I’ve read and re-read an embarrassing number of times. I know they’re not quality literature (or theatre). I’m very forgiving when it comes to vampire stories. > > I’m not one of those maniac Twilight moms (I’m 34) who insist that Bella and Edward are role models for romance. I also don’t compare my husband to the male characters, if that redeems me at all. Me too, I love these books, its shameful how many times Ive read them. Roll on Nove 20th! ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/126 "2009-10-09T00:42:41Z")
A lot of “cult movies” start that way. The fact that it’s such a silly movie is the reason it’s that entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/127 "2009-10-09T00:49:12Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > My neighbor took his kid and a couple of neighbor kids to a Saturday matinee of the Super Mario Brothers movie shortly after it opened. He and the three kids were the only people in the theater. You, sir, head up a Cult of One. > > Ooops, make that a Cult of Two. Just saw the post above. A lot of “cult movies” start that way. The fact that it’s such a silly movie is the reason it’s that entertaining. edit: Sorry for DP. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/128 "2009-10-09T01:29:58Z")
I’m a fan of the band [Nightwish](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdZn7k5rZLQ). Do I win? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/129 "2009-10-09T02:36:24Z")
Um… having just watched that video, I’d say you’re certainly in the Top Five! ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/130 "2009-10-09T04:06:37Z")
Hey! Two more adult women who like shonen anime! I, too, own season one of _One Piece_ on DVD, and recently bought season two. I also like _Naruto_, and am waiting for my next paycheck so I can buy the first DVD of _Naruto Shippuden_. My current favorite is _Bleach_, though. So many cute guys - even some of the villains are kinda hot (yes, I think Aizen looks better without the glasses). Even more shameful guilty pleasure: [Asereje](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzyYYZsxGc) (aka “The Ketchup Song”) ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/131 "2009-10-09T04:43:00Z")
> [@Lucky\_13](#): > > Even more shameful guilty pleasure: [Asereje](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzyYYZsxGc) (aka “The Ketchup Song”) I have that on my iPod. And that’s not even close to my most shameful guilty pleasure. I’m just a giant nerd, y’all. ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/132 "2009-10-09T23:00:51Z")
I’m a reality TV whore. I don’t care what the show is, I’ll watch it. Rock of Love? Check. Real Housewives of any county? Check. The Hills? Oh, CHECK my friends. It’s a sickness. But the best reality show of all? Judge Judy. I am OBSESSED with Judge Judy, to the point where I season pass it on the DVR. The saddest part of that? I’m an attorney. My Judge Judy obsession has reached the point where I actually put a Judge Judy quote into a closing statement and was sorely dissapointed that no one on the jury picked up on it. I love Judge Judy so much that I actually sing the little theme song when I hear it on the TV. Shameful, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/133 "2009-10-10T03:10:42Z")
I had a case recently where the plaintiff had been interviewed by the _Judge Judy_ production staff for a possible appearance on the show… but they finally said no. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/134 "2009-10-10T08:38:34Z")
Even with all the music snobs on the board I am not ashamed to admit my I-pod contains: Andy Gibb Barry Manilow and Midnight at the Oasis and Sweet Pea and even Undercover Angel So There!! ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/135 "2009-10-10T13:54:17Z")
Ketchup song, check Paid for professional wrestling, check Nightwish, no, thank you, but no. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/136 "2009-10-10T15:00:18Z")
> [@Emily\_Litella](#): > > Sigh. > I had a crush on Donny Osmund in 1971. I bought a fan magazine that had a cover picture of him that I put up on my bedroom wall. I couldn’t wait for “Puppy Love” to come on the radio. > > OK, beat that! I’m 41 and I still have Leif Garrett’s “I was Made for Dancin’” song on my iPod. What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/137 "2009-10-10T16:06:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I had a case recently where the plaintiff had been interviewed by the _Judge Judy_ production staff for a possible appearance on the show… but they finally said no. I’ve seriously been tempted to make up a “claim” and go on that show. That is how deep my obsession runs. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/138 "2009-10-10T18:59:02Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I’ll see your Rock of Love and raise you one Daisy of Love and several seasons of Tool Academy and The Pickup Artist. What can I say? My girlfriend and I have a penchant for the art of douchebaggery. I’ll see your ROL, DOL, TA, and TPA and raise you two I Love Moneys and three Charm Schools. (I also saw the first two Flavor of Loves.) I did draw the line at Megan Wants a Millionaire (before it was pulled), Real Chance of Love, anything involving “New York,” and My Antonio. Megan SUCKS, and the less air time that repulsive creature gets, the better. The others actually didn’t interest me. Oh, and I love _Cats_. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/139 "2009-10-11T23:36:43Z")
I don’t think there’s any better background TV while reading the Sunday paper than a big, dopey, Technicolor Hollywood musical. I watch ironically, of course, if anyone asks. There was a real gem on the other day, Fred Astaire and a lady I never heard of, and it was the dopiest most garishly colored and costumed one yet - “Yolanda and The Thief”. About three quarters of the way through, there was a dance number called ‘Coffee Time’, and my jaw just dropped - it was AWESOME. I’ve watched it over and over on youtube and the next time TCM runs it, in November, I’m taping it on the old VCR. Excellent! I’d love to see someone do it on DWTS, but it ain’t for amateurs. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/140 "2009-10-12T02:30:40Z")
Amongst me and my friends, a lot of the stuff mentioned here aren’t even considered guilty pleasures. I mean Newsies, Cats, Super Mario Bros.? Those things are fun. My guilty pleasures are stuff like kiddy shows and cartoons. I mean, I actually have an opinion on which _Blue’s Clues_ host was the best. I actually sing some of the theme songs, just for fun. I also loved Nickelodeon before it went all tween drama, and will still watch any of the shows when I get the chance. And I still like Disney Channel. Heck, I even like freakin’ \*Hannah Montana \*(though MIley’s singing sucks). But the thing I’ve found most embarrassing is not what particular shows I watch, but how dadgomn much I know about them. My geekiest friend, who is constantly told she’s a geek, told me, after one conversation about _Star Trek_, that I was geekier than she ever was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850.md?page=8)