Netflix made an educational history show. Let's assess the clothes 👀 (ft Lilla Crawford)

Bernadette trying to contain her rage about the crushed ribs part. 💣

This sounds like the American version of Horrible Histories which is one of the best kids' shows on TV!! It's a historical comedy sketch show based on the books of the same name by Terry Deary and the show is made by the same people as BBC Ghosts. Every British 2000s kid was OBSESSED WITH it as a child. Every episode has a song that's a popular song with the lyrics changed to be historical, the presenter is a rat puppet, and you can tell that everyone is having so much fun making it. This show was so many history nerds' childhood and I would 1000% recommend watching it if you ever get the chance. It's genuinely so funny and has so much soul

I'm just imagining the costume designer of this show as the time-traveling agency seamstress from Karolina's video (but perhaps less miserable)

The real problem seems to be that most costumers only get to work with modern clothes. They don't get the expertise or experience with historical costumes.

I was wondering why Lilla Crawford's name sounded so familiar, and then I realized that she was Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods! I loved her in that– she was one of the best performances in the cast!

Poor Bernadette having an aneurism when she hears the "corsets crushed ribs" myth being perpetuated as fact.

The never-ending multi-front battle between producers, directors, actors, budget, and the One-person Wardrobe Department with a little bit of knowledge. "That doesn't look 'Pilgrim'!", That's because your story takes place 150 years later... "You made these three so quickly, can I get another there but distressed?" Of course, who needs sleep. "I have (insert medical condition here), I can't wear corsets." Ok, your film will just be roasted by Ms. Banner and every other Cos-Tube with cred. I wish costumes in films weren't the last on the budget and in thought.

i like that you give leeway to the costume designer for likely being extremely overworked! but also your reactions to that elizabeth sketch is priceless

This show really reminds me of horrible histories! Like a sketch shows covering ALL different time periods thats based on kids books?? Literally the same format. Honestly if you watched horrible histories I would love you forever, that was such a big part of my childhood and a massive reason for me becoming a historian.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT THESE BOOKS WERE TURNED IN TO A SHOW!!! For context, I am a children's librarian. We bought a set of these books in 2016, though I didn't realise they were old enough to have been around when Bernadette was a kid. My students love them, and go searching the non-fiction shelves for these tiny biographies tucked between the larger books more common in children's NF. I am totally going to need to watch this show now...

It's quite upsetting that Netflix greenlit an educational history show but did not give it the budget to make it historically correct. The characters are even talking about historic clothing, which makes it even worse, because how can they be educational when they are not factually correct? They are literally teaching kids the wrong things.

0:38 Bernadette is really channeling her Missy/Doctor Who vibes with that elegantly disheveled aesthetic, and I'm living for it.

This was such a fun video. Loved hearing Lilla talk about her experiences. The eyeroll over the rib crushing comment I did in tandem with you. Lol

My kids loved the Who Was Show! He keeps asking when a new season is going to come out, but I told him I don't think one is (which really disappointed him), but he has come to accept it and just keeps rewatching the show (down to where he can recite line by line). The show was amazing.

Bernadette needs to do an analysis of the Horrible Histories series. Their costuming game did improve as series progressed (and has since gone rogue again).

I watched this show when I was a kid, like probably an unhealthy amount, and want to say, Lila Crawford, in every thing I’ve seen her in but especially this show, is a great actress. She did a really good job of giving these characters distinct and memorable personalities. She talks about struggling with the Shakespeare parts, but to this day, this shows version of Shakespeare is the definitive versions of Shakespeare in my mind, if only because of the personality she gave it. She made all of her characters memorable for a young audience and I appreciate that. I think most of it comes down to the delivery, I don’t know if anyone else could pull some of those scenes off. Anyways, I hope Lila’s doing well, and I am so glad that Bernadette did this video, it was really cool to see this type of content for a show that I legit believed only my little brother and I know about.

they didn't forget to put ruffles on the neckline, most often big productions shy away from decorating the neckline in 18th century dress, you can wear a fichu instead, you can choose to not wear one but you would always have a ruffle or a lace or anything around your decoleté, it just looks wrong and awkward otherwise. I find it interesting how no one ever represents M.Antoinette in a chemise a la reine, like an article of clothing she literally became synonymous with, as in, that was named after her

This format has been used by several shows. "History Bites" (Canadian) came first. Then, "Horrible Histories" (British). Both are on YouTube.

I'm a librarian and those books are still really popular with kids, there are so many of them. I had no idea there was a show, that's amazing.

Amelia Jenks Bloomer was a cousin of mine, many times removed. Our family has always been inordinately proud of her.