History Awesome / TheBabysittersClub

* ''Claudia and the Terrible Truth'' has Claudia babysitting for a seven-year-old and five-year-old whose father is abusive. She is extremely compassionate with the kids, as are the other baby-sitters. It also takes bravery for Claudia to approach her mom for help, especially in a universe where [[AdultsAreUseless adults are not consulted as much as they could be.]] Finally, Claudia is shaken but remains cool-headed after [[spoiler: [[NightmareFuel the dad calls her private number ;;in the middle of the night'' !]], demanding, "Give me back my wife!" (The mom had, by then, taken the kids to her sister's home in New York.)]]

* ''Claudia and the Terrible Truth'' has Claudia babysitting for a seven-year-old and five-year-old whose father is abusive. She is extremely compassionate with the kids, as are the other baby-sitters. It also takes bravery for Claudia to approach her mom for help, especially in a universe where [[AdultsAreUseless adults are not consulted as much as they could be.]] Finally, Claudia is shaken but remains cool-headed after [[spoiler: [[NightmareFuel the dad calls her private number]], demanding, "Give me back my wife!" (The mom had, by then, taken the kids to her sister's home in New York.)]]
* During ''Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout'', Claudia is sent back to seventh grade because of her poor grades. She's naturally depressed and discouraged, but meets a local artist who encourages her, explaining that she went to college and achieved fame even though she was held back three times.

* In the Babysitter's spinoff series Babysitters' Club Friends Forever, the 8th book had Mary Anne deliver a scathing (as scathing it can get in a family-friendly book series)TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Cokie Mason for making fun of her and Logans' amicable interactions with one another post-breakup.

---> ''I’ll'' tell ''you'' the truth. You are mean. Why? [[GossipyHen Why do you work so hard at being nasty and saying horrible things about people?]] There’s no reason for it. [[AlphaBitch Making fun of people and spreading rumors about them doesn’t make you look cool. Do you think it does?….It doesn’t make people like you]]. It makes you look stupid and petty and mean. And you know what? If you keep acting like this you will ''never'' be Most Likely to Succeed. You won’t be likely to succeed at all…because people will see the real Cokie. They’ll know you for what you really are.

* Slightly inspired by ''Theater/TheTamingOfTheShrew'', Stacey decides to use "reverse psychology" on the snotty and bratty Delaney children. In a bid to get the children to start cleaning their toy room, Stacey starts throwing more toys on the floor because they claim to like the room messy. Then when the son demands milk because he's thirsty (with no please), Stacey then suggests she'll get some other beverages and starts removing several glasses and setting them after being demanded to "pour". She manages to get the daughter to pour just 2.5 glasses of milk, then plays them into cleaning up a spill by insinuating that they like her to clean things up and and that she can give them a bath. She tells them also "I would feel very, very sorry that you are eight years old and unable to get cookies yourself" after answering the daughter's question of what Stacey would do if they demanded cookies. Then she showed them how to play "Snail". The Sitters get hired again and manage to discipline two [[SpoiledBrat brats]].

* In ''Keep Out, Claudia!'', the Lowells request that Claudia no longer sit for them, then turn Jessi away at the door when she goes instead. They also forbid their kids from participating in a concert with songs from ''Theater/FiddlerOnTheRoof,'' assume Mallory is Catholic, and some other small incidents lead the sitters to realize that they're pretty racist. When the mother calls and asks for a "blonde-haired, blue-eyed" baby-sitter they'd heard about, both Stacey and Dawn refuse the job, so Kristy gleefully calls back, telling her that they're ''fresh out'' of blonde-haired, blue-eyed babysitters, but she'd be ''happy'' to sit for them if she's not busy taking care of her Vietnamese sister... she's promptly hung up on and declares they've lost a client.

* Slightly inspired by ''Theater/TamingOfTheShrew'', Stacey decides to use "reverse psychology" on the snotty and bratty Delaney children. In a bid to get the children to start cleaning their toy room, Stacey starts throwing more toys on the floor because they claim to like the room messy. Then when the son demands milk because he's thirsty (with no please), Stacey then suggests she'll get some other beverages and starts removing several glasses and setting them after being demanded to "pour". She manages to get the daughter to pour just 2.5 glasses of milk, then plays them into cleaning up a spill by insinuating that they like her to clean things up and and that she can give them a bath. She tells them also "I would feel very, very sorry that you are eight years old and unable to get cookies yourself" after answering the daughter's question of what Stacey would do if they demanded cookies. Then she showed them how to play "Snail". The Sitters get hired again and manage to discipline two [[SpoiledBrat brats]].

* ''Babysitters' Island Adventure'' centers on Dawn and Claudia being stranded on an island with some kids (including Dawn's younger brother Jeff and little Jamie Newton), Claudia reveals some quick thinking when getting everyone to safety and manages to keep calm and take care of little Jamie when he gets a high fever. Dawn later says that she can't imagine what she'd do without her.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n2ra9oxYVE From the tv adapation]], an AlphaBitch teases Mary Anne about Logan. What is Mary Anne's reaction? She throws the pie intended for Mallory (who is a carnival participant in a PieInTheFace game) at the girl and her aim is ''perfect''.
** Even better; right before that, Kristy, known for her skill in all things athletic, tries her hand at the pie throw and fails miserably.
* Slightly inspired by ''TamingOfTheShrew'', Stacey decides to use "reverse psychology" on the snotty and bratty Delaney children. In a bid to get the children to start cleaning their toy room, Stacey starts throwing more toys on the floor because they claim to like the room messy. Then when the son demands milk because he's thirsty (with no please), Stacey then suggests she'll get some other beverages and starts removing several glasses and setting them after being demanded to "pour". She manages to get the daughter to pour just 2.5 glasses of milk. Then plays them into cleaning up a spill by insinuating that they like her to clean things up and and that she can give them a bath. She tells them also "I would feel very, very sorry that you are eight years old and unable to get cookies yourself" after answering the daughter's question of what Stacey would do if they demanded cookies. Then she showed them how to play "Snail". The Sitters get hired again and manage to discipline two [[SpoiledBrat brats]].

* The first book has Claudia managing to gain control of Jamie Newton's 3 bratty cousins (which includes a HeManWomanHater in training) in one night, they ended up having a quiet story time.

* The 3rd book has a verbal showdown between the fledgling BSC and their competition, a group that hires both older girls and boys, comparing who has more knowledge of their client's children and calling them out for the irresponsible and self-absorbed sitters they've hired (one of whom let out a coatless Jamie Newton to play in the snow unsupervised and another who smoked while sitting and burnt their cigarette on a client's cushion). The titular club proves that they may be very young, but they are truly competent and caring.

* For readers who don't like Kristy, or consider the entire series SnarkBait, Stacy's falling-out with the club in ''Stacy vs. the BSC'' qualifies as this. Before quitting, she gives Kristy a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that's actually pretty accurate.
---> Yeah, well, anything ''you'' don't think of is stupid. I'm tired of your bossiness, Kristy. And that's not all. I'm sick of the meetings, week in and week out. And the rules. And the talent shows and fairs and contests and field trips and tantrums and stomach viruses and diapers and feeding schedules and sibling rivalries. I've had it! I'm thirteen years old! I want to spend time with kids who act my age and talk about something besides baby-sitting.

* For readers who don't like Kristy, or consider the entire series SnarkBait, Stacy's falling-out with the club in ''Stacy vs. the BSC'' qualifies as this. Before quitting, she gives Kristy a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that's actually pretty accurate.

* In ''Keep Out, Claudia!'', the Lowells request that Claudia no longer sit for them, then turn Jessi away at the door when she goes instead. They also forbid their kids from participating in a concert with songs from ''Theater/FiddlerOnTheRoof,'' assume Mallory is Catholic, and some other small incidents lead the sitters to realize that they're pretty racist. When the mother calls and asks for a "blonde-haired, blue-eyed" baby-sitter they'd heard about, both Stacey and Dawn refuse the job, so Kristy gleefully calls back, telling her that they're ''fresh out'' of blonde-haired, blue-eyed babysitters, but she'd be ''happy'' to sit for them if she's not busy taking care of her Vietnamese sister... she's promptly hung up on and declares they've lost a client.

** At the end of the book, Kristy is stunned when the Delaneys demand that Shannon Kilbourne (their regular sitters for years) get them a drink. All Shannon has to do is raise her eyebrow, and they meekly get it themselves.

** Speaking of that, Mary Anne and Dawn handling the situation with a sick Jenny very well.

* "Babysitters' Island Adventure" centers on Dawn and Claudia being stranded on an island with some kids (including Dawn's younger brother Jeff and little Jamie Newton), Claudia revealed some quick thinking when getting everyone to safety and manages to keep calm and take care of little Jamie when he gets a high fever. Dawn later says that she can't imagine what she'd do without her.

** Even better; right before that, Kristy, known for her skill in all things athlete, tries her hand at the pie throw and fails miserably.
* Slightly inspired by TamingOfTheShrew, Stacey decides to use "reverse psychology" on the snotty and bratty Delaney children. In a bid to get the children to start cleaning their toy room, Stacey starts throwing more toys on the floor because they claim to like the room messy. Then when the son demands milk because he's thirsty (with no please), Stacey then suggests she'll get some other beverages and starts removing several glasses and setting them after being demanded to "pour". She manages to get the daughter to pour just 2.5 glasses of milk. Then plays them into cleaning up a spill by insinuating that they like her to clean things up and and that she can give them a bath. She tells them also "I would feel very, very sorry that you are eight years old and unable to get cookies yourself" after answering the daughter's question of what Stacey would do if they demanded cookies. Then she showed them how to play "Snail". The Sitters get hired again and manage to discipline two [[SpoiledBrat brats]].

* The 3rd book has a verbal showdown between the fledgling Baby Sitter's Club and their competition, a group that hires both older girls and boys, comparing who has more knowledge of their client's children and calling them out for the irresponsible and self-absorbed sitters they've hired (one of whom let out an undressed Jamie Newton to play in the snow unsupervised and another who smoked while sitting and burnt their cigarette on a client's cushion). The titular club proves that they may be very young, but they are truly competent and caring.
* ''Claudia and the Terrible Truth'' has Claudia babysitting for a seven-year-old and five-year-old whose father is abusive. She is extremely compassionate with the kids, as are the other baby-sitters. It also takes bravery for Claudia to approach her mom for help, especially in a universe where [[AdultsAreUseless adults are not consulted as much as they could be.]] Finally, Claudia is shaken but remains cool-headed after [[spoiler: [[NightmareFuel the dad calls her private number]], demanding, "Give me back my wife!" (The mom had, by then, taken the kids to her sister's in New York)]].

* In ''Keep Out, Claudia!'', the Lowells request that Claudia no longer sit for them, then turn Jessi away at the door when she goes instead. They also forbid their kids from participating in a concert with songs from FiddlerOnTheRoof, assume Mallory is Catholic, and some other small incidents lead the sitters to realize that they're pretty racist. When the mother calls and asks for a "blonde-haired, blue-eyed" baby-sitter they'd heard about, both Stacey and Dawn refuse the job, so Kristy gleefully calls back, telling her that they're ''fresh out'' of blonde-haired, blue-eyed babysitters, but she'd be ''happy'' to sit for them if she's not busy taking care of her Vietnamese sister...she's promptly hung up on and declares they've lost a client.

* In ''Keep Out, Claudia!'', the Lowells request that Claudia no longer sit for them, then turn Jessi away at the door when she goes instead. They also forbid their kids from participating in a concert with songs from Fiddler on the Roof, assume Mallory is Catholic, and some other small incidents lead the sitters to realize that they're pretty racist. When the mother calls and asks for a "blonde-haired, blue-eyed" baby-sitter they'd heard about, both Stacey and Dawn refuse the job, so Kristy gleefully calls back, telling her that they're ''fresh out'' of blonde-haired, blue-eyed babysitters, but she'd be ''happy'' to sit for them if she's not busy taking care of her Vietnamese sister...she's promptly hung up on and declares they've lost a client.

* In ''Keep Out, Claudia!'', the Lowells request that Claudia no longer sit for them, then turn Jessi away at the door when she goes instead. They also forbid their kids from participating in a concert with songs from Fiddler on the Roof, assume Mallory is Catholic, and some other small incidents lead the sitters to realize that they're pretty racist. When the mother calls and asks for a "blonde-haired, blue-eyed" baby-sitter they'd heard about, both Stacey and Dawn refuse the job, so Kristy gleefully calls back, telling her that they're ''fresh out'' of blonde-haired, blue-eyed babysitters, but she'd be ''happy'' to sit for them if she's not busy taking care of her Vietnamese sister...she's promptly hung up and declares they've lost a client.

* ''Claudia and the Terrible Truth'' has Claudia babysitting for a seven-year-old and five-year-old whose father is abusive. She is extremely compassionate with the kids, as are the other baby-sitters. It also takes bravery for Claudia to approach her mom for help, especially in a universe where [[AdultsAreUseless adults are not consulted as much as they could be.]] Finally, Claudia is shaken but remains cool-headed after [[spoiler: [[Nightmare Fuel the dad calls her private number]], demanding, "Give me back my wife!" (The mom had, by then, taken the kids to her sister's in New York)]].

* "Mary Anne's Makeover" has Mary Anne telling the bitchy Dawn (who has been giving her a hard time over a hair cut) to "go choke on an alfalfa sprout." BewareTheNiceOnes indeed. Also works for [[TakeThatScrappy any fans who just want Dawn to shut her trap]].
* "Babysitters' Island Adventure" centers on Dawn and Claudia being stranded on an island with some kids (including Dawn's younger brother Jeff and little Jamie Newton), Claudia revealed some quick thinking when getting everyone to safety and manages to keep calm and take care of little Jamie when he get's a high fever. Dawn later says that she can't imagine what she'd do without her.
* Claudia meeting her idol, solving the mystery, AND getting her dream museum job at the climax of ''Claudia and the Mystery at the Museum''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n2ra9oxYVE From the tv adapation]], an AlphaBitch teases Mary Anne about Logan. What is Mary Anne's reaction? She throws the pie intended for Mallory (who is a carnival participant in a PieInTheFace game) at the girl and the aim is perfect.

* ''Claudia and the Terrible Truth'' has Claudia babysitting for a seven-year-old and five-year-old whose father is abusive. She is extremely compassionate with the kids, as are the other baby-sitters. It also takes bravery for Claudia to approach her mom for help, especially in a universe where [[AdultsAreUseless adults are not consulted as much as they could be.]] Finally, Claudia is shaken but remains cool-headed after [[spoiler: the dad calls her private number, demanding, "Give me back my wife!" (The mom had, by then, taken the kids to her sister's in New York)]].

* In ''Keep Out, Claudia!'', the Lowells request that Claudia no longer sit for them, then turn Jessi away at the door when she goes instead. They also forbid their kids from participating in a concert with songs from Fiddler on the Roof, assume Mallory is Catholic, and some other small incidents lead the sitters to realize that they're pretty racist. When they call and ask for a "blonde-haired, blue-eyed" baby-sitter they'd heard about, both Stacey and Dawn refuse the job, so Kristy gleefully calls them back, telling them they're ''fresh out'' of blonde-haired, blue-eyed babysitters, but she'd be ''happy'' to sit for them if she's not busy taking care of her Vietnamese sister... she's promptly hung up and declares they've lost a client.

* During ''Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout'', Claudia is sent back to seventh grade because of her poor grades. She's naturally depressed and discouraged, but meets a local artist who encourages her, explaining that she went to college and achieved fame even though she was held back three times.

* The 3rd book has a verbal showdown between the fledgling Baby Sitter's Club and their competition, a group that hires both older girls and boys, comparing who has more knowledge of their client's children and calling them out for the irresponsible and self-absorbed sitters they've hired (one of whom let out an undressed Jamie Newton to play in the snow unsupervised and another who smoked while sitting and burnt their cigarette on a client's cushion). The titular club proves that they may be very young, but they are truly competent and caring.

* Claudia managing to gain control of Jamie Newton's 3 bratty cousins (which includes a HeManWomanHater in training) in one night, they ended up having a quiet story time.
* The showdown between the fledgling Baby Sitter's Club and their competition, a group that hires both older girls and boys, comparing who has more knowledge of their client's children and calling them out for the irresponsible and self-absorbed sitters they've hired (one of whom let out an undressed Jamie Newton to play in the snow unsupervised and another who smoked while sitting and burnt their cigarette on a client's cushion). The titular club proves that they may be very young, but they are truly competent and caring.

* Slightly inspired by TamingOfTheShrew, Stacey decides to use "reverse psychology" on the snotty and bratty Delaney children. In a bid to get the children to start cleaning their toy room, Stacey starts throwing more toys on the floor because they claim to like the room messy. Then when the son demands milk because he's thirsty (with no please), Stacey then suggests she'll get some other beverages and starts removing several glasses and setting them after being demanded to "pour". She manages to get the daughter to pour just 2.5 glasses of milk. Then plays them into cleaning up a spill by insinuating that they like her to clean things up and and that she can give them a bath. She tells them also "I would feel very, very sorry that you are eight years old and unable to get cookies yourself" after answering the daughter's question of what Stacey would do if they demanded cookies. Then she showed them how to play "Snail". The Sitters get hired again and manage to discipline two [[SpoiledBrat brats]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n2ra9oxYVE From the tv adapation]], an AlphaBitch teases Mary Anne about Logan. What is Mary Anne's reaction? She throws the pie intended for Mallory (who is a carnival participant in a PieInTheFace game) at the girl and the aim is perfect.

* Claudia meeting her idol, solving the mystery, AND getting her dream museum job at the climax of ''Claudia and the Mystery at the Museum''.

* "Babysitters' Island Adventure" centers on Dawn and Claudia being stranded on an island with some kids (including Dawn's younger brother Jeff and little Jamie Newton), Claudia revealed some quick thinking when getting everyone to safety and manages to keep calm and take care of little Jamie when he get's a high fever. Dawn later says that she can't imagine what she'd do without her.

* "Mary Anne's Makeover" has Mary Anne telling the bitchy Dawn (who has been giving her a hard time over a hair cut) to "go choke on an alfalfa sprout." BewareTheNiceOnes indeed. Also works for [[TakeThatScrappy any fans who just want Dawn to shut her trap]].

* Mallory telling off her bullies and ex-friends in ''Hello, Mallory''.

** Speaking of that, Mary Anne and Dawn handling the situation with a sick Jenny very well.

* The whole idea of ''Mary Anne Saves the Day''. Mary Anne is always called a baby, but she really gets a backbone in it and calls the others out when she needs to.