A salute to all TV holiday specials, but mostly the Christmas ones. Revisit 12 holiday classics and not-so-classics each December and July.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 23 hours 34 minutes
episode 10: McDonald’s Holiday Commercials
Lace up your ice skates for these merry messages starring 3 iterations of Ronald McDonald. Guest: Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 9: Christmas at Walt Disney World (1978)
It’s mime time at the Most Magical Place on Earth! Guests: Drew Crowley, John Dedeke. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 8: John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Peace on Earth and good will to men, dogs, frogs, bears, chickens, and Miss Piggy. Guests: Bill Hanstock, Carlin Trammel. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 7: Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration
The California Raisins make a sleigh out of a dumpster and fly it into space. Guests: Erin Evans, Joey O., Emily Rowley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 6: A Garfield Christmas Special
“Whoever invented Christmas trees should be drug out into the street and shot.” —A cartoon for children. Guest: Jeff Somogyi. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 5: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
From the author of The Wizard of Oz comes one of the craziest Santa origin stories ever. Guests: Paxton Holley, Brandon Medley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 4: Lamb Chop’s Special Chanukah
Sock puppets teach Pat Morita and Alan Thicke about Hanukkah. Guest: Sarah Shay. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 3: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
The one with the mouse. Turn back the clock till it goes kerplooey for Rankin/Bass’s 1974 Christmas classic. Guest: Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 2: The Star Wars Holiday Special
The farthest point from the bright center of the Star Wars universe. Guest: Liz Twachtman. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
episode 1: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
3 Mikes review 3 Grinches, from 1966, 2000, and 2018. Guests: Michael DiGiovanni, Michael May. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house