Advent Calendar House
Summary: A salute to all holiday specials, but mostly the Christmas ones. Every December, host Mike Westfall and friends discuss their favorite Christmas and holiday TV specials and commercials.
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Podcasts:
We dig down like dogs to the bottom of the bargain bin to recover an overlooked special from 1991. Guest: Chad Young.
Lace up your ice skates for a look at 3 merry messages starring 3 iterations of Ronald McDonald. Guest: Joey O.
It’s mime time at the Most Magical Place on Earth! Guests: Drew Crowley, John Dedeke.
Peace on Earth and good will to men, dogs, frogs, bears, chickens, and Miss Piggy. Guests: Bill Hanstock, Carlin Trammel.
The California Raisins make a sleigh out of a dumpster and fly it into space. Guests: Erin Evans, Joey O., Emily Rowley.
“Whoever invented Christmas trees should be drug out into the street and shot.” —A cartoon for children. Guest: Jeff Somogyi.
From the author of The Wizard of Oz comes the craziest Santa origin story ever. Guests: Paxton Holley, Brandon Medley.
Some sock puppets teach Pat Morita and Alan Thicke about Hanukkah. Guest: Sarah Shay.
The one with the mouse. Turn back the clock till it goes kerplooey for a look at Rankin/Bass’s 1974 Christmas classic. Guest: Joey O.
The farthest point from the bright center of the Star Wars universe. Guest: Liz Twachtman.
3 guys named Mike review 3 Grinches, from 1966, 2000, and 2018. Guests: Michael DiGiovanni, Michael May.
The members of the all-new Christmas Podcast Network share Christmas music traditions, plus commercials teasing Season 2, starting Dec. 1, 2018!
A fondly remembered, then forgotten, then re-remembered Halloween special turns 40. Guest: Chad Young.
Chad Young from the Horror Movie BBQ drops in for a star-spangled surprise look at 1986’s The Adventures of the American Rabbit, starring the voices of Donatello, Baby Piggy, and King Triton.
Surprise bonus episode! Mike and returning guest Brandon Medley discuss the 1976 Rankin/Bass special, “The First Easter Rabbit,” starring Burl Ives, Robert Morse, and Paul Frees.
