An American Christmas Carol
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đ Itâs 1979, by way of 1933 â or the other way around â and the human from Fraggle Rock has broken into my garage with a haunted choir of singing children.
Join us as we turn the dial on our haunted time-traveling radio to find Henry Winkler at the height of his fame as the Fonz hiding under multiple layers of makeup as a Scrooge figure in Great Depression-era New England.
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đ Guests:
Tom Coombs (The Pop Daddy)
Scott Leopold (Holly Jolly Xâmasu)
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đŹ Topics & Tangents:
1. Watch âAn American Christmas Carolâ on YouTube, courtesy of Shout Factory.
2. Henry Winkler interview on being asked to play a Scrooge figure.
3. The Ford Model TT truck, in example.
4. Dorian Harewood (Matt Reeves/Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come) filling in for James Avery as Shredder.
5. Todayâs TV Trope: Recursive Fiction â and âThe Identical.â
6. Robin Williams on âSesame Streetâ showing Elmo different ways to play with a stick.
7. âSister Kenny,â based on the true story of an Australian nurse.
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đŒ Commercial Break:
McDonaldâs Gift Certificates Christmas Commercial, 1979.
Holly Jolly Xâmasu, your podcast destination for Japanese Christmas music.
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âAn American Christmas Carolâ © 1979 Scrooge Productions, Inc.
Theme song by Bronwenâs Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
Theme song by Bronwenâs Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
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