Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials
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đ The 13th of July means itâs spooky time again in the Advent Calendar House as we wheel our paraphernalia wagon back to 1977 to pay a long-awaited revisit to Who-ville on a Grinch Night weâll never forget. Â
Full show notes with links at: https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/halloween-is-grinch-night Â
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đ On This Episode: Â⢠Mike Westfall (@fallwestmike), fuzzy pink endangered species being chased down a mountain for existing. Â
⢠James Riley (@yourbuddyspooky), my personal Grinch alarm warden. Â
⢠Ethan âThe Hungry Readerâ (@Gtron), the guest of honor at the exclusive Grinch Night ball, from A Special Presentation or ALF Will Not Be Seen Tonight. Â
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đŹ Topics & Tangents: Â⢠Halloween is Grinch Night on the Dr. Seuss Wiki. Â
⢠The worst, non-candy items weâve gotten while trick-or-treating. Â
⢠Carlton, Your Doorman. Â
⢠Music composer Joe Raposo, whose greatest hits also include the Sesame Street theme, Beinâ Green, and C is for Cookie. Â
⢠Hans Conried, the voice of Grinch in this special and Captain Hook in Disneyâs Peter Pan, was also the titular character in Dr. Seussâs The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Â
⢠I badly describe the plot of Midnight Madness. Â
⢠The Hakken-Kraks in Oh, the Places Youâll Go. Â
⢠Is the Grinchâs magic only active on Grinch Night? Â
⢠The Euphemism, and other words I thought Dr. Seuss made up. Â
⢠An ode to the Whos' videophone. Â
⢠Dr. Seuss Goes to War, and other creators of great works doing terrible things. Â
⢠Bogleechâs gallery of the Grinchâs monsters, and our personal favorites. Â
⢠The Vug under the Rug. Â
⢠The Jibboo. Â
⢠The Birthday Bird. Â
⢠Camille Saint-SaĂŤnsâs Danse macabre. Â
⢠Is this a prequel or something else? And where does The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat fit? Â
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đź Retro Commercial Break: Â⢠Franken Berry and Monsters Cereals (1986), preserved by Dinosaur Dracula. Â
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đ¤ And Now, These Messages: Â⢠Holly Jolly Xâmasu. Â
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âHalloween is Grinch Nightâ Š 1977 DePatieâFreleng Enterprises. Â
The Advent Calendar House can also be found following you down a river of mysterious pink ooze on Twitter (@adventcalhouse) and Instagram (@adventcalendarhouse). Â
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