Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! We hope you had an incredible Easter weekend and the Easter Bunny was good to you all! This week, the elves gather to discuss the two Christmas episodes of the hit 80's show, "ALF"! For those of you who want to watch along at home, the episodes discussed are:
When it comes to the infamous Season 2 holiday special in particular, the elves take a pretty deep, extensive dive into the history of this baffling episode, which left all three quite depressed and confused, and allows Julia to go on a disappointed rant for the first time in a long time. While there's plenty of love and nostalgia for "ALF" the show and ALF the character - especially on the parts of Thom and Anthony - is it enough to rank both of these episodes high? Or does the true story that inspired the second episode, in addition to its overly saccharine and contrived nature, bog it down?
Also discussed in this episode: the elves talk about the results of the Round 1 voting for the Tis the Podcast March Madness bracket to determine the Ultimate Christmas movie; the trailer for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad; Anthony teases the newest tattoo he's getting; listener answers to the Question of the Week are read; and much, much, much more.
So settle in and relax with your leftover Easter Chocolate, open those windows and allow that cool Spring breeze inside, allow the elves to take you back in time to the 80's on a trip to Melmac, and enjoy this fun episode! And get excited because, now that we are post-Easter, we are one major holiday closer to Christmas!
Also - make sure to keep your eyes on your podcast feeds this upcoming Thursday for the next chapter (Chapter Ten!) of Another Christmas Story as read to you by our very own Anthony Caruso!
*Note: The deep dive article into "ALF's Special Christmas" that the elves repeatedly refer to in this episode can be found at the following link.*
One Time A Year There's A Marvelous Night, When Enchantment And Wonder Spark And Take Flight. (Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas)
That's What Christmas Memories Are Made From. They're Not Planned, They're Not Scheduled, Nobody Puts Them In Their Blackberry - They Just Happen. (Deck the Halls)
Snow Em Gee! (Northpole: Open for Christmas)
The Notion Of Picking One Time Of Year To Be Decent To Other People Is Obscene Because It's Actually Validating The Notion Of Being Miserable Wretches The Rest Of The Year. (House M.D.)
Merry Christmas! (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight!) (Better Watch Out)
Next Year All Our Troubles Will Be Miles Away. (Meet Me in St. Louis)
That Naughty-Nice List That You Got? There's No Naughty Kids, Nick. They're All Good Kids. (Fred Claus)
There's No Way I'm Doing Christmas Without My Michael's Turkey.(Gavin & Stacey)
But That Was Different. That Was Halloween. This Is Easter. (It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!)
Ears, Nestor. (Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey)
A Very Meta, And Very Christmassy, Tis The Podcast April Fool's Day!
I Hope To Give Everyone A Little Light This Christmas. (The Christmas Candle)
You Messed With The Wrong Sisters. (Black Christmas [2019])
Ferb, I Know What Else We're Gonna Do Today. (Phineas and Ferb)
A True Selfless Act Always Sparks Another. (Klaus)
Last Christmas, I Gave You My Heart (Last Christmas)
I Like To Say That It's The Joy Of Christmas That Reminds Us Of The Faith We Need To Sustain Us Throughout The Year, You Know? (The Knight Before Christmas)
The White House Officially Celebrates Diwali, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, And Mawlid al-Nabi, The Alleged Birth Date Of The Prophet Muhammad. (Veep)
No One Does Christmas Like the Aldovians. (A Christmas Prince 3: The Royal Baby)
This Family Sure Knows How To Throw A Christmas...Right In The Toilet. (Pete's Christmas)
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