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Day 21: We celebrate the 30th anniversary of the “Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special” the only way we know how: With lots of screaming, lots of fruitcake, and lots more screaming.
On this episode Mike Westfall (@fallwestmike), a completely ignored, dog-shaped chaise lounge no one ever sits on or talks about. Erin Evans (@mserinmevans), a talking iPad on wheels whose idea of a family reunion involves a small sacrifice of personal space. Lindy Kempe (@ieatvideogames), an anxious flying dinosaur from a place that existed long, long ago. Joey O. (@ImGonnaDJ24), an artificially intelligent pile of home appliances made even more useful when instigating loud chaos with a single word, from Y-Not Radio and Words with Nerds. Topics and Tangents Magic Johnson recorded his segment hours before playing in — and winning — a Lakers game. We don’t know the precise date, but one win was against the SuperSonics, possibly (but probably not) on Ice Cube’s “Good Day.” One commercial break includes a bizarre Pringles commercial starring a young Brad Pitt. Pee-wee’s Big Holiday on Netflix. When did fruitcake become a punchline? Christmas Past has something of an answer. Or is fruitcake is a byproduct of the Joys of Jell-O era? A mini ode to the Picture Phone, a giant, stationary Skype machine. The working script and storyboards for this special. Who mailed Grace Jones to the Reagan White House? Pee-wee performing “Surfin’ Bird” in “Back to the Beach.” The King of Cartoons’ cartoon: 1936’s “Christmas Comes But Once a Year.” My feelings about snow mirror this one, particular Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, published 5 days after this special aired. k.d. lang’s Twitter reply about her crazy, wonderful performance of “Jingle Bell Rock.” The awkward moment when we realize the Dinosaur Family has a pet dinosaur. Previous episodes of this podcast mentioned Season 1, Episode 3: Honey Nut Cheerios Christmas Commercial Season 2, Episode 7: Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration Season 2, Episode 10: McDonald’s Holiday CommercialsYou can visit the Advent Calendar House on the web at adventcalendar.house, on Twitter @adventcalhouse, and on the Christmas Podcast Network.
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