Episode 144: A Doggone Christmas

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Joseph

The summer heat is oppressive. The school year is about to begin. These are the Dog Days of Summer.

So of course we watched another talking dog movie! This episode Joe and Bradford experience A Doggone Christmas, a movie about a telepathic talking dog and the children he befriends as he escapes the government agents hellbent on sending him off for experiments, which isn’t at all similar to a Steven Spielberg movie about a friendly space alien…

Also along the way, Bradford winds up explaining more about train culture, Video Game Chat finds us discussing Pikmin 4, and somehow we wind up talking about Day of the Dolphin.

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Stocking Stuffer #31: Christmas Comes to Pac-Land

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Joseph

On this episode we’ve got Pac-Man Fever and it’s driving us crazy! Just two short years after the debut of the arcade hit Pac-Man, Hanna Barbera produced a Saturday morning cartoon all about the denizens of Pac-Land. And, naturally, a Christmas episode was soon to follow!

Joe and Bradford spend a good portion of this episode on video game chat, as you can imagine. But also we explain our original plans for this episode and why we had to scuttle them, as well as our nostalgia for defunct TV channels, and our own experiences with haunted hotels. And somewhere in all that we talk about how Pac-Man saves Santa!

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Episode 143: A Claymation Christmas Celebration (w/ Gerry D)

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Joseph

This one’s been a long time coming. On this episode we discuss a cult classic among holiday specials: Will Vinton’s 1987 Claymation Christmas Celebration! And to help us break it all down is special guest Gerry Davila, host of the Totally Rad Christmas podcast!

Claymation Christmas has a certain reputation in the pantheon of holiday specials. You either love it for its handcrafted stop-motion and off kilter sense of humor, or you hate it for its litany of dad jokes. (At least, that’s how my own parents think of it.) Either way, if you lived through the 80s, chances are Claymation Christmas has a special place in your heart. So grab a frosty beverage and let’s get a-wassailin’!

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Episode 142: Gundam Wing Endless Waltz

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Joseph

Ani-May strikes back for one last hurrah this week! Our pal Dr. Nick returns for this double-length episode to explain the myriad ins and outs of the Mobile Suit Gundam universe as we discuss the 1998 feature film Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz!

Earth is about to be invaded by one of its colonies on Christmas Eve, right after the planet decided to rid itself of its protecting force of giant mech suits. Our intrepid team must retrieve the suits before they crash into the sun, and hope they’re not to late to save Queen Relena and the planet (and Christmas!) before it can be conquered by pint-sized dictator Mariemaia.

If none of that made any sense to you, don’t worry! Nick brought charts and graphs (seen below) to explain everything—and I do mean EVERYTHING—you need to know. And if that’s not enough, well then there’s more than enough Gundam media out there to help you out. So strap yourselves in for one last blast of Ani-May madness!

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Nick’s Gundam Wing Character Chart
Nick’s Gundam Wing Mecha Chart

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Stocking Stuffer #30: Mr. Osomatsu, “Christmas Osomatsu-san”

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Joseph

And we’re back! Ani-May continues with the Christmas episode of Mr. Osomatsu, which as far as this dumb American can tell is an animated sketch comedy series? Bradford referred to this one as being “no chill”, but it turned out to be more this guy’s speed than the previous episode.

Also in this episode, Bradford gives us the skinny on the long history of this series, which dates all the way back to the 60s. Look, I can’t promise any of what transpires here is going to make a whole lot of sense, but we’re doing our best this week!

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Stocking Stuffer #29: Laid Back Camp, “Campmas”

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Joseph

It’s Ani-May once again, the time of year when Bradford takes the reins and forces us to watch a bunch of anime. Like moths returning to the flame, am I right?

This week we look at the Christmas episode of Laid Back Camp, fittingly titled “Campmas”. How do a bunch of anime girls camping at the foot of Mt. Fuji celebrate Christmas? By day-drinking and cooking good food over a campfire, of course! What more does one need out of life?

Also in this episode, Joe and Bradford reminisce about their own childhood camping experiences, indulge in some video game chat, and get real hungry at the mention of s’mores…

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Episode 141: Lady in the Lake (w/ Libby Cudmore)

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Joseph

Noirch Madness continues! This week we take a look at the 1946 adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Lady in the Lake! And to help us break it down, we welcome back our resident detective fiction expert Libby Cudmore!

Lady in the Lake is the first feature film to be shot and staged entirely in the first person. The posters emphasized that the film’s hero, detective Philip Marlowe, is played by “Robert Montgomery and you!” It’s a fascinating gimmick, for sure, but how well does it help translate the novel? And what does changing the novel’s setting to Christmas have to do with anything? Those are the very questions we aim to answer this week!

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Episode 140: I, The Jury

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Joseph

Film noir is a genre we’ve only barely scratched the surface of here on Christmas Creeps. But that ends today! This March, we’re highlighting some classic film noirs that also happen to be Christmas films. And what would we call such an event? NOIR-CH MADNESS!

This week Joe and Bradford discuss the 1953 film I, The Jury, the film debut of Mickey Spillane’s hard-nosed detective character Mike Hammer. In this film, Hammer vows to hunt down his best friend’s killer, which leads him on a wild goose chase through the snow-covered streets of New York City.

Also, Joe and Brad spend a good chunk of the back end of this episode on Video Game Chat, so if you like hearing us not talk about Christmas and movies, we got ya covered!

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Episode 139: Violent Night

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Joseph

Greetings and salutations on this NINTH season of Christmas Creeps! On our inaugural episode of 2023, we take a trip to our local Redbox to catch up with VIOLENT NIGHT!

What if the hero in a hard-R Die Hard riff were Santa Claus? And not just any Santa Claus. This Santa Claus is played by Stranger Things’ David Harbour! That’s the gimmick at the heart of 2022’s hit holiday action flick. We were dubious of this one, but each of us found ourselves won over by the sheer absurdity of it all. It’s hard to go wrong with bad guys getting their just desserts.

Also in this episode: Joe eats gross gummies on purpose, Twitter continues to burn itself out, and the guys try to convince themselves they’re not mellowing out.

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Episode 138: A Christmas Story Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Joseph

Merry Christmas, Creepazoids!

This year we bring you an episode all about A Christmas Story Christmas! Yet another attempt at an ‘official’ sequel to Bob Clark’s holiday classic, this one finds Peter Billingsley returning as a middle-aged Ralphie, now tasked with giving his family the fabled Perfect Christmas. 

Is this a brazen attempt to cash in on our nostalgia? Or is it a genuine, warm-hearted plea to…er…cash in on our nostalgia? You may be surprised to hear where we land on this one! We’ll dig into the original Jean Shepard stories, the nostalgia of assorted casseroles, and a whole lot more!

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