Tag Archives: holiday special

Episode 155: An All Dogs Christmas Carol

Posted on April 17, 2024 by JW

On this episode we’re talking about An All Dogs Christmas Carol! It’s the series finale of the All Dogs Go To Heaven animated series, itself a sequel series to Don Bluth’s original All Dogs Go To Heaven. This thing went … Continue reading →

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Stocking Stuffer #32: A Very Merry Adult Swim Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2023 by JW

Merry Christmas, Creepazoids! The big day is finally here! On this episode, Joe is joined by his fiancée Nikki to share a few of our favorite Adult Swim Christmas episodes. Nikki brings us “Dethmas”, the Christmas episode of Metalocalypse, in … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 18, 2023 by JW

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 … Continue reading →

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Stocking Stuffer #28: The Christmas Gift of Light

Posted on September 13, 2022 by JW

For years, internet sleuths have tried to identify a cartoon based on nothing but an old family Christmas photo. In an amazing turn of events, not only was the cartoon identified, but it turned out to be an obscure Christmas … Continue reading →

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Episode 130: The Cricket on the Hearth

Posted on April 28, 2022 by JW

Our pals Niall Flanagan and Dwayne Moloney, co-hosts of the Secret of the Sailor Madness podcast, join us this week to try and make sense of Rankin/Bass’ 1967 Christmas special The Cricket on the Hearth! Based on Charles Dickens’ other … Continue reading →

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Episode 127: Christmas Every Day (1987)

Posted on January 25, 2022 by JW

Happy New Year to one and all, and welcome to Season 8 of Christmas Creeps! We kick off the new year with the little-seen 1987 animated Christmas special Christmas Every Day. Based on an 1892 short story by William Dean … Continue reading →

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Episode 123: The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

Posted on November 16, 2021 by JW

Welcome to Holiday Season 2021! It’s been a long year, but we’re determined to send this one out with a bang! On this week’s episode, we attempt to explain the weirdo madness of Rankin/Bass’s 1985 special The Life & Adventures … Continue reading →

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Episode 111: Rapsittie Street Kids

Posted on January 13, 2021 by JW

Happy New Year, everyone! We’re back in the saddle after a long winter’s nap, and after this week’s episode we may be rethinking that… This week we unravel the baffling existence of Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa! This CG-animated … Continue reading →

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Episode 107: Frosty The Snowman (w/ Jake Horowitz and Andy Lewis)

Posted on November 10, 2020 by JW

This week we’re joined by filmmakers Jake Horowitz and Andy Lewis to discuss their new film Cup of Cheer, as well as the Rankin/Bass animated classic Frosty The Snowman! Jake and Andy are the co-writers (and Jake the director) of … Continue reading →

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Episode 96: Jack Frost (1979)

Posted on February 25, 2020 by JW

Winter has finally arrived in our little pocket of the world, friends, and so on this episode we dive into the Rankin/Bass tale of Jack Frost! There are many Jack Frosts in the world, but this is the only one that … Continue reading →

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