TaleSpin: Jolly Molly Christmas
Itâs 1990, and a little girlâs Christmas wish is about to get shot out of the sky. Join us for the podcastâs first voyage into the Disney Afternoon as Baloo the cargo pilot bear attempts to save his bossâs daughterâs belief in Santa.
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Guest:
Joey O. (Y-Not Radio, Words With Nerds, @imgonnadj24).
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Topics & Tangents:
1. Joeyâs Christmas TV lineup that he wrote on a piece of paper around 1991 and found again 30 years later.
2. The TaleSpin/Quantum Leap joke.
3. Disneyâs âThe Jungle Book,â the animated one, is somehow Germanyâs biggest box office draw ever.
4. âTales of the Gold Monkey,â a single-season TV show that inspired âTaleSpin.â
5. âWhat a Dummy,â an even shorter single-season TV show featuring Janna Michaels (Molly) and a living ventriloquistâs dummy.
6. Joeyâs Interview with Pat Fraley (Wildcat), again!
7. Todayâs TV Trope: String-on-Finger Reminder.
8. Cape Suzette and Louieâs Place on the Disney Wiki.
9. Flunkey, the Einstein-haired monkey from âThe Jungle Bookâ whose âTaleSpinâ counterpart appears to be Santa Louieâs âelf,â Waldo.
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Retro Commercial Break:
McDonaldâs TaleSpin Happy Meal Toys, 1990.
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And Now, These Messages:
Snow in Southtown, holiday TV specials, movies, music, and more!
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âTaleSpinâ and âJolly Molly Christmasâ © 1990 The Walt Disney Company.
Theme song by Bronwenâs Ghost.
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