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Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? Remember those classic Christmas commercials from when we were kids? Lyle Perez from It’s A ‘90s Christmas Podcast and I dive into Cheerio’s Scrooge, Fruity Pebbles Santa, McDonald’s Ice Skating, and more! The Hershey’s Kisses Bells are an annual favorite! We even talk about the first commercial and the longest running ones too! Don’t fast forward through these! So grab a bowl of Crunchberry cereal, put on a pot of Folgers, and sing the Empire jingle while you listen to this episode!

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A Few of the Commercials
McDonald’s Scrooge Commercial
Cap’n Crunch Christmas Crunch Commercial
Folger’s Peter Comes Home Commercial
McDonald’s Ice Skating Commercial
McDonald’s Star Wish Commercial
Hershey’s Kisses Christmas Bells Commercial
Fruity Pebbles Christmas Commercial

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Author: Gerry D / Lyle Perez
Title: Ep 111 – ‘80s Christmas Commercials (w/ Lyle Perez)

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What’s up, dudes? I’ve got the Cult Film Club with me here to dive into the 1984 sci-fi flick “Trancers”! We really get into it because this one’s got it all! Zombies? Check. Psychics? Yep. Time Travel? Definitely. Falling in love with your own great-great-grandma? Of course!  So put some grease in your hair, equip your long second watch, and head to a punk rock club to dig this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Shawn, Jaime, Pax
Title:

Ep 110 – Trancers (w/ Shawn, Jaime & Pax)

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What’s up dudes? “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is one of my all time favorites! It’s so amazing I had to have some extra special guests on to talk about it! I’m joined by Julia and Anthony from ‘Tis the Podcast to wax poetic about this nostalgia-filled triumph that almost didn’t happen! We talk about the score, the sound effects, and the grown up  dialogue! Yes, this one’s got it all! So grab your security blanket, put a nickel in Lucy’s can, and dive into this episode! Dig it!

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Author: Gerry D / Julia, Anthony
Title: Ep 109 – A Charlie Brown Christmas (w/ Julia and Anthony)

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What’s up, dudes? The legendary Brian Earl from the Christmas Past Podcast sat down with me to talk the 1984 TV movie adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” starring George C. Scott! Do we talk about Christmas pudding? Maybe. Do we discuss accurate book-to-movie portrayals of the various Spirits of Christmas? Perhaps. Do we analyze the chord progressions and lyrics of the original song composed for the film? Definitely! So sit back in your counting house, grab the hand of a nearby Christmas Spirit, and relive a past Christmas with this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Brian Earl
Title: Ep 108 – A Christmas Carol 1984 (w/ Brian Earl)

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What’s up, dudes? Don Ames from the Even the Score podcast joins me to delve into the music of the 1988 dark comedy Christmas classic “Scrooged”! We talk about Danny Elfman’s progression from Oingo Boingo to Batman! We get into his choral motif, low brass theme, and chord progression! We even talk about unusual string techniques and how they create atmosphere and add to the mood! Then we talk Annie Lennox and Al Green! So hail the nearest spectral taxi, grab some Chinese food, and orchestrate your way into this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Don Ames
Title: Ep 107 – Scrooged, the score and soundtrack (w/ Don Ames)

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What’s up, dudes? I’ll be on the Namely ‘90s Podcast talking the Hercules Christmas episode!

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Author: Gerry D
Title: Namely ‘90s

Totally Rad Christmas
What’s up, dudes? I’ve got AA and CM Chuck from Just Another Friday Night here to talk the remarkably well written Robotech! For a kids show, it tackled some pretty adult themes! There’s a love triangle, civilian casualties, and a successful villain mission? What?! It’s true! This Christmas episode is heart-pounding and gut-wrenching!  It’s also a tribute to the human spirit and the spirit of Christmas! So grab your protoculture, hop into your veritech’s cockpit, and fly into this episode!!

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Author: Gerry D / AA, CM Chuck
Title: Ep 106 – Robotech (w/ AA and CM Chuck)

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What’s up, dudes? It was Christmas Eve in the drunk tank with Anthony Caruso from ‘Tis the Podcast, and we talked all about the Pogues UK hit “Fairytale in New York”! We dive into the music and lyrics! Irish pub song? You betcha! Christmas song? Listen to find out! So put on some Sinatra, grab your partner, and dig into this episode!

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Another Christmas Story by Anthony Caruso

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Author: Gerry D / Anthony Caruso
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Ep 105 – The Pogues & Fairytale of New York (w/ Anthony Caruso)

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What’s up, dudes? There’s more than meets the eye today! I’ve got Gaz and Dange from the Insanely Dangerous Retro Podshow here to talk all things Transformers! The toys! The traumatic movie deaths! The UK comics Christmas issues!! We get into all of it! So grab your energon cubes and hot cocoa and roll out this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Gaz, Dange
Title: Ep 104 – Transformers pt1 (w/ Gaz and Dange)

What’s up, dudes? It’s the Feast of St. NIcholas, and I’m joined by Scott Leopold from Holly Jolly X’masu and Anthony Caruso from ‘Tis the Podcast to discuss the 1985 Spielbergian Amazing Stories episode “Santa ’85”! It’s got all the Santa tropes! Does he get arrested? Yep. Does he give a kid a ride in his sleigh? Check. Does he drop the present the antagonist always wanted as he’s flying away? You betcha! It’s tropey to the max! And there’s rad ’85 computer graphics! So grab your Buck Rogers ray gun, put on your camo, and bust this episode out of the joint!

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Author: Gerry D / Scott Leopold, Anthony Caruso
Title:

Ep 103 – Santa ’85 (w/ Scott & Anthony)

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What’s up, dudes? Robbie Sherman from Conversations with Robbie Sherman and Sherman Sux at Sonic joins me to talk the creative genius of Ralph Bakshi! It’s the weird 1988 Nickelodeon junk town special with ratty Christmas trees and wreaths and Ren & Stimpy-like animation! Ahead of its time? Maybe, but it’s still quite a trip! So throw away your trash and old possessions, go to war with your favorite doll, and listen to this crazy episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Robbie Sherman
Title: Ep 102 – Christmas in Tattertown (w/ Robbie Sherman)

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What’s up, dudes? Author extraordinaire Alonso Duralde from the Linoleum Knife podcast and I dig deep into this 1984 made-for-TV movie starring Jaclyn Smith and Art Carney as a grumpy yet gentle Santa! We get into Paul Williams’s muttonchops and rouge cheeks! There’s an evil oil tycoon and an ‘80s robot, too! It’s bonkers but charming! So grab your dynamite, load up your sled, and enjoy this classic(?) to start your season right!

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Author: Gerry D / Alonso Duralde
Title: Ep 101 – The Night They Saved Christmas (w/ Alonso Duralde)

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What’s up, dudes? It’s the First Sunday of Advent, and I’ve got Mike Westfall from Advent Calendar House and Matt Eurich from TGIPodcast here to talk the Rankin Bass special “Frosty the Snowman”! Is Prof. Hinkle really Sideshow Bob? Does Santa only have four reindeer with him because this is just a side quest? What is Christmas snow? Oatmeal?!?! So grab your magic hat and broom, join the parade, and March along to this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Mike Westfall, Matt Eurich
Title: Ep 100 – Frosty the Snowman 100th Episode Spectacular (w/ Mike and Matt)

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What’s up, dudes? Long time listener Josh Allen and I talk the Thanksgiving/Christmas classic “Rocky”! You know, if you ever are in a quandary about what to do on Thanksgiving night, remember that taking a date ice skating is in the realm of possibilities! We talk about Sylvester Stallone’s knuckles, punching frozen carcasses, and how the makeup artist tried to fool us into thinking Talia Shire wasn’t beautiful by putting her in hats and glasses! So lace up your gloves, put your robe on, and step into the ring with this episode! Happy Thanksgiving, dudes!

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Author: Gerry D / Josh Allen
Title: Thanksgiving Episode 2021 – Rocky (w/ Josh Allen)

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What’s up, dudes? Chuy from Exploring the Myths Behind the Legends podcast joins me to talk the 1984 slasher “Silent Night, Deadly Night”! We really get into it! There’s repressed trauma, crazy serial killers, strict nuns, and more! Oh, a catatonic grandpa somehow revives long enough to lucidly instill the fear of Santa into a young child! Definitely not a movie for the kiddies! You’ve been warned! So grab your axe, put on your Santa suit, and make sure you’re not being naughty while you listen to this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Chuy
Title: Ep 99 – Silent Night, Deadly NIght (w/ Chuy)

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What’s up, dudes? Kelly McMillan from the Canadian SPIRIT podcast and the Supernatural/Paranormal Investigations and Research Institute joins me to dive into the Rendlesham Forest Incident! Late night Christmas/early morning Boxing Day in 1980, a possible UFO sighting created a big stir in for a few USAF staff in the UK! Strange markings? Check! Unusual light events? Got ‘em! Unexplained crazed animal noises? You betcha! So grab your telescopes and Geiger counters and take deep dive into this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Kelly McMillan
Title: Ep 98 – Rendlesham Forest Incident (w/ Kelly McMillan)

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What’s up, dudes? Jeff Loftin from The Lost Christmas podcast joins me to talk the trippy and chompy “Christmas Comes to Pac-Land”! We get into the game, the special, and all things Pac! Do we speculate about the previous lives of ghosts? Yep. Do we theorize how Santa could get to Pac-Land? You got it. Do we say the word ‘chomp’ a lot? Most definitely! So grab your scarves, load up on some power pellets, and enjoy this Pac-episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Jeff Loftin
Title: Ep 97 – Christmas Comes to Pac-Land (w/ Jeff Loftin)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? Adam Parker Sibun from Merry Britsmas joins me to talk all things Spider-Man, especially The Amazing Spider-Man #314 by Michelinie and McFarlane! It’s got action, it’s got heart, it’s got…Peter and MJ getting evicted on Christmas Eve?!?? Curse that Parker luck! Could there be an Xmas miracle in store for everybody’s favorite wall-crawler? So fill up your web shooters, grab your camera, and swing into this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Adam Parker Sibun
Title: Ep 96 – Amazing Spider-Man #314 (w/ Adam Parker Sibun)