Jack Frost (1979)

It’s 1979, and an evil king is having abandonment issues after his entire kingdom left, so he made an army of robots instead of going to therapy.

The Advent Calendar House has once again emerged from hibernation after declaring 4 more months of winter to pretend it’s still winter. Join us as we encounter what might be the least Christmassy Rankin/Bass Christmas special, featuring a friendlier version of Jack Frost, a groundhog dressed like a pro wrestling manager, and the wintry weather neighbors of those angels your grandmother told you were bowling whenever there was a thunderstorm.

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Guests:

Gerry Davila (Totally Rad Christmas)

Matt Spaulding (North Pole Radio)

Jeff Loftin (Lost Christmas)

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Topics & Tangents:

1. Watch “Jack Frost” on YouTube.

2. Toei Animation’s “The Little Mermaid” (1975).

3. Gilbert Gottfried on his favorite death scene: Buddy Hackett as Lou Costello in “Bud and Lou.”

4. Today’s TV Trope: Inevitable Waterfall.

5. The Christmas tradition of “dream presents” is like the dinner scene from “Hook.”

6. February 2 is Candlemas, the 40th day of Christmas.

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Commercial Break:

Pennsylvania Lottery: Like Holiday Morning, starring Gus, the 2nd most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania (2018)

Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Hedgehog Day (1992)

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“Jack Frost” © 1979 Rankin/Bass Productions.

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.