Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials
TV & Film:TV Reviews
đź«“ Previously on the Advent Calendar House, we helped our favorite talking babies stop a true meanie in “A Rugrats Chanukah.” Â
This time, we’re ignoring the rules of another long-standing tradition as we travel by baby basket back to 1995 to witness grown men throwing temper tantrums and ending up locked in the attic. Â
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🎙 Guests: ÂSarah Shay (sarahshay.com, Bandcamp, Pilot House Podcast, @thesarahshay). Â
Zach Gozlan (@zachgozlan, @N_THEYSTAYTHERE, “How I Got (Somewhat) Smart(er in Five Months)”). Â
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đź’¬ Topics & Tangents: Â1. I found this special hiding in a 4-hour VHS recording of Nick on CBS from 2003. Â
2. Pilot House episode on “I Dream of Jeannie,” which would not be seen the night this premiered. Â
3. Fact-Checking “Fact-Checking A Rugrats Passover.” Â
4. As of this recording, the Sultan of Brunei in 1995 is still sultan. Â
5. “Noozles,” with co-starred Cheryl Chase (Angelica) and was not “The Adventures of the Little Koala.” Â
6. The 4 categories of Jewish holidays. Â
7. Melanie Chartoff (Didi, Minka) as the principal in “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose.” Â
8. The controversy over Boris and Minka’s design. Â
9. “The Song That Doesn’t End” from “Lamb Chop’s Play Along.” Â
10. The Maxwell House Haggadah. Â
11. A Haggadah of Our Own. Â
12. “Bible Adventures.” Â
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đź“Ľ Commercial Break: ÂCountry Crock Spreadable Sticks, 1994, featuring Jack Riley (Stu). Â
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, 2003. Â
The Studio Demands It!, a podcast that recreates, reimagines, or flat out fixes existing film franchises when a hypothetical studio demands more films. Â
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“A Rugrats Passover” © 1995 Viacom International Inc. Â
Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. Â
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
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