Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials
TV & Film:TV Reviews
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 It’s 1990, and we’re looking a gift horse in the mouth. Join us on a wild ride to the Bar None Ranch for a Very Special Episode™ of Nickelodeon’s Hey Dude disguised as a barely festive Christmas in July special. Â
WARNING: This episode contains Santa spoilers from 27:07 to 28:58. Â
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🎙 Guest: ÂJustin O’Connor (@jm_oconnor). Â
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đź’¬ Topics & Tangents: Â1. An ode to our childhood friends who lied about having an Uncle Who Worked For Nintendo. Â
2. Hey Dude Reviewed’s episode rankings and review of Ride, She Said. Â
3. Kelly Brown (Brad) in Danger Zone 4: Mad Girls, Bad Girls (NSFW). Â
4. Kelly Brown’s boutique on Long Island. Â
5. Christine Taylor (Melody) in Showdown. Â
6. Susan Sindelar (Cindy) in the background of a fight scene in Smokey and the Bandit. Â
6. TROT (Therapeutic Riding of Tucson) is a real place. Â
7. The Hey Dude set is still somewhat standing in a secluded area of another, actual ranch. Â
8. The Hangin’ Out Gang. Â
9. The Huron Carol, believed to be the oldest North American Christmas carol, was written in an indigenous language. Â
10. The poster for Miracle on 34th Street gives no indication that it’s a Christmas movie. Â
10 . You know what? I’ll just let y’all search for “star registry” on your own if you want to actually look naming a star after someone. Â
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đź“Ľ Retro Commercial Break: ÂCalifornia Games for Nintendo, 1987. Â
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🎤 And Now, These Messages: ÂChristmas Creeps, keeping the Christmas spirit alive year-round through the magic of terrible holiday films. Â
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“Hey Dude” and “Ride She Said” © 1990 MTV Networks. Â
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Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. Â
Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Alpha’s Magical Christmas
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Merry Christmas, Mr. Carroll
A Rugrats Passover
’Tis the Season to be Smurfy
The Berenstain Bears’ Comic Valentine
The New Batman Adventures: Holiday Knights
It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
The Snowman and The Snowdog
The Nanny: The Hanukkah Story
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: A Hearth’s Warming Tail
A Very Merry Cricket
The Wonder Years: A Very Cutlip Christmas
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
TaleSpin: Jolly Molly Christmas
Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special
A Christmas Carol (1971)
Prep & Landing Trilogy
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