Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials
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🎄 It’s 1970 by way of 1990, and I just noticed the Santa Claus at the mall is actually my gym teacher. Â
Join us on a revealing trip back to The Wonder Years as we salute Robert Picardo’s standout performance as Coach Cutlip… and Santa. Â
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🎙 Guests: ÂAndy Gattis (Straight Chilling, AndyGattis.com). Â
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đź’¬ Topics & Tangents: Â1. Joe Cocker’s version of “With a Little Help from My Friends” over the opening credits was replaced for streaming with a soundalike, only they don’t sound alike. Â
2. Almost all the original music is replaced, including a surf rock cover of “Sleigh Ride” by The Ventures. Â
3. Fred Savage in “Dinosaurs! A Fun-Filled Trip Back in Time,” featuring Rex and Herb from Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration. Â
4. Coach Cutlip’s drawing of the female reproductive system. Â
5. Oops, Wikipedia linked to the wrong Jay Lambert (Tommy). Here’s the right guy. Â
6. Brandon Crane’s (Doug Porter) new podcast, “The Errorist.” Â
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đź“Ľ Retro Commercial Break: ÂPepsi “Love Letter” Commercial with Fred Savage, 1990. Â
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🎤 And Now, These Messages: ÂTGI Podcast, diving into Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving episodes from the 1990s era of TGIF and more. Â
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“The Wonder Years” and “A Very Cutlip Christmas” © 1990 New World Television. Â
Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. Â
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
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