Holiday Special Podcast

The Muppets are all heading to Fozzie's mother's house for a big family Christmas in the country. But Miss Piggy is running late and might be lost out in a winter storm.

In this episode we look at three Halloween shorts from the Shrek universe: Thriller Night, The Ghost of Lord Farquaad, and The Pig Who Cried Werewolf

Davey and Goliath learn a couple of Christian-themed lessons, one is about the Pilgrims...

Wilshire and his friend Sheldon go searching for Dr. Frankenswine's monster. They may find it, but will they get out alive?

Long ago there was no snow in the wintertime and everything was bleak. A group of people decided to see if they could do something about that.

Disney+ did a Lego Star Wars Holiday Special. WHAT?? No, it's probably not what you're thinking...

The classic Christmas Carol story where Mr. Magoo portrays Scrooge.

A naughty kid has hacked into the naughty and nice database at the North Pole, and it is up to Wayne and his brother Noel to put things right.

Gumby pops into a couple of history books and shares a couple of adventures with the Pilgrims.

After dealing with the Mutant Pumpkins, our monster heroes still need to deal with zombie carrots!

Did you know there was a post-humously created Michael Jackson themed Halloween special?

A property dispute over a lake, er .. a cranberry bog, pits two neighbors at odds. One will stoop to vandalism to get what he wants! Will the Christmas spirit prevail?

The fourth Frosty special (sort of...) and it packs an environmental message. Um... yay?

All the Brady kids and their families come home for a big Christmas together!

The Peanuts gang experience the Mayflower voyage and the first Thanksgiving along with the Pilgrims.

Elvira hosted an evening of MTV videos in 1984 and then again in 1986 interspersed with her typical humor and sass. Are they worth checking out? Are they anything like a holiday special?

Pumpkins are going mutant in Modesto! Can Susan and the other monsters stop them from stealing an entire towns' worth of candy?

In this episode I cover a couple of halloween related cartoon episodes.

A brother and sister out for trick-or-treating get sent on a mission of sorts to deliver invitations to various monsters. Will they overcome fear and exhibit true courage?

Sherman is an elf that can't seem to do anything right. What will happen when Santa puts him in charge of his magical toy bag?

Santa Claus visits a house and brings presents ... and the tree?

Simon Bar Sinister has an evil plan to take over the city, but the Thanksgiving Day parade is literally in his way. The solution? Travel back in time and keep Thanksgiving from becoming a holiday! Can Underdog save the day?

It's episode 100! Vincent Price narrates this anthology of three spooky stories.

The Patterson family seem to have their hands full with Farley their dog. But is there more to Farley than it seems?

The monsters are all getting together for the marriage of Frankenstein's monster and his bride. Eh, it's not as good as Mad Monster Party.

Casper the Friendly Ghost wants to go trick or treating, but his ghost/witch friends would rather go around scaring everyone. Can the Casper enjoy Halloween?

Bugs Bunny did a Halloween special? Eh, not really. It's another clip-show using WB cartoons.

Bugs Bunny and Granny talk a bit about the importance of babies and mothers, but are continually interrupted by ... clips from older WB cartoons!

The Easter Bunny is retiring! And to send him off, we get to see a 1970's style celebrity roast! But can Easter really move on without the Easter Bunny delivering the eggs?

The Easter Bunny sure makes great looking colored eggs for Easter! But what if the chickens who lay the eggs started feeling unappreciated? Can he pull off Easter all by himself?

Disney's treatment of A Christmas Carol. Does it hold up?

Christmas comes to Eternia! Will the Christmas spirit be snuffed out by evil? Or can He-Man and She-Ra save the holiday? (You can probably guess the answer...)

A kinda dumb Christmas novelty song gets a really dumb holiday special.

Our Gang is back in a Christmas special. The kids are hoping for a special toy for Christmas, but their mother is in need of a decent winter coat. Maybe a street corner Santa can be of some help to the kids.

The Keane kids are getting ready for Christmas. Jeffy wants Santa to bring Granddad down from heaven for Christmas. Is that something Santa can actually do?

Mrs. Claus has a secret mission for our prep and landing boys. Can they pull off a stealth mission right under Santa's nose?

A shepherd boy is blinded by a lightning strike and spends Christmas with some nuns at their abbey. Will it take a Christmas miracle to make this story have a happy ending?

A special holiday treat!  A Christmas story, told across 7 podcasts in 7 parts - The House of Seven Santas.  This is part 6, but don't worry I tell you how you can get all the episodes and hear the whole story.

A whole special centering on classical music from Warner Brothers. Is it as good as Rabbit of Seville? Not really, but it's decent for what it is.

Some dogs and cats have different but serious problems. Can they work it all out between themselves? Before Thanksgiving?

Who is David S. Pumpkins? This special isn't likely to tell you. But will he help a young boy find the true meaning of Halloween? It's an SNL studios production, so probably not...

Ichabod Crane is tasked with ridding the town of Sleepy Hollow of the headless horseman who has been terrorizing and stealing from everyone. Nope, this isn't a retelling of the Washington Irving story. What will Ichabod and his friends find?

Shrek and his friends sit down to tell scary stories to each other to see who will outlast the scares and be called the King of Halloween.

Is O'Lantern an Irish name? Can Leprechauns be part of a Halloween story? Will Jack save the day when a witch and her army of ghouls comes to attack?

Mr. Scrabble and a couple of kids fall into a giant pumpkin to find an illiterate town within. Can they rescue these people from the evil Muddler?

There is a ghost haunting Centerville Chase. Will it drive the new owners from the home? Will it be feared at all? Does he actually need something from them?

Paul Lynde did a Halloween Special. It has the Wicked Witch of the West! Witchiepoo! AND KISS!!

Disney promises us a Halloween Treat. But assuming you can even find it, is it really a treat? Or will you feel like you've been tricked?

Easter is only three days away and the Easter Bunny and his team are 10,000 eggs short! What will they do?  Will Easter have to be canceled?

Little Benji has to play Shepherd #2 again in the Christmas play.  Sounds boring, but can the Christmas message become real for him?

The monsters' voices have been stolen by a witch. Can a little girl defeat the witch and help them get their voices back?  All so they can sing Christmas carols?  Does this make ANY sense?