About this episode
🕎 Celebrate Hanukkah with a community talent show we don’t even get to watch. We’ve miraculously found another Hanukkah special — with yet another spelling of it — so join us as we instantly reappear back in 1991 with a bunch of Canadian animal puppets to discover the magic of the holiday Under the Umbrella Tree. April Ryley is our lovely assistant as we meet a humble shopkeeper and former magician once known as “The Great Goldberg,” played by the equally great Harvey Atkin. 📺 As of this recording, you can watch “Hanukah Under the Umbrella Tree” on YouTube . **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: Holly Larocque in “ The Big Band Broadcast ” (2008) Stephen Brathwaite’s (Jacob) artwork portfolio . Bob Stutt (Iggy) as Wander McMooch on “Fraggle Rock.” David Copperfield makes the Statue of Liberty disappear . “ Peoples is peoples .” Today’s TV Trope: Magicians Are Wizards . A Star is Borscht: The Harvey Atkin Young Jewish Performer Competition (2022) “ Under the Umbrella Tree: The Mask Special ” (2020) **** 📼 Commercials: Happy Holidays from “Under the Umbrella Tree” (CBC) Hallmark “Old Friends” Hanukkah Card Commercial (1993) Remember That Show? **** “Hanukah Under the Umbrella Tree” © 1991 Noreen Young Productions, Inc. Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house . Hosted by The Retro Network .