About this episode
🎄 It’s 1970 by way of 1990, and I just noticed the Santa Claus at the mall is actually my gym teacher. Join us on a revealing trip back to The Wonder Years as we salute Robert Picardo’s standout performance as Coach Cutlip… and Santa. **** 🎙 Guest: Andy Gattis ( Straight Chilling , AndyGattis.com ). **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. 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. 2. Almost all the original music is replaced, including a surf rock cover of “Sleigh Ride” by The Ventures . 3. Fred Savage in “ Dinosaurs! A Fun-Filled Trip Back in Time ,” featuring Rex and Herb from Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration . 4. Coach Cutlip’s drawing of the female reproductive system . 5. Oops, Wikipedia linked to the wrong Jay Lambert (Tommy). Here’s the right guy. 6. Brandon Crane’s (Doug Porter) new podcast, “ The Errorist .” **** 📼 Retro Commercial Break: Pepsi “Love Letter” Commercial with Fred Savage , 1990. **** 🎤 And Now, These Messages: TGI Podcast , diving into Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving episodes from the 1990s era of TGIF and more. **** “The Wonder Years” and “A Very Cutlip Christmas” © 1990 New World Television. Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house . Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house .