About this episode
🎄It’s 1984, and Ebenezer Scrooge is threatening to raise his asking price for a warehouse full of corn. This Christmas Eve episode not only drops on a Scrooge Sunday, but it’s also the Advent Calendar House’s 150th episode. To celebrate, I let listeners vote for which “Christmas Carol” to cover, and the winner is the 1984 TV movie starring George S. Scott, along with original “Equalizer” Edward Woodward as a sassy Ghost of Christmas Present, and we even spotted our favorite Alfred Pennyworth, Michael Gough, as a not-so-portly gentleman. **** 🎙 Guests: Erin Evans ( @mserinevans ). Joey O. ( Y-Not Radio , @imgonnadj24 ). Anthony Strand ( ToughPigs.com , Movin’ Right Along , @durwoodclapper.bsky.social ). **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. David Warner in “ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze .” 2. George S. Scott in “ Angus ” and “ Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue .” 3. “ God Bless Us Everyone ,” this movie’s theme music by Nick Bicât. 4. Wikipedia and NO ONE ELSE names one Cratchit child “Michael,” played by Susannah York’s (Mrs. Cratchit) real-life son, Orlando Wells. 5. Michael Carter (Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come) as Bib Fortuna in “Return of the Jedi.” 6. “ It’s Corn ,” and My favorite “Futurama” joke . 7. Scrooge’s grave , allegedly a real, reinscribed headstone , at St. Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury. 8. Twelve Hundred Ghosts - A Christmas Carol in Supercut . **** 📼 Commercial Break: IBM Sponsored Commercial Break from the original airing of “A Christmas Carol.” George C. Scott “Read More About It” PSA . The Christmas Podcast Network All-Star Comedy Christmas Show! **** “A Christmas Carol” © 1984 Travenol Laboratories Limited. In memory of Jason Gross (1976–2023). “Christmas in Your Heart” (from “A Garfield Christmas Special”) performed by Todd from Vista Blue /Second Saturday. Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house .