About this episode
🎄It’s 1970, and a couple of bear cubs have jumped through my window and are eating all my marshmallows. Join us on a deeper than expected dive into a Christmas special by former Hanna-Barbera animator Tony Benedict that almost wasn’t released till the owner of a now-defunct Florida theme park swooped in and saved it. CONTENT WARNING: No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same about one of the 4 versions of this special. **** 🎙 Guests: Gerry Davila ( Totally Rad Christmas ) Ethan ( The Hungry Reader , A Special Presentation or ALF Will Not Be Seen Tonight ) **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. “ A Yellowstone Christmas ” (Tony’s Version), the original cut. 2. The theatrical version with Hal Smith in the intro and added songs and sequences. 3. The Pirates World version with scenes from Ocean World Marine Park . This version was screened for Rifftrax . 4. The Modern Sound Pictures version with the songs but no live-action segments. 5. The Unusual History of Santa and the Three Bears . (The Delbert Cartoon Report, 2021) 6. The soundtrack and some background info . 7. Hal Smith in “ The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip .” 8. Bobby Riha (Chinook) in Hanna-Barbera’s “ Jack and the Beanstalk .” 9. Yellowstone National Park’s Zone of Death . 10. Today’s TV Trope: Human Snowball . 11. CBS Storybreak’s “ Grinny .” 12. Homer Simpson tries to catch a rabbit . 13. Iceman in X-Men #1 . **** 📼 Commercial Break: Hardee’s Gift Checks (1970s) **** “Santa and the Three Bears” © 1970 Tony Benedict Productions. Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house .