About this episode
Previously on the Advent Calendar House, we flew a sleigh made out of a dumpster into space with the California Raisins in “ Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration .” 🎃 This time, we’re reanimating a creepier creation of his from 1991 — a Halloween special that premiered in May for some reason — starring the scheming Wilshire Pig on a quest to uncover the secret lab of Dr. Frankenswine. **** 🎙 Guests: Sammy Hain ( @SammyHain ). Chad Young ( The Horror Movie BBQ , @horrormoviebbq ). **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. IMDb’s photo gallery from this special . 2. “ The Adventures of Mark Twain .” 3. Todd Tolces’ website and YouTube résumé . 4. Michele Mariana (Wilshire) on “Sesame Street” as Cecile, the singing ball of clay . 5. Herb from Burger King. 6. Will Vinton wanted to build a theme park called Claymation Station with Wilshire Pig as its Mickey Mouse. 7. Raphael opened the floodgates for characters made for children saying curse words. 8. Sheldon the Snail bears a passing resemblance to The Noid . 9. A closer examination of the bathroom graffiti. 10. Today’s TV Trope: Removable Shell . 11. Does Famine’s business card say he’s from Limbo, Illinois? **** 📼 Commercial Break: McDonald’s Coke Float Commercial , 1991, aired during this special. Another Zelda Podcast … you’ll never guess what it’s about. **** “Claymation Comedy of Horrors” © 1991 Will Vinton Productions. 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 .