About this episode
🎄 It’s 1990, and we’re looking a gift horse in the mouth. Join us on a wild ride to the Bar None Ranch for a Very Special Episode™ of Nickelodeon’s Hey Dude disguised as a barely festive Christmas in July special. WARNING: This episode contains Santa spoilers from 27:07 to 28:58 . **** 🎙 Guest: Justin O’Connor ( @jm_oconnor ). **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. An ode to our childhood friends who lied about having an Uncle Who Worked For Nintendo. 2. Hey Dude Reviewed’s episode rankings and review of Ride, She Said . 3. Kelly Brown (Brad) in Danger Zone 4: Mad Girls, Bad Girls (NSFW) . 4. Kelly Brown’s boutique on Long Island . 5. Christine Taylor (Melody) in Showdown . 6. Susan Sindelar (Cindy) in the background of a fight scene in Smokey and the Bandit . 6. TROT (Therapeutic Riding of Tucson) is a real place. 7. The Hey Dude set is still somewhat standing in a secluded area of another, actual ranch. 8. The Hangin’ Out Gang . 9. The Huron Carol , believed to be the oldest North American Christmas carol, was written in an indigenous language. 10. The poster for Miracle on 34th Street gives no indication that it’s a Christmas movie. 10 . You know what? I’ll just let y’all search for “star registry” on your own if you want to actually look naming a star after someone. **** 📼 Retro Commercial Break: California Games for Nintendo , 1987. **** 🎤 And Now, These Messages: Christmas Creeps , keeping the Christmas spirit alive year-round through the magic of terrible holiday films. **** “Hey Dude” and “Ride She Said” © 1990 MTV Networks. Say hi on Twitter and Instagram . Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house . Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house .