About this episode
We dig down like dogs to the bottom of the VHS bargain bin for an overlooked special from 1991 that had all the potential to become a Christmas classic, but none of the airtime. You can watch Jingle Bell Rap on Amazon Prime . **** 🎙 Guest: Chad Young ( The Horror Movie BBQ , TPIF: Thank Pod It’s Funny , @horrormoviebbq ). **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. Perennial Pictures’ webpage for Jingle Bell Rap . 2. Chad’s on, so of course we talk about Roy Rogers . 3. Fetch and Uncle Jesse are the “wise cowboy” archetype that replaced the wise janitor in the ’90s. 4. It’s an early-’90s special with a rap in it, so here’s the comparison to that one Fruity Pebbles commercial . 5. Shout-out to the Cult Film Club and “Plot in 60 Seconds.” 6. In Rollover’s flashback, his dad looks like angry Homer Simpson . 7. Ralph Wiggum’s heart breaks in slow motion. 8. New Kids on the Block perform Funky Funky Xmas on Arsenio Hall. **** “Jingle Bell Rap” © 1991 Perennial Pictures. Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house . Say hi on Twitter @adventcalhouse . Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house .