About this episode
🎄 What if Mr. Christmas was on the naughty list this entire time, thanks to a curse on his family for generations? Gerry Davila ( Totally Rad Christmas ) and Guy Hutchinson ( Pointless Nostalgia ) join us on a Christmas quest back to 1985 as Andy Williams leads a dozen “true believers” on a trip to Finland to find Santa and answer for his totally-not-made-up ancestor. 📺 You can watch “Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa” on the Internet Archive . **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: The NBC Kids are: Soleil Moon Frye, Cherie Johnson, Ami Foster, and Casey Ellison from “Punky Brewster”; Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner from “The Cosby Show”; Alfonso Ribeiro from “Silver Spoons”; and Joey and Matthew Lawrence from “Gimme a Break!” But not Mindy Cohn from “The Facts of Life,” who shows up, sings half a line, and that’s it. Guy visits New York City’s Christmas cinematic landmarks , including the locations from “ Mr. T and Emmanuel Lewis in A Christmas Dream .” Not Just Theo: Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Surprising Career . Alfonso Ribeiro’s Pepsi Commercial with Michael Jackson (1984) The painting supposedly featuring Lars Sven Olaf Williams, from 1863. The Sà mi . “ Sea for Catwoman! ” Porvoo Cathedral (pronounced like “ Borga ”). **** 📼 Commercials: NBC “Let’s All Be There” ID with Santa (1985) Polaroid: “Christmas – Santa Claus” (1985) Tinsel Tunes - The Christmas Music Podcast . **** “Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa” © 1985 Pierre Cossette / Barnaby Productions. Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house . Hosted by The Retro Network .