The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Mrs. Zabarelli’s Holiday Baton

🎄 Now it’s time for a Muppety holiday fix, so let’s turn the clock back to 1996, to a show I’m excited to reintroduce: it’s “The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss.” The Advent Calendar House welcomes 2 of Muppet Wiki’s finest, Tony Whitaker and Shane Keating , to join our Jingle Day pageant. You can watch “Mrs. Zabarelli’s Holiday Baton” on the Jim Henson’s Family Hub YouTube channel . **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: Where in the who-heck is the Grinch? “ The noozle at the end of the hoose ,” (surprisingly not a Dr. Seuss reference). Michael K. Frith on Muppet Wiki. The Muppets on “Family Feud” (2001). Kathy Mullen (Morton) interview with ToughPigs.com (2013). These aren’t Whatnots; they’re Whozits . “ Sesame English ,” an English as a second language “Sesame Street” series. “ Good grief! The comedian’s a bear! ” Cindy Lou Who’s on First ? Defunctland Podcast: Working in a Wubbulous World with Stephanie D’Abruzzo and Craig Shemin. There’s a rolling drum gag, so here’s the “Emmet Otter” outtake reel again. “ You’re the poet laureate of… ” Shane and the ToughPigs staff visit the “Sesame Street” set . Shane’s supercut of Gordon from “Sesame Street” saying, “Oh, hi!” **** 📼 Commercials: Hallmark’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Collection (1998) Closer to Christmas . **** “The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss” and “Mrs. Zabarelli’s Holiday Baton” © 1996 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house .