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What’s up, dudes? It’s the toy company that practically owned Christmas morning in the mid-80s! Yes, it’s Mattel — the plastic powerhouse behind Barbie, He-Man, Hot Wheels, and enough colorful cardboard packaging to completely bury your living room floor! Today we’re talking the 1984 Mattel Christmas Wish List!

Mattel goes all the way back to 1945, when Harold “Matt” Matson and Elliot Handler started a small company making picture frames. Eventually they pivoted from household goods to toys, and by the time the 1980s rolled around, Mattel had become an absolute giant in the toy industry. Barbie ruled the fashion aisle, Hot Wheels dominated the race track, and Masters of the Universe transformed action figures into a fantasy phenomenon.

This Wish List provides a huge variety of toys. From Barbie Dream Houses to Snake Mountain, there’s something for everyone. Crystal Barbie shimmered like Christmas tree tinsel, and Rainbow Brite practically turned the entire catalog into a neon explosion of color. Of course, Castle Grayskull towered over all of them!

Secret Wars Tower of Doom? Check. Hot Wheels Crack-Ups? Rad! Poochie stationery and stamps? Absolutely! So grab your Battle Cat, fire up your Attak Trak, and circle your favorites in this 1984 Mattel Christmas Wish List!

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What’s up, dudes? We had a blast covering the last few movies, so we’re continuing our live commentary series! This time we’re breaking into TV Specials, and we had to start with  the Rankin Bass classic that launched it all: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Jeff Loftin from Lost Christmas podcast, Jeremy Phelps the Alamo City Santa, and I have a blast with this watch along! 

The story chronicles the experiences of Rudolph, a youthful reindeer buck who possesses an unusual luminous red nose. Mocked and excluded by his peers because of this trait, Rudolph proves himself one Christmas Eve with poor visibility due to inclement weather. After Santa Claus catches sight of Rudolph's nose and asks Rudolph to lead his sleigh for the evening, Rudolph agrees and is finally favored by his fellow reindeer for his heroism and accomplishment.

Grumpy Santa? Check. Complete tooth extraction? Yep. Flying lion creature? Maybe he's from an alternate dimension! So grab your pickaxe and float down to this episode on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!

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What's up, dudes?  So you want to be a cop? All you do is join the farce. Laramy Wells from Moving Panels and Vinnie Brezinsky from Huey and Bax have signed up to join the "Police Academy!"

After thwarting the Santa Claus burglar--so called because he breaks in through the chimney--the Police Academy squad run into a little orphan girl named Ginny.  She asks Carey Mahoney and his gang to help her friends believe in Santa Claus since the orphans never get any presents. Simultaneously, there's a robbery at I. Gottem's department store. Ginny even gets a look at the thieves.

Mahoney and Jones decide to dress up as Santa for the kids not realizing their team also decides to dress up. Unfortunately, they're called to guard the department store. While the orphans are at the store, they're framed for the theft of diamonds. The cadets prove their innocence and catch the actual thieves.

 Jones sound effects? Got 'em. Tackleberry extreme firearms? Yep, a bazooka. Reindogs? Well, only as Commandant Lassard can provide! So grab your Santa suit, hide inside a snowman, and arrest this episode on Police Academy "Santa with a Badge!" 

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What's up, dudes? The Saturday Morning Mafia breaks down the Knight Rider Christmas episode "Silent Knight" with me! It's all about the Hoff and K.I.T.T. in one of the coolest shows of the decade!

While shopping for a Christmas tuxedo for the Foundation banquet, Michael and KITT meet Tino, a young gypsy who has pickpocketed a valuable watch from bank robbers. These robbers, disguised as clowns and Santa Claus, need the watch back to destroy evidence of their crime. Michael promises Tino's sister Marta that he will keep the boy safe and deliver him to their uncle, Stephano, the king of the gypsies. The bank robbers, however, are on their trail, fearing identification.

Unfortunately, the uncle isn't the savior Tino was hoping for, and he sells him out to the robbers. After thrilling car chases, Michael and K.I.T.T. track them to a field, where luckily K.I.T.T. is able to stop a thresher from harming them. The robbers are apprehended and the day is saved! Merry Christmas!

Whoa! Michael Knight had a whole backstory? K.I.T.T. could do what?!? How many times do they say the word 'gypsy'? Hmmm.... So grab your leather jacket, hop in your AI car, and turbo boost into this episode on Knight Rider "Silent Knight!"

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The Wonderful World of Nothing

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What's up, dudes? Andy Williams is back, and he’s chaperoning the NBC kids in Europe once again! Mike Westfall of Advent Calendar House and Tim Babb from Can’t Wait for Christmas are with me to talk “Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Easter in Rome!”

Apparently, Andy Williams wanted to spend spring in Europe, so he gathered his friends from NBC and met them in Rome. They take a horse drawn carriage, sing a song, then go their separate ways. Tina Yothers hunts for guys at an ice cream disco. Kim Fields goes shopping for pink blazers. Danny Ponce looks at sports cars, and the Lawrences search for food. 

Eventually, they meet up and absorb some Roman culture through archaeology and a famous ristorante. Andy surprises them with the gifts they wanted, and takes them to meet Pope St. John Paul II. Joey gives him a friendship bracelet, then they all go to Easter service and sing another song.

Aqueducts? Check. Papal audience? Got it. Chili dogs? None better than Roman! So grab your  flash cards, learn Italian, and sing along with “Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Easter in Rome!”

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What’s up, dudes? Well, the new 2026 Hallmark Dreambook has been released, and I’ve got thr Hallmark Dream Guys on to discuss it! Yes, CJ from Rose Suchak Ladder, Anthony from ‘Tis the Podcast, and Todd from Christmas Clatter, are here to pick their favorite ornaments and shoot the breeze for a bit! From Optimus Prime to Deadpool, from Frosty to the Super Saiyan Goku, we choose the coolest looking accessories for our Christmas trees! Which ornaments do we like best? Tune in to find out our faves from the Hallmark Dreambook 2026!

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What’s up, dudes? It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! That’s right! It's the 6th Annual Totally Rad Christmas Awards! This year we’re broke, so we found the cheapest place we could get! This decrepit old house has definitely seen better days, but there’s enough room for us all and I’m pretty sure Scooby Doo checked it out and gave it the okay. A slew of CPN friends help me host the awards. In fact, I got a ton of assistance from ‘Tis the Podcast elves Thom Crowe and Anthony Caruso, Mike Westfall from Advent Calendar House, CJ Belanger from from Rose Suchak Ladder, Jeff Loftin from Lost Christmas, and Charlie Ague from from Closer to Christmas!! Even Chad Young made an appearance! After the Academy refined the nomination and voting process last year, the star-studded evening went off without a hitch...sort of!  It went about as well as it has in the past, so… Who did you vote for? Did they win? Find out to the max in the y Annual Raddies!

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What’s up, dudes? It's time for the 6th Annual Totally Rad Christmas Awards, colloquially known as the Raddies! Join me as I interview a few of the guests and nominees as they make their way down the red and green carpet! This Raddies pre-show has it all!

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What’s up, dudes? Well, it seems that Little #1, Little #2, and Little #3 hijacked my recording studio and held their own episode all about the 1976 Rankin Bass Easter special "The First Easter Rabbit!" It's an adaptation of the children's book "The Velveteen Rabbit," and it's wild!

A young girl named Glinda gets a stuffed bunny for Christmas which she names Stuffy. She loves it unconditionally, but when she contracts scarlet fever, it has to be burned. Stuffy is approached by a magical sprite named Calliope, who transforms him into a real rabbit. She mandates that he become the first Easter Bunny.

Stuffy meets Santa Claus and moves into Easter Valley, an area of the North Pole perpetually existing in Spring. Unfortunately, an ice wizard (perhaps a former servant of Winterbolt?) named Zero steals the Golden Easter Lily, causing the valley to freeze and snow. Santa rescues Stuffy and helps him deliver his Easter goods to Glinda's hometown. He also forces Zero to return the Lily. All's well that ends well.

A fairy that knows substitutiary locomotion? Check. A Savage Land type headquarters? Got it. A remorseful sentient snowball? For sure! So grab your Easter eggs, put on your bonnet, and take Santa's sleigh to this episode!

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What's up, dudes? It's the first episode of the second season of the Stay Lit! podcast, all about the professional Christmas Light Installation industry. I've joined as the showrunner and host, with original hosts Nick Glassett of The Jump Off and Let's Get Lit and Matt Billington of Big & Bright Inflatables and Let's Get Lit Supply! This is just the introductory episode where we're all just getting to know each others' styles. Later on this season we'll dive into a lot of cool things in the Christmas Light industry, and I'm really looking forward to it!

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What’s up, dudes? It was the miniseries that examined fascism through a 1980s American lens…with sci-fi! Michael May from After Lunch, Crestwood House, and Hellbent for Letterbox and I talk the Christmas episode from V  “Reflections in Terror!”

In this 9th episode from the 1984 series, Diana sends a mistletoe sales lady to collect the starchild Elizabeth’s blood. With it, she’s able to clone the starchild at Christmastide. Unfortunately, the clone is feral and kills just about everything. 

Meanwhile, Donovan, Ham, and Farber work with a church to smuggle orphans into the free city of LA to get them to foster parents. Consequently, the action draws Visitor suspicion, and the Resistance has to use force to succeed. While all this is occurring, Bates discovers that Julie is a mole and has the restaurant headquarters attacked. Luckily, everyone escapes, the clone dis in Elizabeth’s arms, the tracker is killed, and Ham plays Santa!

Clones? Check. Santas? Both Willie and Ham. Casablanca ripoffs? Only if it’s between Julie and a Visitor playing piano!  So grab your guns, hide out in a church, and fight reptilian aliens to this episode on V “Reflections in Terror!”

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What’s up, dudes? I’ve got Todd and Michael from the Saturday Morning Mafia here to talk “Magnum P.I.”! There’s an art heist, a military training drill, and that sweet, sweet, Selleck ‘stache! Hawaiian shirts and leis abound! Oh yeah! There’s a voice over, too! Grab some popcorn and check it out! Good times to the Max!

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The Wonderful World of Nothing

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What's up, dudes? Merry Cave Christmas! I hope Koopa Klaus doesn’t bring you some bob-ombs! Mike Westfall from the Advent Calendar House  and Todd Killian from Christmas Clatter are here to talk all things Super Mario Bros! Mushrooms, and fire flowers, and tanookis! Oh my! We get into all of it! The games, the badges, and the cartoons! Yep, Lou Albano is the best, but I kind of want Buster Pointdexter as a pajama-clad Mario! So grab your poinsettia cape and candy cane mushrooms and jump down the warp pipe for this episode!

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What’s up, dudes? Great Scott! I’ve got Lucky and Joe from the Now Watch This podcast here to talk the paradoxically awesome “Back to the Future” series and its cartoon Christmas episode, “Dickens of a Christmas”! We get into all of it! Time travel, narrating carolers, hover boards, pick pockets! It’s all in there! Oh, and it’s not Christmas without a savage Godzilla attack! Yes, the shark still looks fake! So turn on your flux capacitor, load up some plutonium, and get up to 88mph for this awesome episode!

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What’s up, dudes? It’s the First Sunday of Advent, and I’ve got Mike Westfall from Advent Calendar House and Matt Eurich from TGIPodcast here to talk the Rankin Bass special “Frosty the Snowman” for my 100th episode! Is Prof. Hinkle really Sideshow Bob? Does Santa only have four reindeer with him because this is just a side quest? What is Christmas snow? Oatmeal?!?! So grab your magic hat and broom, join the parade, and march along to this episode! 

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What’s up, dudes? Remember craving pizza, video games, and music in an atmospheric setting? Yep, Art Kilmer from A Cozy Christmas and Bookshelf Odyssey, CM Chuck from Just Another Friday Night and I talk Pizza Hut! There were Tiffany lamps, jukeboxes, and arcade table tops! Oh my! Don’t forget the tasty pizza and breadsticks!

And promotions? Oh, they had a ton! Book It, Solar Shades, “The Land Before Time” puppets! There were X-Men VHS tapes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Coming Out of Our Shells cassette tapes, and Care Bears merch! There were even Pizza Hut gift certificates which made for amazing gifts! We get into all of it, even some Christmas Commercials! Martin Mull and Rita Moreno do their best improv to entice your taste buds! And who can forget the catchy “Pizza Hut pizza to go” jingle? Of course, it also showed us the way to delicious awesomeness when we’re sick and tired of leftovers!

I don’t know about you, but I’m hungry already! So order a Meat Lovers, a Supreme, or even a ham and pineapple if you’re into it, grab a cold pitcher, turn down the lights, and dig this rad episode!

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What's up, dudes? I've got Shawn, Jaime, and Pax from the Cult Film Club with me here to dive into the 1984 sci-fi flick "Trancers"! We really get into it because this one's got it all! 

The evil killer psychic Whistler has a unique power: he can turn the weak-willed into zombie-like creatures called trancers! When he travels to the past to murder the ancestors of the council, hard boiled neo-noir Trooper Jack Deth subsequently follows him. It seems that anyone could be entranced! Jack fights off a mall Santa, a tanning salon owner, and even a possessed police detective in his pursuit of Justice. He also gets help from his own ancestor, and visits a punk rock club. Oh yeah, and he even manages to save the day! Spoiler alert: beware of former ball players throwing trash on roofs!

Zombies? Check. Psychics? Yep. Time Travel? Definitely. Falling in love with your own great-great-grandma? Of course!  So put some grease in your hair, equip your long second watch, and head to a punk rock club to dig this episode!

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What’s up, dudes? I’ve got AA and CM Chuck from Just Another Friday Night here to talk the remarkably well written Robotech! For a kids show, it tackled some pretty adult themes! There’s a love triangle, civilian casualties, and a successful villain mission? What?! It’s true! 

It’s Christmas time, and Khyron is out for protoculture! This means he plans to lead a raiding party to take some by force. Meanwhile, Rick Hunter’s personal life is thrown into further disarray when his ex Minmei shows up unexpectedly due to her seasonal loneliness. And when his potential (and spoiler alert: eventual) love interest Lisa Hayes catches them in flagrante delicto, things get even more dicey! Khyron subsequently attacks, and while veritech pilots are scrambled, Lisa neglects to contact Rick due to her spurned heart. Overhearing the conflict on the news, Rick rushes to the city’s aid. Unfortunately Khyron is sneakily strategic, and plants bombs around the city. It’s get the bad guy or save the city time, so there’s only one thing to do!

There are multiple casualties and injured, but not even a Zentraedi attack can break the Christmas spirit! The faithful gather at a church to sing “Silent Night,” and Rick and Minmei share a meal and a kiss!

This Christmas episode is heart-pounding and gut-wrenching! It’s also a tribute to the human spirit and the spirit of Christmas! So grab your protoculture, hop into your veritech’s cockpit, and fly into this Robotech episode!!

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What’s up, dudes? I’m joined by Kids of the Kingdom Mike Westfall of Advent Calendar House and Charlie Ague of Closer to Christmas to discuss this 1985 single broadcast “Magic Kingdom Yuletide Special!” Scrooge McDuck can’t fathom the magic of Christmastide, so Mickey and Santa Goofy contribute to his conversion through song and dance! Skating? Yep. Singing? Check. Nightmare-inspired bipedal horses prancing? Definitely! So put on your Victorian  bonnet, grab your ice skates, and magically teleport into this episode!

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What’s up, dudes? It’s a LOST EPISODE! Recorded in August 2020, my brother Danny joined me to talk “The Muppet Christmas Carol!” After disappearing into Zoom archive obscurity, this recording was finally found and dusted off so that you can hear my brother and I really get into it! There’s impressions, there’s singing, there’s tons of nostalgia as we reminisce about watching this every Christmas in our living room! “Marley & Marley? Check! Creepy Ghost of Christmas Past muppet? Got it! Good times to the max? For sure! So lay a big ol’ blanket on the floor, get your popcorn and hot chocolate ready, and dig into this muppety episode! 

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