Mike Westfall

47 mins S5 #3 Dec 06, 20

BraveStarr: Tex’s Terrible Night

Filmation’s space western gets a dickens of a backstory. Guests: Sammy Hain, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

87 mins S5 #2 Dec 04, 20

The Christmas Toy

A stroll down Jim Henson’s hall of nightmares. Guests: Beth Cieslik, Adam Jurotich, Donnie Storms. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

50 mins S5 #1 Dec 02, 20

Christmas Comes to Pacland

Santa’s sleigh is grounded in the original video game crash. Guests: Lindy, Alicia. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

57 mins S4 #12 Jul 23, 20

Garfield’s Thanksgiving

The Gaslighting of Dr. Liz Wilson. Guest: Jeff Somogyi. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

40 mins S4 #11 Jul 21, 20

G.I. Joe: Cobra CLAWs Are Coming to Town

Ho-ho-ho-ing is half the battle. Guest: Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

63 mins S4 #10 Jul 19, 20

The Stingiest Man in Town

Rankin/Bass’s unoriginal crack at A Christmas Carol. Guests: Michael DiGiovanni, Michael May. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

51 mins S4 #9 Jul 17, 20

The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold

Banshees have weirder rules than Mogwai. Guests: Michael DiGiovanni, Michael May. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

52 mins S4 #8 Jul 15, 20

Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Koopa Klaus / Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush

Mario and Luigi save Santa in 2 different dimensions. Guest: Adam Pope. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

48 mins S4 #7 Jul 13, 20

The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t

A.K.A. “The Night Dracula Saved the World,” except no, he doesn’t. Guest: Tom Coombs. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

57 mins S4 #6 Jul 11, 20

Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas

After he wrongfully arrests Santa. Guest: Chad Young. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

43 mins S4 #5 Jul 09, 20

Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls

A ruse to talk about Dr. Fad. Guest: Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

52 mins S4 #4 Jul 07, 20

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

The not-very-Eastery Easter special debut of Bean Bunny. Guest: Emily Rowley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

44 mins S4 #3 Jul 05, 20

The Real Ghostbusters: Xmas Marks the Spot

The Ghostbusters accidentally save Scrooge and kill Christmas. Guests: Tom Coombs, Chad Young. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

67 mins S4 #2 Jul 03, 20

Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July

Mr. Snowman, I don’t feel so good. Guest: Brandon Medley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

45 mins S4 #1 Jul 01, 20

Frosty’s Winter Wonderland

The Weird Science of Christmas specials. Guest: Brandon Medley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

53 mins S3 #14 Feb 29, 20

30 Rock: Leap Day

Real life is for March. Guest: Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

45 mins S3 #13 Dec 30, 19

Rudolph’s Shiny New Year

A sequel special bonus for your oversized ears. Guest: Brandon Medley, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

57 mins S3 #12 Dec 24, 19

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Time to address the spotted elephant in the room. Guests: Brandon Medley, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

61 mins S3 #11 Dec 22, 19

Shalom Sesame: Chanukah

The kid from Growing Pains spins bad puns like he made them out of clay. Guest: Sarah Shay. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

65 mins S3 #10 Dec 19, 19

Christmas in Tattertown

Nickelodeon’s first animated original gets discarded into another dimension. Guest: Chad Young. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

68 mins S3 #9 Dec 17, 19

Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

Every unstoppable monster has a beginning. Guests: Erin Evans, Brandon Medley, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

54 mins S3 #8 Dec 15, 19

Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol

The nearsighted granddaddy of all animated Christmas specials. Guests: Anthony Caruso & Julia Colburn from Tis the Podcast. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

41 mins S3 #7 Dec 13, 19

Sealab 2021: Feast of Alvis

A penny’ll start a fire. Guest: Zac Shipley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

45 mins S3 #6 Dec 11, 19

The Glo Friends Save Christmas

Glo Worm and pals rescue Santa from the Wicked Witch of the North Pole. Guests: Erin Evans, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

52 mins S3 #5 Dec 09, 19

Ziggy’s Gift

Everyone’s after the little guy for no reason. Guest: Chad Young. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

47 mins S3 #4 Dec 07, 19

Cricket on the Hearth

Rankin/Bass presents a Dickens of a story, but not that one. Guest: Brian Earl. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

54 mins S3 #3 Dec 05, 19

A Wish for Wings That Work

Opus the Penguin fails to take off. Guests: Erin Evans, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

65 mins S3 #2 Dec 03, 19

Pinocchio’s Christmas

Rankin/Bass’s wood-burrowing earworm factory. Guests: Michael DiGiovanni, Michael May. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

70 mins S3 #1 Dec 01, 19

Mickey’s Christmas Carol

Scrooge McDuck’s big-screen debut doesn’t throw Pluto a bone. Guests: Lizzie Twachtman, Adam Pope. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

81 mins S2 #26 Oct 10, 19

Garfield’s Halloween Adventure

The terrifying special that turned a generation into scaredy cats. Guest: Jeff Somogyi. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house