🌴 In Part 2 of our “Futurama” Xmas double-header, we meet the only thing worse than an evil robot Santa… two evil robot Santas.
Michael DiGiovanni, Erin Evans, Joey O., and Donnie Storms return for 2001’s “A Tale of Two Santas.”
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💬 Topics & Tangents:
“Box Car Blues” (1930).
Santa’s Death Fortress sure looks like Elsa’s ice palace.
Coolio’s final acting role before his death was a return as the voice of Kwanzaa-bot.
An ode to Musicmatch Jukebox and our turn-of-the-century mp3 albums we’re still holding onto.
My favorite joke in all of “Futurama.”
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📼 Commercials:
America Online Keyword: eBay (2001).
A Bomb for Christmas: A made-for-podcast Christmas movie featuring your old pal, me.
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“Futurama” and “A Tale of Two Santas ” © 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
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