Hanukah Under the Umbrella Tree

🕎 Celebrate Hanukkah with a community talent show we don’t even get to watch. 

We’ve miraculously found another Hanukkah special — with yet another spelling of it — so join us as we instantly reappear back in 1991 with a bunch of Canadian animal puppets to discover the magic of the holiday Under the Umbrella Tree. 

April Ryley is our lovely assistant as we meet a humble shopkeeper and former magician once known as “The Great Goldberg,” played by the equally great Harvey Atkin. 

📺 As of this recording, you can watch “Hanukah Under the Umbrella Tree” on YouTube. 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

Holly Larocque in “The Big Band Broadcast” (2008) 

Stephen Brathwaite’s (Jacob) artwork portfolio. 

Bob Stutt (Iggy) as Wander McMooch on “Fraggle Rock.” 

David Copperfield makes the Statue of Liberty disappear. 

“Peoples is peoples.” 

Today’s TV Trope: Magicians Are Wizards. 

A Star is Borscht: The Harvey Atkin Young Jewish Performer Competition (2022) 

“Under the Umbrella Tree: The Mask Special” (2020) 

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📼 Commercials: 

Happy Holidays from “Under the Umbrella Tree” (CBC) 

Hallmark “Old Friends” Hanukkah Card Commercial (1993) 

Remember That Show? 

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“Hanukah Under the Umbrella Tree” © 1991 Noreen Young Productions, Inc. 

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. 
Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house. 
Hosted by The Retro Network.