🎄 Cowabunga! In nearly 40 years of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series, 2004’s “The Christmas Aliens” is somehow their only animated Christmas episode. Â
Join Michelangelo and a kitty named Klunk on a Christmas Eve car chase as they save a truckload of stolen Little Orphan Alien dolls meant for a group of little orphan human Earthlings, all while Splinter makes a sewer full of guests wait for Mikey to arrive before they eat. Â
At press time, “The Christmas Aliens” is available on Paramount+. Â
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🎙 Guests: Â
Jaime Hood (ShezCrafti, Cult Film Club, Bluesky) Â
Shawn Robare (Plastic Rocket Pop, Cult Film Club, Bluesky) Â
Anthony Strand (ToughPigs.com, Movin’ Right Along, Bluesky) Â
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đź’¬ Topics & Tangents: Â
Read the original 1985 comic on Mirage Studios’ old, preserved website. Â
Our episode on “We Wish You a Turtle Christmas.” Â
The Lost and Unused Theme Songs of the 2003 series. Â
Bruce Wayne’s long dining room table. Â
Similar chase scenes in “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Speed.” Â
Terence Archie (Silver Sentry) as Apollo Creed in “Rocky: The Musical.” Â
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đź“Ľ Commercials: Â
Happy Honda Days: Ninja Turtles, featuring the original 1980s voice cast (2018). Â
WIZARDS The Podcast Guide to Comics. Â
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“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “The Christmas Aliens” © 2004 4Kids Entertainment, Inc., and Mirage Licensing, Inc. Â
Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
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