Day 12: We try to make more accurate donkeys in Nativity displays catch on like a certain elf on a certain shelf by revisiting the 1977 Rankin/Bass special, “Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey.”
On This Episode
- Mike Westfall (@fallwestmike), slave-driving stable owner who sounds like he belongs on Pirates of the Caribbean.
- Lindy Kempe (@ieatvideogames, animal-inspiring and video game-eating cherub.
- Brandon Medley (@brandmed), Santa’s favorite snow plow puller from Blessed are the Geek.
Topics and Tangents
- Roger Miller performing “Do Wacka Do” in 1966 with another guitarist, “Stubbs,” who’s wearing a Batman T-shirt.
- Roger Miller’s “Whistle Stop” intro to Disney’s “Robin Hood” is secretly the Hamster Dance.
- Tilly’s ascension back to heaven is strikingly similar to Poochie’s exit from “The Itchy and Scratchy Show.”
- Mary has “the Glow” from “The Last Dragon.”
- Annalee Santa dolls.
Previous Episodes of This Podcast Mentioned
- Season 1, Episode 1: Frosty the Snowman
- Season 1, Bonus 1: The First Easter Rabbit
- Season 2, Episode 5: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
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