The latest Purple Stuff Podcast here, and it’s an absolute holiday nostalgia bomb. Pour some cocoa and go find Dad’s old legal pad, because we’re making our Christmas lists from the 1985 Sears Wish Book!

If you grew up when we did, I shouldn’t need to tell you how important these books were, especially in the ‘80s when there were more toy lines than I could begin to count. Too young to drive and in a world without the internet, this was how we kept tabs on *everything* that was out there… and how we built our lists for Santa.

On our latest episode, me and Jay from Sludge Central are naming eight of our favorite finds from the 1985 Wish Book’s 500+ pages, covering everything from Star Wars to Super Powers to Masters of the Universe and beyond!

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Dino Drac’s December Funpack is here! I’m posting this one earlier than usual, because the USPS is molasses in December, and I want to make sure everyone gets these boxes of cheer long before Santa arrives.

The December Funpacks are always festive, but I think this might be the most spirited one yet. Pretty much everything in this month’s box is holiday-themed. (Well, except for the peanut butter crackers, I guess.)

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The time has come! The most anticipated Purple Stuff episode of the year just dropped, and oh yes, it’s time for us to dive into another old Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! And boy, we picked a GOOD one…

Join me and Jay from Sludge Central for an hour-long celebration of the 1986 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which is definitely in the running for the best ever.

The three-hour broadcast is nonstop insanity from start to finish, and features everything from He-Man to Barbie to rogue clowns, and even Phyllis Diller driving a goose-shaped car.

This is a big one. Might be my favorite of all the parade episodes we’ve done!

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If you’ve never experienced this particular parade, you’re not gonna believe your ears. Even the “bad” stuff is amazing. Hell, even the commercial breaks are incredible – and yes, we’re covering a few of those, too!

Actually, on that note: In addition to the new episode, we also just dropped a surprise bonus show over on Patreon, where we’re covering another two commercials from the parade broadcast. Sign up now to hear that, and to get instant access to our enormous back catalog of bonus episodes!

I also put together this montage of clips from the parade featuring all of the performances (and commercials) that we’ll be discussing. This was made using BMan78’s complete upload of the parade, which you can view here and here. (Montage made with permission – thank you, BMan!)

We hope y’all enjoy the show. We always have a blast recording the parade eps, and this was no exception. If it puts you in the mood for more Macy’s action, feel free to dive back into our older parade reviews:

1988 | 1989 | 2001 | 1990 | 1994

Thanks so much for listening, and for sharing the show around! The holiday season is here, and we hope this helps you kick it off with a laugh or three.