Purple Stuff: 1987 Christmas TV Specials!

Just in the (saint) nick of time, the latest Purple Stuff Podcast is here! Let us be your soundtrack as you wrap gifts, bake cookies, and practice your “hoarse voice” so you can fake a flu to get out of the holiday party.

It’s a ho ho hot one this month, guys. Me and Jay from Sludge Central are diving into the back-to-back broadcasts of A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, exactly as they aired on CBS on December 11th, 1987!

We’re discussing both specials, obviously, but the bulk of the show goes to several of the awesome television commercials that aired during them. Everything from Quackers to that old 7UP commercial with the creepy elves!

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

As a reminder, the Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month. December’s is already live, and it’s about a Kay-Bee Toys holiday catalog from 1989!

Bonus points: We put together this YouTube video featuring ALL of the commercials that aired on that chilly December night.

1987 might have been the most outstanding year of my lifetime as far as Christmas specials went. There were soooo many on television that year, including major debuts like A Garfield Christmas and A Muppet Family Christmas. Still, Snoopy was always the top dog, so this podcast is about the biggest television event of that whole season!

Thanks so much for listening, and for sharing the show around! We’re coming up on TEN YEARS of the Purple Stuff Podcast, and the best is yet to come. Happy holidays to all of our wonderful listeners!

PS: If this is your first visit to the site in a while, I’d like to direct you to Dino Drac’s 25 Days of Christmas – a multi-page blog event that will be completed on Christmas morning. Lots to read and look at!