Pound Puppies: Happy Howlidays!
I’m about to chase off a blossoming fever with a shot of NyQuil, and something tells me that this episode of the old Pound Puppies cartoon will be so much better under that particular influence.
Happy Howlidays is from 1986, and it looks to be pretty damn Christmassy. It actually seems too Christmassy to have been a regular episode and not a prime time special, but if you think I’m gonna put in that kind of research at midnight after downing three fingers of NyQuil… woof.
Christmas at Pee-wee’s Playhouse!
Behold, one of my all-time favorite Christmas specials. It’s criminal that I haven’t written much about Christmas at Pee-wee’s Playhouse over the years, but the truth is that the special is so loaded with awesomeness that I just wouldn’t know where to start.
Released in 1988, I was shocked to hear Paul Reubens say that this was a breeze to produce when compared to a normal Pee-wee’s Playhouse episode. It’s just so damn good and SO full of amazing bits. If you’ve never seen it, you’re in for a treat. I just can’t imagine anyone not finding something in here to latch onto.
Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Special!
Way back in 1980, The Berenstain Bears had their own prime time Thanksgiving special on NBC!
The neat thing about The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw is that it was as much a Bigfoot cartoon as a Thanksgiving one. Something for everyone?
Enjoy your last weekend before Thanksgiving!
Christmas Game Show Episodes!
Found some ancient Christmas-themed game show episodes on YouTube, and that is just way too random to ignore. Here they are!
First is an ep of Super Password, from 1986:
…and then we have a Christmassy episode of Family Feud, from 1977:
And last is an episode of Classic Concentration, from 1987:
Pick your poison/poinsettia.
Oh, and if you missed it on the main page, here’s Dino Drac’s recipe for Thanksgiving stuffing. The pics will make you hungry! (Or grossed out? I dunno.)
