‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
We ended up having a pretty nice Thanksgiving, albeit a quiet one. We kind of just lazed on the couch all day, eating everything in sight while marathoning enough episodes of Chopped to keep our appetites strong. We later watched Jurassic World, which for some reason seemed perfect for Thanksgiving?
Somewhere along the way, I posted a pretty popular tweet:
💙 YOU HAVE BEEN VISITED BY THE THANKSGIVING HEDGEHOG OF FORTUNE. RETWEET TO SPREAD LUCK. 💙 pic.twitter.com/U5xESBwwnV
— Dinosaur Dracula (@DinosaurDracula) November 24, 2016
As of this writing, my stupid Sonic joke has more than 3200 retweets. If only my Dino Drac plugs did nearly so well!
I hope y’all had a great Thanksgiving. Feel free to share stories, in the comments! I’m also curious to know if anyone will be partaking in Black Friday, which as I understand it actually began six fucking hours ago.
(I’m actually a fan of Black Friday, but only as a spectator. Dig the idea of super late night shopping, and enjoy the insanity from afar, but I don’t care if they’re giving away free cameras… you’ll never get me on those lines.)
The passing of Thanksgiving marks the official start of the Christmas season, so let’s dust off one of my favorite specials:
…even if it’s probably been 20 years since I last saw it.
I can barely remember what ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas is about, but I know it had something to do with mice, clocks and a discouraged Santa Claus. As a kid, I found it oddly sophisticated, at least compared to Rudolph and Frosty’s “popcorn” specials. Wonder how it holds up. Let’s find out!
PS: If you’re doing any holiday shopping this weekend on Amazon, please consider doing so through this link, as it’ll help me and the site make a little dough!
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1983!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Well, my cough and fever are still rockin’, so it looks like we’ll be spending Thanksgiving at home. I’m actually looking forward to spending the holiday as a sloth, lifting my head only for food or to see giant balloons soar over Manhattan.
Speaking of which!
Here’s the complete 1983 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which isn’t one of the ones that I’ve reviewed before. Maybe next year? For now, just enjoy it as-is.
Warning: The nostalgia might literally kill you.
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.
