Let’s do a survey tonight.

In the comments:

Assume Santa is being extra nice this year. He’ll bring you any one toy from ANY era — past or present.

What do you ask for?

Extra difficulty: You can’t sell it, and you have to open it.

 

Posted by Matt on 12/17/17
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Boy, I’ve been absent as hell from After Dark lately — sorry about that! December always ends up being one of those months where it’s impossible to keep up with everything. I can’t believe that Christmas Eve is in a freakin’ WEEK. (Another reason why I always embrace November as part of the season — this month just goes too quickly!)

Here’s the 1988 edition of the Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, which I haven’t really checked but assume must be fantastic.

Hope everyone is having a decent season! I’m prepping next week’s run of articles to make sure I cram in as much holiday fun as possible… before it’s too late!

Posted by Matt on 12/16/17
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Here’s Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas, from 1992:

Yes, this is another repeat from last year’s run of holiday specials on Dino Drac After Dark. What a good memory you have!

Posted by Matt on 12/10/17
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This batch of commercials was pulled from the CBS broadcasts of Charlie Brown and Garfield’s respective Christmas specials, back in December of ’93. They’re not exclusively holiday-themed, but there’s still a lot of fun stuff in here:

Highlight for me: That 7UP commercial, which is way rarer than their other Christmassy ads. Forgot all about it!

Posted by Matt on 12/09/17
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