We dig down like dogs to the bottom of the VHS bargain bin for an overlooked special from 1991 that had all the potential to become a Christmas classic, but none of the airtime.  

You can watch Jingle Bell Rap on Amazon Prime.  

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🎙 Guest:  

Chad Young (The Horror Movie BBQ, TPIF: Thank Pod It’s Funny, @horrormoviebbq).  

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💬 Topics & Tangents:  

1. Perennial Pictures’ webpage for Jingle Bell Rap.  

2. Chad’s on, so of course we talk about Roy Rogers.  

3. Fetch and Uncle Jesse are the “wise cowboy” archetype that replaced the wise janitor in the ’90s.  

4. It’s an early-’90s special with a rap in it, so here’s the comparison to that one Fruity Pebbles commercial.  

5. Shout-out to the Cult Film Club and “Plot in 60 Seconds.”  

6. In Rollover’s flashback, his dad looks like angry Homer Simpson.  

7. Ralph Wiggum’s heart breaks in slow motion.  

8. New Kids on the Block perform Funky Funky Xmas on Arsenio Hall.  

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“Jingle Bell Rap” © 1991 Perennial Pictures.  

Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.  
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Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.