🎄 Mr. Snowman, I don’t feel so good. Rankin/Bass’s Avengers assemble in the studio’s longest holiday special ever. 

🎙️ Brandon Medley returns to marvel at “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July.” Frosty’s a dad! And Rudolph’s a fake uncle whose nose stops shining at the beginning of this story… but what happens to Frosty and his whole family is even worse. 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

King Winterbolt’s genie of the ice scepter, allegedly Thurl Ravenscroft, is the stuff of nightmares. 

“The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” may be the most metal Christmas special, but this is a contender. 

Rudolph’s entire story gets retconned into a long play to stop Winterbolt’s foggy Christmas Eve from grounding Santa. 

Ethel Merman on “The Muppet Show.” 

Scratcher is a great evil reindeer, but we’d like it better if he was Fireball. 

A couple of songs were cut for time from TV, including “Chicken Today, Feathers Tomorrow” and “I See Rainbows When I Look at You.” 

Walt Disney World’s Candlelight Processional. 

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📼 Commercials: 

Atari Christmas Commercial, aired during a 1981 ABC Movie Special airing, preserved by the Museum of Classic Chicago Television. 

The Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast. 

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“Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July” © 1979 Rankin/Bass Productions. 

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