There are countless versions of A Christmas Carol, but which is the most accurate to the book? I've listed 100 important plot points and character descriptions, and I'll be scoring 12 versions (from 1935-1979) on their accuracy. Most podcasts are audio only, but this episode is best watched as a YouTube video. Watch here:

https://youtu.be/Kt3KFYaRicE

If you're new to the podcast, I'm comparing 12 versions that I talked about on season 1 of Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast. Check out all the other episodes here or wherever you get your podcasts.

It's a preview episode of Scrooge TV, a new series for my backers on Patreon where I will review a TV episode based on A Christmas Carol. This episode is free for all, and you can access a new one every month for $5 a month on Patreon.

It's Christmas Eve, and Mr. Spacely is making George Jetson work late. When he falls asleep, he's visited by some Christmas ghosts who help him change his ways.

Link to my Patreon:

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast | Patreon

Collin wraps up A Christmas Carol Deep Dive with this episode covering the final stave of the book. What does "Walker!" mean? Who is Joe Miller? What on earth is a Laocoön? It's all here!

Links used in this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoco%C3%B6n

https://victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/xmas/pva116.html

http://grammarphobia.com/blog/2021/12/hookey-walker.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Miller_(actor)

https://franklycurious.com/wp/2014/05/26/joe-miller-joke-book/

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40127

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_bishop

In this episode of A Christmas Carol Deep Dive, Collin breaks down the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come portion of the story. Learn about 'Change, Victorian burial traditions, offal, and much more.

Sources used in this episode and additional reading:

https://www.britannica.com/story/where-does-the-concept-of-a-grim-reaper-come-from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Alley

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=grim

https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=Old+Scratch

https://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2012/09/old-scratch.html

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rag-and-bone-man

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/08/regulating-the-rag-and-bone-man/

https://victorianmonsters.wordpress.com/victorian-funerary-practices/

https://wellcomecollection.org/stories/why-we-no-longer-keep-our-dead-at-home

On this bonus episode, I'm counting down my 25 favorite films since the year 2000, in honor of the recent New York Times poll. Hopefully you'll find something to check out or revisit! Let me know what yours are.

Since it's the only version of A Christmas Carol based around July 4, Collin is taking this month to review An American Carol. From David Zucker (The Naked Gun, Airplane, Top Secret, and apparently the Republican party) comes this 2008 political comedy. Michael Malone (Kevin Farley) is a documentary filmmaker who needs to love the 4th of July, and he'll have his views changed with the reprimanding of three ghosts (Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, Trace Adkins) and a whole lot of conservative guest stars. Can this take on A Christmas Carol that has the complete opposite message of Dickens book beat the odds and actually be funny?

Sources used in this episode:

https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/the-rise-of-clapter-comedy.html

https://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/32473094.html

https://www.avclub.com/an-american-carol-1798215504

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Zucker

https://grantpiperwriting.medium.com/what-happened-to-general-patton-after-wwii-25066057164f

Martin Blumenson, Patton: The Man Behind The Legend, 1885-1945, 1985, William Morrison, New York, p. 281

https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/oliver-stone-lobbing-grenades-in-all-directions-pptgs7pg872

It's the second half of the Ghost of Christmas Past, and this episode covers Scrooge and the Ghost visiting lighthouse keepers, sailors, and miners, Fred and his friends, and of course the children Ignorance and Want. Find out what all those games Fred was playing are about, what a "children's Twelfth Night party" is, and much more.

Sources and additional links:

https://victorianweb.org/art/illustration/green/70.html

https://www.thornburyroots.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Catch-Glee.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20070402141426/http://www.childrenparty.com/partygames/printversion/forfeits.html

http://www.fullbooks.com/My-Book-of-Indoor-Games1.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake

We're into the third stave of A Christmas Carol, and there is a lot to cover in this one. In this episode, Collin talks about the first half of the Ghost of Christmas Present portion of the story, including an argument between Scrooge and the Ghost about bakers being open on Sundays, the entirety of the Cratchits scene, and lots and lots of descriptions about food.

Sources and additional links:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-and-toss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitching_pennies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_cheese

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pudding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopiahttps://www.oed.com/dictionary/biffin_n?tab=factsheet#21019265

https://www.bard.org/study-guides/vocabulary-and-glossary-of-terms-othello/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/pediatrics/article-abstract/516441

https://web.archive.org/web/20100620084555/http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?action=search&word=adamant&resource=Webster%27s&quicksearch=on

https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Poetry/a_child_of_the_snowschesterton.htm

https://musicb3.wordpress.com/2018/12/21/the-song-of-tiny-tim/

Just when I thought I was done with the 1970s adaptations, I learned there was one more. This TV movie is so obscure that it only aired once and only exists in a home recording. Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol tells the story of Cyrus Flint, a 1970s bank manager (played by Hoyt Axton) who gets a visit from some Christmas ghosts and hears a lot of country music. Also starring Mel Tillis, Lynn Anderson, Martha Raye, Dottie West, The Statler Brothers, and many more.

Balladeer's Blog Review: https://glitternight.com/2011/12/12/christmas-carol-a-thon-2011-skinflint-1979/

Just when I thought I was done with the 1970s adaptations, I learned there was one more. This TV movie is so obscure that it only aired once and only exists in a home recording. Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol tells the story of Cyrus Flint, a 1970s bank manager (played by Hoyt Axton) who gets a visit from some Christmas ghosts and hears a lot of country music. Also starring Mel Tillis, Lynn Anderson, Martha Raye, Dottie West, The Statler Brothers, and many more.