Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For December, they are watching Christmas movies.

This week, Joel and Andy are joined by Ernest-aficionado Michelle Faulkner-Forson to discuss Ernest Saves Christmas; a film that may be maligned, but one that may have also inspired The Santa Clause.

• Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
• Directed by: John R. Cherry III
• Written by: Ed Turner (story by), B. Kline and Ed Turner (screenplay by)
• Starring: Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker, Gailard Sartain

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Pivot Music: “Fanfare” (Cinematic Sound Effects) by Michael Schuller Music

“Time Lapse of a Thunderstorm at Night” stock footage courtesy of Pexels

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