🎄 Found under a pile of too many toys, enough for 442 boys, is a little-known gem of a Christmas special from 1993. 

Chad Young from the Horror Movie BBQ, Jeff Loftin from the Lost Christmas Podcast, and Sean Sotka from ChristmasPodcasts.com join us for the story of Jeremy Creek, a kid so greedy, Santa mistook his list for an entire town’s. Featuring the voices of Dick Van Dyke, Hal Smith, and the kid from “Kindergarten Cop” who gave us an anatomy lesson. 

📺 You can find “The Town Santa Forgot” on the Internet Archive. 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

The original poem: “Jeremy Creek” (Indianapolis Star, 1985) 

Jeremy Creek (no relation) from the “Smallville” pilot.   

Miko Hughes (Jeremy) in People magazine (2024): “Kindergarten Cop Child Actor Recalls Working with Arnold Schwarzenegger — and the Origin of That Iconic Line.” 

Today’s TV Trope: Signs of Disrepair. 

One of Hal Smith’s final voice acting roles during his lifetime. (He had a posthumous credit in “Zelda’s Adventure.”) 

Larry Walters has a flying lawn chair and a BB gun. 

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📼 Commercials: 

NBC Commercial Break during the original 1993 airing of this special, including “The Muppet Christmas Carol” on VHS, and Wendy’s Big Bacon Classic. 

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“The Town Santa Forgot” © 1993 Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. 

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. 
Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house. 
Hosted by The Retro Network.