Episode 222 - IT'S THE PEANUTS HOLIDAY BRACKET, CHARLIE BROWN!

'Tis the season for giving, and this year we're gifting listeners an entire bracket of Peanuts holiday specials! Charles Schulz's pals have celebrated a lot since their first iconic Christmas special. But has that initial outing ever been surpassed? Can elaborate paper valentines or dancing Easter beagles hold a candle to sadly slumping Christmas trees? And what the heck is a "Great Pumpkin" anyway?

And after we unpack these questions with special guest Brian Rudloff, we'll also unwrap real presents in this jam-packed, carefully-wrapped, ho ho holly, multi-holiday smorgasbord. Good grief!

Peanuts TV specials featured in this episode:

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! (1986)
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992)

Episode 194 - AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME / GOLDMEMBER

Yeah, baby! We get groovy with Nate Tapp in a special Shags-giving episode as we feast on the two sequel installments of Mike Myers' spy spoof trilogy. From Mini-Me to the Mole, it's a shagadelic spread fit for a Fat Bastard. Oh behave!

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Directed by Jay Roach
Written by Michael McCullers and Mike Myers
Starring Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, Mindy Sterling, Seth Green, and Verne Troyer

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Written by Michael McCullers and Mike Myers

Starring Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer, Fred Savage, and Michael Caine

Episode 62 - AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY

The film that launched a million bad impressions, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery also deserves to be remembered as an inspired showcase of Mike Myers' comedic gifts. Kevin Taylor makes his WWWW debut as we discuss how the movie hits that adolescent sweet spot between silly and salacious.

Will this episode make you horny, baby? Gosh, we hope not. Will it remind you just how groovy Mike Myers can be? Yeah, baby!

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Directed by Jay Roach
Produced by Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, Demi Moore, and Mike Myers
Written by Mike Myers
Starring Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Mindy Sterling, Will Ferrell, Tom Arnold, Carrie Fisher, Mimi Rogers, and Michael York

Episode 37 - PETER PAN (1960)

The story of Peter Pan has been told and retold, twisted and turned, rebooted and reimagined countless times for over a century.  And it's easy to see why: the whimsical, boisterous, and slightly melancholy story of a boy who stubbornly refuses to grow up is an argument for continuing to believe in make-believe, especially in a real world that quickly becomes all too complicated and dreary.

In this episode, we welcome special guest Matt Steele as we all reminisce about our first meeting with Peter in the 1960 television adaptation of the Broadway musical starring Mary Martin.

Peter Pan
Originally broadcast by NBC on December 8, 1960
Directed by Vincent J. Donehue
Written by Jerome Robbins
Adapted from the stage play by J.M. Barrie
Starring Mary Martin, Cyril Richard, Maureen Bailey, Sondra Lee, Joe E. Marks, and Margalo Gillmore

Episode 13 - HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS and MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL

What’s Christmas without some stocking stuffers?

We’re so full of the holiday spirit that we created a bonus episode revisiting two our of favorite Yuletide perennials: the 1966 animated TV special Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the 1983 Disney short film Mickey’s Christmas Carol.

And as an extra-special Christmas treat, our good friend Daren Sprawls - the man behind our incredibly catchy podcast theme song - recorded his own acoustic cover of the holiday standard "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch."

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Directed by Chuck Jones
Produced by Chuck Jones and Theodore Geisel
Starring Boris Karloff, June Foray, and Thurl Ravenscroft

Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
Directed and produced by Burny Mattinson
Starring Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Eddie Carroll, Patricia Parris, and Clarence Nash