Transcript of the episode at Subtitles Like Scripts
It Happened One Christmas! (1977)
A gender-swapped TV-Movie version of “It’s A Wonderful Life” starring Marlo Thomas, Wayne Rogers, Orson Welles, and Cloris Leachman. (Discussed on our Patreon show “TV Talkaholics” #013 in December 2020)
One Magic Christmas! (1985)
We haven’t seen this one yet, but Ken says it’s wonderfully crazy and upsetting, and that’s good enough for us!
Click the photo to view it on Disney+ (subscription required… sorry)
Here is Roger Ebert’s video review: “… one of the most depressing and downbeat Christmas movies I’ve seen in a long time … “ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Chuck McCann as Santa Claus!
How David and Ken remember him best:
A lovely interview with clips from his early career:
Donovan Scott as Santa Claus!
No, he’s not in this episode, but he is Ken’s friend AND we’ve previously discussed him on TV Talkaholics when he was a regular on “Life With Lucy:”
Bob Hope: “A Snow Job In Florida!”
This is the special that would pre-empt TFOL on Saturday night the week after this show.
Here is the link to part of the video Dana Gould made with him: (from Dana Gould’s Instagram)
Paul Provenza!
No bulge, gym shorts, or armpits (sorry, Matthew)… but here is the pilot to the short-lived show “The Pursuit Of Happiness” which Ken told us about:
Next Week: S9 E11 “Golden Oldies” (1/2/88)
Ken will be returning! Woo hoooooo!
