A Very Specialer Episode

A Very Specialer Episode

From And the Winner Should Have Been... by Bob and Mark

January 3, 2026 · 57 min · Season 6 · Episode 73

About this episode

Bob and his daughter discuss their favorite Christmas movies, including The Holiday and Elf, while sharing personal anecdotes.

Bob's elder daughter jumped at the chance to rebut what she viewed as the vile slander of a beloved (by her) Christmas film The Holiday . (And talk about Christmas movies in general.) Since she visited Bob for the holidays, they sat down and chewed the fat about Christmas cinema. Enjoy a bonus very specialer episode! Though, to be sure, beware the ever-lurking SPOILERS! 00:10 Intro 02:03 The Holiday 11:38 Elf 14:33 Bob is trying, and failing, to think of Rocky Horror Picture Show 16:31 Swingers 19:45 The Muppet Christmas Carol 27:45 Klaus 32:51 Die Hard 33:44 Bob should be (and is) ashamed. He got this twisted with Lethal Weapon which Black wrote. He did not write Die Hard , but there it is. We'll blame this on an exccess of "Christmas Cheer" in his eggnog. He's gonna do something similar (though perhaps not as bad) a few seconds later when he says Black was responsible for Iron Man 2 , when it was Iron Man 3 . 35:07 It's a Wonderful Life 37:42 Christmas in Connecticut 39:50 Holiday Inn and White Christmas 40:05 Bob's half-right, it opens on Christmas Eve and ends on New Year's 49:29 Miracle on 34th Street 53:20 Wrapping up

People in this episode

Hosts: Bob, Mark

Guest: Bob's elder daughter

Topics covered

  • Christmas movies
  • film reviews
  • holiday cinema
  • family discussions
  • spoilers

Keywords

  • Christmas movies
  • The Holiday
  • Elf
  • Die Hard
  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • film reviews
  • holiday cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Holiday, Elf, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Swingers, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Klaus, Die Hard, It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas in Connecticut, Holiday Inn

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