About this episode

Mike and Randy analyze classic Christmas specials to determine the best one through a bracket tournament.

Timecodes below! Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad! We've generated seeds for 8 different classic Christmas specials and tossed them into a bracket. Mike and Randy tear down the specials merits and what makes the specials special to find the best of the best. 00:00 - Hello and Chit Chat/Where are Specials Even Airing? 04:15 - Mike Watched through Episode 5 of Pluribus 11:10 - Randy Watched Stranger Things Season 5 Part 1 17:15 - Randy Watched Death by Lightning 24:35 - Christmas Special Tournament Setup 29:32 - Mickey's Christmas Carol vs. Year Without a Santa Claus 38:20 - A Garfield Christmas vs. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 49:56 - A Charlie Brown Christmas vs. How The Grinch Stole Christmas 01:01:45 - Santa Claus is Coming to Town vs. Frosty the Snowman 01:04:15 - Discussing the Final Four 01:07:50 - Discussing the Final 01:14:30 - Final Thoughts/Social Media Plugs/Goodbye

People in this episode

Host: Mike Barcode

Guest: Randy

Topics covered

• Christmas specials
• holiday traditions
• bracket tournament
• film analysis
• pop culture

Keywords

• Christmas specials
• holiday movies
• bracket
• film discussion
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pluribus, Stranger Things, Death by Lightning, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Year Without a Santa Claus, A Garfield Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Santa Claus is Coming to Town

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