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🎄 Mr. Snowman, I don’t feel so good. Rankin/Bass’s Avengers assemble in the studio’s longest holiday special ever. 🎙️ Brandon Medley returns to marvel at “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July.” Frosty’s a dad! And Rudolph’s a fake uncle whose nose stops shining at the beginning of this story… but what happens to Frosty and his whole family is even worse. **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: King Winterbolt’s genie of the ice scepter , allegedly Thurl Ravenscroft, is the stuff of nightmares. “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” may be the most metal Christmas special , but this is a contender. Rudolph’s entire story gets retconned into a long play to stop Winterbolt’s foggy Christmas Eve from grounding Santa. Ethel Merman on “ The Muppet Show .” Scratcher is a great evil reindeer, but we’d like it better if he was Fireball . A couple of songs were cut for time from TV, including “ Chicken Today, Feathers Tomorrow ” and “ I See Rainbows When I Look at You .” Walt Disney World’s Candlelight Processional . **** 📼 Commercials: Atari Christmas Commercial , aired during a 1981 ABC Movie Special airing, preserved by the Museum of Classic Chicago Television . The Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast . **** “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July” © 1979 Rankin/Bass Productions. Find us at adventcalendar.house . #s4 #1970s #rankinbass #rudolph #frosty #4thofjuly
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