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July 19, 2025 • 48 mins

🎄 Join us for a short spin back to 1993 as we spend 48 minutes blah blah blah yackety schmacketing about Taz’s attempt to spread Christmas cheer in a land that’s way under Down Under.  

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🎙 Guests:  

Sammy Hain (Sammy’s Easter Tails, Bluesky)  

Joey O. (Y-Not Radio, Bluesky)  

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💬 Topics & Tangents:  

Tasmania was once home to the world’s tallest decorated Christmas tree.  

John Astin (Bull Gator) in “Return of the Killer Tomatoes.”  

How the origins of Taz’s creation involve Errol Flynn and the Los Angeles Zoo.  

Hot Dr. Pepper.  

Bing Crosby’s Minute Maid Orange Juice Commercials.  

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📼 Commercials:  

Tornado Taz Plush (1997)  

Christmas Creeps.  

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“Taz-Mania” and “No Time for Christmas” © 1993 Warner Bros. Inc.  

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.

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