KYD 080 - The Christmas Toy

Killing Your Darlings

English - December 30, 2019 22:01 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings
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Happy Holidays from your hosts, darlings! This year, we dig a little deeper into the bottomless pit of 80s TV Christmas specials and find one of Jim Henson's lost gems...1986's The Christmas Toy!

When favorite toy, Rugby Tiger (voiced by Dave Goelz), finds out that it is Christmas Eve and he is slated to be replaced by a new favorite toy come Christmas morning, he embarks on a journey to restore himself to the gift box and hold onto his coveted title! Accompanied by cat toy, Mew (voiced by Steve Whitmire), Rugby must avoid being caught out of the play room or risk being frozen forever! When his fellow play room dwellers discover his mission, they start a mission of their own...to stop him from ruining Christmas and potentially getting them ALL frozen forever!

This was one of the lesser known ABC Christmas specials, but one that Chrysten grew up watching on VHS, recorded off of TV. And, of course, Dan has never seen it. Will the Christmas magic still be alive in this special for our hosts? Join us and find out! And don't forget to RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE!

**Here's the link to the AV Club article that we referenced in the episode: https://tv.avclub.com/the-christmas-toy-presents-the-darkest-holiday-of-jim-h-1798242551