96. Jingle All the Way

Matt had Laci watch the “beloved” “family” Christmas-present-hunt movie Jingle All the Way (1996). So… did she have a good time? Listener, she did not. But you’ll have a good time hearing them commiserate about the experience for two hours. Why would a movie cast Arnold Schwarzeneggar to play a normal man? When is it inappropriate to buy a Christmas tree? And wouldn't this movie have been better if the quest for a coveted Turbo Man figure sent Howard (Schwarzeneggar) deep into the seedy Santa-sexual Christmas underbelly of Minneapolis? It's there in this movie if you look for it.

Watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QvybI1j61us 

Next week: We’re covering Laci’s all-time favorite Christmas movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

We’re doing a mailbag! Please submit questions to us. We’ll answer them! Here’s where you do it: https://youtu.be/yzFA8dTPYsI

Time stamps:

00:02:36 — When did Christmas start to suck?

00:10:11 — Our personal histories with Jingle All the Way

00:14:33 — Pre-movie predictions

00:20:05 — History segment: The Cabbage Patch Riots of 1983, director Brian Levant, and stars Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Sinbad, and Jake Lloyd

00:40:04 — In-depth movie discussion

01:53:38  — Final thoughts and star ratings

Artwork by Laci Roth. 

Music by Rural Route Nine. 

Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). 

Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: 

“Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM
“Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg
“The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ