In case all 17 of my readers were wondering, I’ve been on medical leave here at the Drunk TV offices, and haven’t been posting much. Nothing serious, just life threatening. Fortunately, our fearless leader and editor, Jason (or as he gently chides, “That’s ‘Mr. Hink‘ to you, scumbag!”) has excellent health coverage here so everything’s fine. For him. He has the coverage. I have none.
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‘Here Comes Peter Cottontail’ (1971): Light, jovial tale is perfect Easter viewing
Do the linear “Big 3” networks still air the Rankin/Bass specials anymore? I know they still show the big one, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but I’m talking about all those “B team” ones they did like The Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, and Here Comes Peter Cottontail? I know people freaked out when Apple bought the Charlie Brown specials and yanked them off linear, but this all started way before streaming.
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‘Gilligan’s Planet’: Early ’80s Filmation offering continues the fun
So the Oscars were last weekend, apparently, which I haven’t watched since forever (how can you take an organization seriously that doesn’t award Best Pic to Rex Harrison’s Doctor Dolittle?). Just my luck I miss the organization’s first live televised felony battery. Any hoo, since I wasn’t tied down to watching 3+ hours of a bunch of millionaire hypocrites telling me how much they wish I’d die off, I rooted around for something equally cartoonish.
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‘A Christmas Story’ (1972): Hanna-Barbera special is a sweet, nostalgic time capsule
Hey, listen, readers: if we have to change our name from DrunkTV to All Hanna-Barbera! All the Time!, we will, particularly with the insane number of hits we’ve been clocking lately off that brand.
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‘Yogi’s First Christmas’ (1980): A smarter-than-the-average holiday special
Last week, in a rather desperate bid to fend off my irate editor (his is a simple process: no review from me…no booze for me), I fobbed off a quick look at 1982’s Hanna-Barbera animated holiday TV special, Yogi Bear’s All Star Comedy Christmas Caper. Well, imagine our collective shock when 100s and 100s of readers clicked on it. A veritable bonanza of eyeballs! So…in an unashamedly naked, crass attempt to repeat that fluke, we’re offering up even more Jellystone Christmas cheer, this time with 1980’s syndicated romp, Yogi’s First Christmas!
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‘Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper’ (1982): A sweet & quick last glimpse of that old H-B look
Do they still have animated Christmas TV specials show up in first-run syndication?
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‘Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels’: Is this Charlie’s Angels: The Animated Series?
Yes, you didn’t read that clickbait headline incorrectly: we have MORE Charlie’s Angels review action coming your way! Yes! The original show! Another season! The sixth! Well, not the sixth exactly, but still the original! Well…maybe not the original show, but pretty close! Pretty close! Almost the same thing! I mean, well….
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‘Hanna-Barbera’s All-Star Comedy Ice Revue’ (1978): A glorious, forgotten TV special
Here’s to all that gorgeous Ice Capades snatch at the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium!
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‘Christmas Television Favorites’: A look back at 7 animated specials
It’s that time of year again here at the Drunk TV offices,
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Mice, cavemen, & Garfield: 3 forgotten animated Thanksgiving specials
With the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approaching, you know what I’m thankful for?
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‘It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown’ (1974): Sweet, light, sometimes amusing
“What’s the matter with you? All you think about is gimmie, gimmie, gimmie. Get, get, get!”
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‘Baby Looney Tunes’ (Volume 3): Puddle Olympics: Why ‘baby-fy’ these classic adult characters?
This review is an exercise in pure laziness and crass curiosity.
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‘Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown’ (1975): Emotional & engaging, one of the best Peanuts specials
Not pulling any punches, 1975’s Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown successfully translates cartoonist Charles M. Schulz‘ conflicted feelings about love and romance within the standard Peanuts TV special framework. It took guts to put something out there that might make little kids sad—as well as giving the adults watching pause for thought.
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‘A Flintstone Christmas’ (1977) & ‘A Flintstone Family Christmas’ (1993): One gift, one lump of coal
‘The World of Strawberry Shortcake’ (1980) & ‘Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City’ (1981): Charming, unpretentious
‘The Transformers’ (Season 1): More, in ’84, than meets the eye
You thought it was a giant toy commercial, and it was. But there was more than meets the eye…especially if you were in the target audience.
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‘Mission: Magic!’: Rick Springfield’s trippy animated ’70s toon rocks on
Tripped-out Saturday morning cartoon groove.
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‘It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!’ (2012): Modern holiday special is a hit!
Classic stop-motion Christmas fun, SpongeBob-style!
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‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ (1973): A fun warm-up to better Peanuts specials
In the Midwest, the chilly arrival of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas creates the perfect environment to draw the drapes and hunker down to watch some television.
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‘The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t’ (1972): The forgotten tradition of holiday specials
Since you’re not watching the NFL this Thanksgiving…how about some vintage Hanna-Barbera holiday fun?
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