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    Explore "mickeyrooney" with insightful episodes like "The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) Rankin/Bass, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth,, & Dick Shawn", "Dis-Order #2.13 - Pete's Dragon (1977)", "Episode 133: Night of the Jockey", "Obsessed with Phantom of the Megaplex" and "Obsessed with Phantom of the Megaplex" from podcasts like ""Book Vs Movie Podcast", "DIS-Order: Every Disney Film", "Imagine if you Will", "We're Obsessed" and "We're Obsessed"" and more!

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    The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) Rankin/Bass, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth,, & Dick Shawn

    The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) Rankin/Bass, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth,, & Dick Shawn
    Book Vs. Movie: The Year Without a Santa Claus

    The Rankin/Bass 1974 Classic Special Based on a Light Verse Book 

    For many 70s kids, the Rankin/Bass specials with their catchy music and stop motion animation, were high art. From Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Santa Claus is Coming to Town, their specials garnered big ratings and helped popularize holiday music. One of their most iconic specials was based on a 1956 Phillis McGinley book, The Year Without a Santa Clause which told the story of a burnt-out Kris Kringle who wanted to take leave for one Christmas. 

    McGinley (1905-1978) was a master of the “light verse” and used humor to describe everyday life. Throughout her writing career (as a poet and children’s author) she loved to talk about humility and living a simple, suburban life. She was not aligned with Sylvia Plath or Betty Friedan who questioned the purpose of being a woman in the 20th Century. McGinley was a lonely child who married at 32 (late for the time) and lived a Mad Men kind of life in Larchmont, NY. 

    The Year Without a Santa Claus was first printed in Good Housekeeping magazine and was later published as a book. Boris Karloff recorded a version for Capitol Records shortly before his death in 1969. In the story, Santa has a bad cold just before the holidays and feels like he is no longer important to kids. When the world's children learn this, they gladly send him their toys to finally give him the Christmas of his dreams. Knowing he is loved sends him back to his old Santa ways.

    The TV special adds elves Jingle & Jangle, who, along with reindeer Vixen, look for children who still care about Santa. They are shot down (!) by competing Snow & Heat Misers who want to control the weather. In the southern part of the United States, they get into all kinds of trouble with some incredibly catchy tunes and performances by Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Shawn. Does the spirit of Christmas win out? Duh! 

    So, which did we prefer between the original story and the classic TV special? 

    In this ep the Margos discuss:

    The incredible career of Phyllis McGinley
    The holiday specials of the 1960s and 1970s
    Stop-motion used a form of animation.  
    Starring: Shirley Booth (Mrs. Claus,) Mickey Rooney (Santa Claus,) Dick Shawn (Snow Miser), and George S. Irving as the Heat Miser.

    Clips used:

    Boris Karloff reads The Year Without a Santa Clause
    The Year Without a Santa Clause  trailer
    Heat Miser
    Cold Miser 
    Santa rescues the elves
    Music by Maury Laws

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    Dis-Order #2.13 - Pete's Dragon (1977)

    Dis-Order #2.13 - Pete's Dragon (1977)

    Andy and Michael are joined by guest Scott Hopkins to celebrate "Musical May" by looking back at Disney's 1977 classic film, Pete's Dragon.

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    Obsessed with Phantom of the Megaplex

    Obsessed with Phantom of the Megaplex

    This week, Lindsay and Halle kick of spooookkkyyy season with the 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie Phantom of the Megaplex. Between Mickey Rooney as Movie Mason (for some reason), way too many characters, and minor inconveniences that everyone in this movie believes are life ending, there's a lot to obsess over. Plus, stay for the end of the episode where Lindsay and Halle chat about a special joint obsession: Squid Game. PSA: there will be spoilers! 

    - Follow us on Instagram here.

    - Stream Phantom of the Megaplex on Disney+ here.

    - Stream Squid Game on Netflix here

    - Read about the blue and red envelope Squid Game theory here.

    Obsessed with Phantom of the Megaplex

    Obsessed with Phantom of the Megaplex

    This week, Lindsay and Halle kick of spooookkkyyy season with the 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie Phantom of the Megaplex. Between Mickey Rooney as Movie Mason (for some reason), way too many characters, and minor inconveniences that everyone in this movie believes are life ending, there's a lot to obsess over. Plus, stay for the end of the episode where Lindsay and Halle chat about a special joint obsession: Squid Game. PSA: there will be spoilers! 

    - Follow us on Instagram here.

    - Stream Phantom of the Megaplex on Disney+ here.

    - Stream Squid Game on Netflix here

    - Read about the blue and red envelope Squid Game theory here.

    KYD 063 - The Care Bears Movie

    KYD 063 - The Care Bears Movie

    We're bringing this episode to you a little early this month because we love you soooo much!  Well, actually, Chrysten has a show she wanted to shamelessly promote, so...you're welcome?

    This month we take a Rainbow Rescue Beam up to Cloud City, oh sorry...Care-A-Lot to visit those cuddly little harbingers of good feelings...The Care Bears!  This movie was another of Chrysten's taped off the TV repeat watch-ers, so when she saw it was on (F**KIN') HULU she knew she had to make Dan (a.k.a. Grumpy Bear) sit through it! 

    Our friends, the Care Bears, try to help two young orphans open their hearts to love and friendship while battling the forces of evil brought to Earth by an enchanted book of magic spells and the young magician's apprentice that it is enchanting!  But will the Care Bear Stare be able to work its magic on our hosts?  Join us and find out!  And don't forget to RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE!

     

    Also...here's the link to tickets for Chrysten's show.  If you're in NYC come on out and see it! https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/104

     

    Episode 43 - Breakfast at Tiffany's

    Episode 43 - Breakfast at Tiffany's

    Blake Edwards' 1961 classic, "Breakfast at Tiffany's," is a madcap romantic romp about an extraordinarily well-dressed New York City courtesan and her dapper male prostitute neighbor. This movie has it all: call girls, gigolos, yellow face, cat abuse, statutory rape, the mafia, and even O.J. (Berman, not Simpson).

    Audrey Hepburn plays Holly Golightly, a quirky victim of child molestation who re-enacts her victimhood over and over again by prostituting herself to older men who provide her with resources. Holly also helps facilitate the continued activities of an incarcerated narcotics kingpin, Sally Tomato.

    George Peppard plays Paul Varjak, a writer-turned-paid-dick-slinger who hasn’t produced anything in years until meeting his muse, Holly. Paul initially pretends like he understands and accepts Holly for who she is, but needs her to change everything about herself in order for them to live happily ever after.

    Mickey Rooney plays Mr. Yunioshi, an ultra-racist caricature of a Japanese person who was so offensive everyone involved was forced to apologize for decades.

    Buddy Ebsen plays Doc Golightly, a pedophiliac Texan who married 14-year-old Holly and tracked her down in New York years after her escape. We are supposed to think he’s a good dude and feel sorry for him because he first pulled Holly and her brother out of the gutter before inviting her into his marital bed.

    Join us as we discuss how Keating enjoys drunkenly serenading dogs and a failsafe suicide technique.

    Tell us what you think by chatting with us (@filmsnuff) on TwitterFacebook and Instagram, or by shooting us an email over at mailbag@filmsnuff.com.

    This episode is sponsored by Sincerity Mask.

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    #19 The Acting Life with Jimmy Hawkins

    #19 The Acting Life with Jimmy Hawkins

    Jimmy Hawkins' career is the stuff of Hollywood legend.

    From his appearance as "Tommy Bailey" in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life to acting alongside stars like Spencer Tracy,

    Katharine Hepburn, Sally Field, Shelly Fabares, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Rick Nelson,

    and Elvis Presley, Hawkins reveals the secrets of his success as

    "America's favorite boyfriend and sidekick".

    In a career spanning more than three decades, Jimmy became the "go-to" actor who

    brought unique energy and comedy timing to unforgettable characters that took him from child star to

    series regular on such classics as Leave It to Beaver, The Donna Reed Show, Annie Oakley, 

    and The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.

    This is a conversation you won't forget as Jimmy shares stories of casting calls at MGM and Paramount Studios,

    and describes the chain of events that led him to co-star with Elvis Presley in Spinout and Girl Happy.

    You'll hear what it was like to work with both Elvis and Ricky Nelson, Jimmy's "inside secret"to

    dating Hollywood actresses, and why Jimmy turned down Woody Allen's offer of a major film role.

    This is one conversation you won't forget...with more to come in Part 2!

     

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