the life and adventures of santa claus

It's a very special bonus Yule episode, ya'll! Tara and EmKay unpack The Santa Claus Stories, an anthology of stories all written by L. Frank Baum that will take you on a very merry journey. Tara guides us through the charm of Little Bun Rabbit and The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, while EmKay talks us through the Wogglebug's meeting with Santa as well as the tail end of The Road to Oz, in which Santa is an honored guest at Ozma's birthday party! Stay tuned for the final episode of Season 1 releasing on Wednesday.

Show Notes:

• The Santa Claus Stories by L. Frank Baum
• The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (TV Movie) Feature Clip
• Did Santa Claus Used to be Green? 
• Shampoodle
• We Need to Re-Evaluate L. Frank Baum's "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus"

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Original music by Shane Chapman

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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Rankin/Bass goes off the rails in its last-ever stop motion animated Christmas special, 1985’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, based on the 1902 book by Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum, which explains a lot.  

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🎙 Guests:  

Paxton Holley (Cavalcade of Awesome, I Read Movies, Nerd Lunch, Cult Film Club, Hellbent for Letterbox, @paxtonholley).  

Brandon Medley (@brandmed, Blessed Are the Geek).  

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💬 Topics & Tangents:  

1. Santa Claus’s growth to manhood, from J.D. Roth to Mumm-ra, and the rest of the Thundercats are here, too!  

2. L. Frank Baum’s original book on the Internet Archive, in ebook, PDF, and audiobook format.  

3. Pax’s review of the book and Road to Oz, which also features Santa.  

4. Baum’s sequel story, A Kidnapped Santa Claus.  

5. King Awgwa looks like My Pet Monster.  

6. “The Most Pagan Christmas Special You Will Ever See,” by Bayou Babylon.  

7. That’s not Santa in Return to Oz. That’s the Shaggy Man.  

8. A Doom Metal Tribute to The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.  

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“The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” © 1985 Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc.

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Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  
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