Happy Sunday, Christmas Fanatics! As a special end of the weekend treat, please enjoy this Emergency Episode in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss two trailers dropped by Disney + this weekend - those for " Hocus Pocus 2 ", a sequel 29 years in the making, and " The Santa Clauses ", the miniseries that will serve as the end of Tim Allen's tenure as Santa Claus! The elves have been looking forward to both highly anticipated projects since they were announced and have been excited to...
Sep 11, 2022•22 min•Season 6Ep. 295
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy September! We are finally in the 'Ber Months! We made it! We hope that all of our American listeners are enjoying their long, Labor Day weekend! This week, gather 'round to listen to the elves discuss the final three Christmas episodes of the beloved sitcom, " The Big Bang Theory "! If you want to follow along at home, the episodes in question are: - Season 7 - Episode 11 - The Cooper Extraction - Season 8 - Episode 11 - The Clean Room Infiltration - S...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 294
Happy Monday to all of the friends of " Tis the Podcast "! We can hardly believe it, but we enter the 'Ber months THIS WEEK ! Welcome Fall, one of the greatest times of the year! To get you in the Autumnal spirit, the elves tackle Francis Ford Copalla's timeless classic, "The Godfather"! " Is it a Christmas movie", you may ask - well, you'll have to listen to find out! In addition to this star-studded film, the elves talk mob culture, our excitement for Autumn, and we announce some new limited-e...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 6Ep. 293
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe that we only have one full week left of August before we are finally in the 'Ber Months? How exciting is that?! This week, gather 'round to listen to the elves discuss the first three Christmas episodes of the beloved sitcom, " The Big Bang Theory "! If you want to follow along at home, the episodes in question are: - Season 2, Episode 11: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis - Season 3, Episode 11: The Maternal Congruence - Season 6, Episode 11: The Sa...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 292
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Kick off your week the right way and journey with Julia, Thom, Anthony, and first time guest, the incredible Natalie Bickel - author of " The Christmas Clue " - to the magical land beyond the Wardrobe to discuss the 2005 adaptation of C.S. Lewis' classic, " The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe "! While in the story the White Witch may have cursed Narnia to experience an eternal winter where it's never Christmas, the four hosts bring pl...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 6Ep. 291
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy August ! We're in the final stretch before we reach the Ber Months! How exciting is that? Also exciting - this week, the elves are joined with Mr. Ron Hogan - a.k.a. President Hotdog - of " Film Strip Podcast " to discuss the 1984, B-Movie Classic, " Silent Night, Deadly Night "! Where does this fall amongst other Christmas horror fare for the four hosts? You'll have to tune in to find out! Also discussed this episode: " Westworld ", " The Walking Dead...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 290
Happy Tuesday, Christmas Fanatics! This is a special week, as we're celebrating our 5th Anniversary here at " Tis the Podcast" ! We hope you enjoyed the bonus " Spectacular" episode yesterday, which was full of music, movie clips, and lots of special guests! This week, we're joined by our dear friend (and biggest Muppet fan we know!), Mike Westfall, of " Advent Calendar House Podcast" to discuss the 1986, Jim Henson Christmas special, " The Christmas Toy"! Listen as we dive into the film and its...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 289
Happy Christmas in July, fellow holiday fanatics! Can you believe how close we are getting to the most wonderful time of the year? The year is flying! In fact, the past few years have flown by for us because, if you can believe it, " Tis the Podcast " is turning 5 years old! To mark the occasion, and celebrate Christmas in July, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they host this very special, Christmas edition of the Oscars! That's right - we gave y'all the chance to have your voices heard and the ...
Jul 25, 2022•2 hr 50 min•Season 6Ep. 288
Happy Tuesday, Christmas fanatics! Apologies for the belated drop! This week, the elves take a trip down memory lane to visit three of our favorite Christmas-loving rodents, Alvin, Simon, & Theodore as they cover the 1981 Christmas Special, " A Chipmunk Christmas". So, find a cool spot to cozy up and join us as we talk " Harry Potter " (yet again), our histories with the Chipmunks, and this timeless classic.
Jul 20, 2022•54 min•Season 6Ep. 287
Happy Monday, y'all! After a week off due to circumstances beyond our control, we are back ! Journey with Thom, Julia, and Anthony to Smurf Village to discuss the 1982 TV Show, " The Smurfs Christmas Special "! Listen as they discuss their histories with this race of blue people, three apples high, and pose a question to the listeners about what each of their Smurf names would be! This is a fun, festive, and nostalgic episode you want to be sure not to miss! So, settle back and enjoy! And, as al...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 286
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you had a fantastic weekend and a great Leon Day! Can you believe we're officially closer to Christmas 2022 than we are to Christmas 2021? How exciting is that! Time is flying! This week, join the elves of " Tis the Podcast " for a spirited holiday journey as they dive into the four Christmas episodes of the Fox sitcom " New Girl" : Season 1 - Episode 9 - The 23rd Season 2 - Episode 11 - Santa Season 4 - Episode 11 - LAXmas Season 6 - Episode 10 - Christ...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 6Ep. 285
Happy Leon Day, Christmas Fanatics! That's right - we are officially halfway to Christmas 2022! Can you believe it? Where has the time gone? It's all down hill from here! So, buckle in, because time is only going to speed up from this point out! As a special treat to celebrate the occasion, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they break format a little bit and just talk in a free-for-all type of manner! What's discussed? Christmas content coming our way later this year - on the podcast schedule, an...
Jun 25, 2022•57 min•Season 6Ep. 284
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! To all of the Father's out there, we hope you had a wonderful Father's Day! And to all of our American listeners, we hope you took a moment to reflect on Juneteenth yesterday and are enjoying your long weekend. Today, listen in to the story, all about how, Our three elves' lives got turned upside down, When they invite Matt of TGIPod to share the air, And join them to discuss " The Fresh Prince of Bel Air "! That's right, this week - with their good friend Matt ...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 6Ep. 283
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, the elves are joined by Brother Christmas himself, Todd Killian of " Christmas Clatter ", to discuss the questionably Christmassy movie, " L.A. Confidential " - starring Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, and Kevin Spacey! Listen in to the joyful debate as to whether or not this movie should be classified as a holiday one, discuss our individual takes on film noir, fail at multiple attempts to end the episode, and much, much more! This is one ep...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 282
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy June ! We are * less than twenty days away* from the halfway point to Christmas 2022! How insane is that? This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they metaphorically drop some acid to travel back to the world of Rankin/Bass and cover the 1979 holiday (?) special, " Jack Frost "! Even by Rankin/Bass standards this one is...* trippy *. But, as the past has shown, those make for some of the funnest episodes! Per usual, Anthony is the only one of three...
Jun 06, 2022•56 min•Season 6Ep. 281
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy Memorial Day! We hope that as you're all enjoying your barbecues this long weekend you take a moment to reflect on all of those who died during active military service. To celebrate the end of May (if you can believe we're there already!), Julia, Thom, and Anthony journey back to 1947 to discuss the holiday classic, " The Bishop's Wife "! How does it compare to the 1996 remake, " The Preacher's Wife "? And which film do the elves not only prefer, but f...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 280
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, the elves start off by talking graduations, Marvel's " Moon Knight" , and recently announced release dates for films that get them even more excited for 2022 to begin speeding up (hello, " Hocus Pocus 2 "!) before jumping into the 2009 Macy’s staple, CBS' animated special: " Yes, Virginia" . Listen in as they look at the true story behind the legend and discuss Francis B. Church's iconic letter in " The Sun ", talk through the animation style, and ult...
May 23, 2022•51 min•Season 6Ep. 279
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Can you believe that we're already over halfway through May?! Where is time going?! Journey back 30 years through time with the elves, all the way to the year of 1992, to discuss the Romeo Muller Christmas special, " Noël ", which was marketed as "a Christmas story for all generations"! Does the little red Christmas ornament, who has a happiness, live up to the tagline that describes his short film? Can he spread holiday cheer and share his happiness with all o...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 278
Happy Monday, friends! This week, the elves dive into the Underunderstood podcast , label May 6th as both "Revenge of the Sixth" and "Festivus in May", and the " Jaws " franchise as they dive into the fourth movie of the franchise, 1987's " Jaws: The Revenge - This Time it's Personal". Also, get ready for a hot take from one of the elves on Quentin Tarantino! Let us know what you think about this movie, the " Jaws " franchise overall, and how you celebrated both "Star Wars" day and "Revenge of t...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 6Ep. 277
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy May! Can you believe we're in month five of the year already? We are officially over Halfway to Halloween, which means we're over Halfway to our beloved 'Ber Months! On top of which, we're just under two months from the Halfway point to Christmas - Leon Day! This year is flying, so make sure to enjoy every second of it because we'll be on that official downward slope before you know it! This week, the elves travel back to the land of Hallmark Christmas...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 276
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! We are BACK after a long two week hiatus! Welcome to our final episode of April 2022! Can you believe it's already May next week?! We can't! But we're not complaining! We're officially more than halfway until Halloween, which means Christmas is coming up fast! This week, the elves are joined by Gerry D. of " Totally Rad Christmas " to discuss the 2021, Disney+ Original: Marvel's " Hawkeye "! Journey to New York City at Christmastime with your hosts in this extra...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 6Ep. 275
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope y'all had a fantastic Easter and hope the Easter Bunny was good to every single one of you! Once again, life got in the way for the elves this past week. But, not wanting let two weeks go by without an episode dropping in your feeds, they pulled this once Patreon exclusive, Easter-themed episode from 2021 to share with you all! Journey back into the past in this episode with the elves as they cover the 1976, Rankin/Bass, traditionally animated special, "...
Apr 18, 2022•35 min•Season 6Ep. 274
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy April! Our first big holiday milestone on the road to Christmas hits this month on the 14th, when Hallmark officially releases their 2022 Keepsake Dream Book! How exciting is that? This week, travel with Julia, Thom, and Anthony as their hop back over to their movie list and make their way to Toyland as they discuss the 1961, Disney classic, " Babes in Toyland "! While Julia has a lot of nostalgia wrapped up in this film, both Thom and Anthony do not. ...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 273
The elves are back this week with April Riley to talk " Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" again. They discuss the college years, figgy pudding, Anthony's new podcast, and Julia's real feelings about " The Golden Girls ". For those of you who want to follow along at home, the episodes covered are: - Season 4, Episode 12: Sabrina Nipping at Your Nose - Season 5, Episode 10: Sabrina's Perfect Christmas - Season 7, Episode 9: It's a Hot, Hot, Hot, Hot Christmas So travel with us and the Spellman family to...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 272
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! The elves continue women's month with a very special guest, Kendall Farrae from " For Fork's Sake " Podcast to discuss the first 3 Chrsitmas episodes of " Sabrina the Teenage Witch "! After kicking off the episode in a mildly uncomfortable way, catching up, and chatting Disney's " Turning Red " and " The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window", the four hosts dive headfirst into the first three Christmas episodes of " Sabrina "! For tho...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 6Ep. 271
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, we continue our journey through Women's Month with an egregious sin - by doing so sans everyone's favorite elf, Julia! Unfortunately, she and one of her children were sick this week, and to make sure we got this episode out on time, she told us to go on without her especially because - *GASP* - she's not a fan of " The Golden Girls "! Never fear though! She'll be back next week! And to keep Anthony and Thom in check this week, the amazing Charlyn Lewi...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 270
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Happy March! And Happy start of Women's Month, officially! To celebrate the occasion, this week, the elves are joined by Michele Kidwell to talk three of the four Christmas episodes of " Bewitched "! If you want to follow along at home, the episodes in question are: Season 1, Episode Episode 15 - A Vision of Sugarplums Season 4, Episode 16 - Humbug Not to be Spoken Here Season 6, Episode 14 - Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays Make sure to let us know what...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 6Ep. 269
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! More importantly, Happy "The Batman" week for all those that celebrate! And, * most * importantly, Happy Final Day of February! Can you believe that, as of tomorrow, we're already in March? The year is flying! Were that much closer to the Ber Months! This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are joined by two very special guests - Gerry Davila of " Totally Rad Christmas " and Chuck Mireles of " Just Another Friday Night " - to discuss the * very * festive and * very* ...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 6Ep. 268
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, the elves talk their favorite Super Bowl LVI commercials, trailers for upcoming movies, and the 2021 Netflix movie " Single All The Way" which was not to everyone's liking. What were the issues they had with it? And what did they think worked about the film? You'll have to tune in to find out! And make sure to get excited, because next week starts 5 weeks worth of guest stars! Kicking it off? Gerry D. of " Totally Rad Christmas " and Chuck Mireles of ...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 267
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy Valentine's Day! This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony dive deep into the 2021, Made-For-TV film, " Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas " - which served as the series finale for the short-lived television show, " Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist "! This one took all three elves by surprise - not only by being so quirky and witty, but also by the surprisingly powerful way it dealt with the topic of grief against the backdrop of the holidays! Having never seen the...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 266
