Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!   This week, join Julia and Anthony (Thom, sadly, had other commitments) as they discuss the 2023, Netflix Original Animated Christmas Special, "The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday"! Listen as they discuss their thoughts and feelings on this original festive story and their histories with "The Bad Guys" theatrical film and children's books in general!   Also discussed: tons of just released, and upcoming, movies, as well as other pop culture news, and much, much more! This is one fun, festive episode you want to make sure not to miss!   So, settle back, relax, and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all!

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!   Join the elves as they take a jaunt across the pond to cover the 2021. stop-motion animated holiday special, "Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas"!   British Christmas Specials have always been hit-or-miss for your hosts, especially, Thom and Anthony, but can the silent, titular sheep and his friends make their hearts grow three sizes this week? Well, you'll just have to tune in to find out!   So, settle back, relax, and enjoy this fun, festive episode! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all!

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy April 1st! Can you believe we're a quarter of the way through the year already? We sure can't! Yet, here we are - one major holiday closer to the most wonderful time of the year! This week, the elves kick off "Animation/Children's Movie Month" by covering the 2023, Disney Plus original movie, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever"! The elves' reactions fall all over the place with this specific film, and we'd bet you'll be surprised about which elf feels what  - and no, the feelings expressed are not part of an April Fool's Day prank! Regardless of how your hosts feel, however, they have a blast discussing this new holiday movie amongst plenty of other things! So, settle back, relax, and enjoy this extremely festive episode! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Sunday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Easter! We hope the Easter Bunny was good to all of you and that you have a blessed day full of food, family, and friends! To celebrate the occasion, please enjoy this special bonus episode in which Julia and Anthony (sans Thom, who had prior commitments the evening this was recorded!) travel back to the trippy world of Rankin/Bass for the first time in almost *two years* to discuss their 1971 holiday special, "Here Comes Petter Cottontail"! Even by Rankin/Bass standards, this one is bizarre - but that makes the conversation between your two hosts all the more hilarious as they try to make sense of it. So, after enjoying your Easter hams and all of the chocolate bunnies and eggs you can stomach, settle in and enjoy this holiday treat! And get excited - because we're another major milestone closer to Christmas! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! And again: Happy Easter! ❤️🐇🐥🥚🍫🧺🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, to end TV month on a high note, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss the one Christmas episode (so far) of the 2023 Paramount Plus revival, "Frasier"! For those following along at home, that's Season 1 - Episode 10: "Reindeer Games"!  How does the revival compare to the original show? And what do the elves think of this specific holiday episode? Well, let's just say, there's a lot of gushing and laughing in this episode, so that should give you a hint! Also discussed: a whole bunch of movies Anthony's recently seen and plans on seeing, and a really interesting discussion on the complications of separating art from problematic artists, amongst many other things!  This is one stacked, fun, and festive episode you want to make sure not to miss! We guarantee it's the perfect way to kick off your week! So settle back, enjoy, and - as always - thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you all had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day! This week, the elves continue their foray into television month by covering the Texas-set, early 2000's sitcom, "Reba"! For those who want to follow along, the episode they are discussing is Season 2, Episode 10, "Cookies For Santa"! Also discussed this week? This year's Oscar's ceremony, Ellie's first concert, recent movie news - both Christmas and otherwise - and much, much more! This is one festive episode you want to be sure not to miss! So, settle in and enjoy! And, as always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Sunday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy St. Patrick's Day! As a special treat for y'all, enjoy this once Patreon-exclusive episode in which Anthony and Thom are  joined by Ron Hogan - a.k.a. President Hotdog - of "Film Strip Podcast" to discuss the 1993 horror-comedy, "Leprechaun"! Listen to them alternate between laughing at and express bemusement at this so-awful-its-actually-somewhat-enjoyable holiday film that continues to spawn ever-more ridiculous sequels to this day! Also discussed: leprechaun lore, why more long-running horror franchises don't pull a "Halloween" 2018, and much, much more! Trust us when we say, this is one fun bonus episode you want to be sure not to miss! And if you want more full-length bonus episodes similar to this, especially if you want horror/Halloween content, please consider subscribing to our Patreon where for as little as $1.00 per month you can access all of our bonus shows! There's a lot there, and a lot coming this year, so believe us when we say it's worth it! Enjoy, y'all! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! And don't forget to tune in tomorrow for your regularly scheduled Christmas programming! ❤️ ☘️ 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying your extra hour of sunlight! This week, the elves are joined by Mr. Ron Hogan - a.k.a. PresidentHotdog - of "Film Strip Podcast" to discuss the one Christmas episode (so far) of Peacock's brand new original series, "Ted"! For those following along at home, that is Season 1 - Episode 6 - "Loud Night"!  What did our hosts think of this one? Is it too raunchy for Julia and Thom, who continue to bathe in their virginity seven-years into the show? Are we facing a Christmas miracle in which that talking, foul-mouthed teddy bear, Ted, managed to melt their hearts? Well, you'll just have to tune in to find out! So settle in, relax, and enjoy this festive episode that we guarantee is the perfect way to start your week! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We are officially in March, if you can believe it! We are moving fast through 2024 to get to our favorite time of year!   This month on "Tis the Podcast" has officially been deemed "TV Month" and to kick things off, the elves are joined by good friend of the show Mr. Jay Skipworth of "Film Strip Podcast" to cover the one Christmas episode of the hit TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": Season 3 - Episode 10 - "Amends"! "Buffy" is Jay's favorite television show and he is an expert on everything related to it! As such, this is a fascinating, in-depth discussion not only about this specific holiday-themed episode, but the show overall!   This is one fun, festive, and geeky installment of the podcast that you want to be sure not to miss! So settle in, relax, and enjoy this episode that we promise you is the perfect way to kick off your week and the month of March! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Can you believe we're already in the final week of February? We sure can't! Two months down on the long journey to Christmas 2024! To celebrate the occasion, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to cover another Hallmark Channel Original Christmas Movie: 2017's "With Love, Christmas"! How does this one compare to past Hallmark fare the elves have covered? You'll just have to tune in to find out! So settle in, relax, and enjoy this festive episode that's sure to brighten your Monday! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy President's Day to our American listeners! We hope you're all enjoying your long weekend! This week, the elves travel back to the land of Hallmark Channel Original Christmas movies to cover the 2015 Romantic Comedy, "12 Gifts of Christmas"!  The elves have covered quite a few Hallmark movies at this point and their reactions always span the spectrum. How does this one fare? You'll have to tune in to find out. But we can assure you this is a really fun episode, helped in part by Anthony's hilariously evident disdain and bewilderment as he guides the conversation through the plot!  Also discussed: returning TV shows, Ellie's Christmas-themed birthday party, and much, much more! This is one fun episode you want to be sure not top miss! So, settle back and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Ho, ho, ho! In this festive edition of "Tis the Podcast", we’re bringing back the 90's to dive into the comedic chaos of the 2023 Christmas movie, "Urkel Saves Christmas: The Movie!", based on the classic TV show, "Family Matters"! Before analyzing the antics of Steve Urkel as he tries to make Christmas better (and fails on every level), the elves talk Disney World and Anthony introduces his new podcast "Change My Movie Mind," in collaboration with "Film Strip Podcast's" Jay Skipworth. We then head back to the North Pole to dissect the awful musical cartoon version of Steve Urkel. Is it as all cringeworthy, or does it occasionally, and unexpectedly, hit the right notes? Find out in our in-depth discussion! For all you ghostly fans, stick around until the end where we talk the upcoming "Beetlejuice" sequel, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"! To quote the ghost with the most, "It’s showtime"! So, grab a mug of hot cocoa, put on your favorite ugly Christmas sweater, and join us for a trip down memory lane. Remember, Christmas isn't just a season, it's a feeling! 🎁🎄🎅 Until next time, stay frosty! And make sure to keep the Christmas spirit alive all year round. Happy listening!

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy February! One month down on our journey to the 2024 Holiday Season! This past week, life got in the way for all of the elves and they were unable to record! But never fear, for they've decided to drop this once Patreon-exclusive episode as a sneak peek at the extra bonus content you can get for as little as $1.00 per month if you subscribe to us there! This episode was last October's inaugural episode of a series of Patreon episodes that Julia and Anthony have been doing - a Patreon spinoff show, if you will - "Tis the Ruined Podcast"! For those who don't know, "Ruined" is a podcast that Anthony and Julia could have done in another life; it features two friends - Halle Kiefer, who loves horror films, and Alison Lieby, who won't watch them - who sit down each week to discuss a different scary movie. After Alison watches the trailer for the film they will be covering, Halle walks her through the plot of the film in question, beat-by-beat, and Alison reacts to the movie she'll never watch as she guesses the twists, deaths, and plot along the way. It's a fantastic podcast, and one that both Anthony and Julia are obsessed with! And because they were made for this concept, they decided to borrow it to cover a particularly gruesome horror movie that Anthony adores and Julia will never watch: Damien Leone's "Terrifier"! Even if you've never seen the film, you've probably seen its main antagonist - Art the Clown! So listen as Anthony walks Julia through the horrifying plot and she tries to guess Art's every move, which characters will survive, and which will succumb to his various methods of torture! Even if you're not a horror film fan, this is a really fun episode you'll most definitely want to check out! (Though not with kids in the room! As this was originally recorded for Patreon, there is some coarse language!)  So settle back and enjoy! And make sure to keep your eyes on Patreon all year long as we have tons of bonus episodes planned for the premium subscription! If you're not currently subscribed, you may want to consider doing so! If not though, never fear! For we'll be back in your main podcast feeds every Monday with your regular Christmas programming - including next week! Thanks for excusing our lack of a new episode this week, and for putting up with our brief foray into spookiness instead! As always, we appreciate all of the love and support! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe it's already the final week of January? We sure can! This month has dragged! This week, the elves gather to tackle the 2023 musical film, "Journey to Bethlehem"! All three of their opinions on this movie differ wildly: one loved it, one hated it, and one thought it was fine, but you'll just have to tune in to find out who thought what! Regardless it's a fun and festive episode filled with interesting debates and more than a few history lessons courtesy of Thom Crowe.  So, settle back, relax, enjoy, and get excited about the fact that we're one month closer to the most wonderful time of the year! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We are back - or at least two of us are - to inject a bit of holiday cheer into the doldrums of this long, bitter January! Join Julia and Anthony as they sit down to talk the critically acclaimed, 2023 film, "The Holdovers" - which has been getting a lot of awards buzz recently! Does it live up to all of the hype? You'll just have to tune in to find out what the elves think, but Spoiler Alert: this deep dive is very complimentary and full of gushing!  So settle in, kick back, relax, and enjoy this fun, festive episode that's sure to brighten the start of your week! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!  This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover the 2023 Peacock Original movie, "Genie", starring Melissa McCarthy. This was a weird one for the elves, and reactions are sort of all over the place. As always, however, it's a fun conversation which also encompasses talk of how your hosts spent New Year's Eve, which includes discussions about Green Day, LL Cool J, Jelly Roll, and Rob Schneider's daughter! So, settle in, relax, and let us transport you back to Christmas as we make our way through January and the long months ahead that precede the 2024 holiday season! Enjoy, y'all! As always, thanks for your love and support! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Wishing you a joyful New Year, cherished friends of Yuletide cheer! As we bid farewell to 2023 and look back one last time, our diligent elves are already casting their gaze toward the festivities of Christmas 2024! To inaugurate the 8th annual countdown for "'Tis the Podcast", Anthony, Julia, and Thom delve into Disney Plus' new 2023 holiday offering, "Dashing Through the Snow"! After sharing stories from this year's Christmas celebrations, they dive headfirst into discussing this movie. As expected, Anthony doesn't hold back in expressing his disdain for the movie, while Thom rises to its defense, and Julia plays moderator as she watches the fireworks fly. So, cozy up with a warm mug of hot chocolate, let the gentle light of your Christmas tree or the crackling warmth of your fireplace envelop you, and settle in for an episode filled with the Christmas spirit! Remember, we are eager to hear your thoughts! To join the conversation, simply visit linktr.ee/tisthepodcast. We look forward to connecting with you! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all!

Merry Christmas, holiday fanatics! Can you believe that after a tremendously long year of counting down to this day that we are finally here? We sure can't, but we're as excited to celebrate as everyone else! We hope Santa was good to all of you, but he's not the only one with a present for you this year! In this special Christmas Day episode of the show, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they gather  to discuss Season 2 of the legacy sequel series, "The Santa Clauses"!  As you might remember, all three elves have a special place in their heart for the original "The Santa Clause", soft spots for its two theatrical sequels, and enjoy Season One of the show! So what do they think of this controversial, and seemingly divisive, Second Season? Well, it turns out they like it more than a lot of people do! Is that purely due to nostalgia or do they think the story - which they speculate may be the last in the franchise -  has a lot going on its own merits? You'll just have to tune in to find out! And who knows? Maybe their discussion may change some of your minds and have you looking at it in a different way!  So after you unwrap your gifts and have enjoyed your Christmas feasts, settle into your favorite chair beside the glow of your Christmas tree, put your feet up, relax, and enjoy this very festive episode! And  As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! We're looking forward to counting down to Christmas 2024 with all of you! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Christmas Eve, everybody! Can you believe tomorrow’s the big day and that Santa’s already set out on his annual trip!? To celebrate the occasion, please enjoy our annual Christmas Eve story, in which the elves read Ivan Cohen's "Batman Returns: One Dark Christmas Eve", the children's adaptation of the Tim Burton holiday classic, "Batman Returns", illustrated by J.J. Harrison! While this storybook is written to be read to the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", have no fear - the elves have no intention of making your ears bleed today and thus don't sing the tale as it's meant to be delivered!  So take a break from the wrapping, settle back with your favorite holiday drink beside your Christmas tree in order to bask in its glow, and enjoy!  As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! Make sure to check your feeds tomorrow - Monday, December 25th, Christmas Day itself - for our episode on season two of the legacy sequel series, "The Santa Clauses"!  Have a very Merry Christmas! We hope you have an amazing one, filled with food, drinks, laughter, and loved ones, and we hope that the big man in red brings you everything you asked for! We're looking forward to counting down to Christmas 2024 with all of y'all! 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!  This week, the elves welcome back to the show their good friend - and OG listener - Charlyn Lewis to discuss the brand new, Amazon Prime Original Holiday movie, "Candy Cane Lane"!  Also discussed this episode: Christmas band season; Harry Potter; movie plots explained badly; movies with children that Anthony actually likes; and much, much more! So whether you're in the throes of gift-wrapping, or peacefully relaxing by the fireside, we hope you enjoy this fun, festive episode! As always, thanks for your love and support y'all! We're thrilled to be part of your holiday season, especially with Christmas two weeks away from today! Get excited! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️