Sunday, December 8, 2024

Flopcast 657: It's Gonna Snow Right Here in Chickentown

The Mayor of Chickentown is here to help us celebrate the 50th anniversary of a Rankin/Bass animated classic, The Year Without a Santa Claus. It's best remembered for Snow Miser and Heat Miser, of course, but we're here to break down the whole thing. We discuss the goofy plot, the goofier characters, the actors behind those characters, the book that inspired the cartoon, the live action remake, the animated sequel, and more. And while everyone knows that Heat and Snow Miser's mother is Mother Nature, we're going to reveal who their fathers are. (This holiday season, we're trying to be more like a trashy daytime talk show, and we could use your support.)

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Show Notes

The book that inspired the Rankin/Bass special (click to enlarge):

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It was way back in Flopcast 032 that we made a shocking discovery:

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Michael McKean and Harvey Fierstein in the 2006 live action adaptation:

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The Mini-Mes face off in A Miser Brothers' Christmas:

Mother Nature appears slightly more demure, but no less disapproving: