The Christmas Experiment 2014: Hours 17+18: Mo' Specials, Mo'Problems

I haven't watched enough specials. Time to make up for that.

Disney's Christmas Fantasy on Ice: I saw this all the time when I was a kid. Or at least both years it ran. My sister was big into Ice Skating and a lot of what we watched was dictated by what she liked to watch. I don't remember minding much.  Anyway, Michael Eisner introduces it all.

The main premise is that a ton of the Disney Mascots are all hanging out when the niece of Bronson Pinochet tells her, "one of [his} award winning stories." "You never won an award Uncle Bronny." HA!

In the story, a bunch of Disney Mascots go to grant a little girl's wish for snow. They go to Jack Frost who looks like Cold Miser's ugly brother. They get sent on a collection quest to recover the pieces of a magic snow flake. This is how we're getting to the ice skating bits.

The Formula: Two Characters go to an "ice World" tp face it's guardian who invariably ice skates. Ice Skating occurs. They get the piece of the Snow Flake. Sometimes there's an extra Ice Skating part with other Disney Mascots. Like I said, predictable. There are sections with a large focus on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Little Mermaid so that should tell you when this came out.

As a note, Brian Boitano was so hot back in the day. I mean, just incredibly attractive. He still is but wanted to point out the obvious. Also, his butt. Sorry, should focus on what's important. All the pieces get acquired, story is over then, in the real world, the niece gets the Snow lake which makes it snow in Disney Land. All the flowers died from the unexpected Cold Shock. The End.

A Charlie Brown Christmas: I've watched this one. A lot. But this is a recording from the 90s that came off of CBS so it's the one where it's missing like five minutes to make room for commercials. I'm mainly watching it because I feel the need to watch something Charles Schultz. Certain things, I know I can watch every year and this is one of them.

Also, after I started watching, I realized they barely cut anything. Hell, when I caught a bit on ABC a couple of weeks ago, they butchered it so much more. Most of what they cut was the stuff with Lucy and Schroeder a couple of weeks ago. I feel on this since I kinda love Schroeder.

A Garfield Christmas: I can't believe I've never watched this one in all these years. Its never shown anymore. It was the natural pair with Charlie Brown due to their origins. It just kinda fell to the wayside after ABC got Peanuts. In a lot of ways, it's the emotional equal of Peanuts. It has more out and out funny parts. It also has the awesome that is Jon's Grandmother. Seriously, she's just like the best character in the entire special and I say that with total honesty. She's brassy, funny, and just emotional enough.

There's a point where Grandma gets emotional and it always gets me. She talks about her husband and it has the sappiest song ever but damn if it still doesn't affect me. It's the best part of the special.  By the end where Garfield has found her old love letters, that's when we hit our crux.

Non-Viewing Thoughts:I really want to watch Beauty and the Beast. I do have it on blu-ray. I should watch that terrible Christmas Midquel sometime for this thing.

Late Christmas Ideas:I could use something for dependable back scratching. Pens are great but I wonder how much Ink I got back there.

Notable Commercials: I barely ever see the Coca-Cola Polar Bears anymore. I wonder why that is?

Tally:
Mountain Dews left: 5
Amps left: 2
Coffee Drank: 2 Bottles
Pumpkin Pie Left: 2/3rds Left
Sanity Rating: (1 being Charlie Brown, 10 being Funky Winkerbean): 2