
š Itās 1977, and the cast of Broadwayās hottest new musical is taking drastic measures to convince 4 different unions keep the theater open for a Christmas party because they forgot to book a venue. Ā
Join the original Broadway cast of āAnnieā as somewhere in between themselves and their characters in a unique TV Christmas special which may very well have been many TV viewersā first exposure to the musical. Ā
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š Guest: Ā
Guy Hutchinson (Pointless Nostalgia, GuyHutchinson.com).Ā Ā
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š¬ Topics & Tangents: Ā
1. Watch āThe Annie Christmas Showā on the Internet Archive.Ā Ā
2. The original Broadway version of āAnnieā ends on Christmas; the 1982 movie ends on the 4th of July.Ā Ā
3. Andrea McArdle in āChristmas at Walt Disney World.ā (Full Episode)Ā Ā
4. Danielle Brisbois (Molly) in āAll in the Family,ā and she was a founding member of the band New Radicals.Ā Ā
5. āItās Christmasā on the Annie 30th Anniversary Production Cast Recording, featuring multiple Annies and Miss Hannigans.Ā Ā
6. āI Donāt Careā in āIn the Good Old Summertimeā and āBack to the Future: The Game.āĀ Ā
7. āThereās a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadwayā in āBullets Over Broadway.āĀ Ā
8. Todayās TV Trope: I Have a Family.Ā Ā
9. Ethel Merman sings āTomorrowā in āA Special Sesame Street Christmas.ā (Full Episode)Ā Ā
10. How The Twelve Days of Christmasā days 9 through 12 got reordered.Ā Ā
11. Members of the cast reunited in 2019 to perform this Christmas special. Ā
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š¼ Commercial Break: Ā
Kinney Shoes (1977)Ā Ā
Fotomat (1977)Ā Ā
Festive Foreign Film Fans, a podcast covering festive movies and music from around the world. Ā
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āThe Annie Christmas Showā Ā© 1977 Martin Charmin Productions / NBC Universal Network. Ā
Theme song by Bronwenās Ghost. Ā
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