The boys crack open some cold ones to close out season 3. Chris shares his personal favorite pick of "The Constant" from the fourth season of Lost (available on Hulu). Chris does his best to make his case for this episode belonging in the Christmas TV canon, but has a hard time getting his cohosts on his side. Other topics discussed in this episode are few and far between as the boys spend a surprising amount of time focused on actually discussing the episode and show. However they make a few detours to debate the least Christmas time of the year, Jon getting ejected from a truck while trying to poach a deer, and other shows that tried and failed to copy the Lost formula.  Wikipedia entry for this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Constant. 

On the penultimate episode of the season, Jon shares his personal favorite pick, "Xmas Story" from the second season of Futurama (available on Hulu). Does the year 3000 still have the holiday spirit or is the future not as full as festivities as the hosts hope? Listen in to hear their thoughts!   Other topics discussed in this episode include: monstrous babies, The Matrix and its sequels, John Goodman, replacement voice actors, good movie concepts, the Purge, parrots vs. stink lizards, back country skiing, and fake laughing.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584465/. 

The final week of Season 3 begins as the boys share their personal favorites. Brian kicks things off by having the hosts watch the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew review "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't" (available on Netflix). Listen in to hear three guys watch a thing and makes jokes about one guy and two robots watching a thing and making jokes.  Other topics discussed in this episode include: prunes, James Bond, Christmas plans, Duluth, Italian Santa, Italian cinema, fun facts, and wooden toys vs. modern toys.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6101964/. 

The last pick of Significant Other Week goes to Chris's fiance who has the boys watch a Disney Channel favorite Phil of the Future. This second season episode, "Christmas Break", features some time traveling shenanigans, but is youthful humor enough to keep the hosts' attention? Listen in to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: sports betting, curling (like a lot of talk about curling), NBC sci-fi series La Brea, pitching shows, actor J.P. Manoux, cavemen, kissing, recasting Modern Family, and wikipedia game Five Clicks to Jesus.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0674193/. 

On today's episode, Jon's girlfriend asks the boys to watch an episode of the classic CW teen drama Gossip Girl. Will the teens reign supreme when it comes to celebrating the season? Or is the biggest lie of this episode making the viewer think it has anything to do with Christmas? Listen in to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: actress and Real Housewife Kyle Richards, Police Women, winter formal dance themes, casting decisions for the upcoming Super Mario animated film, blowing up triangles, and characters having either too much or too little to do. IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1266847/. 

The tables turn slightly as a new week of the podcast kicks off! The hosts have their significant others pick which Christmas episodes to watch, starting with "Christmas" from the first season of the show Divorce (available to stream on HBOMAX) selected by Brian's wife. Come and see how a show with two lead actors each with three names navigates the tricky waters of celebrating the holidays while trying to hide a split. Other topics discussed in this episode include: Monday the 13th vs. Friday the 13th, determining the most sinful day of the week, Christmas fishing destinations, obnoxious Christmas gifts, anthrax, Upstate New York, wasting food, infidelity, and Brian correcting Chris for a change.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4695166/. 

Blind Pick Week concludes with an episode from the third season of Bones, "The Santa in the Slush" (available on Hulu). Will this long-running procedural turn out to be a lively holiday helper or a rotting Christmas corpse? Listen in to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: Rebel Wilson, personifying corporations, feeling puckish, diner sitting etiquette, skeletons, bad investigating skills, leaps of logic, Kevin Sorbo and Sbarro, and different kinds of stings.  IMDB for entry this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1143231/. 

Blind Pick week continues with Jon leading the discussion on "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" from the sixth season of The X-Files (available on Hulu). Is the truth out there? The boys try and get to the bottom of where this falls in the Christmas canon, leading to a rather contentious debate at the end of the episode. Listen in to find out where they land. Other topics discussed in this episode include: ghosts vs. goats, director Grant Heslov, George Clooney, CBS Sunday Night Movies, the year 1917, Ed Asner, Lily Tomlin, Jon's desire to be a hot ghost, pop psychology, 90's clothes, determining the best holiday to haunt, and Brian's bad Beyonce takes.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751138/.   

Blind Pick Week begins with Brian having the boys watch "Santa on Ice" from the second season of the CBS sitcom Becker (available on PlutoTV, which is a surprisingly good streaming service). Chris starts a new segment called "Better Know a Becker," and then the hosts do their best to discuss this forgotten sitcom. Is it bursting with Christmas Spirit or is Becker too much of a grouch to spread any holiday cheer? Other topics discussed in this episode include: NFL commentary, 2001 theme songs, Ted Danson's career, eliminating characters, jokes that run too long, reworking this show for modern audiences, compressed buildings, hating on Cheers, and 2013 comedy film, We're the Millers.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0520630/

Kids Show Week comes to a close with Chris having the boys take a look at "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave" from the Saturday morning cartoon, Recess (available on Disney+). Will the hosts let their memories of this show cloud their judgements or does it stand well enough on its own to be deemed a classic? Listen in to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: cowboys, Dad woes, harnesses vs. leashes, Robert Goulet, home video spinoffs, cities Tv shows take place in, common childhood experiences, guest stars, getting more meaning out of Christmas, adult sports leagues, and pizza.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684067/.  

Kids Show Week continues with this Saturday morning classic. Jon leads the discussion about "Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas" from the fourth season of the animated X-Men TV series (available on Disney+). Will mutant merriment reign supreme or will ruby quartz visor of nostalgia be removed from the hosts' eyes revealing an episode no longer packs a super-heroic punch? Listen in to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: mutant powers, crazy plots, Hufflepuffs, debating whether this is actually a show for kids, blood types, vocal performances, and Quebec vs. Cajun accents.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813972/.

Kid's Show week kicks off with a Nickelodeon classic. The boys review "Arnold's Christmas" from the first season of Hey Arnold! (available on Hulu). Will this prove to the best first true Christmas Classic of the season, or will the these of this episode be a little too heavy to qualify as holiday cheer?  Other topics discussed in this episode include: the best potato, ordering gifts early, neckties, bowties, which character this episode is about, Christmas lessons, and shopping on Christmas Eve. IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0600738/.  

Pandering Week comes to a close with a look at a TV show whose Christmas episodes have become as stories as the show itself these days. The boys review "Christmas Party" from the second season of The Office (available on Peacock). Do they adore the show as much as the rest of world? Listen in to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: sending links, I Think You Should Leave, SNL casts, naming Brian's baby, rewatching The Office, Brian Baumgartner's Cameo earnings, will they/won't they relationships, and ideal work environments.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0664513/. Hire Brian Baumgartner on Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/brianbaumgartner.   

Pandering week continues as the hosts take on Festivus in "The Strike" from the ninth season of Seinfeld (available on Netflix). Does this mythical holiday hold any Christmas Cheer, or do the boys have a number of grievances they are looking to air against this episode? Listen in to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: Twitter avatars, consequences, creating jokes, NYC, Leslie Nielsen talk show appearances, Jerry Stiller, fake phone numbers, pickup lines, comparing Festivus to True American, cloning and Black Friday Tips. Wikipedia entry for this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strike_(Seinfeld). Buy your own Festivus pole here: https://shop.wagnercompanies.com/festivus-poles.    

Welcome to Season 3 of the Yuletide TV podcast! The boys kick off their third year reviewing Christmas TV episodes with Pandering Week, reviewing some classic Christmas eps for popular TV shows. They begin their journey with "The One Where Rachel Quits" from the third season of Friends (available to stream on HBOMAX). Will they start off their new season with a classic or a lump of coal? get your holiday season started by listening in to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: hockey references, Sister Christian by Night Ranger, Power Rangers, Santa Claus being Uncle Sam, comedians that won't play college campuses, cash grab books, Jim Gaffigan impressions, understand Rachel, needing the fear, women in STEM, Girl Scout cookies, easter egg videos, and asking listeners to send pictures of themselves at airport Chili's.  IMDB entry for this episode: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0583474/.

The baddest boys in Christmas podcast are ready to kickoff their 3rd season, once again reviewing 15 Christmas-centric episodes from 15 unique television series over the course of five weeks. Listen in to hear their picks and the new theme weeks they have in store for season 3!  In between drafting their picks for the new season, the boys discuss: revising the podcast mission statement, their lack of qualifications for doing this podcast, learning jiu jitsu, Peacock streaming recommendations, weird things Jon Hamm has done, and Brian confusing network and cable TV. Come back on Monday, Nov. 21 when the third season begins in earnest! 

The final bonus episode before season 3 is here, and that means the boys take another look at the intersection of Halloween Spooks and Christmas cheer. This year they watch and review the 2005 film Santa's Slay starring professional wrestler Bill Goldberg. Does this slasher deserve a spot in your holiday viewing? Listen to find out! Other topics discussed in this episode include: finding true love, the differences between buffalo and reindeer, wrestling humor, calling in favors, how bad movies get made, magical Christmas curling discs, Brett Ratner, Ted Turner, blood budgets and bouncing.   Season 3 starts Nov. 1 with our episode draft. Don't miss it! Wikipedia entry for this movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%27s_Slay.  

As their run of bonus episodes wind down, the boys take a look at a series from a country where they have the most listeners who don't speak English: Germany. Over Christmas (or ÜberWeihnachten) is a German limited series that is available on Netflix. The boys watch all three episodes and find themselves in perhaps the toughest spot yet for determining an accurate rating. Stick around until the end to find out what if they think this series is worth your time. Other topics discussed in this episode include: Feed the Arts, outing people, instruments, fantasy sequences, German culture, friendships, small town living, satisfying endings, grandmas, good soundtracks, and Jon declaring this holiday season "Tight Boy Christmas." IMDB for this series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11951234/.  

The boys test out a new tradition by claiming August to be "A Long Way to Christmas". Much like last year where they watched "Accepted" starring Justin Long for their August bonus episode, this year they are selecting another film from this actor's illustrious career, "Herbie: Fully Loaded". Have they stumbled upon a genius idea or are they embarking on a tradition that will only make that lengthy Christmas wait even longer? Other topics discussed in this episode include: Jonah Hill, Steve Zahn, performance analysis, ways to make this movie better, bad cover music, dated product placements, and Brian's new photography hobby.  Wikipedia entry this movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie:_Fully_Loaded.   

In the conclusion of their two-part Christmas in July special, the boys wrap up their journey with Dash & Lily (streaming on Netflix). Did their enthusiasm from part one carry through to call this a Christmas Classic? Listen to find out! Non-Christmas topics in this episode include: the Ambiguously Gay Duo, the heat, Jon's ski routine ideas, a very messy summary, Armie Hammer, coats, reasons to move to Fiji, bad flags, stakes as steaks, notebook logistics, running to the airport, and Dash & Lily sequels.  Wikipedia entry for Dash & Lily: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash_%26_Lily.