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Published: Dec. 14, 2015, 5:39 a.m.

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Christmas Special:

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Gremlins (1994)

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d. Joe Dante

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Starring:
Zach Galligan
Phoebe Cates
Hoyt Axton

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Home Alone (1990)

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d. Chris Columbus

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Starring:
Macaulay Culkin
Joe Pesci
Daniel Stern
Catherine O\'Hara

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In our Yuletide Christmas Double Feature, Steve & Ryan examine the consequences of neglectful pet ownership & find out child endangerment isn\'t as hilarious when it happens to the super wealthy. Steve tells us about growing up on Chicago\'s North Shore and doing menial labor for the 1%, and Ryan shows what an ungrateful brat he is about his privileged childhood.

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In Gremlins a boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town, while in Home Alone an 8-year old troublemaker must protect his home from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

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Things discussed\\xa0in the show:

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Christmas,\\xa0Hanukkah & elder gods

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Caligula (Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O\'Toole)

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Facets & The Music Box in Chicago

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Keye Luke

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Autistic people and service animals

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Cuba Gooding Jr. - Radio

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Powder

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Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"

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"Mother\'s Little Helpers"

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Corey Feldman and his weird Angels and the Vice article about his birthday party

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Michael Jackson\'s Neverland Ranch &\\xa0Dollywood

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Segeal

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Judge Reinhold

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Beverly Hills Cop

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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Gremlin lore

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Krampus -\\xa0Michael Dougherty -\\xa0Trick \'r Treat

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Gizmo as a Highlander

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Inglorious Bastards - Quentin Tarantino

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Kid Koala - Your Mom\'s Favorite DJ - Gizmo Song

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Futurama - Nibbler

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Critters, Ghoulies, Troll, Hobgoblin, Munchies

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The Burbs, Small Soldiers, Explorers, Innerspace

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Tales from the Crypt

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John Hughes

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Peaky Blinders

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Richest Chicago suburbs: Kenilworth, Winnetka

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The Adventures of Pete and Pete - Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop, Hunter S. Thompson, David Johanson, Steve Buscemi,\\xa0Janeane Garofalo

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Home Alone as a horror film

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David Icke and lizard People

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Chicago Magazine\'s oral history of Home Alone

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Tom Cruise\'s stunt guy

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SCTV - John Candy

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, Curly Sue

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Camp Candy

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Bobby\'s World - Howie Mandell

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Mrs. Doubtfire, Adventures in Babysitting

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Angels with Filthy Souls

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The Good Son

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Winning with traps in Predator and Willow

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M and Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Dexter

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Rob Zombie\'s Halloween

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Beaches

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Party Monster, Richie Rich, Getting Even with Dad, Will and Grace

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Big Bang Theory minus the laugh track

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The Pizza Underground

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Adam Green - Moldy Peaches -\\xa0The Wrong Ferarri, A Screwball Tragedy

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Out There - Humerto Ramos

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Ving Rhames

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R2-D2 & C-3PO

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Next week: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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