Christmas Comes to Pacland

🎄 Santa’s sleigh is grounded in the original video game crash.

The Advent Calendar House kicks off another Christmas countdown by rewinding back to 1982, when Santa found himself stranded in Pac-Man’s neighborhood.

🎙 Lindy and Alicia join us for a stroll through “Christmas Comes to Pacland,” where no one knows about Christmas, but somehow the Ghost Monsters know the words to “Jingle Bells.”

🚨 Warning: Santa spoilers from 11:25 to 13:30.

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💬 Topics & Tangents:

Santa is flying with 8 reindeer, including Rudolph. Who got the night off?

Why some reindeer actually have red noses.

This might be the first time a Christmas special shows Santa using a computer.

Russi Taylor’s Pac-Baby has the same voice she later used for Robin in “Muppet Babies.”

Absent from this special is the Ghost Monsters’ boss, Mezmaron.

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📼 Commercials:

Pac-Man Cereal (1984)

Chef Boyardee Pac-Man Pasta (1984)