K.A.C. 2024 - T - 08 Days ...

 

     1992 - Before we get to today's tales, we must pause to welcome back in those rascally rapscallions Hardrock, Coco and Joe, as we do every year at this time. Longtime K.A.C. followers know all about the Three Little Dwarfs, but if you're new here, read on!

 

     "On December 18, 1956, WGN-TV's "Garfield Goose and Friends" introduced Chicago area children to Santa Claus' three favorite elves, Hardrock, Coco and Joe. At two-feet-high, Hardrock drove Santa's sleigh while Coco navigated and Joe tagged along for fun. To create the animated short or "song cartoonette", Hill & Range Songs hired Centaur Productions. The company was established in the early 1950s by Wah Ming Chang, a sculptor in Walt Disney's Effects and Model Department who created the model of Pinocchio; and George Pal, a producer and Academy Award nominee. The shorts were produced in black-and-white using stop-motion animation, a cinematic process that brings figures or puppets to life by minutely reposing and photographing them frame-by-frame, resulting as fluid movement on screen." (Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications) Once these three lads appear, all bets are off as it signals the OFFICIAL start of the Christmas season, with one week to go! Make sure your ears are nice and clean for the earwig that follows:

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDM6Bbt9WDY  

     There, now that that's stuck in there nice and tight, let's see what else we have today:

      ITEM: What's the scariest line you'll hear from the K.A.C. this year? How about this? "Hi! My name's Noel and I have a happiness!" Sounds innocuous, right? Guess again, peeps! This little red guy from '92 will take your heart on a roller coaster ride in just 22 minutes - I don't know HOW I missed this back in the day, but I'm glad I did! Now that I've caught up to it, however, I'm not going down alone - it's YOUR turn. Do YOU want to have a happiness? SURE you do ... all it takes is one little click ...

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoSRUeYchMU 

    

     ITEM: Also from '92 (thank the Gods) is another Christmas special to take your mind off of the tragic horror of Noel. Let's turn instead to someone who is MUCH more in touch with our brand of lunacy here, Mr. Bean. Relive his holiday antics in 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean' below!

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2UCRNldC3s 

     More tomorrow!