Wobblin' Gobblin' Wishbone

Summary

Podcast Title: The Commercial Break
Episode: Wobblin' Gobblin' Wishbone
Release Date: November 28, 2024
Host: Bryan Green and Kristen Joy Hoatley (Chrissy)
Description: The Commercial Break is an improv-comedy, interview & variety show hosted by best friends Bryan and Chrissy. They dive into their quirky friendship, pop culture, internet oddities, relationship drama, dark humor, and more, often featuring hilarious guests. This episode centers around Thanksgiving traditions, personal anecdotes, and holiday movie recommendations.

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1. Thanksgiving Greetings and Season Announcements

Bryan Green:
"It's the holiday season and a lot of times podcasts like ourselves will take off. But not us, Chrissy. We have bills to pay and miles to feed. So we are going to be producing brand new episodes of the commercial break this entire holiday season."
[01:32]

Bryan kickstarts the episode by addressing listeners with Thanksgiving greetings and announcing the commitment to producing new episodes throughout the holiday season. He emphasizes their dedication despite the busy time, assuring listeners of consistent content.

2. Personal Thanksgiving Reflections

Bryan Green:
"I just love a good Thanksgiving day. I just do. I'm just a big Thanksgiving guy."
[03:39]

Bryan shares his enthusiasm for Thanksgiving, highlighting it as one of his favorite days alongside the Fourth of July and Christmas. He nostalgically recounts personal experiences, such as watching the Thanksgiving Day parade and indulging in favorite holiday meals.

Bryan Green:
"I have bills to pay and miles to feed."
[01:32]

He humorously juxtaposes the typical seasonal slowdown in podcast production with their continuous effort, underscoring his and Chrissy’s work ethic.

3. Thanksgiving Traditions Across the Country

The hosts delve into various Thanksgiving traditions, discussing both common and quirky practices observed by different families across the United States.

Bryan Green:
"Let's talk about some Thanksgiving traditions from around the country and we'll see if we want to pick any of these up."
[13:52]

Notable Traditions Discussed:

• Gobble Wobble:

  Bryan Green:
  "Some towns host fun runs where participants dress up as turkeys or wear Thanksgiving-themed costumes."
  [14:07]

• Food Fights (Turkey Trot):

  Bryan Green:
  "A family has a tradition of staging light-hearted fun food fights, calling it the turkey trot."
  [15:06]

  Bryan expresses his reluctance to partake in such messy festivities due to his OCD tendencies, sharing a humorous take on how he would handle it differently.

• Gratitude Rocks:

  Bryan Green:
  "Some families pass around a rock during dinner, each sharing something they're thankful for."
  [17:00]

  While recognizing the sentiment, Bryan jokes about the potential awkwardness of this tradition within his own family.

• Time Capsules and Turkey Weight Guessing:

  Bryan Green:
  "Taking stuff from the year in a time capsule or guessing the weight of the turkey before it's cooked."
  [33:00]

  He highlights these unique practices, reflecting on their practicality and personal willingness to engage in them.

4. Personal Anecdotes and Stories

The episode is rich with personal stories that add depth and humor to the discussion on Thanksgiving.

• Karaoke Mishaps:

  Bryan Green:
  "I sang 'Sweet Child of Mine' in high C and it did not go well."
  [23:12]

  Bryan recounts his embarrassing karaoke experience, where his high notes led to a memorable (and awkward) performance, coupled with humorous interactions with a crush.

• Wishbone Challenges:

  Bryan Green:
  "Never once did a wish come true, but man did I love that wishbone."
  [02:35]

  He humorously reflects on the hopeful yet often disappointing ritual of breaking the wishbone, intertwining it with personal sentiments.

• Family Dynamics:

  Bryan Green:
  "When they get into like those sensory games with mud or play-dough, I’m always hovering."
  [15:28]

  Bryan shares insights into managing his children’s playful antics, particularly focusing on his daughter’s attachment to their dog, Blue, and the ensuing chaos during Thanksgiving.

5. Holiday Movie Recommendations

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing favorite and must-watch holiday movies, blending personal preferences with humorous critiques.

Bryan Green:
"Let me give you some ideas. The British holiday movie where everyone loves. Oh, no. Love."
[46:03]

Highlighted Movies:

• Christmas Vacation:
  Bryan Green:
  "Number one on the rotation."
  [46:06]

  A perennial favorite known for its humorous take on family holiday gatherings.

• The Family Stone:
  Bryan Green:
  "It’s a sentimental favorite. It's touching and absolutely ridiculous."
  [46:44]

  He acknowledges the movie’s emotional depth paired with comedic elements, reflecting on its annual rewatchability.

• Elf:
  Bryan Green:
  "How can anyone hate 'Elf'? How can anyone hate Will Ferrell walking into the coffee shop and saying, 'You did it. Congratulations. World's best coffee.'"
  [54:03]

  Bryan defends the universally beloved comedy, sharing a personal anecdote about a family member who dislikes it.

• Nightmare Before Christmas:
  Bryan Green:
  "It could be a Halloween or a Christmas movie, depending on how you look at it."
  [53:06]

  He discusses the movie’s dual identity, appreciating its unique blend of both holiday themes.

• Rambo and Gremlins:
  Bryan Green:
  "Rambo, while not specifically a Christmas movie, is set in snowy times."
  [52:09]
  "Gremlins is a definite Christmas movie for sure.”
  [51:58]

  Bryan humorously includes action and horror films in the holiday lineup, challenging traditional genre boundaries.

6. Upcoming Holiday Content and Listener Engagement

Bryan Green:
"For the 12 days of TCB, we're going to be bringing back some of our favorite content, some of our favorite video creators."
[30:10]

Bryan introduces the "12 Days of TCB" campaign, promising daily episodes featuring beloved segments and guest appearances. He encourages listener participation by inviting them to submit ideas and favorite content pieces.

Listener Interaction:
The hosts emphasize the importance of their audience, expressing gratitude for long-term listeners and encouraging new listeners to join in the festivities.

Brian Green:
"Maybe listening to TCB on Thanksgiving will become one of those weird Thanksgiving traditions."
[31:27]

This sentiment underscores their desire to establish The Commercial Break as a staple during the holiday season.

7. Closing Remarks and Final Thanksgiving Notes

As the episode winds down, Bryan and Chrissy share final thoughts on Thanksgiving, reiterating gratitude for their listeners and teasing upcoming Black Friday content.

Bryan Green:
"Grateful for all the listeners out there who are with us."
[05:00]

Bryan Green:
"Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Hope you didn't get salmonella."
[58:00]

Their closing remarks blend humor with heartfelt appreciation, reinforcing the podcast’s community spirit.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Bryan Green:
  "It's the hopeful nature of the wishbone you know, it's the thought that maybe something would break your way for once."
  [02:37]

• Bryan Green:
  "I have bills to pay and miles to feed. So we are going to be producing brand new episodes of the commercial break this entire holiday season."
  [01:32]

• Bryan Green:
  "We don't have something that like we do every single year. I think the Macy's Day parade definitely is, with watching that and football games."
  [06:52]

• Bryan Green:
  "A Thanksgiving horror story might include a killer Santa and Krampus."
  [41:18]

• Bryan Green:
  "I just put the diet on hold. I've lost a pound and a half. I can put another pound back on and I'll still be net negative."
  [12:49]

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Conclusion

In "Wobblin' Gobblin' Wishbone," Bryan and Chrissy of The Commercial Break offer listeners a blend of heartfelt Thanksgiving reflections, humorous personal stories, and engaging discussions on various holiday traditions. Their candid and comedic approach not only entertains but also fosters a sense of community among listeners. As they navigate through favorite holiday movies and unique Thanksgiving practices, the hosts maintain a relatable and warm atmosphere, encapsulating the essence of a true holiday broadcast.

Transcript

[Brian Green]

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[Jenna Fisher]

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[Brian Green]

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[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

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[Jenna Fisher]

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[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

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[Jenna Fisher]

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[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

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[Brian Green]

Hey Chrissy. Best to you.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Best to you, Brian.

[Brian Green]

Best to you out there in the podcast universe. It's the holiday season and a lot of times podcasts like ourselves will take off. But not us, Chrissy. We have bills to pay and miles to feed. So we are going to be producing brand new episodes of the commercial break this entire holiday season. And I thought it was important to let our audience know.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Jingle, jingle all the way.

[Brian Green]

Jingle Jangle your dingle dangles. Stick with the commercial break and stay tuned for the 12 days of TCB. Our first ever 12 days of that's right, December 13th through Christmas Day. Brand new episodes every day. Happy gabble, Gabble Thanksgiving Day. Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, lamb, rams, hogs, moss, Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, chicken, turkeys, you name it. 20, 24. Yay. Yeah. On this episode of the commercial. I love that wishbone. Every I love that wishbone. Never once did a wish come true, but man did I love that wishbone.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

It's just the wish of the wishbone.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, it's the hopeful nature of the wishbone you know, it's the thought that maybe something would. Maybe something would break your way for once. The next episode of the commercial break starts now. Welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Green. This is the gobble to my gobble. Kristen Joy Hoatley. Best to you, Kristen.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Best to you, Brian.

[Brian Green]

Happy Thanksgiving to you. Best to you out there in the podcast universe. Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for joining us. Hope you're just having a wonderful day with the friends, with the family, with all those people that you dislike. But see, once a year, you're going to have to clean up your house. The kids are running around. The Thanksgiving Day parade is driving you crazy. It's that time of year.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yes, it is.

[Brian Green]

It's officially the holidays. And man, do I love a good Thanksgiving day. I just do. I'm just a big.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I know.

[Brian Green]

Thanksgiving guy.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I think a lot of people love it.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. I was telling Christina when I was having a conversation with her. Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, my favorite three days of the year.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

There you go.

[Brian Green]

Because I lost my virginity on 4th of July, so I think that's why. But Thanksgiving Day, I just. I just love it. And I will be watching the Thanksgiving day parade and Christmas movies and the kennel club, the kennel show. And I'll be doing all of it, probably eating, hoping I don't get salmonella this year, the gift that keeps on giving through the entire holiday season. And putting aloe all over my face, hoping it doesn't melt off during the meal. I'm hoping I'm not going to disgust anybody at the meal. My face is on fire. It's really red right now. But whatever. I'm just doing some chemotherapy, Chrissy. Just some chemotherapy for Thanksgiving. So happy Thanksgiving to everybody, I hope. Yeah, I hope it's going well. I can't wait to hear your Thanksgiving stories. That's all I request of you on this Thanksgiving. And let me start by saying this. We are extraordinarily thankful for all the listeners out there who are with us.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Brand new, stuck with us 100%.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. I even know a couple of you have been here since the very beginning. I don't know why, but. Okay. All right.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Thank you.

[Brian Green]

I'd say if you're here after episode 350, 400, I can maybe understand a little bit why. But if you're here since, like episode one, I have no clue in the world why you would have made it the first hundred episodes. But God bless you. Thank you. To you, I give thanks. I am grateful for a lot of stuff this year. My family, my dear friends.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Your health.

[Brian Green]

Health. Absolutely. The health. And the people who, who made me more healthy, like the doctors who caught it and the doctors who took care of. That's one thing I certainly am going to be saying thank you for this year because, wow, has my life changed in just short order. It's insane how quick I got better.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

And anyway, so hopefully you read a good review for that doctor place.

[Brian Green]

I did. I will give it a shout out again. I think I talked about it. I don't really remember what I talked about first couple days after the surgery because I was so high. I really was. I was just so high on thyroid hormone. But thank you to the Norman Parathyroid Center Surgical center down in Tampa, Florida, the world's number one parathyroid surgery endocrinology surgical center for parathyroid problems. They are the best. They do it the most and they took great care of me. Dr. Mitchell down there cut me open and made sure I got stitched back together without a lot of effect to my voice and just some mild side effects that I think could be expected from any surgery in that area. So thank you to Dr. Grateful for Dr. Mitchell and the Norman Parathyroid center and again, grateful to all of you out there. So what is the Thanksgiving tradition, Chrissy, that you look forward to every year? Do you guys have a tradition like something you do every year that you really enjoy, you look forward to?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

No.

[Brian Green]

Okay. All right. And thank you for joining us on this episode of the commercial break.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

We don't have something that like we do every single year. I think the Macy's Day parade definitely is, is up there with watching that and the. Yeah, I think football, football games.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Okay. We, we will probably turn on the football this year. The football will be on Netflix. So I probably will be watching it intermittently.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Right.

[Brian Green]

2K. I'll be watching it in 1K.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. We'll see how they manage to fuck that up because that's going to be live also. It's amazing that they actually managed to score the rights to those Christmas Day games. I thought that you would have thought that the big networks would have said this is like one time tradition. Yeah. Talk about a tradition. A CBS Thanksgiving football. I mean that, I think that's where it was at anyway. But you know, NBA on Christmas Day, football on Thanksgiving, college football on New Year's Eve. That's the things you, that's what you think of Masters and on Easter or that's what you think about. Right. And so it's just amazing to me that they lost those rights. And it just signals how big and powerful and benevolent Netflix has really become in the entertainment industry for all things content. Now they need to get it right. That's what they need to do. If they should fuck up the football, which I would imagine there will be more people watching this football than even watch the Jake Paul fight. 60 million people tuned in live to the Paul Tyson fight. I'm going to imagine somewhere between the two games, around 100 million people will tune into that across the world.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

It's a big deal.

[Brian Green]

It is a big deal. So let's see how they do. I'll be here to report on it. You know, I'll be here with blood hanging off my fangs if Netflix fucks it up. Because they need to get it right and we need to make sure they get it right. We pay too much money for them not to get small details like that right. How can CBS figure that out 100 years ago and Netflix can't figure it out today? I mean, it's all pretty much the same. Like I realized that the, that the signal now comes through like that. It used to come through the over the air, right? It was a whole different animal back then. As long as you had were within eyesight of a tower that was sending a signal, you didn't have congestion problems. But it's all working the same way now. It's all coming through some service, some Internet based service or coax cable. They managed to get it right.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Bam.

[Brian Green]

Wabam. I take a big tower and I put a thing on it that I don't know, something happens and wabam tv Marconi Awards or something. The FCC and Marconi, they all got together with Tesla and color television. I don't, I remember reading about how that happens, but I don't know. I don't know. But anyway, Netflix. So yeah, we'll be watching the football too.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Family. Spending time with family.

[Brian Green]

Yes, we'll say we'll give thanks. Maybe we'll run out in the backyard and throw the football. If the weather is nice though it looks like at least when we're recording this right now it will be raining on Thanksgiving day. And that's okay too. A good rainy Thanksgiving Day. Why not? It'll be cold and rainy and sit inside. Maybe we'll build a fire. That's usually when we get our first fire of the year. Yes. I haven't had my chimney swept yet.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

But yes, the fireplace.

[Brian Green]

You, you do? Yeah, that. I, I think that I've always wanted A fireplace everywhere where I've lived, it's like the first. It's one of the first things I look for. A sunroof in a car, a fireplace in a house. And if I don't have one, I. I feel like I miss it. But then when I have one, it feels like a big pain in the ass. You know what I'm saying? I don't. And I don't have a gas fireplace. So for me, I have to build an actual fire. And it usually gets smoky in the house because it just does and that. And it's annoying. So maybe five times.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

So maybe I'll get out there.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Fire pit. Why not? So what are you gonna have for Thanksgiving? What are you going to be cooking as we're speaking?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Well, we're actually just ordering stuff this year and cooking a few. A few things. I usually do a dressing, a cornbread dressing, stuffing. All right, there's that. But we're going to do turkey, corn.

[Brian Green]

Bed, corn, cornbread dressing. Never heard of it. Is that cornbread that you put other stuff in? Yeah. What other stuff do you put in the cornbread?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Well, it's a whole recipe. It's been handed down from.

[Brian Green]

I know, but, like, what's in it?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Like, is it just spices, some cornbread, and then there's, like, chicken stock in it, too, and celery, onions, all kinds of stuff.

[Brian Green]

Really? Never heard of that. Okay.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Delicious.

[Brian Green]

All right. All right.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Delicious.

[Brian Green]

Better than the oyster casserole stuffing I made one time for my.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah, I'm not an oyster.

[Brian Green]

No. Raw. Raw oysters in a bucket that I had to, like, slop into. The.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Some people love it. Yeah, no, mine's. Mine's that old tradition of the cornbread. I think it's pretty Southern tradition.

[Brian Green]

Okay.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

And then. Yeah, and then we're doing Fox brothers.

[Brian Green]

Turkey, ham, smoked turkey. Huh.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Sides? Yep.

[Brian Green]

Wow.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Good.

[Brian Green]

That sounds delicious.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Pies. There's going to be quite a few pies.

[Brian Green]

I love a good pie. I can put my face in a pie. I'll be here all week.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Apple, pumpkin, and pecan.

[Brian Green]

Apple, pumpkin, and pecan. A huge fan of pumpkin or pecan pies, but, man, do I go for an apple pie. I tell you what, Chrissy, that is. That is my jam. Yeah, we'll be doing a lot of the same things. We're going to be doing the traditional. As I mentioned, maybe last week, we're going to be doing the traditional Thanksgiving feast.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Right.

[Brian Green]

For first time in many years. So we'll see how it goes.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I can't wait to Eat.

[Brian Green]

If I don't end up my brains out the next day, I'll consider myself lucky to have survived it. And I'm on a diet, so I don't know how I'm going to handle all this, but I'll. I'll wing it. I'll see how it goes.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Make your way through it.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. It's going to be hard to go through all of Thanksgiving without a lot of carbohydrates, because that's the best stuff is the carbohydrates, the stuffing, the bread, the sugars, the pie crust. I mean, that's everything you want. So I think I'm just going to have to put the diet on hold. I've lost a pound and a half. I can put another pound back on and I'll still be net negative.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Exactly.

[Brian Green]

Net negative. That's how I figure. Well, I thought. I thought what we would do is do two things. We should talk about some strange Thanksgiving traditions from around the world. Not around the world. Around the United States.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Around the world. I think we're the only ones that do it.

[Brian Green]

We are the only ones that do it. There are other versions of Thanksgiving in other countries, but it's not this day. And they don't say Thanksgiving. But then also talk about some of the more odd Christmas classic movies that some people might be getting into this evening because that's. That's one tradition that I know for sure, besides the parade and the kennel club.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And the tradition of going around the table and giving than for a few things. We will always be watching a Christmas movie that night and probably listen to some Christmas music. That'll be the first day that I turn on the Christmas channel on Sirius because I can't deal with it before then. And. But after Thanksgiving, like after we eat Thanksgiving meal, which is usually earlier in the afternoon, I do feel comfortable turning on the Christmas music. Yeah. That's the time. That's when I feel it's a process.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

The start.

[Brian Green]

All right, here we go. You ready?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I'm ready.

[Brian Green]

Let's talk about some Thanksgiving traditions from around the country and we'll see if we want to pick any of these up. See, it's perfect for you because you don't have any Thanksgiving traditions. So maybe you'll listen back to this episode on Thanksgiving Day and you and Jeff and the girls will decide. Let's do that.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Like the Thanksgiving Gobble Wobble Chrissy. Where some towns and some places they host fun runs where our participants will dress up as turkeys or wear Thanksgiving themed Costumes. I've heard of this combining fitness with holiday spirit. Hopefully in a funny way, I have seen the gobble wobble pictures. As a matter of fact, I see them on Facebook, usually from older ladies on next door. They're talking about a gobble wobble that's close to my house. I don't think I would actually go to a gobble wobble, but I would look at pictures of a gobble wobble.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I've gone on a walk before on Thanksgiving Day.

[Brian Green]

Yes, I've been on many a gobble wobble, but it had nothing to do with Thanksgiving. And usually after I drank lots of gobble wobbles, I had sex with a girl who did the gobble wobble on my dick one time.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

There you go.

[Brian Green]

Oh, okay. The turkey trot. Of course, the food fight. A family has a tradition of staging light hearted fun food fights.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Food fight, yeah.

[Brian Green]

And calling it the turkey trot. I don't know why they call it the turkey trot, but they turn the conclusion of their meals into messy, laughter filled events by having a light hearted food fight. Now I am way too OCD for any of that stuff.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

That would give me anxiety of cleaning it up.

[Brian Green]

Yes. I would do a food fight in the shower.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Or outside.

[Brian Green]

Or outside. That's right. And then my kids would directly go into a dog bath or something like that. I would have buckets of hot water ready to douse them. I. There's no way that I would encourage a food fight in the South. I'm not that kind of dad. When the kids break out the markers or the paints or something like that, Astrid has a bit more tolerance for stuff like that. But when they get into like those sensory games where it's like mud or play DOH or stuff like that, I'm always hovering, I hover. I'm like, ah, don't get it on the. Ah, don't do that. Ah, don't get it on Blue. And Blue is the one who always ends up the messiest of all the children. I always end up washing Blue because she thinks inevitably everything's food. And oftentimes. Now my. You know who gets into a turkey trout food fight every night is my. My youngest with Blue.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Because the two of them are thick as fucking thieves.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

They are.

[Brian Green]

They are.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

They.

[Brian Green]

They love each other. And the reason why Lou loves her is because she feeds her everything that she eats. And my daughter just thinks it's like, I don't know, like a pet dragon or something. She tries to ride her around and grabs her ears and you know, sticks her hand in her mouth. It's like. It's a lot of fun for my daughter. But what she does do is if she doesn't like something to eat, she'll throw it under the table at the dog, but the dog just stands right directly under her. So most of the food ends up in the dog's long hair, not fur hair. So that dog has had more baths than I have in the last two weeks, and it's driving me fucking crazy. Thank Thanksgiving. Gratitude rocks. Chrissy, you could take this one up.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Oh, the gratitude rocks.

[Brian Green]

The gratitude rocks. Some families will pass around a rock or a stone during dinner. Each person takes a turn sharing something they're thankful for. It's a tactile way to encourage gratitude. That's nice, but then it can lead to some awkward moments. Yes, there are family members that will be at my Thanksgiving that I would throw the rock to while they're not looking.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Your turn, Your turn.

[Brian Green]

This one's for all the immigrants. We're all immigrants. Thanksgiving rock. Hey, I'd be God damned if I'm gonna bring a stone to any of the dinners with my children. There's no way. I know what would happen. Pine cone turkey crafting. And this is too. I'm not too crafty, so I wouldn't be interested in that. Instead of traditional decorations, some families make pinecone turkeys using googly eyes, feather, and ridiculous materials. The resulting crafts can be both adorable and absurd. Who wrote this? Marie Claire.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I mean, honestly, I think there's. I've seen some school kids bring home those pine cone things.

[Brian Green]

Yep.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I think I feel like I maybe did it, too.

[Brian Green]

Yes, the hand turkeys.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

The hand turkey, for sure.

[Brian Green]

Pine cone turkeys. My kids will bring things home. And I made this for you guys and. Which I know means I was forced to make this for you, Daddy. But I still love it. I have a whole collection of it in one of my drawers. I keep all those things that my kids do.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Well, that made me think, because I was recently cleaning out a box of old stuff that my parents had kept and had given me, and I found some of those old crafts.

[Brian Green]

Oh, you did.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Of my own.

[Brian Green]

Oh.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

And then I threw them away.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, let's. Who really needs the I was, you know, the line leader today certificate from third grade. I know.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I found so much stuff like that.

[Brian Green]

I don't even want to keep the yearbooks. Of course, you know, I went on.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

The stall, I just threw away some yearbooks.

[Brian Green]

Oh, you did your own, huh? Yeah. I finally was like, you look at you.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I was like, it's time. Why do I need my old middle school yearbook?

[Brian Green]

I don't. I was looking. I. You know, as the calcium has cleared my brain, I'm getting these memory flashbacks that I just haven't. Things I haven't remembered in years or I don't know, because I didn't remember them. So I'm remembering them like they're fresh memories. It's really weird, actually. They pop up. And I remembered a girl that I had dated briefly in high school, but she went to a different high school. So I went online, I remembered her name, and I found her yearbook from a different high school online.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Oh, yeah, they have yearbooks.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, it's all online now. What do you need it for? But here's Brian two years ago, bitching and complaining about every yearbook that we have to keep. And then I need a yearbook, and I can't find it.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Of course.

[Brian Green]

The turkey dance competition, where people get to. Each family member provides their best Googly woogly wobble dance in front of the others. And then they go ahead and you judge it. And then maybe there's a prize at the end. I. We like dancing here at the house.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Green]

We. Oftentimes you will find us at the end of a night. We're getting into this thing called a brain break. Do you know what this is? Okay, you don't, because you have. Don't have small children, but on YouTube, there's endless brain breaks. They're little games that you play on YouTube. So it'll be like. Like emoji mashups. Like, try and guess the movie based on these three emojis. Guess the name of the movie or who name the voice of this character. Or they can be physical, like run and jump over the hurdles as they come towards you. Right? And then there's like, a little dancing competitions, too. So we will often either be playing our own music and dancing, or one of the kids will act like they're the singer and they'll put on a show complete with popcorn and lights and security in the whole nine yards. It's very cute. I love. I've recorded a couple of them. I'll show you. But. So I think turkey dance might be the one thing that maybe one of the things that we pick up from there. What about Thanksgiving karaoke? Oh, there's a good one. I like that one. Half song. Hoadley can get into Thanksgiving karaoke?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yes.

[Brian Green]

I don't know.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I've never really been a karaoke person. Have you I see the fun in.

[Brian Green]

It, but no, I. I haven't.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I don't seek it out.

[Brian Green]

I've actually probably only done karaoke three or four times in my entire.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Maybe I've done it a couple.

[Brian Green]

One time, we rented an entire karaoke room down on Buford Highway. They had this very famous karaoke place, and we rented an entire karaoke. We had dinner at the place, and then they. We rented one of those karaoke rooms. Probably the size of this studio.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Big TV on the wall.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

They're all over the place in Japan, right?

[Brian Green]

Four or five microphones. Yeah. Now they have two or three of them here in Atlanta. Four or five microphones in the room. And then, you know, you pick the song. Literally, you could type in the song and it shows up and it's got. Got the lyrics and everybody takes the turn. You can. They can videotape it for you and all this other stuff. It was really very interesting, but I found that the. I had to be really inebriated to get in fully into it.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Right. There's got to be some libations going on.

[Brian Green]

And then the only. The only. The time that I really remember doing karaoke was live karaoke down at. What was that place in the Highlands? The Highlander.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Green]

At the Highlander.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah, yeah. That was a fun one. I didn't get it. You got up on the stage.

[Brian Green]

That's where they have a band. Karaoke.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

They have a band on stage with you?

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I put my name in there. I had this friend, like a friend for a minute, you know, one of those guys you, like, spend some person you spend some time with for like a month or two, and then you never talk to him again. Not because you dislike him, just because. Whatever. We all move on. And he was an opera singer, like a trained opera singer.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Wow.

[Brian Green]

And he took me to my very first rock and roll karaoke at the Highlander. And we went. And he was like the first guy to rush up and put his name in there. And he sang some version of a Queen song very operatically. It. Listen, it wasn't my thing, but it was very. He was very talented, and the crowd appreciated the effort that he put into it. He was very operatic about his singing, like dramatic and operatic and kind of like, you know, a lot of trills. And I put my name in there. Think he goes, put your name in there. Because it's likely you won't get. You won't get picked. Like, there's only 10 people a night that get to go up there. Or 12 or whatever it is. And I was like, oh, okay.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Meddlesome.

[Brian Green]

Meddlesome.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Is that the name of it?

[Brian Green]

I think so, yeah. Meddlesome karaoke. And so I put my name up there, and.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

And you got in.

[Brian Green]

I. And I got in, and I.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

What did you sing?

[Brian Green]

Sang Guns and Roses, Sweet Child of Mine, which is about six registers too high for my voice, even when I like. And this was.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Did you get to choose, or were you just thrown.

[Brian Green]

No, you get to choose. You can choose. Yeah. I think, if I'm not mistaken, maybe they pick. You make you pick three songs. But the band was spot on. And the guy who was playing guitar hit every lick.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And I was just. I was singing in a lower octave because I couldn't. So I started high. Yeah. Wow, wow, wow. Sweet Charlamagne. I ended up sounding like a bad Axl Rose impression. So I brought it down a register, the second verse. And everybody was thrown off by that, including me. And then I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, Sweet child of mine so now I'm doing baritone. Sweet child of Mine. It did not go well. I mean, people clapped.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Same people.

[Brian Green]

Yes. And there was even one girl who I think, like, kind of took a liking to me in the front row, but, you know. Yeah, she. Yeah, she was drunk. Listen, if I got a second shot at it, I would do something more in my register, like maybe a Pearl Jam or something. Song like that. Like something a little more. But I don't know. I just. It was the first thing that came to mind. I saw the list, and I was like, oh, sweet Child of Mine. Whatever. I think I picked Sweet Child of Mine. Wait, I remember Sweet Child of Mine and then Alice in Chains, man in the Box. If I don't. If I'm not getting this incorrect. I chose those two songs, and when I got up, the guy was like, we're gonna do Sweet Child. And I was like, oh, okay. And then he was like. He was like, what key do you need to then? And I go, the natural key. The natural key. And he looked at me like, see? And I was like, yeah, See?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

The natural key.

[Brian Green]

High C. I need a high C. The natural key. I meant to say the original key, but I said the natural key. Now this is all coming back to me. I love my new brain. It's working so well.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

It is.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. And I got up there, and I was so sweaty and, like, scared, and I.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

It's like you're at a concert.

[Brian Green]

I mean, oh, there was, like, 200 people in the room.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I had a guy take me on a date there.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Yes.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

To go watch.

[Brian Green]

Yes. It was packed, and when it first started, it was like you people waited outside to get in. So it was like, it's a smaller room, thin, long room. And there was a couple hundred people in there, and they were all getting into it until Brian slaughtered Sweet Child of Mine. It was in C. It was in high C, But I was in low C. She's got eyes of the bluest guys and if they have a breeze.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Nice.

[Brian Green]

She's got eyes of the bigger scars and if they Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Sweet child and bed.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

That's all you needed.

[Brian Green]

Oh, listen, this is a confidence booster of epic proportions. I did not take him up on the. That's probably why we're friends anymore, because he said, let's go back to meddlesome. And I goes, why? So you could show me up again? No thanks, Jack Hole. You embarrassed me. All right. Hope you're having a great Thanksgiving. We'll be back in just a minute with more fun and shenanigans on this holiday. On this. On the kickoff of Christmas.

[Jenna Fisher]

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[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

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[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

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[Brian Green]

Oh man. So, so little, little bit of house cleaning. So the 12 days of TCB coming up December 13th through the 25th. We hope you join us. That's fresh episode. Fresh episodes every day we're supposed to be here and then extra episodes because I don't know why I agreed to that, but all right, who cares? We'll get through it. But for the 12 days of TCB, we're going to be bringing back some of our favorite content, some of our favorite videos, some of our favorite video video creators out there like Frankie B. And the Puas and Teresa Caputo mountain monsters. You know, all the regular, all the usuals that we've done over the years that have really become kind of staples here at the commercial break. And favorites of yours, if you've got one you want to throw in the mix. If you feel like there's a segment or a content idea that we had or something that we did that just deserves a second look, go ahead and send it to us. 212-433-TCB. Help a brother out.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah, if you can remember it.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, if you can remember it right. Actually I can remember. I'm up to like, I got nine days done. I just, those last three are really stumping me. I've got, there's, I'm trying to decide between a few things. So I figure if the audience tells me, then maybe they'll point me in a direction. Okay. All right.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

So maybe listening to TCB on Thanksgiving will become one of those weird Thanksgiving traditions.

[Brian Green]

Yes. Because it's always going to be on a Thursday. And as far as I know, we're contractually obligated at least for another year to do this on Thursdays. So there you go. Maybe it might be. And maybe we'll end up doing the Thanksgiving Day shows live. Wouldn't that be cool? Maybe your Thanksgiving Chrissy will be driving up here and, and we do a Thanksgiving show live.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

That'll be the new tradition.

[Brian Green]

Hey, listen, you know, it could be worse. I guess we could be, you know, going to work at Target when they open at 7pm or something.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Did all those stores still do that?

[Brian Green]

No, I think a lot of them backed off. Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Because of online, I think.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I think most of them at least backed off of it enough where they said, okay, we'll open very early the next morning, like you know, 5am or something like that. Which was not, not unusual anyway, because Black Friday, most stores open very early. But I do think there's a couple hangers on. Like I think Walmart opens at midnight or something like that. But shame on them. I mean, honestly, let your. Let everyone have. Listen, the. What? You know why Thanksgiving is also one of my favorite days of the year? Because you can go out of the house in Atlanta and not get stuck in traffic. Christmas day, Thanksgiving Day, July 4th. At least until about 6pm July 4th, New Year's Day. Those are days when you can drive in Atlanta like it used to be back in the early 90s. Just not a lot of people on the road.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

So maybe I do want to come up here and do a show.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I mean, listen, if there's any day to come, do a show, Thanksgiving Day might be it. Right. So who knows? That's next year. We're talking about this year. All right, so more weird Thanksgiving traditions from around the country. Secret Thanksgiving Santa. Oh, that's an interesting one. Similar to Secret Santa, some groups do exchange small gifts. A silly little gifts with a Thanksgiving twist like a turkey shaped kitchen gadget, a funny apron or, you know, I'm just going to throw this one in. A turkey shaped dildo. Chrissy. A little turkey head that goes like this on Your clip.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

Oh, I got to tell you about something. I'm not going to say the name of this, but while we're on this turkey dildo thing, there is a potential sponsor coming on the commercial break. And how we, our network sells the sponsor, they vet the sponsor. They either pitch them or the sponsor comes and says, we want to be on these podcasts and then they communicate with us. I won't say how, but they communicate with it. Not that it's a secret. I just don't want to get into every little inch of it.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I won't say how.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I mean, I'm not saying how because it's. Who cares anyway, right? They communicate with us and they say, hey, would you accept this sponsor on the show? And we say yes. But we have learned over the years to be a little bit, just a little bit choosy about who comes on the show because there's a lot of sponsors who've been on the show. We kind of have this rule, like, if we won't use it or don't use it ourselves or don't find it to be valuable, we won't do it. And that includes certain categories of products. But then also, you just want to, like, even if it's a product you might or might not use, you want to make sure the company itself is like one that you want to be butted up against.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Right. Associated with.

[Brian Green]

Associated with. So we had this company that, that wanted to advertise on the show or they're vetting and it was like, you know, go here if you would do a personal endorsement of the product. Check it out. It's a website. And that website is dedicated to teaching women and men how to give women an orgasm in a very clinical, not pornographic way. Right.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

So I was thinking, okay, drawings and stuff like that. You know, you have drawings and they. Lots of words and, you know, maybe some infographics or something like that. And it said, click here for sample of product. And when I clicked, there it was the lady from the homepage, which I thought was stock photography. It was her. And she was giving a step by step instructional tutorial on how to give herself an orgasm in highly graphic detail, really, at close up shots, multiple camera angles, talking the entire time while she's doing this to herself in a very instructional way. Wow. First of all, I thought, wow, yeah, that is really. She really just laid it all out there. Literally laid it all out there. Spread eagle. Every, you know, where the sun don't shine, the sun was shining. And first of all, Second of all, what a great idea. Like, not a porn movie where you're trying to guess exactly how everyone's getting off, because usually no one's getting off. Their just used. You know, there's. Yeah, they're doing this for the camera.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Right. They're acting.

[Brian Green]

But then like a real woman showing you how she gets herself off in a manner that is instructional, so that if, I guess if you were dating her specifically, then you would know. It would be like a tutorial. It's like a. It's like a map to have fun. It's like a map to make sure that everyone's having a good time in bed. I loved it. I thought it was incredible. And I hope they come on as a sponsor, because I will. Absolutely. That and that they had the four women part and then they had the four men part, which teaches the men how to make sure that a woman.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Great.

[Brian Green]

This is awesome. This is what the world needs. Because if a woman can have an orgasm like a man can, meaning most of the time, then doesn't everybody feel better? Chrissy, Everybody does. I do. I feel better. I can't do it. But, you know, if I could learn how, then everything would be great. And thanks for tuning in.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Good for everyone.

[Brian Green]

Thanks for tuning into the family edition on Thanksgiving of the commercial break. Maybe this won't be a holiday tradition for anybody unless you're single or your family doesn't love you. All right. Thankful for the weird is another tradition. Instead of doing the usual gratitude, some families like to turn the expression for the remote for the most ridiculous thing they can think of. Like, I'm thankful for my cat's judgmental stare. That's a good one.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

That is a good one.

[Brian Green]

Sounds more like an Instagram post than a Thanksgiving tradition, but I like it. I like it. I'm with it. Guess the turkey weight. Oh, this is a fun one. It's a contest where family members guess the weight of the turkey before it's cooked. The winner gets to carve. The winner gets to carve the turkey. How is that winning? I don't want to carve the turkey. You know, my dad, as long as I can remember, has always carved the turkey when we have a turkey or the ham or whatever. And only a couple times have I done that myself for whatever. Whatever reason because we were hosting or whatever. I'm not good at it, it seems. It's a lot of work and. And I'd rather just sit and watch football and be served. I mean, who wouldn't, right? Yeah, but I think that, you know, I've known a couple of men in my life who really take this very seriously. Like the turkey carving, the meat cutting is their job. They know how to do it, they'll do it. Well, I don't really, I don't take any pride in that. I don't take any pride in much, but I certainly don't take any pride in my carving skills. The Thanksgiving leftover Olympics. After the feast, the families compete in the most absurd challenges using leftover food, like a relay race with mashed potatoes or a turkey toss with leftover turkey legs. This is another food fight thing that's not going to be happening at my house. But I will say, when we were having traditional Thanksgiving feasts, one of my favorite favorite leftover meals was the following. You take a little bit of oil and you fry up the leftover turkey. You just give, you put it on a skillet, you fry it, make it a little bit crispy, right? Take stuffing. You, we like the more like generalized like stovetop stuffing type thing, like bread stuffing, right. With some spices and some garlic, a little bit of celery. And then you heat that up in the microwave. You put that either in a hoagie roll or between two pieces of sourdough bread. Bread with a ton of mustard. I mean, just like mustard it up. And that is the world's best Thanksgiving leftover sandwich.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Chrissy, for you.

[Brian Green]

For me.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

For me and for other people that I made it for. They seem to like it. So.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

My kids mainly. No, I'm kidding. Oh, I like this one. A Thanksgiving roast session. Instead of sharing gratitude, family members take turn roasting each other with light hearted jokes and playfully teasing. I love this idea. This.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

You love a roast.

[Brian Green]

I do love a good rose. I mean, I don't like, I don't like some of the more mean, mean, mean spirited roasts, but I do love watching a good roast. It does feel like fun to me to watch people knock each other down at the knees. And man, what I could I roast some of my family members. I mean, if they were, if they had a sense of humor.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Why don't you start that this week?

[Brian Green]

Because I think that some of my family members don't have a sense of humor. Even if they'll laugh in the moment they'll be upset about for the entire year. And then I'll, I'll spend the next year saying I'm sorry, I'll have to get him a better Christmas present which costs more money, which doesn't do me any good. So there you go.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

What was the other one? Thanksgiving time capsule, which I do like. I like this idea of taking stuff from the year that you're thankful for, writing it down, taking little, you know, little whatever trinkets or stuff that you collected over the year, put it in a time capsule, bury it in the backyard to be dug up by whoever's building the next Ancestors many, many, many, many eons from now. Yes. The next person. Who. The next gentrification runner on this side of town. Like that. Ooh. Thanksgiving charades. Instead of traditional charades, family members act out Thanksgiving related phrases, foods or traditions, leading to hilarious interpretations and misunderstandings. Who wrote this? And misunderstanding? It sounds like it. I don't know. It sounds like an 80s. Like a promo for an 80s sitcom.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

It leads to hilarious misinterpretations. Yeah, misinterpretations and misunderstandings. Every Tuesday at 8. Thanksgiving charade.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I like the idea of a game.

[Brian Green]

I do. We. We will play games a lot in our house too. Maybe that'll be something we do this year. How about the wishbone challenge? Ever broken a wishbone?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I have.

[Brian Green]

Did your dad used to do that?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Here, kids, come grab the wishbone with me. Yeah, I love that wishbone. Every. I love that wishbone. Never once did a wish come true, but, man, did I love that wishbone.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

It's just the. The wish of the wishbone.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, it's the. It's the. It's the hopeful nature of the wishbone. You know, it's the thought that maybe something would. Maybe something would break your way for one once. But alas, it was never to be. I like some of these Thanksgiving traditions. I think karaoke, dancing, maybe that. Maybe that time capsule. Shit. I don't know where I'd bury it, but I'd be. And then when do you. Would you open it back up? Like 10 years from now? I don't know either.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

That's one. And then you're gonna throw it away. So I don't know.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I thought about doing.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I'm doing my own time capsule purging right now.

[Brian Green]

Yes. You're throwing it away. Never to be found again by any. Anybody. Yeah, some guy in India is going to float up on the Indian Ocean and some guy in India is going to be like, what's this ten foot photograph of a woman? So I thought about doing a TCB time capsule one time. Like.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah, we talked about that.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Like taking little clips of some of our best ups. But then I really thought to myself, no one gives a. No one. Not a Not even me. I don't even give a. All right, let's take a break and we'll talk about some holiday movies that you can watch tonight after you get done with your holiday.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I need a new one.

[Brian Green]

Okay, I'm gonna give you some ideas. Okay. All right, we'll be back.

[Jenna Fisher]

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[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

There you go.

[Brian Green]

We're watching that show Mama's Boy. Mama's Boy. And we'll talk more about that tomorrow on the show. But. Okay. All right. Movies, movies. Let's talk about movies. Movies. Holiday movies. So what holiday movies will you be watching this evening? What's one? Do you have a go to that? You guys will. Will watch for sure.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Well, not, I mean not specifically. Maybe on Thanksgiving night, but throughout the season. I mean I have a few go to's.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Christmas vacation. Obvious, of course.

[Brian Green]

Number one. Number one on the rotation.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Another one has become number one for me and that's the night before.

[Brian Green]

Oh, the night before. Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

It's really fun.

[Brian Green]

Yes, that's a good one. I've got that on the list here. Okay, I'm going.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Bridget Jones Diary.

[Brian Green]

Bridget Jones Diary. Okay.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

It starts at a Christmas time.

[Brian Green]

All right. All right.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I love that movie. And I'm trying to think what else. I mean there's. There's some that always kind of pop up. But I was thinking the other day, I'm looking for a new one.

[Brian Green]

Okay.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

This year.

[Brian Green]

What's that? I'm gonna give you a couple good ones and then a couple silly ones. What is that movie? The British one. The British holiday movie where everyone. Oh, no. Love.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Actually that is one of. That's on the rotation.

[Brian Green]

I do like that. It's a sentimental favorite. Favorite. I love the Family Stone. I know there's. This divides a lot of people, but. The Family Stone with Sarah Jessica Parker.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And Luke Wilson and oh, what's her name. Yeah. It's so heart. It's touching. It's a touching movie. It's got funny parts in it. It's absolutely ridiculous. But I find it to be the first time I watched it, I was just like, oh my God, that's a great movie. And now every year I have to catch the Family Stone at least once. Christmas vacation, of course. Elf is a classic. A Christmas story that is reserved for New Year's Eve in New Year's Day. I will probably watch A Christmas Story at least four times over the course.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Well, that one channel plays it over and over.

[Brian Green]

TBS or now it's TNT actually plays that. 24 hours of a Christmas Story. Die Hard is another Christmas movie.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And some people have argued. No, it's not. Of course it is. It's. It's on Christmas Eve. That's when they're having their big party at the Nakatomi Plot Plaza, if you remember correctly. Nakatomi Plaza.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I don't have to watch that one every year. But it's a good one.

[Brian Green]

It's a good one. All right, well, here's. Let me throw out a couple of new ideas for you, Chrissy. And who knows, maybe one of these will stick. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. It's a cult classic where Martians kidnap Santa to bring joy to their children, resulting in a delightfully odd mix of sci fi and holiday cheer. Movie was made in 1970 64. It is considered a cult classic. And I'll tell you what, I have watched this movie and it is highly strange. Remember we were watching.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yes.

[Brian Green]

What's her name?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Elvira.

[Brian Green]

Elvira. We were watching old episodes of Elvira. I wonder where that channel went. It's somewhere I have for it. Yeah, there's a channel that we now get on the cable service that I have that at play reruns a lot of the Elvira Friday nights. Like the Elvira at night or whatever it was called. Elvira was this famous Halloween like character, like a witch like character with huge tatas that would have them just boldly sticking out. Dare, dare to. Dare to. Beware for the nipples slipping out. Never did. But everyone was waiting for it to happen. And then she would do these. She would run these.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Commentate.

[Brian Green]

She would. Yeah, in between the commercial breaks she would commentate on these sci fi and horror movies. Like really cheesy, crazy, crazy horror movies. And Chrissy and I were getting the biggest kick for like a week. We were just watching this non stop and we were getting a kick out of it. This would fit right in there.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

It would.

[Brian Green]

You would like this one. Jack Frost. Does anybody remember that movie?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Jack Frost? Is that a horror?

[Brian Green]

Michael Keaton? No, no, Jack Frost is with Michael Keaton. He plays a father of a boy who's on a hockey team and they are the best of buds and the father is in a band and the band gets called away on Christmas Eve to play this big gig out in the middle of snowy somewhere and unfortunately the car goes off the cliff and the father does not survive. This is like right at the beginning of the movie. And here's why I remember this movie. I know you're like, oh my God, like why would I want to watch this? Well, you might. Some people might be sensitive to this, because, of course, it's a terrible tragedy that happens. It's handled in a light enough way. But here's why it's very sad, is because after the Father Dice, the original Landslide song by Fleetwood Mac is played during this movie at that moment. And if you don't cry during the Landslide song in Jack Frost, you just don't have a heart. I mean, I swear to God. But then, luckily, Michael Keaton's character comes back to life as a snowman and teaches.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I don't think I've ever seen this movie.

[Brian Green]

Teaches old Jimmy how to be a good hockey player. It's. It's a heartwarming tale for the whole family. Family. It's really a ridiculous premise, but it's kind of cute and I've seen it many times.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Maybe I'll watch it.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Jack Frost, 1996. Jack Frost. I think it's a Disney movie, if I'm not mistaken. How about Gremlins?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Polar Express is another one that I watch. I love Polar Express.

[Brian Green]

I always found Polar Express to be a little weird for my liking.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah. You didn't like it?

[Brian Green]

No, it's a little ethereal. I don't like the way that the characters look. It's like early cgi, early computer animation. But my kids watched it last year and one of them really liked it. So I imagine we'll be watching again. I don't have anything against it. It's just not my. My favorite movie. Gremlins.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Gremlins is a definite.

[Brian Green]

Is a Christmas movie for sure.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I. I just watched that movie a little while back. I was like, old Gremlins. Let me watch it again. And it is. It's funny.

[Brian Green]

It's a wacky movie, man. And we. And if you were alive at the time. Yeah. The Mog.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

They wanted to go in the. Like the back of a little store.

[Brian Green]

I know.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

And by the secretive.

[Brian Green]

And they talk. They speak English for some reason. Who knows. And then they get wet and they turn into Gremlin. They replicate Spike. Yeah, Spike. And he's causing. He's mischievous and causes all kind of trouble and murders people. It's a fun movie for all the kids. Well, if you were alive when Gremlins came out, Gremlins took the world by storm.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Huge.

[Brian Green]

For about six months. And then, you know, I don't know.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

There'S like a Gremlins 2 and.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, Gremlins 3. I think. I think there's a lot of Gremlins movies. Oh, here, let me throw one in there. Rambo.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Ram. Ram.

[Brian Green]

Rambo. I think, is set during Christmas time when he walks into that town and the sheriff doesn't want him to stay and him and the sheriff get into the argument that makes Rambo go underground and start killing all the police officers. It's really a ridiculous movie. But Rambo, I think, while not maybe not a Christmas movie specifically, is certainly set in snowy times, let's put it that way. Okay, there you go. All right. Nightmare before, there you. Or the night before the night before, there you go. That's a great movie. Starring Seth Rogen. It's all about drug use and a big party. It's a lot of fun and it celebrates, you know, not just Christmas, but the Jewish culture also. It's a lot of fun. That movie is a lot of fun. It has become, I don't know if it's become like a cult classic for me, me, but it is one of those movies that I, if I, I watch it every year, I'm. I'm happy about it.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Also Harold and Kumar's Christmas, White Christmas or something. I don't know what it is. It's their holiday movie. That is fantastic. Also. That is really, really funny. Neil Patrick Harris takes a wonderful turn in that movie. The Nightmare Before Christmas could be a Halloween, could be a Christmas movie. It's up to you. Decides on how you look at it. My kids love watching this during Halloween, but it's also kind of a Christmas movie too. Hence the name Nightmare Before Christmas.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

A Christmas Horror Story is an anthology film that combines various horror stories, including a killer Santa and Krampus, into a holiday theme themed fright fest. I remember watching this and it's very interesting. It was made like in 2016. 17. It's very interesting. If you want a little bit of a fright with your holiday movies, then this might be one you get to sink your teeth into. Chrissy. Elf. Of course. Everybody loves Elf.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Of course.

[Brian Green]

Except for somebody I know who didn't like my wife the first time she saw Elf. She's like, I love this movie. And I'm like, how can you not? And who doesn't like Elf? I think it's my stepmom that doesn't like Elf. She's like, oh, I hate that movie. And I'm like, elf? How do you hate Elf? How can anyone hate Elf? How can anyone hate Will Frell walking into the coffee shop and saying, you did it. Congratulations. World's best coffee. That's the best. If you really want to throw back at something terrible but terribly fun to watch, watch the heart the Star wars holiday special from 1978.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Really?

[Brian Green]

Yes. All the characters make a great turn. It's like an ABC Saturday Night Special or something. You can find it on YouTube. It's a crazy wacky holiday special with all the, you know, the, the guys from the bar. Yeah, yeah, you gotta check it out. It's really good.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

There's always two. The Rudolph. The. The original one, was that from like the 60s?

[Brian Green]

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Which you.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Misfit Toys.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, The Land of Misfit Toys. That's right. One of my favorite movies. The Land of Misfit Toys. You, I think, can only buy Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on one platform. And I believe, if I'm not mistaken, right now, that is hulu. It's like 19.99 to buy it. It's not worth the 1999, even though it is a classic and everybody loves it who grew up in that time. You can also find it, and I'm not encouraging you to know, not pay the creators, but you can also find it on YouTube. So if you want to save yourself a couple of bucks before you buy it, go ahead and Google it first. Bad Santa.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Bad Santa is a good one.

[Brian Green]

I do like Bad Santa with Billy Bob Thornton. That's a good one. The Ref. The Ref is a great movie with Dennis. Not Dennis Miller. I want to. Why do I want to say Dennis Miller?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Dennis Quaid.

[Brian Green]

No, not Dennis Quaid. Dennis. Oh, Dennis O. Yeah. Is it Dennis O or Kevin? Who's that guy? Now, why am I. Is this. Hold on one second. I'm going to get this right, because this is a great movie.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

The Ref.

[Brian Green]

The Ref. You never seen it?

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I don't think so.

[Brian Green]

Dennis Leary. I say Dennis O. It's Dennis Leri, the Smoking. Com comic from the 80s and 90s. Smart ass, quick talking, real smart guy who, who did the. He was like a firefighter in that FX show for a long time. He. The Ref is a movie about him as a thief. And he goes in. It's Kevin Spacey's in the movie too. He goes in to steal from a very rich neighborhood. He. He's like stealing from houses in a very rich neighborhood. He goes into a house house to find a couple that is absolutely at each other's throats, like on the verge of divorce. Two of the most obnoxious people you've ever met in a relationship. And he becomes the ref of the marriage while he's trying to avoid capture by the police. It is brilliantly done. It is so funny. It is really Good. You got to check out, ref. And one more, just for shits and giggles. Well, two more. How about Krampus, the horror movie about the dysfunctional family who invert and inadvertently summons up the devil himself? Krampus. Have you seen that Krampus celebration that goes on in Germany where all of the.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I have.

[Brian Green]

They all dress up in these horribly scary masks and they run around scaring the children and it's like a. I don't get it. I don't get it personally, but okay. It looks like something straight out of a Straight out of hell, but the kids love it, apparently. Are Right. And then one more. Just in case you're really looking to have some fun tonight, you and the kids can go to bed watching Jingle all the Way, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Forgot about that one. Home Alone's another one.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. I'm not a big fan of Home Alone.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I know. I remember that.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, Home Alone is another one. You can watch all those terrible Santa Claus movies with Tim. What's his name? Tim the Tool Man.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

That's right. Yeah.

[Brian Green]

I do not like any of those. Some people love them. I just don't. I can't get into it. The Grinch. Of course, the Grinch. You Stole Christmas is a great one. There's so many great Christmas movies. A Muppets Christmas is a great movie. If you. We were. Me and my daughter like to watch that one. So, so many great Christmas movies. A lot of them probably playing tonight, I would imagine Christmas vacation is somewhere on TNT or somewhere like that this evening. So hope you get a chance to watch it. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Hope you didn't get salamonella. Hope you don't choose. You know, sweet child of mine, next time you do karaoke, tell them to do it in low C. Low C. I got a new microphone, by the way. It's sitting right there.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Yay.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, well, I'll just. Whenever I get around to it, I'll put that thing on.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

Thanks for joining us.

[Brian Green]

Thanks for joining us. Grateful for all the listens, grateful for all the support over the years, and certainly this one. It's been a rebuilding year for the commercial break here, and I think we've done it, Chris. I think we can be grateful for. Grateful for making a living. Yeah. For making it, quite frankly, for surviving what was a terrible six months for the commercial break. And maybe someday we'll talk about it. Maybe someday we won't. But just know that because of you, we survived and we appreciate it so. And we'll be back tomorrow for your Black Friday needs. For all your Black Friday needs and all the way through the holidays. Brand new episodes of the Commercial Break. So don't go anywhere. TCBpodcast.com that's where you find out more information about the show. All the audio, all the video right there from one location. And starting next week, every episode of the Commercial Break will be on YouTube and Spotify by video. So please join us one or both of those places YouTube.com the commercial break also at the Commercial Break on Instagram TCB podcast on tick tock 212-4333 TCB that's 212-433-3822 questions, comments, concerns, Content, Ideas? We're taking them all and we'd love to hear from you. Give me your ideas for the 12 days of TCB. I'd love to incorporate it. Okay Chrissy, that's all I can do for today.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I think so.

[Brian Green]

But I'll tell you that I love you.

[Kristen Joy Hoatley]

I love you.

[Brian Green]

I'll say best to you, best to you and best to you out there in the podcast universe. Grateful for all your love, attention and affection. Until next time. We always say, we do say. And we must say goodbye.

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