Beverly Hills 90210: It’s a Totally Happening Life
???? It’s 1992, and a group of 30-year-old teenagers are on a bus trip to their doom unless an angel in training can convince her supervisor they’re worth saving.
Join us for a very strange and very special visit to America’s most famous ZIP code in our first adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life, even though this episode seems to have forgotten to actually adapt it.
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???? Guest:
Ed Daly (The Christmas Book: The Ultimate Guide to Your Favorite Holiday, EZEdDaly.com, @ezeddaly).
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???? Topics & Tangents:
1. Bonnie Urseth (Miriam) in We’ve Got It Made.
2. Brian Austin Green (David) as Metallo in Smallville.
3. Luke Perry (Dylan) in The Sandlot: Heading Home.
4. Of course Donna’s birthday is on Christmas Day.
4. Brandon’s amazing, generic FOOTBALL/SPORTS poster above his bed.
5. The West Beverly High Madrigal Singers (no relation) sing the original, drinking song lyrics to Deck the Hall.
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???? Retro Commercial Break:
7up Cool Spot Christmas Commercial, 1992.
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???? And Now, These Messages:
Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast.
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“Beverly Hills 90210” and “It’s a Totally Happening Life” © 1992 Torand Productions, Inc.
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Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.