A Johnny Bravo Christmas

A well-deserved punch in the face that’s a little bit rock ’n’ roll.  James Riley joins us on a last-minute flight to the North Pole to catch up with 2001’s “A Johnny Bravo Christmas,” a special that first aired less than 3 months after 9/11, on Pearl Harbor Day, and opens with Johnny unnecessarily calling the fire department to tell them he’s “the bomb.”   ****  Topics & Tangents:  “’Twas the Night,” a 1997 Johnny Bravo segment which this special accounts for in the show’s continuity… sort of.  “Larry & Steve,” Seth MacFarlane’s proto-“Family Guy” short film before from before he worked as a “Johnny Bravo” staff writer.  People on TV who wait till Christmas Eve to start decorating.  Homer Simpson’s sandwich, and the worst things we’ve found in our couches.  The latest you can mail something to guarantee arrival before Christmas, according to the U.S. Postal Service’s Holiday Shipping Deadlines.  Vanessa Marshall (Truck Driver) may or may not have provided the scream of Samus dying in the Metroid Prime games.  Santa’s village looks like the Wicked Witch of the West’s castle and is cloaked like Wakanda.  ****  Commercials:  American Online Keyword eBay (2001)  Season’s Eatings.  The Retro Network.  ****  “A Johnny Bravo Christmas” ©2001 Cartoon Network.  Find us at adventcalendar.house.