Episode 159: The Muppet Christmas Carol

(00:00:00) Welcome to Why Does This Exist? (00:00:43) Christmas Carol in the Hood - A Muppet Masterpiece (00:03:48) Michael Caine's Iconic Scrooge (00:10:05) The Making of a Christmas Classic (00:21:36) Scrooge's Transformation (00:25:22) The Scariest Ghosts of Christmas (00:31:38) Disney's Risk-Taking Era (00:35:20) The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Overproduction (00:39:52) Casting Scrooge in Different Worlds (00:40:18) Hip-Hop Holiday Adaptations Chris and Rob discuss and share praise for one of the greatest renditions of the Charles Dickens Holiday Classic: The Muppet Christmas Carol! Help support the show and discover articles and more by heading on over to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/whydoesthisexist.Buy us Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whydoesthisexistSupport us on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-does-this-exist--5418632/support Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/wdtepod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whydoesthisexist Like, Dislike, Comment and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY23JJcBuc904cgAZpnDOiQ Know of any other weird happenings in pop culture? Let us know at whydoesthisexistshow@gmail.com.Help support the show and discover articles and more by heading on over to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/whydoesthisexist.Buy us Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whydoesthisexistSupport us on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-does-this-exist--5418632/support Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/wdtepod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whydoesthisexist Like, Dislike, Comment and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY23JJcBuc904cgAZpnDOiQ Know of any other weird happenings in pop culture? Let us know at whydoesthisexistshow@gmail.com.