The Glo Friends Save Christmas

It’s Glo! Join Hasbro’s hive of bioluminescent bugs, the Glo Friends, in their own Christmas special from 1985.  ️ Erin Evans and Joey O. join forces as we learn how to selectively melt only certain ice we’re radiating near to save Santa (Carroll O’Connor), who’s been locked in an icicle cage by Blanche, the Wicked Witch of the North Pole (Sally Struthers), who’s jealous of Santa’s publicity. Take notes, Great Pumpkin… or, perhaps, don’t.  ****  Topics & Tangents:  This was a pilot for an eventual series that aired alongside the original “My Little Pony & Friends.”  A helpful guide to identifying every Glo Friend.  Nancy Cartwright was the voice of Baby Glo Worm in the series, but in this pilot, it’s Laurie O’Brien doing her Baby Piggy voice.  Joey interviews Pat Fraley (Glo Worm) on his later performance as Krang.  Glo Worm’s purple outfit here, as opposed to the original toy’s green outfit, was apparently a “source of controversy,” according to Wikipedia.  Can all antlered mammals fly if you go far enough north?  Lorenzo Music doing a weird, nervous lisp instead of his usual Resting Garfield Voice™.  Santa sings the least bluesy blues song ever while his reindeer do Rockettes kicks.  More of Mike’s thoughts on The Glo Friends Save Christmas on the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast.  ****  “The Glo Friends Save Christmas” ©1985 Hasbro, Inc.  Find us at adventcalendar.house.