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MINI-SODE: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) with Margot & Weslie Talaric image

MINI-SODE: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) with Margot & Weslie Talaric

The Sunday Scaries
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Travis is joined by aspiring podcast co-hosts Weslie and Margot (his daughters) as they cover their favorite Halloween film to watch together, The Nightmare Before Christmas.  Our highest scare-o-meter rating to date, continual requests for more apple slices, and one of the co-hosts angrily storms out halfway through the pod...you'll have to tune in to find out who it is!

Transcript

Introduction and Ages

00:00:19
Speaker
This is the Sunday Scaries. I'm Travis Telerik. Who do I have with me today? Wesley and Margo. Wesley and Margo? And Gemma. Is Gemma here right now though? No. No? Okay, yeah, she's going to bed right now.
00:00:33
Speaker
Wesley, how old are you? Four. Four, but how old are you going to be next month? Five. Okay, and Margo, how old are you? Three. Three? Wow, you girls are getting pretty old. How old am I?
00:00:47
Speaker
dad 35? Yeah, you're right. You're right. You're so smart.

Discussing 'A Nightmare Before Christmas'

00:00:52
Speaker
What movie did we just watch? Jack Skellington. Jack Skellington. Do you girls know the real name of the movie?
00:00:59
Speaker
What? Do you know, Margot? No. A Nightmare Before Christmas. Huh? Do you know who Henry Selick is? yeah He directed it.
00:01:10
Speaker
He made the movie. Yeah, I know. Pretty cool. Girls, do you like A Nightmare Before Christmas? Yeah. look Yes, Mom. Yes. Wesley, how many times have you seen the movie?
00:01:22
Speaker
Two. How many? You got to say. Ten. Ten times? That's a lot of times. No, two. Ten. Girls, would you say, is Nightmare Before Christmas more of a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie?
00:01:36
Speaker
Halloween. Halloween. What holiday do you girls like better? Christmas or Halloween? Halloween. Halloween? Halloween. Halloween, you too, Margo? Halloween. I like both.
00:01:48
Speaker
You like both? They are pretty. like both. On Halloween, what do you get? What do you get to do? Candy! Yeah. And on Christmas, what do you do? Get presents.
00:02:00
Speaker
Oh, wow. These are nice holidays. What about Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving's in between them. What do you do for

Holiday Confusion

00:02:06
Speaker
Thanksgiving? Give heart. Give hearts? Oh, that's good.
00:02:10
Speaker
i think you might be thinking of Valentine's Day, though. Can I have some more apples? Yeah, we can get more apples after the podcast. Wait, I've got to ask you guys some more questions.

Scary Scenes and Comparisons

00:02:20
Speaker
Wesley, Margo, how scary is a nightmare before Christmas?
00:02:25
Speaker
Super! but Wait, Wes, I need you to come sit with You're not going to be on the recording if you leave, baby. Where are you going? Going to school.
00:02:36
Speaker
So, where did Wesley go? You got water up. you want to lick my foot or smell it? does everyone want me to lick or smell their feet? smell it. I'll smell it. Oh, stinky!
00:02:51
Speaker
I want some more apples. But I to ask you some questions first. a Where did Wesley just go? I don't know. Did she run away? Yeah, she did.
00:03:02
Speaker
Is A Nightmare Before Christmas a scary movie?
00:03:07
Speaker
Kind not. What about Oogie Boogie? Yes. He's a little scary? Yeah. Margo. He's just a tiny bit scary. He's just a tiny bit scary? So if you had to say how scary it was, what's the biggest number? Ten? Ten.
00:03:20
Speaker
And then what's the smallest number? One? One. So between one to ten, how scary would you say the movie is? With ten being really scary and one being not scary? Sixty-five?
00:03:32
Speaker
That's incredibly scary. Is it that scary? I don't know how scary it is.

Favorite Movie Parts

00:03:40
Speaker
Okay, how about this? Is it really scary or only a little scary?
00:03:45
Speaker
That's a little scary. that's good. Okay. Do you know why Why? Because the has ribs in his belly button. He has ribs in his belly button? No, ribs. Oh, he has worms? Yeah, he does have some worms in belly button.
00:04:02
Speaker
Is he really just made of bugs? Yeah. Yeah. Andy's made out of yarn, too. Yeah, Andy's made out of yarn. You're right. I think he's going to sew his body hip back up.
00:04:14
Speaker
Oh, okay. That makes sense. Does Sally do sewing? She could maybe help him. you think she would help him? No. Yeah, probably not. I don't think she likes him that much.
00:04:25
Speaker
Yeah. What's your favorite part of the movie? My favorite part was when Dogey Boogie turned into our way When he turns into worm, that's your favorite part?
00:04:37
Speaker
And then he said, what have you done to me? What have you done to me? That's what he said when he was a lamb. I know, because they turned him into bugs.
00:04:48
Speaker
What about when all the kids get their presents at the end? Do you like that part? Yeah. Oh, yeah, I like that too. But when Jack Skeleton was Santa...
00:04:58
Speaker
They got scary toys. Oh, yeah. I don't think those toys were that good. They were a little too scary, weren't they? Yeah. I think Santa had to help him. Yeah, but Santa was gone.
00:05:11
Speaker
Yeah. Where did Santa go? Well, we are in this room. real Santa is taking forever when a Halloween will

Family Movie Time and Night Habits

00:05:25
Speaker
come.
00:05:25
Speaker
oh santa will come on halloween oh good i thought he comes on christmas oh yeah and then two mario what's your favorite song in the movie oh he ate all the apples we'll have to get some more were we eating apples while watching the movie and where are we watching the movie from see Where's here?
00:05:48
Speaker
Mama's bed. Yeah, Mama's bed. But who also sleeps in Mama's bed? Does Dad get to sleep in here too? Yeah. Also, Wesley and Margo.
00:05:59
Speaker
Oh, you don't sleep in here. You're not supposed to sleep in here. You have your own bed. But sometimes do you come in our bed at night? Do you sneak into our bed at night? Did you just toot?

Plot and Characters

00:06:10
Speaker
Oh, no. Margo, what's your favorite song in the movie? da okie bookishho How does that one go? don't know. you?
00:06:21
Speaker
Is it, um, the Oogie Boogie Man? Yeah.
00:06:28
Speaker
That one? Yeah. What about, what's this? Yes. You like that one? Yes. Or... Lick my stinky feet. Why does everyone want me to lick or smell their stinky feet?
00:06:41
Speaker
This is scary. Wait, Margot, I got an important question. What's the scariest part of movie? i Those little bad toys.
00:06:55
Speaker
Yeah, the little bad toys. Is one of them a snake that tries to eat the kid? Yeah. Yeah. Do you want a snake for Christmas? No! No, yeah, that probably wouldn't be that fun.
00:07:08
Speaker
What do you think the movie's about, Margot? don't know.
00:07:15
Speaker
Does Jack Skellington make a mistake? Yeah. What's his mistake he makes? I don't think... Does he try to take over Christmas?
00:07:26
Speaker
Yeah. And does it work? No. No. So what does he do when he realizes he made a mistake?
00:07:35
Speaker
He sings about it? Does he try to make things right? Does he try to fix it? no No. Does he go back to save Sally and Santa Claus? Yeah.
00:07:45
Speaker
Yeah. Can I ask you a few more questions? Yes. Who is your favorite person in the movie? one Jack's character? Jack's character.
00:07:56
Speaker
Oh, what's the dog's name? Do you remember? Is it Zero? Yeah. And I like that. It's that. Not a G-Boo G. Yeah, we don't really like him that much.
00:08:06
Speaker
Why don't like that snake? Yeah, why do they keep showing that snake? Are there any, like, are there any issues you have with the movie? Are there any parts that don't make sense?
00:08:18
Speaker
No. It all makes sense to you? No.

Ornament Land Mention

00:08:25
Speaker
Are you all done talking? I'm all done talking. Mara, do you like scary movies? No. yeah Say goodbye. want you to do that again.
00:08:37
Speaker
Only if you go goodbye.
00:08:56
Speaker
Dad, have you heard of Ornament Land? Ornament Land? What the? It's where all the ornaments live. Oh.