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Jacob Marley Is Dead

by John & Jimmy

An exhaustive, harrowing, and often hilarious exploration of the many many TV and film adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. "A Christmas Carol" - (2009) Sta. Jim Carrey

    Gary Oldman in a CGI mutant flesh suit. Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on bluesky and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I...

  2. "A Carol for Another Christmas" - (1964) Wri. Rod Sirling

    What if Scrooge, but with atomic bombs? Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I...

  3. "The Stingiest Man in Town" - (1978) Sta. Walter Matthau

    We're back! And we are reviewing an odd couple of Christmas Carol adaptations... Yes, that is a joke about Walter Matthau. Fight me. Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD Cover art by Milo Neuman...

  4. "Spirited" - (2022) Sta. Will Ferrell

    We're back! And we're reviewing what is technically a sequel. Good afternoon. Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his...

  5. FRODO LIVES TRAILER

    Frodo Lives is a brand new Podcast where we will be reading and discussing one chapter of The Lord of the Rings each week. We will also be supplementing our discussion with deep dives into the other work's of Tolkien as we build on our own understanding of his word and the figures that populate…

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  6. "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992) - Sta. Michael Caine (Part 2)

    End of an era. *crying emoji* Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three...

  7. "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992) - Sta. Michael Caine (Part 1)

    Fine guys, we're doing it. Jeeze. Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw...

  8. "A Christmas Carol" 1984 - sta. George C. Scott (Part 2)

    Scrooge looks like Rocky halfway through Rocky 3. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic:...

  9. "A Christmas Carol" 1984 - sta. George C. Scott (Part 1)

    "Dickens, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!" CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic:...

  10. "Scrooged" 1988 - sta. Bill Murray (Part 2)

    This one's for the boomers. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic…

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  11. "Scrooged" 1988 - sta. Bill Murray (Part 1)

    One episode a month isn't bad... CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic:...

  12. "A Christmas Carol" 2019 - Ep 3 A Bag of Gravel, sta. Guy Pearce

    Trigger Warning: This episode deals with the sexual assault an adult. Turns out we didn't ghost you...ironically. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman…

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  13. "A Christmas Carol" 2019 - Ep 2 The Human Heart, sta. Guy Pearce

    Trigger Warning: This episode deals with the sexual assault of a minor and an adult. "But is there such a thing as too edgy?" - Stephen Knight (probably) CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram…

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  14. "A Christmas Carol" 2019 - Ep 1 The Human Beast, sta. Guy Pearce

    Admit it, you've always wanted Scrooge to say the F word. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his…

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  15. "Mickey's Christmas Carol" 1983, Alan Young

    All hail the mouse, all hail the mouse. But seriously, this one is actually pretty good. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter...

  16. "Scrooge" 1935, Seymour Hicks

    Jimmy's version of our film is missing 17 minutes of footage. That's just the kind of professionalism one can expect from the high quality production we run here at Jacob Marley is Dead. Enjoy 1935's "Scrooge"! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to...

  17. "Christmas Carol: The Movie" 2001, Simon Callow (Part 2)

    Jimmy sings 90s R&B while two CGI mice have a hot make out sesh. It's all par for the course in foggy London town as we wrap up our discussion of Jimmy Murakami's 2001 animated film, Christmas Carol (colon) The Movie! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to...

  18. "Christmas Carol: The Movie" 2001, Simon Callow (Part 1)

    Can Nicholas Cage, Kate Winslet, and a pair of cartoon mice save the sick Victorian urchins from the stingiest version of Mr. Scrooge we have seen so far? Find out this week as we watch the animated "Christmas Carol: The Movie"! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to...

  19. "Blackadder's Christmas Carol" 1988, Rowan Atkinson

    DAE Scrooge but in reverse? This week we are watching the hilarious Blackadder Christmas Special! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman...

  20. "A Christmas Carol" 2020, Girish Patel (Part 2)

    You all remember that classic Christmas Carol scene with Bernadette the nun from Pennsylvania, right? CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter...

  21. "A Christmas Carol" 2020, Girish Patel (Part 1)

    Jimmy isn't happy, John can't really blame him. Questions linger: Is Little Lucy a dog? Why is every shot a close up? Who will give Sebastian a heart? And, will we survive the "The Room" of Christmas Carol movies? This week we watch indie Director/Producer team Girish Patel and Caramel Barrett's…

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  22. "A Christmas Carol" 1999, Patrick Stewart (Part 2)

    Very tall jawas, hot takes on the industrial revolution, and Patrick Stewart's most bizarre acting choice ever. We are continuing our discussion of the 1999 TV movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Sir Patrick Stewart! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to...

  23. "A Christmas Carol" 1999, Patrick Stewart (Part 1)

    Engage! It's time for Patrick Stewart to jump from behind the captain of a starship to being a captain of industry. Sometime Joel Grey forgets to turn his light on and Fezziwig sings a song that isn't "December the Twenty-Fifth". CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to...

  24. "A Christmas Carol" 1971, Richard Williams

    We're back, baby! Storyboard artist, Milo Neuman, joins us to discuss renowned animator, Richard Williams' ambitious animated short of A Christmas Carol from 1971! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD...

  25. A Christmas Carol 4 & 5 - The Last of the Three Spirits & The End of It

    The fourth and fifth staves of our A Christmas Carol audiobook In which a final haunting shows Scrooge the consequences of a life unaltered and a new day offers an opportunity for change. ____ Music Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod Link…

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  26. A Christmas Carol 3 - The Second of the Three Spirits

    The third stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook In which yet another visitation reveals to Scrooge the wonder of the Christmas season, and grants him a lesson in humility. ____ Music Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major License:...

  27. A Christmas Carol 2 - The First of the Three Spirits

    The second stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook In which a second ghostly visitation propels Scrooge into the forgotten memories of his youth. MUSIC Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major License:...

  28. A Christmas Carol 1 - Marley's Ghost

    The first stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook In which the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge receives a most unexpected visit and learns of an opportunity for his own redemption. MUSIC Canon in D Major Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

  29. "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 2009, Matthew McConaughey (Part 2)

    Jimmy has a reckoning with rom-coms and something unfortunate rains down from the sky on our kind of skeevy hero. We're back for more with Ghosts of Girlfriends Past! CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter…

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  30. "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 2009, Matthew McConaughey (Part 1)

    What are we watching this week? It's the film that dares to ask the question, "What if Ebenezer Scrooge was a pick-up artist?" It's the 2009 rom-com flop, "Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past" and Scrooge has never been hotter. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to...

  31. "Scrooge" 1970, Albert Finney (Part 2)

    What does Jimmy have against the milk of human kindness? Find out in this week's conclusion to the conversation we began last week about Ebenezer Scrooge's 1970 outing as a song and dance man. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us…

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  32. "Scrooge" 1970, Albert Finney (Part 1)

    "What have they done to Scrooge?" We will find out the answer to that question as we dive headfirst into the 1970 film musical "Scrooge" featuring a heavily made up Albert Finney, the ghost of Obi Wan Kenobi and Jimmy's least favorite Bob Cratchit. CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes…

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  33. Scrooge / A Christmas Carol - 1951, Alistair Sim (Part 2)

    Alistair Sim's outing as Ebenezer Scrooge continues in part 2 of our discussion of 1951's "Scrooge". CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a...

  34. Scrooge / A Christmas Carol - 1951, Alistair Sim (Part 1)

    We're throwing it back to the fifties with one of the all time most popular versions of Scrooge ever to grace the silver screen. 1951's "Scrooge" (Also known as A Christmas Carol) features the lovably curmudgeonly Alistair Sim in the title role, the world's least tiny Tiny Tim, and a special...

  35. A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 3)

    We conclude our conversation about A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens novella as the ghosts of present and future continue Scrooge's reformation. He's prolly gonna die though. Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter...

  36. A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 2)

    We continue our conversation about A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens novella with the appearance of the time travelling ghost of Christmas past. Great Scott, that's heavy! Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] Follow us on twitter...

  37. A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 1)

    This week we kick of the podcast by discussing the first half of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to [email protected] CREDITS I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike...

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An exhaustive, harrowing, and often hilarious exploration of the many many TV and film adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol!

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