Ep. 4 - Home Improvement: I'm Scheming of a White Christmas

Episode four of our Christmas TV podcast has us traveling back to
the 90’s and revisiting Home Improvement for the season two
episode, “I’m Scheming of a White Christmas” (available on
Hulu). 


Insert your own joke about Al’s mom here as we try and determine
if this is a Christmas classic, and also discuss: Why Tim Allen
kind of sucks, Chris’s inability to pronounce the shows title,
English Christmas traditions, how to discipline children, and why
Jon hates Christmas lights.


IMDB info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0603479/


Special thanks to Martin at the Hertfordshire Archives and Local
Studies, and Lauren from the Hereford Library for their help
researching the origins of the Christmas tradition mentioned in
today’s episode. 


Christmas Tradition Research:



https://books.google.com/books?id=myEaAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA263&lpg=PA263&dq=%22herefordshire%22+christmas+plum+cake&source=bl&ots=LSBxL2x7Je&sig=ACfU3U2IZ7Y5L5j0POVg4peNWJhKaNiMqQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxirSf0cjjAhVMMqwKHUQCDeUQ6AEwDHoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22herefordshire%22%20christmas%20plum%20cake&f=false


https://books.google.com/books?id=y3OPIZ65fSMC&pg=PA346&lpg=PA346&dq=%22herefordshire%22+christmas+plum+cake+cider&source=bl&ots=ZovNbyV96U&sig=ACfU3U1A6Hn6oxN5su6jEoO2MMSNV_VpZg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihiIGQ28jjAhUPO60KHbYdCgcQ6AEwDnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22herefordshire%22%20christmas%20plum%20cake%20cider&f=false


https://books.google.com/books?id=BSlDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA401&lpg=PA401&dq=%22herefordshire%22+christmas+plum+cake+cider&source=bl&ots=H7GkTK57BL&sig=ACfU3U3Ml4aTuCVbKV16u3wejsZbV5ZoKg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAjM3028jjAhUQPq0KHW95Axc4ChDoATACegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=%22herefordshire%22%20christmas%20plum%20cake%20cider&f=false