Hallmark's Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up

Pour The Wine, It’s Rom-Com Time is back on Evergreen Lane! Garry & Amy are uncorking a chardonnay and diving into Hallmark’s Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up! This merry sequel turns neighborhood drama into full on holiday spectacle when reality TV’s favorite Christmas couple, The Jolly Johnsons, moves into the cul-de-sac. Lacey Chabert returns as Emily, the voice of reason amidst the holiday madness, while Wes Brown shines as Jared, whose unadulterated Christmas enthusiasm is unmatched. Pour yourself something festive, curl up, and enjoy suburban Santology at its finest!

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Garry 0:08

welcome to pour the wine. It's rom-com time where we'll sip some wine and review all things rom-com on the homework channel.

Amy 0:13

I'm amy and I'm gary and I'm pouring what are you pouring?

Garry 0:18

some chardonnay some chardonnay today yeah todaynay.

Amy 0:23

Yes.

Garry 0:24

I'm so excited to talk about this Christmas movie that we're going to be reviewing.

Amy 0:28

Me too.

Garry 0:29

Because what do we do this weekend?

Amy 0:32

We watch Christmas stuff.

Garry 0:33

Well, we yes we watched this. Christmas movie, but we went shopping.

Amy 0:40

Yes, we did.

Garry 0:41

And the stores are all decked out. We're in mid-September, right, so everything's all decked out. It was kind of exciting.

Amy 0:48

Yes, it was.

Garry 0:49

A few stores were like you know how. Sometimes they'll put out a few things like teasers.

Amy 0:54

Yeah, get you hooked.

Garry 0:55

It was full-blown Christmas out there.

Amy 0:58

And I loved every minute of it and I was not sad about it Me either.

Garry 1:05

It was so exciting and we bought our first new outdoor decoration. We try to get at least one or two every year.

Amy 1:08

Yes, we do.

Garry 1:08

Right. So we bought one thing and we're going to be going back for more.

Amy 1:13

Yes, we are, so you want to get into it?

Garry 1:17

Yeah, let's get into it. Of course, I could talk about Christmas decorations all day long too. Today we're reviewing Haul Out the Holly Lit Up. It originally aired on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, november 25th 2023. You can find it from time to time on the Hallmark Channel, but it is always streaming on Hallmark Plus.

Amy 1:37

Yes, it is.

Garry 1:38

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Amy 1:41

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Amy 1:57

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Garry 2:06

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Amy 2:18

We'd love to hear from you. Yeah, send a message to us. Yes, message in a bottle. What oh a bottle?

Garry 2:26

What? Oh no man, what. What was that?

Amy 2:29

Anywho.

Garry 2:30

I get it now. I see what you're doing. It's the police right.

Amy 2:33

Yes, send an email to us.

Garry 2:35

Oh my gosh. Okay, all right, I'm a little slow. I'm a little slow tonight.

Amy 2:39

That's okay, so tell us who's in this one.

Garry 2:43

Lacey, lacey, lacey, here have a sip of wine. Oh my gosh, it's going to be a long night, people. Lacey Chabert returns as Emily. She's done over 40 movies for Hallmark. We last saw her in An Unexpected Valentine during Loveuary in 2025. Just a few of those 42 Hallmark movies include the Christmas Quest, his and Hers, hall Out the Holly, of course, a Merry Scottish Christmas, the Wedding Veil movies, groundswell, crossword Mysteries, love, romance and Chocolate and the list goes on and on and on.

Amy 3:24

Forever love, romance and chocolate, and the list goes on and on and on forever.

Garry 3:26

West brown plays jared, emily's boyfriend and the christmas hoa president. His hallmark work includes holiday touchdown and cheese love story. Deck the walls. Ottoman apple hill and he was in one of our absolute faves built more christmas where?

Amy 3:43

he was peeks in at the end right At the very end of that movie.

Garry 3:48

He was also in my Southern Family Christmas and we saw him in a Love on the Danube movie.

Amy 3:53

Yeah.

Garry 3:54

Right.

Amy 3:54

This year.

Garry 3:55

He's also going to be in Haul Out the Halloween coming in October, spooky times, and he is in a Countdown to Christmas 2025 movie, a Newport Christmas with Gina Claire Mason Awesome, and she was just in Hats Off to Love.

Amy 4:10

Yes, she is, which we really enjoyed.

Garry 4:12

Stephen Tobolowsky plays Ned one of the neighbors. He's been around forever and has almost 300 acting credits For Hallmark. He was in the previous first hall out the hall out the holly, thank you, and he'll be in the upcoming hall out. The halloween words are hard for me tonight I know they're just hard.

Garry 4:35

I know we're focusing on hallmark work generally with these actors and actresses, but I would be remiss if I didn't mention that he was in 43 episodes of one of our favorite comedies, the Goldbergs Ooh the Principal, funny, funny series. Yeah, yeah, he was the Principal. I really liked it. And he was in, of course, several classic 90s films like Groundhog Day with Bill Murray, love, thelma and Louise. Of course Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis star in that one. Great he was in Single White Female David star in that one Great he was in.

Garry 5:04

Single White Female Ooh yeah, bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Basic Instinct with Sharon.

Amy 5:09

Stone and.

Garry 5:10

Michael Douglas. I know he was in some big hits. He was also in a 1994 film called my Father the Hero, which I absolutely adored. If you can find it, go check it out. Katherine Heigl is in it also. Right, Really, really cute movie. Melissa Peterman returns as Pamela. She also is a neighbor. Her Hallmark work includes the Hall Out the Holly the first movie, a gingerbread romance, and she was a judge in season one of Finding Mr Christmas. She will return as Pamela in Hall Out the Halloween Yay. And in season two of Finding Mr Christmas, which will air on the Hallmark Channel during Countdown to Christmas 2025.

Amy 5:50

And I can't wait for it.

Garry 5:51

I know that's really cute too. Yes, the unscripted series Finding Mr Christmas.

Amy 5:56

Yep.

Garry 5:58

We see her actually practically every morning in our household on the Hallmark Channel, because we turn the TV on for our puppers and they are airing Reba around the time that we leave, yeah, they are so. She played Barbara Jean in 123 episodes of Reba.

Amy 6:15

We like that show too we do.

Garry 6:17

Ellen Travolta plays Mary Louise, one of the neighbors. If her name sounds familiar, she is in fact John Travolta's sister. She was in Hall Out the Holly and will be in Hall Out the Halloween.

Amy 6:29

Staying alive.

Garry 6:30

Oh gosh, seth Morris plays Joe Johnson. He's one of the Jolly Johnsons. That is new to what is it Evergreen.

Amy 6:40

Yeah, evergreen Lane yeah.

Garry 6:42

In looking through his nearly 150 acting credits I didn't see any other hallmark work, but he was in the Fox series the Big Leap for five episodes six episodes of HBO's smash hit Veep, which we loved, and four episodes of the TV series the Good Place. Jennifer Aspin plays Jane Johnson. She is married to Joe Johnson, right Of the Jolly Johnsons. She was in A Cozy Christmas Inn. You had Me at Aloha and A Christmas Love Story. She also I noticed on IMDb that she was in 44 episodes of Party of Five, and do you know who else was in Party of Five?

Amy 7:22

Yeah, who, one of the main leads, who One of the main leads who Lacey Lacey.

Garry 7:28

I didn't think you were going to come up with a name.

Amy 7:29

You're so bad with names. Come on, Lacey Shipman Good job, good job.

Garry 7:34

Peter Jacobson returns as Albert, emily's dad. His other hallmark work includes Hall Out the Holly and A Cozy Christmas Inn. He will be in the upcoming Countdown to Christmas 2025 movie Christmas on.

Amy 7:47

Duty with Janelle Parrish oh that'd be cool.

Garry 7:48

Hopefully that's cute. Fans of House, of course, know him for his portrayal of Dr Chris Taub in 98 episodes of that series Great, great series. Carrie Morgan plays Gail, Emily's mom. She was, of course, in Hall Out the Holly and Holly and Ivy, which also starred Janelle Parrish Kind of cool. She will be in Hall Out the Halloween. Laura Wardo plays Belinda, Jared's mom. She has seven acting credits for Hallmark. She was in Hall Out the Holly and will be in Hall Out the Halloween.

Amy 8:22

Yay, can't wait for that.

Garry 8:24

Kenneth Cummings plays Jimmy Johnson, the son of the Jolly Johnsons. Say that three times. He has seven acting credits. He was in the Hallmark movies Sweet Pecan, summer and the Christmas Bell Cool. Eliza Hayes Marr plays Jessica. That's Emily. She's Emily's good friend.

Amy 8:43

Friend, yeah Right.

Garry 8:45

Her Hallmark work includes Hall Out the Holly lit up or I'm sorry, that is this movie, never mind. Hall Out the Holly Hidden Gems Taking the Reins. She will be in Hall Out the Halloween next month and also in A Grand Ole Opry Christmas during Countdown to Christmas 2025,. During Countdown to Christmas 2025, which stars Nikki DeLoach and Christopher Palaha.

Amy 9:06

That's going to be cute too.

Garry 9:07

Yeah, that's going to be really cute. Walter Platts plays Bob, mary Louise's husband. He's actually done a ton of Christmas movies for other production companies but for Hallmark. His work includes Hall Out the Holly Switched for Christmas my Summer Prince, I'm Not Ready for Christmas. And he will be in Hall Out the Holly Switched for Christmas my Summer Prince, I'm Not Ready for Christmas. And he will be in Out the Halloween. Oh yeah, lauren Wardle, didn't I say Lauren Wardle?

Amy 9:32

Yeah, I think you did.

Garry 9:34

I have her on my list twice.

Amy 9:35

She's on your little list twice.

Garry 9:38

Eric Mabeus makes an appearance again as Alan Postables. Fans of the Postables of, of course, know him from science sealed delivered. They love him as oliver o'toole and we love him as that also. Yeah, he is in both the series and movies. He was in hall out the holly. It's beginning to look a lot like christmas. Welcome to christmas. Reading, writing and romance and how to fall in love wow. And we like to just call out you know we used to call a bunch of other of their acting gigs- but, now we're just focusing on Hallmark, if they have any.

Garry 10:13

Yeah, and if not, and maybe some other significant things like Eric Mabeus, Ugly Betty.

Amy 10:18

Ugly Betty Love Tim and Ugly Betty.

Garry 10:20

Daniel, yeah, so yeah.

Amy 10:22

Yeah.

Garry 10:22

He played Daniel in Ugly Betty so good, it was good.

Amy 10:24

Yep, I really liked it. Yeah Well, all Out the Holly Lit Up was directed by McLean Nelson. He directed the first movie in this series, all Out the Holly For Hallmark. He also directed the Magic of Lemon Drops.

Garry 10:38

That was so cute. I know it was.

Amy 10:40

It was really cute, cute. It really was all right. That was a cool concept yeah, yeah branching out a heidelberg holly, holly and christmas in vienna, holly or is it heidelberg holiday? I'm not sure, yeah okay, go ahead.

Garry 10:53

And what?

Amy 10:54

and christmas in vienna. He also directed the upcoming hallow, the halloween. Yay, that's an interesting. They should make a new song.

Garry 11:04

Okay.

Amy 11:05

The teleplay is by Christopher Say. He also wrote Christmas on Call You're Baking Me Crazy and it's Christmas Carol. He also is the writer for Hall Out Halloween.

Garry 11:18

The Halloween. Oh, we're in store for some goodness then, aren't we?

Amy 11:21

Yes, we are. Andy Sandberg gets a writer's credit here for creating the characters. He wrote Hall Out the Holly in five more minutes. He has a writing credit for creating the story for five more minutes in moments like these.

Garry 11:36

So I guess they made like a sequel or a different version. They made five more minutes and then, yeah, we haven't seen either one of those, but that also sounded like a pretty cool concept.

Amy 11:47

Yeah, there's so many Hallmark movies.

Garry 11:48

I know, I know. It's very hard, it's an embarrassment of riches, right? We have so many to choose from.

Amy 11:55

There's not enough hours in the day to watch them all. Anyway, let's get back to it. It's time to drop the synopsis.

Garry 12:05

Okay, here we go. As the holidays approach. Emily and Jared are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again.

Amy 12:13

Man, that's a synopsis.

Garry 12:15

That is right there.

Amy 12:17

And you know we drop spoilers. So if you haven't watched this one yet, pause this.

Garry 12:24

Go watch it, come back, let us know what you think I never feel as badly about these ones that have been out for a few years, because I sort of feel like you know if it airs, then, like the next day you're dropping a synopsis, which we do or not. Listen to me dropping a synopsis, dropping a review, then I kind of get it, but you know, it's been a few years.

Amy 12:43

Yeah, it has been. But hey, we give you the heads up.

Garry 12:48

The heads up, yeah, so you can push pause, go watch it, come back or listen to the review and then go watch it.

Amy 12:53

All right. So what did you think about this one? What was your first take?

Garry 12:57

I just how stinking cute was this one? Really cute, I mean. It has the humor, the heart and the holidays all wrapped up in a bow. The first one was really good, but I think this one definitely stepped it up a notch.

Amy 13:10

Yeah.

Garry 13:11

I just really enjoyed it. I love how it has heart but it doesn't take itself so seriously. I love Emily and Jared's relationship, especially when she has to sort of reel him in, when he gets like hyped up and super excited.

Amy 13:24

Yeah.

Garry 13:25

And you know the banter between Pamela and Ned and all of the neighbors and the cul-de-sac. So I just I definitely think the first one you know we really enjoy, but this one definitely stepped it up a notch for me.

Amy 13:38

It sure did. What about you, the samers? Samers, yeah, I mean, this thing had every piece you could have to a puzzle, every piece. It had the comedy, it had some seriousness, it had the competition, especially when, you know, the other family moved into the neighborhood.

Garry 13:54

Yes.

Amy 13:55

And then you had to pick sides and I just loved it.

Garry 13:59

But you had treasonous behavior by someone on the from the Christmas HOA. Ned evilness going on here, ned, looking at you, ned who doesn't like the blinged out golf cart, right?

Amy 14:11

I know?

Garry 14:12

I know.

Amy 14:13

Jared's golf cart. Jared driving around in his golf cart Some candy canes.

Garry 14:18

We kind of see that here in our neighborhood. Oh I know, there are golf carts aplenty we don't have one, but people do and they decorate them for Halloween, which I mean we sort of care about. But you know we're waiting for Christmas.

Amy 14:29

I think it's pretty cool and they also do that little like train around the neighborhood with the kids. Yeah, that's cute, it's cool. Yeah, all right, so you want?

Garry 14:38

Oh sure, why don't you go first? What was one of your favorite scenes? We tried to do no more than three, but we might have four, we might have a little bit more, but I have to say the HOA meeting when they first find out who's moving into the neighborhood. Yes, I have that as one yes.

Amy 14:56

And Ned is so funny because they're going back and forth when they find out who it is, and it it's the Jolly Johnson and Emily's like who's the Jolly Johnson?

Garry 15:06

She has no clue who they are.

Amy 15:07

They're going back and forth and Ned says something like don't toy with me about my JJs I know.

Garry 15:15

That was so funny Because the concept is right. You have this family who's famous for winning some Christmas reality show or whatever they're on, and so they're just really famous and they're moving onto their street and the people who love Christmas are like in awe.

Amy 15:30

Right.

Garry 15:31

They're like oh my gosh, and the fact that Emily doesn't know who they are blows their minds.

Amy 15:34

Yeah, it's crazy. And then that leads into the next one, when the actual the Jolly Johns's actually drive up to the house.

Garry 15:42

Oh wait, can I say more about the yes, you just talked about go ahead since we're kind of samers on this scene. So in that scene that you were just talking about because emily doesn't know who they are and pamela's like I thought we were friends, yeah, you know, she's so funny. And then, and then, um, they were, oh, they were on the series the ho-ho house. And Emily's like Ho-Ho House and Pamela's like okay, stop it. Now you're just embarrassing yourself.

Amy 16:07

Her delivery. Melissa Biederman is so good in that role.

Garry 16:12

And Lacey Chabert's like okay, she's so good too. So yeah, that was on my list, all right.

Amy 16:18

Go ahead. Sorry, because some people don't get as excited for things.

Garry 16:22

Well, she enjoys Christmas, but they are like all in All in on this family.

Amy 16:27

Yes, which leads me into the cul-de-sac scene. When the Jolly Johnsons are driving up to their house and they're all standing outside, they have these signs that say welcome to the neighborhood and all this other stuff, and when the Jolly Johnsons get out of the car, they're all like in awe. Yes, and just the way they acted toward them was just so freaking funny.

Garry 16:51

The way who acted? The neighbors the neighbors Acted towards. And then you have Jared, who's all tongue-tied. He can't like speak a sentence.

Amy 16:59

No, and it is so funny. And then they end up taking their furniture in for them, which is so funny. Oh yeah, they start walking the boxes in and their furniture, which I thought was funny. What about you? What did you have that whole?

Garry 17:11

scene. I mean I really there's just so much Jared's saying the Santology, like they set the bar for suburban Santology.

Amy 17:19

And I'm like.

Garry 17:20

I am using that phrase. Scientology Loved it. Well, I want to go back. Before they know who's moving in. The neighbors are having like a meeting in the cul-de-sac and they're staring at the house and I'm like that is so like a cul-de-sac neighborhood. If you've ever lived on a cul-de-sac? Well, neighbors in general, right Like you, want to know who's moving in and who's moving in next door or across the street or whatever, but a cul-de-sac for sure. Have you lived on a cul-de-sac?

Amy 17:50

I lived at the beginning. Of the street of a cul-de-sac Right Not in the actual Not in the actual.

Garry 17:55

Same, Like I was kind of in the middle and you have. Well, I'll get into that a little bit later, but you are curious. Let's just say that You're curious about who's moving in, and they're kind of all standing around right and Mary Louise tries to use Siri slash.

Amy 18:12

AI remember and they're all.

Garry 18:14

So it's Mary Louise, it's Ned Pamela.

Amy 18:18

Emily.

Garry 18:18

Emily and Jared right and Mary Louise's husband Bob yeah, I think it's Bob Bob maybe I'm losing his name, albert, I don't know. No, albert is Emily's dad.

Amy 18:31

Oh, that's right, that's right yeah.

Garry 18:32

So anyway, but they're all standing around and Mary Louise uses Siri AI. She's like I can figure it out.

Amy 18:43

Who's moving into the house next door.

Garry 18:44

Like she gives no other details than that right, and that's kind of a running theme throughout this movie is her and technology yeah and use and she's like um, and then it comes back and siri comes back or whatever it is, says um, the house next door was directed by joey travolta and I was like because, remember I had to stop it, and I'm like, did they just say? Joey travolta yeah, and I was like because, remember, I had to stop it and I'm like, did they?

Garry 19:03

just say Joey Travolta, yeah. So I looked it up and it's legit a movie that her brother actually directed.

Amy 19:10

Isn't that crazy. It's another Travolta sibling how they put those little Easter eggs in there.

Garry 19:13

I like how they put that in there. Yes, that was so cool. So that other one where they're where mary louise is. She uses snapchat yes right and they're all like you, use snapchat you know she snaps her fingers, she snaps her fingers and somebody snaps her. Who's moving into the house?

Amy 19:31

right, so yeah, that was hilarious yeah, you got another one um, oh yeah, speaking of mary when she gets confused. Yeah, mary louise, when she gets confused. Yeah, mary Louise, when she gets confused about speed rapping because, she's talking to I think it's her Pamela and someone maybe Emily, and they're talking about actual rapping, presence, speed rapping.

Garry 19:57

Yes.

Amy 19:58

But she thinks it's like rapping, like song, like rapping like song. And she's like yeah, I downloaded one of Eminem's songs and Pamela, of course, is goading her on. She's like, well, let's hear it. Yeah, she starts to sing it.

Garry 20:12

Because Emily tries to tell her that's not the rapping and.

Amy 20:15

Pamela's like shh just let her go with it. So I thought that was so, so funny.

Garry 20:21

So she proceeds to rap a little bit, doesn't she? Yeah?

Amy 20:25

So that was a cute scene. So what about?

Garry 20:27

you. Another one of mine is just. Jared and Emily go to the Jolly Johnsons and they're writing citations to them right and Jane actually shows that she's a little bit upset in that scene. But then you know they can either pay a fine or go to the white elephant party and that kind of leads into the white elephant party Right.

Garry 20:49

So these kind of scenes are together and they show up but they're going to withdraw from the HOA and I. Just the scene. It's not really funny, but it is funny. You see that Ned has changed sides.

Amy 21:02

Right, he's gone to the dark side.

Garry 21:04

He's a traitor right, and so Emily revokes his membership from the board and she's almost like tearing up because it hurts her heart to do that. And he's even like what? And they're like you have to hand over the walkie-talkie and it's just so funny.

Amy 21:19

Yeah, the look on his face when he hands it over. He seems really hurt?

Garry 21:23

I think he does. He say something about oh, this might be when they were. There's some reference that Ned makes about using a fax machine and Pamela's like Ned. No one has used a fax machine since Desert Storm.

Amy 21:38

Right, because he's still stuck in.

Garry 21:41

Yeah, he's still stuck in the fax. So yeah, he's always mentioning spy stuff. Yeah which is funny do you have any more?

Amy 21:47

um the snowball ambush yeah, that was set up, so good, and they have joey running down the cul-de-sac and as soon as, what did he take? Did he take something or no, he was hitting them with snowballs. He was hitting them, jared and Emily are in the golf cart Right and he's hitting them with snowballs and they're trying to tell him no, the competition hasn't started yet.

Garry 22:11

It's Jimmy, not Joe. You say Joey, oh, jimmy. Yeah, I'm sorry.

Amy 22:23

It's Jimmy, yeah, you're right. And he's running down the cul-de-sac and as soon as he gets to the edge of the curb, all these people stand up and start hitting them with snowballs, hitting Jared and Emily with snowballs. It was just so cool.

Garry 22:38

And then they have to call in their reinforcements.

Amy 22:41

Instead of driving out backwards, they pull them out of the golf cart, like they're protecting them from the snow.

Garry 22:47

Oh, that's right.

Amy 22:48

It was so funny.

Garry 22:49

It's cute.

Amy 22:50

Yeah.

Garry 22:51

And then I really liked when Emily's parents show up and you get like the slow motion because Emily has called in reinforcements, Silver and gold, and when they get out of the taxi and they're all, it's all like slow motion because now it's going to get real right with them.

Garry 23:06

So, and Albert's like I want a full rundown, you know. And Gail's like she. And then Gail makes a reference about how she just watched Christmas at Graceland and I'm like, oh yeah, another nugget that we get right. That's a reference to a real Hallmark movie that starred Wes Brown and Kelly Pickler.

Amy 23:25

I know these little Easter eggs.

Garry 23:29

And then, just when you know, while the parents are there and Jared's like giddy because he's like we're going to get up, you know, and like yeah, they're vulnerable, you know, and that's genius, I just love that, I love that whole scene.

Amy 23:40

Yeah, that was a good thing too. There were so many in here, I know, yeah, we can't talk about them all, so I'm done with mine.

Garry 23:46

And then just the proposal.

Amy 23:49

Well, that was really cool.

Garry 23:52

That was just a really good. I just thought it was funny because they get in the carriage ride and they're like go down two houses, which I thought was kind of funny. But it was good. Jared gets her alone and then proposes in front of his house right that was so good.

Amy 24:06

Yeah, it was a good proposal. Yes, Good job Jared. Good job Jared. So you have any cheers in this one.

Garry 24:13

No, I have none. I have all jeers, no cheers. I said it at the beginning, I just like how you know. It definitely has heart and there are messages, but at the same time it doesn't take itself too seriously. It is over the top a little bit.

Amy 24:31

Right.

Garry 24:32

And quirky, but it totally works here it does. Totally works. I think so so that's one of my big cheers. What about you?

Amy 24:40

I just loved again the whole neighborhood vibe. Yes Of you know them helping each other out them, helping each other decorate their homes and just being so festive, and then creating a carnival with games for the kids.

Garry 24:55

Yeah, that's really cool.

Amy 24:57

Yeah.

Garry 24:58

I just loved it. I would love to see you know that was one of my cheers too just the cul-de-sac neighbors how they're all different, different ages, they have different things going on in their life and they're quirky in their own way, all of them. And I mean that's real life, right, like you have a variety like that usually in a cul-de-sac or in a neighborhood. You know we keep focusing on cul-de-sac because that's what this is, but I just thought the casting was perfection.

Amy 25:23

Yeah, it was.

Garry 25:24

It was very good Each neighbor with what they have them doing. Saying acting, it just is so, so good.

Amy 25:32

It is.

Garry 25:33

So good.

Amy 25:34

So do you have any more?

Garry 25:36

I love Wes Brown in this.

Amy 25:38

He's so good in this one he kills me in this.

Garry 25:42

I mean mean, we've seen this a few times. Right, we saw it when it premiered right and we've watched it. It's been on a lot in our house just through the. But then when we really sat down to really you know take notes, I'm like I just love him. His unadulterated giddiness throughout the, all the whole thing about christmas, like including his idols, the, the joolly Johnsons right, that's where you know when he gets tongue-tied. When first meeting them we talked about that His childlike admiration of them. He says they set the bar for Scientology.

Amy 26:12

Yeah, you know.

Garry 26:13

Yeah.

Amy 26:13

That was good.

Garry 26:14

When he gets super excited about outwitting the Johnsons with a rule from the rule handbook, remember, when he's like yes, because they're trying to one up him and they're trying to. You know, it's just I just thought it was so cute. And then when Emily, you know he's been kind of distracted so she says she doesn't think he's that into Christmas and he's like Emily Melrose, you know like he's so offended by that and his, just his facial expressions when he's standing behind albert when they're talking about their plan that I know they're gonna destroy. I just he is so good in this, so so good. I just adore him in this. Yeah, and and lacey chabert is like the perfect, she's like the calm right you know one in.

Amy 26:55

It is so good until she gets called the grinch, and then she gets a little you know, so that was a good thing too, but and apparently she's a big Nickelback fan.

Garry 27:04

Nickelback yeah, what about you? Any other cheers? No, that was it. I mean, you know.

Amy 27:10

I did like when Jimmy tells his parents that he's tired of the competitiveness that, ever since they were on the show, they've been having and he's just done with it.

Garry 27:23

He just wants a normal Christmas. He's like you promised me a normal. Christmas, when we moved here and look what we've gotten into. Everything's a competition. I think that kind of leads into one of my other cheers is that you know, we all know people like the Jolly Johnsons Right, they're a lot, they're one-uppers.

Amy 27:43

They want to control everything. What's that?

Garry 27:44

one-uppers, yeah right and they want to control everything and they try to make you think that they're doing it for the good of you, right with a smile, but they're really doing what they want right to do yeah you know. So I just and we all know people like that and so I liked the characterization of them. I mean, yeah, of course it was over the top, obviously, but they were really great too.

Amy 28:09

Because they put you down with a smile.

Garry 28:11

Yeah, that's what it was.

Amy 28:14

Smile while they're stabbing you in the back right.

Garry 28:16

And then, of course, you said do you have more cheers?

Amy 28:19

No, that was it for me.

Garry 28:20

Pam's one-liners.

Amy 28:22

Yes.

Garry 28:22

You know? I mean I could go through the whole list, but we've already talked about several of them. She cracks me up.

Amy 28:28

She's very and her delivery is you know?

Garry 28:31

especially with Ned, her and Ned spot on, and her and Ned yes.

Amy 28:35

The back and forth between them is just is just is so so great, so great yeah man, you got any more cheers?

Garry 28:46

no, that was it for me. What about jeers? I don't have any jeers. I don't think I. I no notes on this one. No jeers, no, what about you?

Amy 28:54

no, I didn't. I didn't have any that I could think of. I'm trying to remember if there were any more easter eggs, because they had a I don't think so.

Garry 29:03

I well, there might have been, I just no no I don't have any cool.

Amy 29:08

So what was your tinsel top moment then?

Garry 29:11

oh gosh, um. Do you have it at the tip of your tongue already?

Amy 29:15

yes, the proposal the proposal. Oh, yes, yes I mean that was, and the whole neighborhood was in on it yeah, and. I thought that's what was so, and then we were just like what's going on? Yeah, what are we doing this? And Ned comes up in the carriage, right.

Garry 29:31

Oh yeah, he did A bouquet of flowers. He had the flowers and he heads into her.

Amy 29:34

Yes, yes, and he tells needed and yeah, it was so cool.

Garry 29:45

And then when he broke out that ring and that little egg yeah, ornament that was so.

Amy 29:47

It was so cool, so that was my tinsel top I.

Garry 29:48

I would agree if I had to pick one. There's so many that I loved in this yeah, um, you talked about jimmy, when he talks to his parents and he's kind of like you know, and then, and also at the same time, uh, emily, when she's competing, she's like I'm just, it's not worth it. I just want to enjoy. If you want the win, you want the win Kind of like that combined with Jimmy, and then the proposal. I would have a few tinsel top moments, I think.

Garry 30:13

Yeah, but the proposal was really good because the whole movie sort of culminated in that right. Right Because he's looking for the ring and she thinks he's distracted. Right Because he's looking for the ring and she thinks he's distracted.

Amy 30:22

Right.

Garry 30:22

And he's. You know they're excited about the Jolly Johnsons moving in, and then you know, and, of course, jessica almost gave it up when she was talking to Ellen. Yeah, she almost ruined the proposal. Surprise when did you see Jared?

Amy 30:34

Oh, who's that coffee? Yeah, so that was good.

Garry 30:42

So is that?

Amy 30:44

a wrap, that's a wrap. No, no, no. We got to do our ornaments.

Garry 30:45

Oh, how many ornaments I'm going to give this one another four and a half. Oh, I'm going to give it a four and a half. Yes, I gave the first one a four because it was really good, but this one stepped it up. So, I'm really curious. I can't wait for Hall Out the Halloween.

Amy 30:55

I know pretty. I'm pretty excited about that one I want to know what the song is going to be, and are they already going to?

Garry 31:02

be married.

Amy 31:02

I wonder they'll probably pick up where they're married. Maybe I don't know, but maybe I'm excited.

Garry 31:07

Yeah, I'm, I'm excited I can't wait especially since a lot of them are going to. We're going to see all their faces again so it's going to be cool.

Amy 31:14

I can't wait to see the costumes they come up with too, yep so is that a wrap?

Garry 31:18

now it's a a wrap.

Amy 31:19

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Garry 31:31

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Amy 31:36

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