Christmas Specials

December 20, 2008
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As I sit drinking my coffee on a cold Indiana Saturday, I’m reminded of my favorite Christmas special of all time.  No, it’s not Rudolph, it’s not Charlie Brown, it’s none of those.  It’s an extremely little know special called “A Wish for Wings that Work”; by Berkeley Breathed.  Starring Opus, Bill the Cat, and other characters from his “Outland/Bloom County/Opus” series of comics, A Wish for Wings that Work has always been something of a family tradition in the Ahab household – and now I’m sharing that tradition with you.  Thank the internets for this!

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Part 3:

“Starboard stabilizing ailertuder?”

Merry Christmas, guys.

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0 Responses to Christmas Specials

  1. Brigid on December 20, 2008 at 13:02

    ahhhh. . .

    I saw that in the email you sent. Really enjoyed that.

    A fine Christmas tradition.

  2. Haji on December 21, 2008 at 01:44

    I’ve been looking for this for a very, very long time. Thanks for sharing!

  3. #3 on December 21, 2008 at 06:36

    We’re going down…why are we going down!?!? We’re going down, because penguins can’t fly…

  4. Rich Paul on December 21, 2008 at 13:21

    I’ve had this on VHS since college. I crack it out every year for a laugh. Nice to know I’m not the only Opus nerd out there.

  5. thirdpower on December 21, 2008 at 23:07

    It’s out on DVD now. My kids love it.

  6. Alcibiades on December 22, 2008 at 16:38

    I saw this special long ago, but never taped it.