Ep 068: That’s Kickin’ It! (“The KNOTB Animated Christmas Special”)

Posted on December 25, 2019December 28, 2019 by Chelsea

This holiday special has it all: a megafamous boy band, bad Boston accents, insane transitions, a ghost kid, live concert footage, and an almost-impossible-to-comprehend narrative style. It’s KNOTB: The Edge of Reason. Join Chelsea, Andrew, Miles, Miles’s personal friend Joey McIntyre, and the rest of the Bean Town Posse for a cool ride through the Yuletide.

Show: The New Kids on the Block Animated Christmas Special

Air Date: December 14, 1990

Special Guest Star: All the New Kids! (kinda)

Find it: at the Paley Center or on YouTube

Snack: Trader Joe’s Ginger Snowballs

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