? It’s 1983, and despite replacing our entire body with robot parts, we still can’t plow faster than a rapidly growing magic forest baby. Join us as we get things rolling with the mascots of Paas Easter egg coloring kits in a secret hit piece on landlords disguised as a wacky Easter story. On the way, we’ll meet the ever-looming shadow of the Easter Bunny and teach animals to talk by giving them clothes.  ****  ? Guests:  Sammy Hain (@SammyHain).  Chad Young (The Horror Movie BBQ, TPIF: Thank Pod It’s Funny, @horrormoviebbq).  ****  ? Topics & Tangents:  1. The History of Paas.  2. Patton Oswalt on Paas and its short-lived competitors.  3. This special was written by Rankin/Bass legend Romeo Muller, with songs composed by Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of The Turtles.  4. Charles Woolf (Terrence) in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.  5. The origin of a farmer’s “South 40” and the Homestead Act of 1862.  6. Paas replaced their mascot characters. The only original one left is Feathers — if that’s even the same Feathers.  ****  ? Retro Commercial Break:  Paas Easter Egg Coloring Kit, 1984.  ****  ? And Now, These Messages:  Holidays After Dark, exploring the strange, unusual, and dark sides of the holidays.  ****  “Peter and the Magic Egg” © 1983 RLR Associates, Ltd. / Romeo Productions, Inc.  Say hi on Twitter and Instagram.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.