? Previously on the Advent Calendar House, we witnessed goodness make the badness go away in “The Smurfs’ Christmas Special.”  This time, we’re taking a one giant puppy open sleigh ride back to 1987 to help the Smurfs save Christmas for a poor human toymaker and his gravely ill wife, while Brainy and Hefty get lost in medieval Crime Alley.  ****  ? Guests:  Lindy Kempe (@ieatvideogames).  Donnie Storms (Bronwen’s Ghost, @boxcar45).  ****  ? Topics & Tangents:  1. Watch “’Tis the Season to be Smurfy” on the Smurfs’ official YouTube channel, or an upscaled version including the opening credits.  2. “Look at the adjective…”  3. The crazy backstories of the Smurfs’ Puppy and Sassette_Smurfling.  4. The Great Cookie Thief.  5. New and improved Joker products!  5. Painter Smurf paints like “Duck Amuck.”  ****  ? Commercial Break:  Smurf-Berry Crunch Cereal, 1983.  Bad Princess Movies, a catalogue of terrible movies about princesses and princesses-to-be.  ****  “’Tis the Season to be Smurfy” © 1987 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.