Matt and Tom pitch new Christmas home invasion movies, starting with a genre built from Home Alone.
The episode begins with hosts Matt Turner and Tom McGrath introducing the show's format, where they create movie pitches from listener-submitted titles, focusing on Christmas home invasion movies. They reference Home Alone as a genre foundation and discuss other films like Violent Night. Guest Dave Bulmer joins, recovering from illness, and they dive into the first title, 'Protect the President's Present'. This pitch involves Harrison Ford as a nice president who sends security home for Christmas, teaming up with Santa Claus to defend against fairy folk and an oil lobbyist. Next, they tackle 'All I Want for Christmas is the Crown Jewels', pitching a heist comedy where a family steals the Crown Jewels for their dying grandma, facing King John Cleese as a villain with magical jewel powers. The third title, 'TV License Siege', explores the UK TV license system, with a pitch about an inspector, imagined as Jim Broadbent, obsessively trying to catch a family, including Michael Caine's character, watching TV without a license. This escalates into a meta-narrative where Doctor Who's Christmas special becomes a trap to arrest unlicensed viewers, featuring cameos by Ncuti Gatwa and blobby-suited enforcers. Throughout, the hosts improvise casting, plot twists, and humorous scenarios, blending satire with creative storytelling. The episode concludes with promotions for other podcasts like Sonic the Comic The Podcast and The Tide, acknowledgments to Patreon supporters, and the S3 Clever Award given to Ross Originals for a creative title. The hosts announce a holiday break and reflect on the absurdity of their pitches.
