Television Crossover Universe

I wasn't sure what I wanted to talk about this Christmas. But then I remembered I had written the following for Television Crossover Universe: Worlds and Mythology Volume II, a book that I started but then ran out of steam. The book is likely never to be published, but I put a lot of work into this essay which is complete so why not publish it here? THE TELEVISION CROSSOVER UNIVERSE TAKES A HOLIDAY: THE SANTA CLAUS MYTHOS Originally Presented in Ho Ho Ho! The Santa Blog and Easter Comes Late...The Bunny in the TVCU and inspired by Gordon Long’s Of Flying Reindeer, Talking Snowmen, and the World's Greatest Toymaker: The Rankin-Bass Universe Timeline "HO HO HO! Now, my friends, I will show you the way the real Santa Claus should look. Please! As if there was such a person as Santa Claus, which is of course absolutely ridiculous in a people's democracy!" Chairman Georgi Koz 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' When children believe that Santa Claus is real, he IS ...

JOHNNY BRAVO! A spiritual sequel to the original Saturday morning Scooby-Doo! SEASON 4 EPISODE 11 “A PAGE RIGHT OUT OF HISTORY” Release Date:   August 2004 (Setting is c. 1,000,000 B.C., during the time when Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are teens) Animated Series Crosses:   The Flintstones; The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show The Story:   A million years ago, in Bedrock, an ancestor of Johnny Bravo has his life saved by Fred Flintstone, after which Johnny’s ancestor attempts to repay the debt by doing Fred’s chores. Notes:   The prehistoric ancestor is also named Johnny Bravo, and acts just like our Johnny, but it’s made clear from the episode this is Johnny’s prehistoric ancestor, not a contemporary Johnny in Bedrock.   1912 to Present--Santa has appeared on screen since 1912, in over a thousand films and television shows. Not all are TVCU canon. Of those that are, some are of the “real” Santa and some are just a man in the suit, but it’s a TVCU concept...