From the snowy shores of Miller Beach comes the first-ever Miller Morning Madhouse Advent Calendar — a daily December podcast event filled with festive chaos, emotional baggage, muppet-style storytelling, and more holiday drama than a Frankfort HOA meeting.

🎙️ Episode 1: Grandma Got Run Over by a Burro
It’s 1978 in Blue Island, Illinois. Little Jerry Pancake, wearing his Mister Rogers clip-on tie and an excessive level of enthusiasm, belts out Feliz Navidad at the Lincoln School Holiday Concert. The problem? The neighborhood wasn't emotionally or culturally ready for José Feliciano.

Jerry sang. Grandma raged.
Dad panicked.
Mom packed.
And just like that, Grandma declared, “We’re moving to Frankfort! They only have one stoplight, and nobody sings in Spanish!”

The family left Blue Island faster than you can say Prospero Año y Felicidad, all because a kindergarten kid sang a Mexican Christmas song with Muppet-level passion and rhythm sticks. Grandma blamed the song, the school, and most importantly — the burro Jerry drew in crayon on their Christmas card.

This magical (and mildly unstable) holiday production is proudly sponsored by:
👕 SoCoolShirts.com – Wear Your Weird.
🧠 All In Jest Trivia – Last Friday of every month, Marshall J. Gardner Center.
🎁 Indie Indie Bang Bang – On Lake Street. Holiday gifts, cards, and the kind of ornaments you can’t explain to children.
🎭 Miller Community Theatre – Putting Miller Beach on Stage, one local legend at a time.

• (00:43) - Holiday Greetings from the Breakfast Bunch
• (02:13) - Jerry Pancake's Holiday Memories
• (05:16) - The Move That Changed Everything