
Jacob Marley Is Dead
By John Neuman & Jimmy Zimmerman
An exhaustive, harrowing, and often hilarious exploration of the many many TV and film adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol!

Jacob Marley Is DeadJun 21, 2021
00:00
02:02:49

"Scrooge" 1935, Seymour Hicks
Jimmy's version of our film is missing 17 minutes of footage. That's just the kind of professionalism one can expect from the high quality production we run here at Jacob Marley is Dead. Enjoy 1935's "Scrooge"!
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jun 21, 202102:02:49

"Christmas Carol: The Movie" 2001, Simon Callow (Part 2)
Jimmy sings 90s R&B while two CGI mice have a hot make out sesh.
It's all par for the course in foggy London town as we wrap up our discussion of Jimmy Murakami's 2001 animated film, Christmas Carol (colon) The Movie!
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jun 01, 202101:28:42

"Christmas Carol: The Movie" 2001, Simon Callow (Part 1)
Can Nicholas Cage, Kate Winslet, and a pair of cartoon mice save the sick Victorian urchins from the stingiest version of Mr. Scrooge we have seen so far?
Find out this week as we watch the animated "Christmas Carol: The Movie"!
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
May 24, 202101:32:07

"Blackadder's Christmas Carol" 1988, Rowan Atkinson
DAE Scrooge but in reverse?
This week we are watching the hilarious Blackadder Christmas Special!
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
May 10, 202101:38:07

"A Christmas Carol" 2020, Girish Patel (Part 2)
You all remember that classic Christmas Carol scene with Bernadette the nun from Pennsylvania, right?
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
May 04, 202101:12:56

"A Christmas Carol" 2020, Girish Patel (Part 1)
Jimmy isn't happy, John can't really blame him. Questions linger: Is Little Lucy a dog? Why is every shot a close up? Who will give Sebastian a heart? And, will we survive the "The Room" of Christmas Carol movies?
This week we watch indie Director/Producer team Girish Patel and Caramel Barrett's "A Christmas Carol".
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Apr 26, 202101:44:45

"A Christmas Carol" 1999, Patrick Stewart (Part 2)
Very tall jawas, hot takes on the industrial revolution, and Patrick Stewart's most bizarre acting choice ever.
We are continuing our discussion of the 1999 TV movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Sir Patrick Stewart!
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter and instagram @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Some sounds provided by contributors to the freesound project
www.freesound.org
Apr 19, 202101:31:42

"A Christmas Carol" 1999, Patrick Stewart (Part 1)
Engage! It's time for Patrick Stewart to jump from behind the captain of a starship to being a captain of industry.
Sometime Joel Grey forgets to turn his light on and Fezziwig sings a song that isn't "December the Twenty-Fifth".
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Apr 10, 202101:24:50

"A Christmas Carol" 1971, Richard Williams
We're back, baby!
Storyboard artist, Milo Neuman, joins us to discuss renowned animator, Richard Williams' ambitious animated short of A Christmas Carol from 1971!
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Apr 03, 202102:24:33

A Christmas Carol 4 & 5 - The Last of the Three Spirits & The End of It
The fourth and fifth staves of our A Christmas Carol audiobook
In which a final haunting shows Scrooge the consequences of a life unaltered and a new day offers an opportunity for change.
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Music
Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Dread by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4491-the-dread
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Snow Queen by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Agnus Dei X by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3344-agnus-dei-x
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peaceful Desolation by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4200-peaceful-desolation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
It Came upon a Midnight Clear
Kevin MacLeod
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Sounds
https://freesound.org/
"Church Bells, Distant, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
Mar 23, 202154:49

A Christmas Carol 3 - The Second of the Three Spirits
The third stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook
In which yet another visitation reveals to Scrooge the wonder of the Christmas season, and grants him a lesson in humility.
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Music
Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Decline by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3632-decline
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Relent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4274-relent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mary Celeste by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4024-mary-celeste
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Dread by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4491-the-dread
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Ascending the Vale by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3384-ascending-the-vale
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Silent night
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3931-it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Brandenburg Concerto No4
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Sounds
https://freesound.org/
"Church Bells, Distant, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
Mar 19, 202157:27

A Christmas Carol 2 - The First of the Three Spirits
The second stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook
In which a second ghostly visitation propels Scrooge into the forgotten memories of his youth.
MUSIC
Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Decline by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3632-decline
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Relent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4274-relent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3747-fiddles-mcginty
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Temple of the Manes by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4468-temple-of-the-manes
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mary Celeste by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4024-mary-celeste
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
SOUNDS
https://freesound.org/
Mar 13, 202147:06

A Christmas Carol 1 - Marley's Ghost
The first stave of our A Christmas Carol audiobook
In which the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge receives a most unexpected visit and learns of an opportunity for his own redemption.
MUSIC
Canon in D Major Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Arcadia Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Mary Celeste Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Inner Sanctum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
SOUNDS
https://freesound.org/
Mar 10, 202151:26

"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 2009, Matthew McConaughey (Part 2)
Jimmy has a reckoning with rom-coms and something unfortunate rains down from the sky on our kind of skeevy hero. We're back for more with Ghosts of Girlfriends Past!
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman
Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman
And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Mar 06, 202101:44:11

"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 2009, Matthew McConaughey (Part 1)
What are we watching this week?
It's the film that dares to ask the question, "What if Ebenezer Scrooge was a pick-up artist?"
It's the 2009 rom-com flop, "Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past" and Scrooge has never been hotter.
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman
Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman
And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Feb 28, 202101:28:36

"Scrooge" 1970, Albert Finney (Part 2)
What does Jimmy have against the milk of human kindness? Find out in this week's conclusion to the conversation we began last week about Ebenezer Scrooge's 1970 outing as a song and dance man.
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
Cover art by Milo Neuman
Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman
And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Feb 20, 202101:25:11

"Scrooge" 1970, Albert Finney (Part 1)
"What have they done to Scrooge?"
We will find out the answer to that question as we dive headfirst into the 1970 film musical "Scrooge" featuring a heavily made up Albert Finney, the ghost of Obi Wan Kenobi and Jimmy's least favorite Bob Cratchit.
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Feb 16, 202101:10:23

Scrooge / A Christmas Carol - 1951, Alistair Sim (Part 2)
Alistair Sim's outing as Ebenezer Scrooge continues in part 2 of our discussion of 1951's "Scrooge".
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Feb 07, 202101:00:55

Scrooge / A Christmas Carol - 1951, Alistair Sim (Part 1)
We're throwing it back to the fifties with one of the all time most popular versions of Scrooge ever to grace the silver screen.
1951's "Scrooge" (Also known as A Christmas Carol) features the lovably curmudgeonly Alistair Sim in the title role, the world's least tiny Tiny Tim, and a special extended edition of the Ghost of Christmas past!
CONTACT
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
See Jimmy's custom Eternia playscape at: https://www.instagram.com/zeldorthemayor/
CREDITS
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jan 30, 202101:13:01

A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 3)
We conclude our conversation about A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens novella as the ghosts of present and future continue Scrooge's reformation. He's prolly gonna die though.
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
See Jimmy's custom Eternia playscape at: https://www.instagram.com/zeldorthemayor/
CREDITS
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jan 23, 202101:18:17

A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 2)
We continue our conversation about A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens novella with the appearance of the time travelling ghost of Christmas past. Great Scott, that's heavy!
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD
CREDITS
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jan 17, 202141:46

A Christmas Carol - 1843 Novella (Part 1)
This week we kick of the podcast by discussing the first half of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol
Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com
CREDITS
I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode
Jan 10, 202153:48