The Kids on the Street can always be found hanging out at the Rifftrax iRiffs store.

If there's one stop-motion animation holiday classic narrated by a beloved entertainment figure that has managed to become a holiday tradition in itself, it's probably Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. But when you can't afford Rudolph, Rankin/Bass' other Christmas classic is a sure-fire crowd pleaser. I speak, of course, of Frosty the Snowman.

But the Fred Astaire-narrated Santa Claus is Comin' To Town has its fair share of fans, too! And why shouldn't it? Not only does it have a toned-down version of Rudolph's much-beloved quirky spirit, but it also features that ever-popular song about putting one foot in front of the other (over and over and over and over....), a dancing mailman who knows a little too much about Santa's childhood, and a corseted woman scolding adult men in the streets. Usually you have to pay extra for that kind of treatment.

C. Glen Williams is joined by the long-suffering Charles Nathan Hagy and the effervescent Maria Fredericks to take on Santa Claus is Comin' to Town! It looks like all of the Kids can expect coal in their stocking this year....

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town is an audio-only joint and is available from the iRiffs store for $1.99. To enjoy this joint, sync it with your own DVD or blu-ray copy of the movie. It has been tested with the edition included in The Original Christmas Classics (on blu-ray) and should also work on this DVD edition. All other editions are untested.

It's the holiday season! Time for family, friends, and fellowship -- and for brilliant television. But did you know that Christmas almost didn't come one year? Of course you did! Because it's the story of one of the most popular holiday specials of all time, and it's run consistently every holiday season since 1964.

Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is a tradition almost on a par with putting up the tree, passing around presents, and nudging Uncle Jim over onto his side after he's had too much eggnog. This classic tale of outcasts being... well, outcast has entertained children for more than 40 years.

It's almost time the Kids had a crack at it.

The Kids on the Street are out in force for this one, with Glen (aka "The last person in the world to think the elf is named "Herbie" and not "Hermey") joined by Charles Nathan Hagy and Elizabeth Choate Miller to take on a true American classic.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is an audio-only joint and is available from the iRiffs store for $2.49. It has been tested with the edition included in The Original Christmas Classics (on blu-ray) and should also work on this DVD edition. All other editions are untested.

English classes got a lot more interesting with the recent re-discovery of the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The master of the macabre and mysterious (as well as notorious shut-in and xenophobe) now graces required reading lists everywhere. But Hollywood has known him for much, much longer.

Yes, Lovecraft fans have had the benefit of watching his works adapted in films like The Re-Animator, In The Mouth of Madness, Cthulhu Mansion... although, in most cases, "adapted" is too strong a word.

So in 2005, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society stepped in to create a true-to-the-text adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu. And decided to make it as a silent film.

Then, in 2011, the Kids on the Street got their hands on it. And the madness began....

The Call of Cthulhu is an audio-only product. It has been tested with The Call of Cthulhu DVD, and should also work with The Call of Cthulhu on Netflix Watch Instantly.

You may not be familiar with Arthur H. Smith. This former telephone repairman first picked up the camera as an industrial filmmaker. What followed was a life of amateur filmmaking spanning all genres that could be covered on a telephone repairman's budget.

The Mirror is the story of good ol' Monroe Trent, a man with a passionate hatred of mirrors. But can you blame him? The antique mirror in the attic keeps showing him the future! How would you feel if all of your favorite shows had their season enders spoiled by a piece of cobweb-covered glass? We'll tell you how you'd feel. Furious, that's how you'd feel! Unless you ran a TV rumors site, in which case it might be awesome. Hmm....

Glen and Charles are joined by the lovely and vivacious Kristy Beidleman to take on a strange little indie horror/noir flick!

Just like the movie it's based on, the Kids' take on The Mirror is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States license! That means you can download it for free at the Internet Archive, or you can watch the whole thing on YouTube. You're also free to distribute and remix it to your heart's content, so long as you 1) Attribute all of the artists, 2) Don't sell it, and 3) Release whatever you make from it under the same license! You can read a more detailed explanation of the license from Creative Commons.

"The Phantom Empire, Chapter 11: Queen in Chains"

When the Kids agreed to help out with the riffing of the second-to-last chapter of a classic Gene Autry serial, they thought they knew what they were in for. Oh, sure, people tried to warn them. They tried to tell them that this was no ordinary singin'-cowboy western. But would the Kids listen? Nooo....

The potent combination of Gene Autry, giant robots, and a city beneath the surface of the Earth soon overtook the kids, and they found themselves gaping in awe at the majesty and grandeur of a cardboard vision of a world not their own. It wouldn't be long before they were all ready to declare Chapter 11 (a joke Charles made us promise not to use in this short).

"Queen in Chains"  presents explosions! Fisticuffs! And jaw-droppingly bad costuming choices galore! All lovingly hand-riffed by the Kids on the Streets' stalwart team of Glen, Charles, and Maria.

If you find the story a little confusing, well no wonder! It's the penultimate chapter! Check out the other chapters that have been riffed at http://www.rifftrax.com/iriffs/phantom-empire

Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness. A time to come together with your family and share in food and fellowship. Mother spends hours working on a delicious meal while Father flirts with the next-door neighbor. And then there are the kids, who are absolutely no help whatsoever.

And to top it off, there's the omniscient narrator who recommends -- nay, demands -- that all the diners be at their happiest. And how can they be happy? Why, by being polite, of course! So take small bites, clean up after yourself, and when your mother brings an unidentifiable black lump to the table, smile and choke it down. C. Glen Williams of The Kids on the Street is here to help you survive the ordeal of "Dining Together!"

"Dining Together" is a video-on-demand joint and is available from the iRiffs store for only $0.75!

I ask you, who among us hasn't cranked The Doors on our stereo while walking into the 7-11 to buy beer for our underaged friends? Or slapped down exact change and raced for the door? Or even dressed up in short shorts and a sports bra in an attempt to buy beer without being carded? (And that's why Glen is never, ever allowed to go back to Applebee's.)

You'll learn about all of these tactics and more in this short brought to you by the good people at the Falstaff brewery (who definitely didn't take every opportunity to stick their brand name front-and-center). Yes, those wacky teenagers are out to put you, the honest, hard-working convenience store owner out of business and behind bars. But you can fight back! Learn how, as Glen Williams of The Kids on the Street examines "A Case for Beer!"

"A Case for Beer" is a video-on-demand joint, and sells at the iRiffs store for only $0.75!

It all starts innocently enough. A scientist with the space program returns to his sweet suburban family -- his shopaholic wife, his two lovely teenage daughters, and his wisecracking maid. It's just another day in 1950's sitcom land.

Then Ginger opens her mouth, and the audience learns the truth -- masquerading as a simple failed sitcom pilot, Time Out for Ginger (theoretically based on the play of the same name) is actually a chilling cautionary tale of youth run amok. Cowering parents are helpless before the might of a child who has somehow grown up free of such petty concerns as morality and respect for the laws of physics. Kind of like that one Twilight Zone. You know the one.

C. Glen Williams of The Kids on the Street flies solo, braving the horror that is Ginger for a solid thirty minutes. To know her name is to know the taste of fear. To see her smile is to know the death of hope. Will you take Time Out for Ginger?

Time Out for Ginger is an audio-only joint, and sells at the iRiffs store for only $0.75

Note: This mp3 synchs best with the version of Time Out For Ginger found on Alpha Video's Lost TV Comedy -- or it has been tested and syncs with this free download from archive.org. All other editions are untested.

This is the first ever Kids on the Street joint!