Well skippy, get on that!

Get in the holiday spirit by watching Telltale’s delightful machinima short “Sam & Max Nearly Save Christmas” and have yourself a festive rest of the year, home audience!

Episode 202 has its own Telltale page now, complete with screenshots, concept art, and a highly controversial trailer. And is that a new incarnation of The Rubber Pants Commandos I spy? Unfortunately, no sign of Blip yet.

Additionally, Telltale has redesigned its Sam & Max sites as a whole, and they are worth poking around if you have nothing else better to do.

Finally, Telltale has released the schedules and the titles (all except for the name of the finale) for the rest of Season Two:

Episode 202: Moai Better Blues – January 10 (GameTap) / January 11

Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead – February 14 (GameTap) / February 15

Episode 204: Chariot of the Dogs – March 13 (GameTap) / March 14

Episode 205: ??? – April 10 (GameTap) / April 11

Sounds like we have an interesting batch ahead of us, commence the baseless speculation!

Do you know what you are doing on March 11th? Buying the complete series of Sam & Max: Freelance Police on DVD. Well, I guess you are exempt if you pre-order it, but still…a release date! This lovely 3-disc set will run at a market value of thirty clams, and is brimming with extras! Relocate yourself to this article for more information. We’ll miss you, come back soon.

Mad props (whatever that means) to our source, GodzillaX8. Keep up the good work, you achieving type, you!

Show your love and vote for Season One in the 2007 1UP Awards! Additionally, Telltale has revealed that numerous sources indicate the intense giftability of Sam & Max. Seriously, it’s not like you’re going to find anything better to give.

Remember how you’re the only person you know in real life who likes Sam & Max and when you talk about it nobody seems to get it? Well, now you can spite/enlighten your friends! Telltale has their store setup so that you can order a gift subscription, and if you ask me, that’s one-stop holiday shopping for everyone you know. Now get on with the patronizing!

Can’t decide whether or not you want to invest in Sam & Max Season Two Episode One: Ice Station Santa yet? Maybe a demo will help you make up your mind.

And if for some strange reason you don’t already have a copy of Season One’s brilliant fourth episode Abe Lincoln Must Die!, you can legally download it here for free without fear of reprisal! Does any other gaming company make you feel as loved as Telltale does? If so, you better lie, because they’ve made a very thoughtful gesture and you shouldn’t just go around stomping on their feelings like that.

…of Sam & Max Season Two’s Ice Station Santa! GameTap subscribers get access this Thursday (the 8th) while everyone else can purchase it directly from Telltale starting Friday (the 9th)! If money’s an issue, you better stop eating right now until you have enough would-be-food-money to splurge on the goodness. You’ll thank me.

That’s right, Telltale’s (and I think The Unofficial’s in some capacity or another) Jake Rodkin is the magical age of 27 today! All creatures shall make merry…on pain of death!

And have a safe Halloween while you’re at it! Remember to check your candy for instruments of severe indigestion, kidarooskies!

Get enticed! (Equally enticing YouTube version of the trailer.)

Also, the Season Two page has a new gameplay video and screens up. November 9th is fast approaching, don’t let it sneak up on you without getting sufficiently hyped up! The only way the game quality will keep on improving is if we have unrealistically high expectations, so let’s keep the pressure on Telltale, folks.