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Year Without Santa Claus always ranks on top. I'm sure I'm forgetting some one-off show.
You know what became the most hackneyed Christmas ep? The "Character X has to spend Christmas alone, until friends invite him in". How many shows did that one? Happy Days is probably the most famous, but I could swear WKRP and MASH did it, along with Alice, Barney Miller, Benson, Newhart etc...
Here's a list of insanity
...and another. I think everyone needs to pick a section of this list and watch it. Do it...for the Museum.
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All things Rankin & Bass… binged AMC's marathon this past weekend; so many fun riffs on the holidays!Comment
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"A Cosmic Christmas" remains a memorable one for me.
Also the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer stop-motion animated special.
And "The Christmas Raccoons" cartoon.
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That's very true, it's charming. I love the Jule Styne music in it.
[QUOTE=hedrap;1392024]Here's another vote for Magoo. It works because he's a perfect character for that story. It doesn't feel shoehorned.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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Rudolph, Charlie Brown and Emmett Otter are the top three, i think. Of course, there are others that I love. One that isn't mentioned often that I really liked is Mickey's A Christmas Carol.
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Oh, Emmett Otter--I haven't seen that in years. That was must-see viewing when we had HBO. I'm a sucker for most anything Muppety.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is the one stop-motion special that I remember most.
I like the Doctor Who Christmas Specials.Comment
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Must sees: Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Grinch animated, Frosty...
Like the other Rankin-Bass too, even the 2D ''twas the Night Before Christmas"
One of my favorite tv series Christmas episodes is the Andy Griffith Show with Ben Weaver being very Scrooge-like but he comes around by the end.
Movies: gotta watch Its A Wonderful Life, Ernest Saves Christmas, and believe it or not, I always get in the mood to watch Home Alone again... What can I say, it makes me feel Christmas-y.Comment
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Oh, Emmett Otter--I haven't seen that in years. That was must-see viewing when we had HBO. I'm a sucker for most anything Muppety.
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Like the other Rankin-Bass too, even the 2D ''twas the Night Before Christmas"
One of my favorite tv series Christmas episodes is the Andy Griffith Show with Ben Weaver being very Scrooge-like but he comes around by the end.
Don't forget Henry Winkler as Scrooge.
Speaking of Scrooges, I have to watch Alastair Sim (the best version), and Albert Finney's musical version every year. If I can add in George C. Scott, I will as well. All great adaptations.
We put up our real tree, which we cut ourselves, while watching A Christmas Story, Elf and/or Christmas Vacation. I have to watch each of those at some point during the season. And White Christmas, of course!
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^ Might be interesting to see Emmet Otter and Fraggle Rock Christmas on the big screen. Looks like it’s coming up nation wide, for a day or two, in about 6 days. I’ll have to look again, but I think they’re showing on a Monday. That’s the only drawback for me.
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PS. I often watch Adam-12. It airs on Cozi. Surprisingly, over seven seasons, they had three Christmas episodes. I mention it, because it seems unusual for a series to have multiple Christmas episodes.Rampart, this is Squad 51. How do you read?Comment
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