SitcomsOnline.com Interactive: Your Top Sitcom Christmas Episodes

[Pavan]

After great success in past SitcomsOnline.com Interactive feature (such as Similar Sitcom Plots: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=185250 and What Shows we want to see on ION: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=187536), we bring you another installment! This time we want to know your top sitcom Christmas episodes! Since we are very close to Christmas, we will ask you sitcom fans to list your top sitcom Christmas episodes. It could be just two, or 5 or even as high as 10. Make sure you name the show and episode title. If you don't know the episode title, please describe what happened in the episode. For example:
1. Three's Company: "Three's Christmas"
2. Perfect Strangers: the one where Larry can't go home for Christmas.
3. Diff'rent Strokes: "Santa's Helper"

We are trying to see which holiday episode is the most liked. So, let's get your favorite Christmas episodes ready and post them here!
We'll start this now and end it by next Friday, and we'll post the most liked ones on the blog next week!

[stevejay]

1. Honeymooners(part of the original 39)
2. Happy Days(2nd season Xmas episode)
3. Flintstones

[DSfan]

1. Full House: the one where they are in the airport (S1 or 2 I think)
2. Fresh Prince: where they are robbed while at that cabin
3. Home Improvement: the one where Tim and the neighbor are battling with different decorations

[gotsmart]

These are my personal favorites and I usually watch all of the around Christmas time.

1. The Office: Christmas Party
2. The Brady Bunch: A Very Brady Christmas (not an episode, the TV movie from the '80s)
3. The Honeymooners: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
4. Roseanne: White Trash Christmas
5. Everybody Loves Raymond: The Toaster

[Mikado]

Corner Gas/ Merry Gasmas

M*A*S*H/ Dear Dad

[Kristen]

Here are my picks, in no particular order:

"Murphy's Pony" - Murphy Brown
"Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid" - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
"Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas" - The Golden Girls
"Insanity Claus" - Wings

Edit:I can't believe I left out "The Alan Brady Show Presents" from Dick Van Dyke! I watch that every Christmas Eve (and this year will be no exception!)

[JulieSomoski]

Here are my favorite Christmas episodes:
1. Growing Pains; Season 1 "Christmas Story"
2. The Wonder Years; Season 2, "Christmas"
3. Murphy Brown; Season 1 "Murphy's Pony"
4. Murphy Brown; Season 3 "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way"
5. Who's the Boss?; Season 5 "A Spirited Christmas"
6. Mary Tyler Moore; Season 1 "Christmas and the Hard-luck Kid"
7. Step by Step; Season 3 "Christmas Story"

[benjamoon]

1. Mary Tyler Moore "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid"
2. Happy Days "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas"
3. Dick Van Dyke Show "The Alan Brady Show Presents"
4. Bewitched "A Vision of Sugar Plums"
5. The Office "A Benihana Christmas"
6. Wonder Years "Christmas"
7. According to Jim "The Christmas Party"
8. Father Knows Best "The Christmas Story"
9. American Dreams "Silent Night"
10. Bob Newhart Show "I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas"

[gabe]

Full House: Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen
a garfield christmas

[Zoneboy]

Amos 'N' Andy - The Christmas Story
The Twilight Zone - Night of the Meek
The Twilight Zone - Five Characters In Search of an Exit

[Ireneparalegal]

CORNER GAS: Merry Gasmas
THE JEFFERSONS: 984 W. 124th Street Apt. 5C
FACTS OF LIFE: Christmas Baby; Christmas in the Big House
HAPPY DAYS: Guess Who's Coming To Christmas
ALICE: Semi-Merry Christmas; Mel The Magi


Is this only sitcoms or can we add dramas as well?

[JT]

Great idea, Pav!

My picks...I limited one per sitcom and they are not in any particular order.

1. "Alice" - Mel, the Magi
2. "All in the Family" - The Draft Dodger
3. "The Brady Bunch" - The Voice of Christmas
4. "Laverne and Shirley" - Oh, Hear the Angel Voices
5. "Mary Tyler Moore" - Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid
6. "Three's Company" - Three's Christmas
7. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" - The Alan Brady Show Presents
8. "The Facts of Life" - The girls sing at prison (I want to say it's called Christmas in the Big House)
9. "Bewitched" - A Vision of Sugar Plums
10. "The Beverly Hilbillies" - Christmas in Hooterville

[Shine]

1. The Facts of Life-"Christmas In The Big House"
2. Square Pegs- "A Child's Christmas In Weemawee"
3. Charles In Charge-"Home For the Holidays"

[vtunie]

I think maybe these are the only two Christmas episodes I've seen:

1. Three's Company (Three's Christmas)
2. Happy Days (don't know the title, but I think it had Fonzie miserable and alone with a single twig for a Christmas tree, and then being invited to join the Cunninghams. Saw it, oh, 24 years ago).

[bobnj]

1. Mary Tyler Moore Show- Christmas And The Hard Luck Kid
2. Laverne & Shirley- Oh Hear The Angels' Voices
3. The Golden Girls- 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
4. The Lucy Show- Together For Christmas
5. The Facts Of Life- Christmas In The Big House
6. Bewitched- Visions Of Sugar Plums
7. Rhoda- Guess What I Got You For The Holidays
8. Happy Days- Guess Who's Coming For Christmas
9. Alice- A Semi-Merry Christmas
10. Laverne & Shirley- Oh, Come All Ye Bums

[ilovethe80s]

Full House- A Very Tanner Christmas
Full House- Our Very First Christmas Show
Reba- Cookies for Santa
Still Standing- Still Christmas and Still Avoiding Christmas
Sabrina The Teenage Witch- Christmas Amnesia, Sabrina Claus, A Girl and Her Cat
Roseanne- Santa Claus

[Pavan]

My top favorites (in no order):

Step by Step: Christmas Story
Charles in Charge: Yule Laff
All in the Family: The Draft Dodger AND Edith's Christmas Story (I like them all really)
227: The Night They Arrested Santa Claus
Bewitched: Humbug Not to Be Spoken Here
8 Simple Rules: All I Want for Christmas
What's Happening!!: Christmas
Perfect Strangers: The Gift of the Mypiot (yes, I like the second one better than the first one)
Three's Company: Three's Christmas
Diff'rent Strokes: Santa's Helper
Good Times: Penny's Christmas (one reason: Alice Ghostley)

I have more like Brady Bunch, Family Matters, The Jeffersons, Night Court, Happy Days, Hearts Afire, According to Jim, Facts of Life, etc, but I'll limit it.

[Manifan]

Frasier: "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moscowitz"

Jack Benny show: Not sure of the title, but Mel Blanc played a store clerk that Jack drove crazy.

[thebloodyscot]

in no order
Home Improvement Yule Better Watch Out
Home Improvement 'Twas the Blight Before Christmas
Home Improvement 'Twas the Night Before Chaos
Home Improvement 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas
Home Improvement Home For The Holidays
Benson Mary and Her Lambs

[shipoopi]

There are only two absolute must-sees about Christmas for me. Not sure the official names but here goes:

1. The Lucy Show - b/w episode where everyone is spending Christmas together for the first time and it becomes a battle between Lucy and Viv to trim their trees while destroying the other's. "Now you'll have to call him Kris Krinkled!" Priceless episode.

2. The Carol Burnett Show - Alan Alda guests as Eunice's brother, Larry, and it's Christmas Hell he has to go through with his family. "Oh, sure, you can't afford a pair of bedroom slippers for your poor ol' momma, but, you can afford to throw away good money on that tacky apron you can't wear but once a year."

[MrBand]

The Honeymooners: " 'Twas The Night Before Christmas"
The Dick Van Dyke Show: "The Alan Brady Show Presents"
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II
The Lucy Show: Together For Chrsitmas
M*A*S*H: Dear Dad

[TV DVD Fan]

So many terrific ones out there:

- Christmas Story- Step by Step- with Don Knotts, reuniting with THREE'S COMPANY co-star Suzanne Somers. Very touching episode. I think Don Knotts has a very distinguishable role as the only person who ever appeared in two episodes with the exact same title. In THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW's sole Christmas episode, his Barney Fife played an integral role in "Christmas Story." I haven't seen that one yet, but I plan on watching it for Christmas as part of my annual TV DVD Christmas marathon.

-Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid- The Mary Tyler Moore Show- definately my all-time favorite Christmas episode; also up there is THE SNOW MUST GO ON also from season one, even though its not really a Christmas episode.

- THE HONEYMOONERS- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas- classic comedy at its greatest and one of the most touching plots in the HONEYMOONERS' history.

- ALL IN THE FAMILY- The Draft Dodger, Christmas at the Bunkers, Edith's Christmas Story- powerful episodes that rely more on drama than comedy most of the time. A well-tempered mix of comedy and drama was always what attracted me to ALL IN THE FAMILY, especially in great episodes like these.

- Never seen the Alan Brady Christmas episode from TDVDS but I'm sure I'd love it anyway.

- NEWSRADIO- XMas Story- This is probably the FUNNIEST Christmas episode I've ever seen, everybody but Matthew getting a brand new car--- priceless!

- PETTICOAT JUNCTION/ THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES- All the episodes on the Ultimate Christmas Collection

- FRASIER- Miracle on Third or Fourth Street, High Holidays- Hilarious, especially the latter when Niles is getting "high" on nothing and Martin is giggling like crazy.

- CHEERS- Christmas Cheers, A House Is Not A Home- the latter is one of my top five favorite CHEERS episodes, even though the episode aired in May!

- THE ODD COUPLE- Scrooge Gets An Oscar- Great special effects make for a magical Christmas episode.

- BOB NEWHART- Wow, every Bob Newhart Christmas episode was spectacular. Sheer brilliance.

I could go on and on and on, but that's 10.

[DAVESFB]

1.FACTS OF LIFE: Christmas in the Big House
2.DIC VAN DYKE: Alen Brady Presents
3.BEWITCHED: Santa Gets Stuck At The Stevens House

[MrBand]

So many terrific ones out there:

- Christmas Story- Step by Step- with Don Knotts, reuniting with THREE'S COMPANY co-star Suzanne Somers. Very touching episode. I think Don Knotts has a very distinguishable role as the only person who ever appeared in two episodes with the exact same title. In THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW's sole Christmas episode, his Barney Fife played an integral role in "Christmas Story." I haven't seen that one yet, but I plan on watching it for Christmas as part of my annual TV DVD Christmas marathon.

-Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid- The Mary Tyler Moore Show- definately my all-time favorite Christmas episode; also up there is THE SNOW MUST GO ON also from season one, even though its not really a Christmas episode.

- THE HONEYMOONERS- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas- classic comedy at its greatest and one of the most touching plots in the HONEYMOONERS' history.

- ALL IN THE FAMILY- The Draft Dodger, Christmas at the Bunkers, Edith's Christmas Story- powerful episodes that rely more on drama than comedy most of the time. A well-tempered mix of comedy and drama was always what attracted me to ALL IN THE FAMILY, especially in great episodes like these.

- Never seen the Alan Brady Christmas episode from TDVDS but I'm sure I'd love it anyway.

- NEWSRADIO- XMas Story- This is probably the FUNNIEST Christmas episode I've ever seen, everybody but Matthew getting a brand new car--- priceless!

- PETTICOAT JUNCTION/ THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES- All the episodes on the Ultimate Christmas Collection

- FRASIER- Miracle on Third or Fourth Street, High Holidays- Hilarious, especially the latter when Niles is getting "high" on nothing and Martin is giggling like crazy.

- CHEERS- Christmas Cheers, A House Is Not A Home- the latter is one of my top five favorite CHEERS episodes, even though the episode aired in May!

- THE ODD COUPLE- Scrooge Gets An Oscar- Great special effects make for a magical Christmas episode.

- BOB NEWHART- Wow, every Bob Newhart Christmas episode was spectacular. Sheer brilliance.

I could go on and on and on, but that's 10.


Re: Mary Tyler Moore:The Snow Must Go On: 37 years later and it is still Turner 85, Mitchell 23! :lol: (It's only funny if you've seen the episode!)

[AB]

1. That Girl - Twas The Night Before Christmas, You're Under Arrest

2. Laverne & Shirley - Oh Hear The Angel's Voices

3. Bewitched - Humbug Not To Be Spoken Here

4. Bob Newhart - I'm Dreaming Of A Slight Christmas

5. King Of Queens - The Mentalo Case

6. All In The Family - Edith's Christmas Story

7. Green Acres - An Old Fashioned Christmas

8. The Partridge Family - Don't Bring Your Guns To Town Santa

9. Happy Days - Guess Who's Coming To Christmas

10. Frasier - High Holidays

[JulieSomoski]

My top favorites (in no order):

Step by Step: Christmas Story
Charles in Charge: Yule Laff
All in the Family: The Draft Dodger AND Edith's Christmas Story (I like them all really)
227: The Night They Arrested Santa Claus
Bewitched: Humbug Not to Be Spoken Here
8 Simple Rules: All I Want for Christmas
What's Happening!!: Christmas
Perfect Strangers: The Gift of the Mypiot (yes, I like the second one better than the first one)
Three's Company: Three's Christmas
Diff'rent Strokes: Santa's Helper
Good Times: Penny's Christmas (one reason: Alice Ghostley)

I have more like Brady Bunch, Family Matters, The Jeffersons, Night Court, Happy Days, Hearts Afire, According to Jim, Facts of Life, etc, but I'll limit it.

Forgot about that 227 Christmas episode, but it was a great one as well! I know what you mean, there are so many great Christmas episodes from so many great shows, it took me at least 15 minjtes just to decide which ones were my all-time favorites :crazy:

[robyrob]

1. Happy Days "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas"
2. Benson - Mary and her little Lambs
3. Three's Company: Three's Christmas

[Kristen]

Re: Mary Tyler Moore:The Snow Must Go On: 37 years later and it is still Turner 85, Mitchell 23! :lol: (It's only funny if you've seen the episode!)

Yes, but Mitchell won the election. LOL Poor Ted, he was about to drop by the end of that ep. I love that one. "I haven't seen a man suffer like this since Job!" :lol:

- Kristen

[Adamantium]

1. NewsRadio - "Xmas Story"
2. Ellen - "Do You Fear What I Fear?"
3. The Monkees - "The Christmas Show"
4. The Honeymooners - "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
5. The Flintstones - "Christmas Flintstone"

[Chocoholic]

The Simpsons- "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
MASH- "Dear Dad"
Wings- "Insanity Claus"
NewsRadio- "Xmas Story"
Futurama- "Xmas Story"
Scrubs- "My Own Personal Jesus"
Taxi- "A Full House for Christmas"

[Corolla]

1. Three's Company - Three's Christmas
2. Married With Children - that one where Al's guardian angel comes

[oracle19]

1. Married With Children - "You Better Watch Out"
2. Seinfeld - "The Strike"
3. The Simpsons - "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire"
4. All In The Family - "Christmas Day At The Bunkers"
5. King Of The Hill - "Unbearable Blindness Of Laying"

[thebloodyscot]

So which episodes won? I didn't see the results on the blog

[Pavan]

Sorry never got around to post it on the blog...I forgot that Friday actually. Here are the top episodes:

1. Happy Days: "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" -- 7
2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid" -- 7
3T. Three's Company: "Three's Christmas" -- 5
3T. The Honeymooners: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" -- 5
3T. The Facts of Life: "Christmas in the Big House" -- 5
6. The Dick Van Dyke Show: "Alan Brady Presents" -- 4

Quite a bit of series had 3 votes such as Bob Newhart Show: "I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas," Bewitched: "A Vision of Sugar Plums," M*A*S*H: "Dear Dad," and Step by Step: "Christmas Story."

I suggest you watch all these if you haven't already! Great picks!

[JulieSomoski]

Sorry never got around to post it on the blog...I forgot that Friday actually. Here are the top episodes:

1. Happy Days: "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" -- 7
2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid" -- 7
3T. Three's Company: "Three's Christmas" -- 5
3T. The Honeymooners: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" -- 5
3T. The Facts of Life: "Christmas in the Big House" -- 5
6. The Dick Van Dyke Show: "Alan Brady Presents" -- 4

Quite a bit of series had 3 votes such as Bob Newhart Show: "I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas," Bewitched: "A Vision of Sugar Plums," M*A*S*H: "Dear Dad," and Step by Step: "Christmas Story."

I suggest you watch all these if you haven't already! Great picks!

This actually just crossed my mind the other day . . . thanks for finally posting it! No surprise on the top 3 episodes . . . they are great episodes.