I still say it should have been an hour....anyway

what else do you think they would have done if that was a real variety show? I think they would have had a sketch that's set on Christmas eve where Buddy & Sally play a married couple, maybe another number by Rob & Laura, a sketch where Rob plays a department store Santa and Laura plays a mother who brings her daughter to see Santa...and that's all I can think of.

Anyone else?

Alan Brady's wife should have appeared on the show with him!!

yea, and Mels wife too. (were some of those kids with Alan as Santa; Alans kids?)