With Christmas Eve and Christmas Day falling on a weekend this year, CHCH will have their all-day, all-retro special edition of Christmas episodes on Thursday December 22 and Friday December 23. Here is the full lineup for both days which will run from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and look for your favorites among the titles.


THURSDAY DECEMBER 22

10:00 AM Matlock - "Santa Claus"

11:00 The Danny Thomas Show - "Christmas and Clowns"

11:30 That Girl - "Christmas And The Hard Luck Kid"

12:00 and 12:30 PM Pictionary (Bah! Humbug!!)

1:00 Andy Griffith - "Christmas Story"

1:30 Partridge Family - "Don't Bring Your Guns To Town, Santa"

2:00 Love Boat - "Lonely At The Top/Divorce Me, Please/Silent Night"

3:00 Taxi - "A Full House For Christmas"

3:30 That Girl - "Twas The Night Before Christmas, You're Under Arrest"

4:00 Laverne and Shirley - "Oh, Hear The Angels' Voices"

4:30 Who's The Boss? - "The Christmas Card"

5:00 Cheers - "Love Me, Love My Car"

5:30 Happy Days - "Christmas Time"


FRIDAY DECEMBER 23


10:00 AM Matlock - "The Gift"

11:00 The Danny Thomas Show - "Christmas Story"

11:30 That Girl - "Should All Our Old Acquaintance Be Forgot"

12:00 and 12:30 PM Pictionary (Yes, again! Booooo!)

1:00 Gilligan's Island - "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk"

1:30 Laverne & Shirley - "Oh Come, All Ye Bums"

2:00 Matlock - "The Scrooge"

3:00 Happy Days - "White Christmas"

3:30 Mork & Mindy - "Mork's First Christmas"

4:00 Laverne & Shirley - "Candy Is Dandy"

4:30 Taxi - "Get Me Through The Holidays"

5:00 Who's The Boss? - "A Spirited Christmas"

5:30 Happy Days - "All I Want For Christmas"



This seems like a very disappointing group to me. Add it all up and what do you get? 3 Matlock episodes, 2 more days of Pictionary, no "Brady Bunch" or "Beverly Hillbillies" or "Bewitched". You have 3 "Happy Days" episodes but not the best one where Fonzie visits the Cunninghams at Christmas. There are still some good episodes to watch but not as many as I was hoping for.

I am also not that crazy about this Christmas lineup (with some exceptions).

The Brady Bunch just recently returned to the schedule and since there was only 1 Christmas episode it should be included.

I agree with the best Happy Days Christmas episode not being shown. I don't mind the other Happy Days Christmas episodes, but they should be grouped together toward the end of the day, and not spread apart on Friday. Any show with more than one showing per day should be grouped together.

Matlock & Who's The Boss seem to be on every Christmas.

Pictionary chased away both Hawaii 5-0 & Bonanza, and yet we can't even get a break from it on Christmas.