Holiday Challenge, to see who can watch the most network / cable holiday shows, movies and specials from now to Christmas day. To get a headstart, you can count Rudolph, How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Shrek The Halls, if you watched all 3 holiday specials on network television this past week.

To receive credit:
1. List the holiday event
2. Network / Cable channel
3. Time of television holiday event

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer, CBS Nov 27th , 8:00pm
2. How The Grinch Stole Christmas, NBC Nov 30th, 8:00pm
3. Shrek The Halls, NBC Nov 30th, 8:30pm

Good luck and Merry watching!

If time isn’t listed it was at night.-when got home from work from 11pm to 1AM


November 15, Wednesday
1.) Roku Leave It To Beaver-The Happy Weekend

November 16, Thursday (DECKED THE HALLS)
*After Decorating*
2.)Roku Home Improvement-Season 1,episode 12
3.)Roku Home Improvement-Twas the Blight before Christmas
4.)Pluto TV-The Brady Bunch-The Voice For Christmas

November 17, Friday
5.)Freeform The Santa Clause 4:30pm
6.)Pluto TV Three’s Company Channel-Three’s Christmas 5:30pm

November 18, Saturday
7.)Disney+Home Alone

November 19, Sunday
8.)Disney+Home Alone 2

November 20, Monday
9.)Peacock Modern Family 1st Christmas Episode

November 21 Tuesday
10.)Peacock Modern Family Express Christmas

November 22 Wednesday
11.)Peacock the middle Season 4 Christmas episode

November 23 Thursday
12.)Peacock the middle Season 2 Christmas episode

November 24 Friday
13.)Peacock the middle Season 1 Christmas episode

November 25 Saturday
Pluto TV Classic TV Families Christmas
Holiday Episode Merrython 10:15AM-3:15pm
14.)Danny Thomas Show, 15.)Patty Duke, 16.)Donna Reed Show, 17.)Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, 18.) Real McCoys,19.)The Doris Day Show

20.)Roku Dennis the Menace-Dennis and Christmas

November 26, Sunday
21.)Roku Dennis the Menace-The 15FT Christmas Tree

22.) You Tube You Can’t Do That On Television (Christmas)

November 27, Monday
23.)Roku-Free Movies A Christmas Story

November 28 Tuesday
24.)Pluto TV The Price Is Right-The Barker Era Christmas Episode 10AM

25.)Pluto TV Happy Days Guess Who’s Coming To Christmas


November 29 Wednesday
26.)Pluto TV Laverne & Shirley-Oh Come All Ye Burns

November 30, Thursday
27.)Pixel The Lucy Show-Together For Christmas

December 1, Friday
28.)Pixel on Roku Father Knows Best-Christmas Story

December 2, Saturday
29.)Pluto Classic TV Families-Dennis the Menace-Dennis and Christmas 11AM

30.)Roku-Leave It To Beaver-The Haircut

4. Peace On Earth (Saturday Morning Cartoons), METV Dec 2nd, 7:30am.

December 3 Sunday
31.)1:00pm The Lucy Show-Lucy the Choirmaster Me TV

32.)1:30pm Leave It To Beaver-The Haircut Me TV

33.) 2:00pm Family Affair-Christmas Came a little early Me TV

34.) 8:00pm National Lampoons Christmas Vacation AMC

5.The Lucy Show, METV Dec 3rd, 1:00pm.
6. The Beverly Hillbillies THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT, METV Dec3rd, 3:00pm
7. Petticoat Junction Cannonball Christmas, METV Dec 3rd, 3:30pm
8. The Santa Clause, ABC Dec 3rd, 8:00pm.

December 4, Monday

35.) You Tube Clips I Love Lucy-Jingle Bells Christmas Episode

December 5, Tuesday

36.) You Tube Hazel-Hazel’s Christmas Shopping

December 6, Wednesday

37.) Freevee-Bewitched-A Vision Of Sugar Plums

38.) Pluto TV- The Price Is Right The Barker Era Christmas episodes

9. Fraiser- The Fight Before Christmas, CoziTV Dec 5th, 8:30pm

December 7, Thursday

39.) AMC on Demand-Santa Claus The Movie (1985 Dudley Moore, John Lithgow)

December 8, Friday

40.) Roku-The Donna Reed Show-A Very Merry Christmas

10. Alias St Nick (Saturday Morning Cartoons), METV Dec 9th, 7:30am.

December 9, Saturday

41.) Paramount + The Brady Bunch-The Voice For Christmas

11. Meet John Doe (Offbeat Cinema), RetroTV Dec 9th, 10:00pm

December 10, Sunday

42.) 1:00pm The Brady Bunch-The Voice For Christmas Me TV

43.) 1:30pm Full House-Our Very First Christmas show Me TV

44.) 2:00pm Full House-A Very Tanner Christmas Me TV

45.) 2:30pm Full House- Arrest Ye Merry Gentleman Me TV

46.) * A Very Brady Christmas*- Movie Pluto TV

47.) 11:00pm Dick Van Dyke Show-Alan Brady Show Presents Me TV

12. Dick Van Dyke Show-Alan Brady Show Presents, Me TV Dec10th 11:00pm.

Disapointed to find out that I missed a Father Knows Best Christmas reunion on LaffTV this morning.

December 11, Monday

48.) Pluto TV Three’s Company-Three’s Christmas


Yes. I also knew nothing about Father Knows Best Christmas Movie. What’s it doing on LAFF anyways? It should be on antenna tv.Considering antenna tv has the current rights to the show you would think they would try to get rights to the movie. Oh well glad someone aired it.Hopefully it will get an encore.

13. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, ABC Dec12th 8:00pm.

December 12, Tuesday

49.) Paramount + The Andy Griffith Show-A Christmas Story

December 11, Monday

48.) Pluto TV Three’s Company-Three’s Christmas


Yes. I also knew nothing about Father Knows Best Christmas Movie. What’s it doing on LAFF anyways? It should be on antenna tv.Considering antenna tv has the current rights to the show you would think they would try to get rights to the movie. Oh well glad someone aired it.Hopefully it will get an encore.

It's going to be back on LaffTV again, Christmas morning at 9:00am

14. Fraiser- Mary Christmas, CoziTV Dec 13th, 8:30pm

December 13, Wednesday

50). Roku-Dennis the Menace-The Christmas Horse


Charles Knox,

Thank you for letting me know about Father Knows Best Christmas Movie! Hope to catch some of it.

15. Toon In With ME (O CHRISTMAS TREE), METV Dec 15th 5:00pm.

December 14, Thursday

51.) Pluto TV-Three’s Company-Three’s Christmas

52.) Roku-Leave It To Beaver-The Happy Weekend

December 15, Friday

53.) Roku-Leave It To Beaver-The Haircut

16. Bedtime For Sniffles (Saturday Morning Cartoons), METV Dec 16th 8:00am.

December 16, Saturday

Catchy Comedy’s Christmas Weekend Binge All Christmas Episodes 54.) Ozzie and Harriet & 55.) The Andy Griffith Show & 56.) The Dick Van Dyke Show & 57.) The Mary Tyler Moore Show

17. Frosty The Snowman, CBS Dec 16 9:25PM.

December 16, Saturday

58.) Roku-Dennis the Menace-The 15FT Christmas Tree

December 17, Sunday

Catchy Comedy’s Christmas Weekend Binge 59.) The Bob Newhart Show & 60.) Newhart

METV's Merrython, Dec 17th 1:00pm -8:00pm
18. Happy Days (GUESS WHO'S COMING TO CHRISTMAS)
19. Happy Days (CHRISTMAS TIME)
20. Happy Days (WHITE CHRISTMAS)
21. Happy Days (ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS)
22. Laverne & Shirley (CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE BOOBY HATCH (AKA OH, HEAR THE ANGEL VOICES)
23. Laverne & Shirley (OH, COME ALL YE BUMS)
24. Mama's Family (SANTA MAMA)
25. Mama's Family (MAMA GETS GOOSED)
26. The Love Boat (SANTA, SANTA, SANTA / ANOTHER DOG GONE CHRISTMAS / NOEL'S CHRISTMAS CAROL)
27. A Very Brady Christmas

December 17, Sunday

61). 6:00pm-8:00pm A Very Brady Christmas A Very Merry Me TV

December 17, Sunday

Catchy Comedy’s Christmas Weekend Binge 62.) 10:00pm-The Monkees 63.) Full House

December 18, Monday

64.) Roku Bewitched-Santa Comes to Visits, Stays, Stays, Stays

65.) Roku Bewitched-Sisters at Heart

66.) Classic TV App Bewitched-A Vision Of Sugar Plums (black and white)

December 19, Tuesday

67.) Pluto TV A Very Brady Christmas (While wrapping)

68.) Pluto TV The Andy Griffith Show-A Christmas Story

2i. Toon In With ME (RETRO WISH LIST), METV Dec 20th 10:00pm.

December 20, Wednesday

69.) AMC on Demand White Christmas

70.) NBC (Recorded) Password Christmas Edition it would be ok if the celebrities and audience don’t act so crazy and just play it cool. Jon Cryer was great on this.

71.) Pluto TV- Danny Thomas Show Christmas Episodes

29. Toon In With ME (IT'S ALL ABOUT TRADITION) METV Dec 21st 10:00pm.

December 21, Thursday

72.) AMC on Demand National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

73.) Paramount+ The Brady Bunch-A Voice For Christmas

30. Toon In With ME (THE CAROL CHANTING SHOW) METV Dec 22nd 11:00am.
31. The Waltons (THE BEST CHRISTMAS), METV Dec 22nd 12:00pm
32. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (ugh), CW Dec22nd 9:00pm

December 22, Friday

74.) Roku-The Donna Reed Show-A Very Merry Christmas

On Christmas day FETV is running Christmas episodes of their current shows as well as Ozzie and Harriet, and Petticoat Junction.

Hulu has list of on demand Christmas episodes of many programs they offer.

33. Saturday morning cartoons (various Christmas toons and animated holiday special), METV Dec 23rd 7:00am.
34. Offbeat Cinema (Santa Claua Conquers The Martians), Retro TV Dec 23rd 10:00pm.

Thanks 24/7 reruns. Unfortunately though don’t have Hulu.

December 23, Saturday

75). Roku-Dennis the Menace-Dennis and Christmas

Thanks 24/7 reruns. Unfortunately though don’t have Hulu.

December 23, Saturday

75). Roku-Dennis the Menace-Dennis and Christmas

Honestly I only connect to Hulu when they have a deal. Keep an eye out for 99 cents a month for a year offers. They had one offer around Thanksgiving. They do this once or twice a year. You can cancel at any time with you paying only for the month(s) you were billed for.

December 24, Sunday

(Christmas Eve)


76.) Pluto TV-Classic TV Families Christmas Celebration Merrython

December 24, Sunday

(Christmas Eve)


76.) Pluto TV-Classic TV Families Christmas Celebration Merrython

They do have a great list of shows. I'm checking in at 10am with Ozzie and Harriet then Danny Thomas, Doris Day, Patty Duke, The Real McCoys, Too Close for Comfort, All in the Family, Dennis the Menace, Family Affair, Moma's Family, Married with Children, and then it seems to repeat with Ozzie and Harriet again!

35. The Flintstones (Christmas Flintstone), METV Dec24th, 10:00am

Tonight it comes down to It's A Wonderful Life (NBC) vs Home Alone
(ABC).
36. It's A Wonderful Life, NBC Dec 24th, 8:00pm

37. The Honeymooners ( TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS),
38. The Twilight Zone (FIVE CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN EXIT)
METV Dec 25th 12:00 and 12:30am
39. Christmas Through The Decades (Various Sitcoms), AntennaTV Dec25th, 10:00am

December 25, Monday

(Christmas)

77.) Pluto TV-Classic Family Christmas Celebration Merrython.


78). Roku-Dennis the Menace-The Christmas Horse.

Charles Knox,

Hope you had a Very enjoyable Christmas season viewing. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for playing this game with Me it was a lot of fun! Looking forward on talking with you on other posts on the General Sitcoms Mesaage Boards! Happy New Year!


P.S. 24/7 Reruns, Thanks again for the info about Hulu! Happy New Year!

Charles Knox,

Hope you had a Very enjoyable Christmas viewing. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for playing this game with Me it was a lot of fun! Looking forward on talking with you on other posts on the General Sitcoms Mesaage Boards! Happy New Year!


P.S. 24/7 Reruns, Thanks again for the info about Hulu! Happy New Year!

No problem! By the way, to get a jump on the new year I see that MeTV is running a last episodes on New Year’s eve.
https://www.metv.com/stories/metv-wraps-up-2023-with-final-episodes-and-finales-during-the-lasts-on-the-last-on-new-years-eve

Charles Knox,

Hope you had a Very enjoyable Christmas season viewing. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for playing this game with Me it was a lot of fun! Looking forward on talking with you on other posts on the General Sitcoms Mesaage Boards! Happy New Year!


P.S. 24/7 Reruns, Thanks again for the info about Hulu! Happy New Year!

You're welcome.

24/7 reruns, Thanks for the link!

24/7 reruns, Thanks for the link!

Sure thing. Seems like Antenna TV is doing a Partridge Family marathon on Sunday 7pm through Monday 5am.