Check it Out: TV Land Merry-Thon Dec 21-22, 2002

[CJ]

Oh, the memories !!!

Sure doesn't compare to the sad upcoming TV Land Merry-thon posted for this season.

Copied from the original post by Pavan with this awesome, jam-packed line-up from 2002.

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Saturday, December 21 and Sunday December 22 (Dec 21 6:00AM to Mon Dec 23 6:00AM e/p)
"The Third Annual Merry-thon!"
Join The Clampetts, The Taylors, The Bradys, The Jeffersons, The Ricardos and whole host of other great TV Land families and friends for hours and hours of holiday filled fun.

Saturday December 21
6:00AM Gunsmoke #146 "P.S.: Murray Christmas" Seven homeless children en route from a Kansas orphanage to California find a Christmas they have never known. Guest stars Willie Aames from "Charles in Charge"
7:00AM Bob Newhart #13 "His Busiest Season" Christmas becomes a sad memory for Bob's group therapy session and it's evident that "tis not the season" for everyone to be jolly. Bob decides to organize a party and invite the "group" for Christmas Eve.
7:30AM Bob Newhart #39 "I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas" Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.
8:00AM Chico and the Man #76 "The Proposal" Ed, Della and Raul are having Christmas Dinner together. When Ed and Della get drunk, Ed proposes marriage.
8:30AM Mary Tyler Moore Show #14 "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid" Mary's elaborate holiday plans are canceled when she learns she must work on Christmas Day. Determined not to get depressed, she decorates the office with cheery holiday touches, but her heart isn't in it.
9:00AM Gilligan's Island #12 "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk" During Christmas, the Castaways get homesick and remember the first day they were shipwrecked. When Santa Claus "appears" on the island, many suspect he is the Skipper in costume.
9:30AM Dennis the Menace #11 "The Christmas Story" Dennis goes crazy trying to find his Christmas presents that are hidden in the Wilson's hall closet.
10:00AM "I Love Lucy Christmas Special" Join the Ricardos as they travel back down memory lane to reminisce about some of the best moments of" I Love Lucy", in a cheesy clip-show.
10:30AM Father Knows Best 078 - "The Angel's Sweater" Jim's sister, Aunt Neva comes to spend Christmas. Aunt Neva's distrust of the children is bothersome to Kathy. Margaret and Jim feel that this will ruin the holiday celebration. On Christmas eve a water pipe breaks in the Anderson house and a plumber named Mr. Fixit restores the holiday spirit. He tells Kathy a story about a little girl and makes her realize that the greatest gift of all is love.
11:00AM Beverly Hillbillies #13 "Home For Christmas" The Clampetts take their first airplane ride, returning to their mountain cabin for a surprise Christmas visit with Cousin Pearl
11:30AM Beverly Hillbillies #14 "No Place Like Home" The Clampetts, home for Christmas, help Cousin Pearl woo Mr. Brewster, the big oil company executive
12:00PM Gunsmoke #146 "P.S.: Murray Christmas" Seven homeless children en route from a Kansas orphanage to California find a Christmas they have never known. Guest stars Willie Aames
1:00PM Love Boat #11 "Lonely at the Top / Divorce Me, Please / Silent Night" In "Lonely at the Top," Dick Sargent guests as Father Mike, an outspoken clergyman who comes aboard with six orphaned kids for a Christmas cruise financed by an unknown benefactor. When Mike detects a touch of Scrooge in Capt. Stubing's manner, he takes some very positive action which results in smooth sailing in all. Audrey and Paul Baynes (Florence Henderson and Shecky Greene) are an unhappily married couple, pretending to be compatible until they discover they are lucky to have each other in "Divorce Me Please." In "Silent Night," Lila and Dan Barton (Donna Mills and John Gavin) seek to redirect their lives. Dan has served three years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Aboard the Pacific Princess, Dan faces Walter Perry (Dean Santoro), the man he holds responsible.
2:00PM Father Knows Best #12 "The Christmas Story" Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree and become stranded there.
2:30PM Hazel #12 "Hazel's Christmas Shopping" Hazel takes an extra job in a department store in order to buy Missy a nice Christmas present but inadvertently uncovers a shoplifting racket.
3:00PM Mary Tyler Moore Show #14 "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid" Mary's elaborate holiday plans are canceled when she learns she must work on Christmas Day. Determined not to get depressed, she decorates the office with cheery holiday touches, but her heart isn't in it.
3:30PM Archie Bunker's Place #34 "Custody (1)"
Stephanie's grandmother comes for Christmas.
4:00PM All in the Family #26 "Christmas Day at the Bunkers" Christmas day turns out to be a very unhappy occasion in the Bunker house because Archie is depressed about not getting his usual Christmas bonus.
4:30PM All in the Family #76 "Edith's Christmas Story" The Bunker's household Christmas mood turns grim when Edith tells Gloria she has a lump in her breast and is going for a surgical examination.
5:00PM The Jeffersons' #49 "The Christmas Wedding" Peace and goodwill are the first casualties when the Jeffersons and the Willises fight a Christmas eve battle over Lionel and Jenny's wedding.
5:30PM Jeffersons #99 "George Finds a Father" George's Christmas is merrier after Louise's intervention helps him find a father he never knew.
6:00PM Happy Days #27 "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas?" Richie discovers that Fonzie has no where to go on Christmas. To Howard's dismay, he invites him to spend the Holiday with the Cunninghams.
6:30PM Happy Days #74 "Richie Branches Out" It's Christmas again at the Cunningham's. This year Richie has a crush on Angela Buvay, the Wisconsin cola girl. But how do you meet a girl in a poster? It's easy on TV Land, and Richie gets a very special Christmas gift from Fonzie.
7:00PM Beverly Hillbillies #13 "Home For Christmas" The Clampetts take their first airplane ride, returning to their mountain cabin for a surprise Christmas visit with Cousin Pearl
7:30PM Andy Griffith #11 "A Christmas Story" Andy and Barney give a Christmas party in the jail for a prisoner and his family, and thereby convert the town scrooge.
8:00PM Happy Days #131 "Christmas Time" Fonzie hears from his estranged father on Christmas.
8:30PM Gilligan's Island #12 "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk" During Christmas, the Castaways get homesick and remember the first day they were shipwrecked. When Santa Claus "appears" on the island, many suspect he is the Skipper in costume.
9:00PM All in the Family #26 "Christmas Day at the Bunkers" Christmas day turns out to be a very unhappy occasion in the Bunker house because Archie is depressed about not getting his usual Christmas bonus.
9:30PM All in the Family #76 "Edith's Christmas Story" The Bunker's household Christmas mood turns grim when Edith tells Gloria she has a lump in her breast and is going for a surgical examination.
10:00PM Andy Griffith #11 "A Christmas Story" Andy and Barney give a Christmas party in the jail for a prisoner and his family, and thereby convert the town scrooge.
10:30PM Beverly Hillbillies #14 "No Place Like Home" The Clampetts, home for Christmas, help Cousin Pearl woo Mr. Brewster, the big oil company executive
11:00PM Beverly Hillbillies #50 "Christmas at the Clampetts" Christmas Day finds the Clampetts somewhat befuddled by their expensive gifts, all from banker Milburn Drysdale
11:30PM Beverly Hillbillies #153 "The Christmas Present" The Clampetts broaden their Beverly Hills experience by working as temporary Christmas help in a department store. Aired December 21, 1966
12:00AM The Flying Nun #15 "Wailing in a Winter" Wonderland After pulling the name of an elderly nun from the Christmas grab bag, Sister Bertrille tries to make it snow. Even though her intentions are good, all goes wrong.
12:30AM Perfect Strangers "A Christmas Story" Larry is depressed when he is unable to go to Madison for Christmas.
1:00AM Perfect Strangers "The Gift Of The Mypiot" Everybody is miserable when Balki invites Mr. Gorpley to the Christmas.
1:30AM Square Pegs #15 "A Child's Christmas in Weemawee Part 1" Patty's father (Tony Dow) makes a Christmas visit.
2:00AM Welcome Back Kotter #38 "Hark the Sweathogs" The Sweathogs befriend a bum who appears every year at Christmas time at the Buchanan school yard.
2:30AM Just the Ten of Us "A Christmas Story" Coach Lubbock has been carefully saving money to buy Elizabeth a special Christmas present, an organ. But the plan is ruined when the family car develops a serious transmission problem. The only way to still be able to buy the organ is to sell the car. Coach Lubbock gives Gavin Doosler the task of selling it on a street corner. He's successful, but the buyer is Father Hargis. In the meantime, the girls came up with the money to fix the transmission as their Christmas present to Coach Lubbock
3:00AM Happy Days #27 "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas?" Richie discovers that Fonzie has no where to go on Christmas. To Howard's dismay, he invites him to spend the Holiday with the Cunninghams.
3:30AM Happy Days #74 "Richie Branches Out" It's Christmas again at the Cunningham's. This year Richie has a crush on Angela Buvay, the Wisconsin cola girl. But how do you meet a girl in a poster? It's easy on TV Land, and Richie gets a very special Christmas gift from Fonzie.
4:00AM Jeffersons #49 "The Christmas Wedding" Peace and goodwill are the first casualties when the Jeffersons and the Willises fight a Christmas eve battle over Lionel and Jenny's wedding.
4:30AM Jeffersons #99 "George Finds a Father" George's Christmas is merrier after Louise's intervention helps him find a father he never knew.
5:00AM S.W.A.T. #29 "Silent Night, Deadly Night" A man posing as a terminally ill patient plans to steal a half million dollars worth of jewelry from a socialite visiting the hospital.

Sunday December 22
6:00AM Waltons #188 "The Spirit" As Christmas nears, Jeffrey befriends an escaped German POW hiding on Walton's Mountain; Corabeth's holiday pageant is canceled.
7:00AM Bob Newhart #87 "Bob Has To Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital" Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation while his friends all suffer with an attack of Christmas-itis.
7:30AM Fish #21 "A Fish Christmas" Fish forbids Christmas cheer; so the children make their own.
8:00AM Barney Miller #45 "Christmas Story" Wojo wants to tell Yemana that his Christmas Eve date is a call girl; Fish dons a red suit to catch a mugger who's targeting Kris Kringles; Luger fishes for an invitation from Barney for Christmas Day.
8:30AM New Dick Van Dyke 7223 "The Jailbird" Dick is arrested for a traffic violation on Christmas Eve, and Bernie, who is en route with the bail money, is also arrested.
9:00AM Dick Van Dyke #76 "The Alan Brady Show Presents" Alan turns over "The Alan Brady Show" to his staff and their families to do a Christmas Spectacular on air. This Christmas special includes Sally singing "Santa, Send a Fella", Rob and Laura as Tap Dancing Santas, and Ritchie singing "Little Drummer Boy"
9:30AM Honeymooners #13 "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" Ralph sells his bowling ball to buy Alice a nice Christmas gift. (One of my favorite Christmas episodes of all time).
10:00AM Donna Reed #14 "A Very Merry Christmas" The Stone family find the true meaning of Christmas in the children's ward of Dr. Stone's hospital. Guest star Buster Keaton.
10:30AM Dennis the Menace #82 "The Fifteen Foot Christmas Tree" Mr. Wilson thinks the Mitchell's Christmas tree is too small.
11:00AM Hazel #12 "Hazel's Christmas Shopping" Hazel takes an extra job in a department store in order to buy Missy a nice Christmas present but inadvertently uncovers a shoplifting racket.
11:30AM Father Knows Best #12 "The Christmas Story" Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree and become stranded there.
12:00PM The Waltons #188 "The Spirit" As Christmas nears, Jeffrey befriends an escaped German POW hiding on Walton's Mountain; Corabeth's holiday pageant is canceled.
1:00PM Love Boat #91 "The Captain's Bird / That's My Dad / Captive Audience" In "THAT'S MY DAD," Bobby Braddock (Jack Jones), who is entertaining on the Christmas cruise, is accompanied by his gorgeous wife (Laraine Stephens). Also on the cruise is his father (Allan Jones) and his wife (Dorothy Lamour). The two women have secretly made arrange-ments to patch up a feud the two men have had for ten years. Jack Jones, who sings "The Love Boat" theme each week, will perform "Winter Wonder." The father and son will also perform together when they sing Allan Jones' popular song from the late i930s, "Donkey Serenade." In "CAPTIVE AUDIENCE," a stowaway (Meeno Peluce) meets a single man (Dirk Benedict) on board, and the crew believes the man is the boy's father. When Capt. Stubing sees how the surrogate father treats his son, he is surprised. But when he speaks with the boy he is horrified by the secret he carries with him. When Stubing buys a bird for his daughter, Vicki, and gives it to Gopher to hide, the feathery creature makes life rough for Gopher and Issac as they try to teach the parrot to talk. "THE CAPTAIN'S BIRD"
2:00PM Father Knows Best 078 - "The Angel's Sweater" Jim's sister, Aunt Neva comes to spend Christmas. Aunt Neva's distrust of the children is bothersome to Kathy. Margaret and Jim feel that this will ruin the holiday celebration. On Christmas eve a water pipe breaks in the Anderson house and a plumber named Mr. Fixit restores the holiday spirit. He tells Kathy a story about a little girl and makes her realize that the greatest gift of all is love.
2:30PM Hazel #114 "Just 86 Shopping Minutes 'til Christmas" Harry asks George to keep the mink coat he bought as a Christmas present for his wife in is house so his wife won't find it. Problems arise when Dorothy finds it and thinks it's for her. Hmm... didn't we see this on "I Love Lucy?"
3:00PM Mary Tyler Moore Show #105 "Not a Christmas Story" Snowed-in at the WJM-TV station, Sue Ann creates a Christmas dinner- in November- to inject some cheer
3:30PM Archie Bunker's Place #35 "Custody (2)" Stephanie's wealthy grandmother visits for Christmas and wants custody of her. She and Archie go to court.
4:00PM All in the Family #149 "The Draft Dodger" Christmas dinner finds Archie playing host to a draft dodger and a father whose son was killed in the war.
4:30PM All in the Family #193 "Bogus Bills" Christmas 'tis not the season to be jolly for Archie when someone passes counterfeit money at the bar and Edith is arrested as a suspect.
5:00PM The Jeffersons #143 "All I Want for Christmas" George gets carried away after playing Santa for the orphans at the Help Center and promises them they will get "anything" they want for Christmas. George finds fulfilling his promise a cinch until one child asks for more than anyone may be to deliver-parents
5:30PM The Jeffersons "Father Christmas"
George and Tom reminisce about their fathers.
6:00PM Happy Days #131 "Christmas Time" Fonzie hears from his estranged father on Christmas.
6:30PM Happy Days #173 "White Christmas" It is the night before Christmas. Marion waits for a call from Richie while Joanie wants to spend the summer in New York with Jenny Piccalo.
7:00PM Beverly Hillbillies #50 "Christmas at the Clampetts" Christmas Day finds the Clampetts somewhat befuddled by their expensive gifts, all from banker Milburn Drysdale
7:30PM "I Love Lucy Christmas Special" Join the Ricardos as they travel back down memory lane to reminisce about some of the best moments of" I Love Lucy", in a cheesy clip-show.
8:00PM Brady Bunch #12 "The Voice of Christmas" Carol loses her voice from too much choir practice and may not be able to sing at Christmas services. Alice tries an old remedy and Cindy asks the department store Santa to make her mom well.
8:30PM Happy Days #221 "All I Want For Christmas" When Heather asks Santa to patch up the rift between her mother and her grandparents, Fonzie decides to make her wish come true.
9:00PM All in the Family #149 "The Draft Dodger" Christmas dinner finds Archie playing host to a draft dodger and a father whose son was killed in the war.
9:30PM All in the Family #193 "Bogus Bills" Christmas 'tis not the season to be jolly for Archie when someone passes counterfeit money at the bar and Edith is arrested as a suspect.
10:00PM Dick Van Dyke #76 "The Alan Brady Show Presents" Alan turns over "The Alan Brady Show" to his staff and their families to do a Christmas Spectacular on air. This Christmas special includes Sally singing "Santa, Send a Fella", Rob and Laura as Tap Dancing Santas, and Ritchie singing "Little Drummer Boy"
10:30PM Beverly Hillbillies 153 - "The Christmas
Present" The Clampetts broaden their Beverly Hills experience by working as temporary Christmas help in a department store.
11:00PM Beverly Hillbillies #211 "The Week Before Christmas" The hillbillies head for a Christmas in Hooterville - and a possible wedding for Granny and Sam Drucker
11:30PM Beverly Hillbillies "Christmas in Hooterville" The hillbillies spend the Christmas holiday in Hooterville, where Eb courts Elly May and Granny pursues Sam Drucker
12:00AM Monkees #47 "The Christmas Show" At the Vandersnoot mansion on Christmas Eve, Mrs. Vandersnoot pays The Monkees $100 each in advance to stay with her nephew, Melvin, who refuses to go with her on a Christmas cruise.
12:30AM Perfect Strangers "A Christmas Story" Larry and Balki are snowed in Chicago on Christmas Eve which means they can't go to Madison to see Larry's family. So Larry is miserable until Balki spreads some Christmas cheer his way.
1:00AM Head of the Class #107 "Viki's Torn Genes" Viki announces that this Christmas is going to be very special for her. She tells her clasmates that she is adopted and is determined to find her biological mother.
1:30AM Square Pegs #16 "A Child's Christmas in Weemawee Part 2" Patty's father (Tony Dow) makes a Christmas visit.
2:00AM Welcome Back Kotter #71 "Sweathog Christmas Special" Merriment, mistletoe, and menorahs are the beginnings of a Merry Christmas celebration with the Sweathogs and Gabe and Julie Kotter.
2:30AM Welcome Back Kotter #87 "A Winter Coat Tail" Vinnie looks particularly stylish in new camel hair coat. So indeed it's a tragedy when a couple of hoods steal it just before Christmas.
3:00AM Happy Days #173 "White Christmas" It is the night before Christmas. Marion waits for a call from Richie while Joanie wants to spend the summer in New York with Jenny Piccalo.
3:30AM Happy Days #221 "All I Want for Christmas" When Heather asks Santa to patch up the rift between her mother and her grandparents, Fonzie decides to make her wish come true.
4:00AM The Jeffersons #143 "All I Want for Christmas" George gets carried away after playing Santa for the orphans at the Help Center and promises them they will get "anything" they want for Christmas. George finds fulfilling his promise a cinch until one child asks for more than anyone may be to deliver-parents
4:30AM The Jeffersons "Father Christmas"
George and Tom reminisce about their fathers.
5:00AM Waltons #112 "The Best Christmas" The 11 members of the Walton family are together for Christmas This would be the last time that all of the Waltons would be together for Christmas.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by CJ

Oh, the memories !!!

Sure doesn't compare to the sad upcoming TV Land Merry-thon posted for this season.

Copied from the original post by Pavan with this awesome, jam-packed line-up from 2002.

=========================================

Saturday, December 21 and Sunday December 22 (Dec 21 6:00AM to Mon Dec 23 6:00AM e/p)
"The Third Annual Merry-thon!"
Join The Clampetts, The Taylors, The Bradys, The Jeffersons, The Ricardos and whole host of other great TV Land families and friends for hours and hours of holiday filled fun.

Saturday December 21
6:00AM Gunsmoke #146 "P.S.: Murray Christmas" Seven homeless children en route from a Kansas orphanage to California find a Christmas they have never known. Guest stars Willie Aames from "Charles in Charge"
7:00AM Bob Newhart #13 "His Busiest Season" Christmas becomes a sad memory for Bob's group therapy session and it's evident that "tis not the season" for everyone to be jolly. Bob decides to organize a party and invite the "group" for Christmas Eve.
7:30AM Bob Newhart #39 "I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas" Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.
8:00AM Chico and the Man #76 "The Proposal" Ed, Della and Raul are having Christmas Dinner together. When Ed and Della get drunk, Ed proposes marriage.
8:30AM Mary Tyler Moore Show #14 "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid" Mary's elaborate holiday plans are canceled when she learns she must work on Christmas Day. Determined not to get depressed, she decorates the office with cheery holiday touches, but her heart isn't in it.
9:00AM Gilligan's Island #12 "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk" During Christmas, the Castaways get homesick and remember the first day they were shipwrecked. When Santa Claus "appears" on the island, many suspect he is the Skipper in costume.
9:30AM Dennis the Menace #11 "The Christmas Story" Dennis goes crazy trying to find his Christmas presents that are hidden in the Wilson's hall closet.
10:00AM "I Love Lucy Christmas Special" Join the Ricardos as they travel back down memory lane to reminisce about some of the best moments of" I Love Lucy", in a cheesy clip-show.
10:30AM Father Knows Best 078 - "The Angel's Sweater" Jim's sister, Aunt Neva comes to spend Christmas. Aunt Neva's distrust of the children is bothersome to Kathy. Margaret and Jim feel that this will ruin the holiday celebration. On Christmas eve a water pipe breaks in the Anderson house and a plumber named Mr. Fixit restores the holiday spirit. He tells Kathy a story about a little girl and makes her realize that the greatest gift of all is love.
11:00AM Beverly Hillbillies #13 "Home For Christmas" The Clampetts take their first airplane ride, returning to their mountain cabin for a surprise Christmas visit with Cousin Pearl
11:30AM Beverly Hillbillies #14 "No Place Like Home" The Clampetts, home for Christmas, help Cousin Pearl woo Mr. Brewster, the big oil company executive
12:00PM Gunsmoke #146 "P.S.: Murray Christmas" Seven homeless children en route from a Kansas orphanage to California find a Christmas they have never known. Guest stars Willie Aames
1:00PM Love Boat #11 "Lonely at the Top / Divorce Me, Please / Silent Night" In "Lonely at the Top," Dick Sargent guests as Father Mike, an outspoken clergyman who comes aboard with six orphaned kids for a Christmas cruise financed by an unknown benefactor. When Mike detects a touch of Scrooge in Capt. Stubing's manner, he takes some very positive action which results in smooth sailing in all. Audrey and Paul Baynes (Florence Henderson and Shecky Greene) are an unhappily married couple, pretending to be compatible until they discover they are lucky to have each other in "Divorce Me Please." In "Silent Night," Lila and Dan Barton (Donna Mills and John Gavin) seek to redirect their lives. Dan has served three years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Aboard the Pacific Princess, Dan faces Walter Perry (Dean Santoro), the man he holds responsible.
2:00PM Father Knows Best #12 "The Christmas Story" Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree and become stranded there.
2:30PM Hazel #12 "Hazel's Christmas Shopping" Hazel takes an extra job in a department store in order to buy Missy a nice Christmas present but inadvertently uncovers a shoplifting racket.
3:00PM Mary Tyler Moore Show #14 "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid" Mary's elaborate holiday plans are canceled when she learns she must work on Christmas Day. Determined not to get depressed, she decorates the office with cheery holiday touches, but her heart isn't in it.
3:30PM Archie Bunker's Place #34 "Custody (1)"
Stephanie's grandmother comes for Christmas.
4:00PM All in the Family #26 "Christmas Day at the Bunkers" Christmas day turns out to be a very unhappy occasion in the Bunker house because Archie is depressed about not getting his usual Christmas bonus.
4:30PM All in the Family #76 "Edith's Christmas Story" The Bunker's household Christmas mood turns grim when Edith tells Gloria she has a lump in her breast and is going for a surgical examination.
5:00PM The Jeffersons' #49 "The Christmas Wedding" Peace and goodwill are the first casualties when the Jeffersons and the Willises fight a Christmas eve battle over Lionel and Jenny's wedding.
5:30PM Jeffersons #99 "George Finds a Father" George's Christmas is merrier after Louise's intervention helps him find a father he never knew.
6:00PM Happy Days #27 "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas?" Richie discovers that Fonzie has no where to go on Christmas. To Howard's dismay, he invites him to spend the Holiday with the Cunninghams.
6:30PM Happy Days #74 "Richie Branches Out" It's Christmas again at the Cunningham's. This year Richie has a crush on Angela Buvay, the Wisconsin cola girl. But how do you meet a girl in a poster? It's easy on TV Land, and Richie gets a very special Christmas gift from Fonzie.
7:00PM Beverly Hillbillies #13 "Home For Christmas" The Clampetts take their first airplane ride, returning to their mountain cabin for a surprise Christmas visit with Cousin Pearl
7:30PM Andy Griffith #11 "A Christmas Story" Andy and Barney give a Christmas party in the jail for a prisoner and his family, and thereby convert the town scrooge.
8:00PM Happy Days #131 "Christmas Time" Fonzie hears from his estranged father on Christmas.
8:30PM Gilligan's Island #12 "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk" During Christmas, the Castaways get homesick and remember the first day they were shipwrecked. When Santa Claus "appears" on the island, many suspect he is the Skipper in costume.
9:00PM All in the Family #26 "Christmas Day at the Bunkers" Christmas day turns out to be a very unhappy occasion in the Bunker house because Archie is depressed about not getting his usual Christmas bonus.
9:30PM All in the Family #76 "Edith's Christmas Story" The Bunker's household Christmas mood turns grim when Edith tells Gloria she has a lump in her breast and is going for a surgical examination.
10:00PM Andy Griffith #11 "A Christmas Story" Andy and Barney give a Christmas party in the jail for a prisoner and his family, and thereby convert the town scrooge.
10:30PM Beverly Hillbillies #14 "No Place Like Home" The Clampetts, home for Christmas, help Cousin Pearl woo Mr. Brewster, the big oil company executive
11:00PM Beverly Hillbillies #50 "Christmas at the Clampetts" Christmas Day finds the Clampetts somewhat befuddled by their expensive gifts, all from banker Milburn Drysdale
11:30PM Beverly Hillbillies #153 "The Christmas Present" The Clampetts broaden their Beverly Hills experience by working as temporary Christmas help in a department store. Aired December 21, 1966
12:00AM The Flying Nun #15 "Wailing in a Winter" Wonderland After pulling the name of an elderly nun from the Christmas grab bag, Sister Bertrille tries to make it snow. Even though her intentions are good, all goes wrong.
12:30AM Perfect Strangers "A Christmas Story" Larry is depressed when he is unable to go to Madison for Christmas.
1:00AM Perfect Strangers "The Gift Of The Mypiot" Everybody is miserable when Balki invites Mr. Gorpley to the Christmas.
1:30AM Square Pegs #15 "A Child's Christmas in Weemawee Part 1" Patty's father (Tony Dow) makes a Christmas visit.
2:00AM Welcome Back Kotter #38 "Hark the Sweathogs" The Sweathogs befriend a bum who appears every year at Christmas time at the Buchanan school yard.
2:30AM Just the Ten of Us "A Christmas Story" Coach Lubbock has been carefully saving money to buy Elizabeth a special Christmas present, an organ. But the plan is ruined when the family car develops a serious transmission problem. The only way to still be able to buy the organ is to sell the car. Coach Lubbock gives Gavin Doosler the task of selling it on a street corner. He's successful, but the buyer is Father Hargis. In the meantime, the girls came up with the money to fix the transmission as their Christmas present to Coach Lubbock
3:00AM Happy Days #27 "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas?" Richie discovers that Fonzie has no where to go on Christmas. To Howard's dismay, he invites him to spend the Holiday with the Cunninghams.
3:30AM Happy Days #74 "Richie Branches Out" It's Christmas again at the Cunningham's. This year Richie has a crush on Angela Buvay, the Wisconsin cola girl. But how do you meet a girl in a poster? It's easy on TV Land, and Richie gets a very special Christmas gift from Fonzie.
4:00AM Jeffersons #49 "The Christmas Wedding" Peace and goodwill are the first casualties when the Jeffersons and the Willises fight a Christmas eve battle over Lionel and Jenny's wedding.
4:30AM Jeffersons #99 "George Finds a Father" George's Christmas is merrier after Louise's intervention helps him find a father he never knew.
5:00AM S.W.A.T. #29 "Silent Night, Deadly Night" A man posing as a terminally ill patient plans to steal a half million dollars worth of jewelry from a socialite visiting the hospital.

Sunday December 22
6:00AM Waltons #188 "The Spirit" As Christmas nears, Jeffrey befriends an escaped German POW hiding on Walton's Mountain; Corabeth's holiday pageant is canceled.
7:00AM Bob Newhart #87 "Bob Has To Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital" Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation while his friends all suffer with an attack of Christmas-itis.
7:30AM Fish #21 "A Fish Christmas" Fish forbids Christmas cheer; so the children make their own.
8:00AM Barney Miller #45 "Christmas Story" Wojo wants to tell Yemana that his Christmas Eve date is a call girl; Fish dons a red suit to catch a mugger who's targeting Kris Kringles; Luger fishes for an invitation from Barney for Christmas Day.
8:30AM New Dick Van Dyke 7223 "The Jailbird" Dick is arrested for a traffic violation on Christmas Eve, and Bernie, who is en route with the bail money, is also arrested.
9:00AM Dick Van Dyke #76 "The Alan Brady Show Presents" Alan turns over "The Alan Brady Show" to his staff and their families to do a Christmas Spectacular on air. This Christmas special includes Sally singing "Santa, Send a Fella", Rob and Laura as Tap Dancing Santas, and Ritchie singing "Little Drummer Boy"
9:30AM Honeymooners #13 "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" Ralph sells his bowling ball to buy Alice a nice Christmas gift. (One of my favorite Christmas episodes of all time).
10:00AM Donna Reed #14 "A Very Merry Christmas" The Stone family find the true meaning of Christmas in the children's ward of Dr. Stone's hospital. Guest star Buster Keaton.
10:30AM Dennis the Menace #82 "The Fifteen Foot Christmas Tree" Mr. Wilson thinks the Mitchell's Christmas tree is too small.
11:00AM Hazel #12 "Hazel's Christmas Shopping" Hazel takes an extra job in a department store in order to buy Missy a nice Christmas present but inadvertently uncovers a shoplifting racket.
11:30AM Father Knows Best #12 "The Christmas Story" Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree and become stranded there.
12:00PM The Waltons #188 "The Spirit" As Christmas nears, Jeffrey befriends an escaped German POW hiding on Walton's Mountain; Corabeth's holiday pageant is canceled.
1:00PM Love Boat #91 "The Captain's Bird / That's My Dad / Captive Audience" In "THAT'S MY DAD," Bobby Braddock (Jack Jones), who is entertaining on the Christmas cruise, is accompanied by his gorgeous wife (Laraine Stephens). Also on the cruise is his father (Allan Jones) and his wife (Dorothy Lamour). The two women have secretly made arrange-ments to patch up a feud the two men have had for ten years. Jack Jones, who sings "The Love Boat" theme each week, will perform "Winter Wonder." The father and son will also perform together when they sing Allan Jones' popular song from the late i930s, "Donkey Serenade." In "CAPTIVE AUDIENCE," a stowaway (Meeno Peluce) meets a single man (Dirk Benedict) on board, and the crew believes the man is the boy's father. When Capt. Stubing sees how the surrogate father treats his son, he is surprised. But when he speaks with the boy he is horrified by the secret he carries with him. When Stubing buys a bird for his daughter, Vicki, and gives it to Gopher to hide, the feathery creature makes life rough for Gopher and Issac as they try to teach the parrot to talk. "THE CAPTAIN'S BIRD"
2:00PM Father Knows Best 078 - "The Angel's Sweater" Jim's sister, Aunt Neva comes to spend Christmas. Aunt Neva's distrust of the children is bothersome to Kathy. Margaret and Jim feel that this will ruin the holiday celebration. On Christmas eve a water pipe breaks in the Anderson house and a plumber named Mr. Fixit restores the holiday spirit. He tells Kathy a story about a little girl and makes her realize that the greatest gift of all is love.
2:30PM Hazel #114 "Just 86 Shopping Minutes 'til Christmas" Harry asks George to keep the mink coat he bought as a Christmas present for his wife in is house so his wife won't find it. Problems arise when Dorothy finds it and thinks it's for her. Hmm... didn't we see this on "I Love Lucy?"
3:00PM Mary Tyler Moore Show #105 "Not a Christmas Story" Snowed-in at the WJM-TV station, Sue Ann creates a Christmas dinner- in November- to inject some cheer
3:30PM Archie Bunker's Place #35 "Custody (2)" Stephanie's wealthy grandmother visits for Christmas and wants custody of her. She and Archie go to court.
4:00PM All in the Family #149 "The Draft Dodger" Christmas dinner finds Archie playing host to a draft dodger and a father whose son was killed in the war.
4:30PM All in the Family #193 "Bogus Bills" Christmas 'tis not the season to be jolly for Archie when someone passes counterfeit money at the bar and Edith is arrested as a suspect.
5:00PM The Jeffersons #143 "All I Want for Christmas" George gets carried away after playing Santa for the orphans at the Help Center and promises them they will get "anything" they want for Christmas. George finds fulfilling his promise a cinch until one child asks for more than anyone may be to deliver-parents
5:30PM The Jeffersons "Father Christmas"
George and Tom reminisce about their fathers.
6:00PM Happy Days #131 "Christmas Time" Fonzie hears from his estranged father on Christmas.
6:30PM Happy Days #173 "White Christmas" It is the night before Christmas. Marion waits for a call from Richie while Joanie wants to spend the summer in New York with Jenny Piccalo.
7:00PM Beverly Hillbillies #50 "Christmas at the Clampetts" Christmas Day finds the Clampetts somewhat befuddled by their expensive gifts, all from banker Milburn Drysdale
7:30PM "I Love Lucy Christmas Special" Join the Ricardos as they travel back down memory lane to reminisce about some of the best moments of" I Love Lucy", in a cheesy clip-show.
8:00PM Brady Bunch #12 "The Voice of Christmas" Carol loses her voice from too much choir practice and may not be able to sing at Christmas services. Alice tries an old remedy and Cindy asks the department store Santa to make her mom well.
8:30PM Happy Days #221 "All I Want For Christmas" When Heather asks Santa to patch up the rift between her mother and her grandparents, Fonzie decides to make her wish come true.
9:00PM All in the Family #149 "The Draft Dodger" Christmas dinner finds Archie playing host to a draft dodger and a father whose son was killed in the war.
9:30PM All in the Family #193 "Bogus Bills" Christmas 'tis not the season to be jolly for Archie when someone passes counterfeit money at the bar and Edith is arrested as a suspect.
10:00PM Dick Van Dyke #76 "The Alan Brady Show Presents" Alan turns over "The Alan Brady Show" to his staff and their families to do a Christmas Spectacular on air. This Christmas special includes Sally singing "Santa, Send a Fella", Rob and Laura as Tap Dancing Santas, and Ritchie singing "Little Drummer Boy"
10:30PM Beverly Hillbillies 153 - "The Christmas
Present" The Clampetts broaden their Beverly Hills experience by working as temporary Christmas help in a department store.
11:00PM Beverly Hillbillies #211 "The Week Before Christmas" The hillbillies head for a Christmas in Hooterville - and a possible wedding for Granny and Sam Drucker
11:30PM Beverly Hillbillies "Christmas in Hooterville" The hillbillies spend the Christmas holiday in Hooterville, where Eb courts Elly May and Granny pursues Sam Drucker
12:00AM Monkees #47 "The Christmas Show" At the Vandersnoot mansion on Christmas Eve, Mrs. Vandersnoot pays The Monkees $100 each in advance to stay with her nephew, Melvin, who refuses to go with her on a Christmas cruise.
12:30AM Perfect Strangers "A Christmas Story" Larry and Balki are snowed in Chicago on Christmas Eve which means they can't go to Madison to see Larry's family. So Larry is miserable until Balki spreads some Christmas cheer his way.
1:00AM Head of the Class #107 "Viki's Torn Genes" Viki announces that this Christmas is going to be very special for her. She tells her clasmates that she is adopted and is determined to find her biological mother.
1:30AM Square Pegs #16 "A Child's Christmas in Weemawee Part 2" Patty's father (Tony Dow) makes a Christmas visit.
2:00AM Welcome Back Kotter #71 "Sweathog Christmas Special" Merriment, mistletoe, and menorahs are the beginnings of a Merry Christmas celebration with the Sweathogs and Gabe and Julie Kotter.
2:30AM Welcome Back Kotter #87 "A Winter Coat Tail" Vinnie looks particularly stylish in new camel hair coat. So indeed it's a tragedy when a couple of hoods steal it just before Christmas.
3:00AM Happy Days #173 "White Christmas" It is the night before Christmas. Marion waits for a call from Richie while Joanie wants to spend the summer in New York with Jenny Piccalo.
3:30AM Happy Days #221 "All I Want for Christmas" When Heather asks Santa to patch up the rift between her mother and her grandparents, Fonzie decides to make her wish come true.
4:00AM The Jeffersons #143 "All I Want for Christmas" George gets carried away after playing Santa for the orphans at the Help Center and promises them they will get "anything" they want for Christmas. George finds fulfilling his promise a cinch until one child asks for more than anyone may be to deliver-parents
4:30AM The Jeffersons "Father Christmas"
George and Tom reminisce about their fathers.
5:00AM Waltons #112 "The Best Christmas" The 11 members of the Walton family are together for Christmas This would be the last time that all of the Waltons would be together for Christmas.

And then had a weekend Marathon of Sanford and Son 6 days later to kick off the new year of 2003. Those were the days

[stevea]

Those were the days!

That Honeymooners episode is classic, and so typically full of the slapstick stuff. Love the scene where Ralph feels around under the icebox and the rat trap snaps on his hand.

That episode is on MeTV tomorrow at 5:30 pm.

[Merry24]

Wow! At that time I would say Take Me to TVLand! (D-D-Ding)!