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John Carovella · 12-02-2004, 09:05 AM

Which one to you prefer, Jennifer and her bevy of Christmas trees or Mr. Carlson's Christmas Carol fantasy.

Moonlight Lady · 12-02-2004, 01:20 PM

Jennifer and her Christmas trees. I really liked how everybody came over to her apartment to keep her company because they thought she'd be lonely. It was a nice story.

dlemond · 12-02-2004, 05:07 PM

I would say I like them equally.

Bah Humbug loses points for being mostly a fantasy (not one of my favorite devices) but gains points for the old WKRP flashback.

Jennifer Home for Christmas was decent (I'm not a huge fan of Jennifer stories) but nothing special except for it is Christmas time and all the characters are involved.

I am going to watch both these episodes soon, then I can better evaluate them with a fresh view.

Larry Surrell · 12-02-2004, 10:13 PM

I have a question about the "Bah Humbug" Christmas episode.

This past Summer I was going through some old, unlabeled VHS tapes and came across this episode of WKRP recorded from the CBC's C band satellite feed sometime in the early to mid 1990s. The weird thing about this episode is the sound effects are missing. Les (I think, it's been a few months since I watched this) turns the volume up on the speaker in the office and there's no sound. Johnny plays a record but no music is heard. There were other instances where sounds should have been heard but weren't that I can't recall the details of right now. I can't imagine the episode originally aired this way but maybe it did in syndication, or perhaps the CBC was issued an incomplete show or the sound effects were on a different audio channel on the tape; I don't know what happened!

Do your copies of this episode have sound effects, or was this the way the show actually aired?

I think I'll pull the tape out and watch it again this holiday season!
It's one of only two WKRP episodes that I have (wish I had taped them all).

Tarlek · 12-13-2004, 09:13 PM

I love Jennifer's Home For Christmas and it's probably in my top ten favorite episodes...a nice ensemble episode, plus the good bits with Herb. The trees are great.

But the flashback in Bah Humbug is really neat!

John Carovella · 12-14-2004, 01:49 AM

I like Bah Humbug the best.

Starsky · 12-22-2004, 01:47 AM

Jennifer's Home for Christmas.

darrin_h2000 · 06-05-2005, 10:07 PM

"In the spirit of christmas, I went out and Killed a tree for you" Is a quote I use still today.

DJMax · 03-09-2006, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry Surrell

Do your copies of this episode have sound effects, or was this the way the show actually aired?

It's the way it was aired on CBC every year at Christmas time. Unfortunately, one year I was going to tape it, but that's when CBC stopped airing it. Now I'm hoping CBC gets the rights to it again sometime and have the same "problem". It's a great episode, but without the sound effects and audience laughter, that just makes it even funnier. The best part is when Mr. Carlson sees Venus in a throne and says he can't hear because of the noise. There is no noise.

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-31-2006, 02:00 PM

Jennifer's and The Christmas Tree

12-02-2004, 09:05 AM	#1
John Carovella Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2004 Posts: 26	What's your favorite Christmas episode? Which one to you prefer, Jennifer and her bevy of Christmas trees or Mr. Carlson's Christmas Carol fantasy.

12-13-2004, 09:13 PM	#5
Tarlek Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 01, 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 28	I love Jennifer's Home For Christmas and it's probably in my top ten favorite episodes...a nice ensemble episode, plus the good bits with Herb. The trees are great. But the flashback in Bah Humbug is really neat!
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Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	What Your Favorite Christmas Episode Jennifer's and The Christmas Tree
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12-02-2004, 01:20 PM	#2
Moonlight Lady Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 16,052	Jennifer and her Christmas trees. I really liked how everybody came over to her apartment to keep her company because they thought she'd be lonely. It was a nice story.

12-02-2004, 05:07 PM	#3
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	I would say I like them equally. Bah Humbug loses points for being mostly a fantasy (not one of my favorite devices) but gains points for the old WKRP flashback. Jennifer Home for Christmas was decent (I'm not a huge fan of Jennifer stories) but nothing special except for it is Christmas time and all the characters are involved. I am going to watch both these episodes soon, then I can better evaluate them with a fresh view.

12-02-2004, 10:13 PM	#4
Larry Surrell Ed M. 1918-2006 RIP Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 27, 2003 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 702	I have a question about the "Bah Humbug" Christmas episode. This past Summer I was going through some old, unlabeled VHS tapes and came across this episode of WKRP recorded from the CBC's C band satellite feed sometime in the early to mid 1990s. The weird thing about this episode is the sound effects are missing. Les (I think, it's been a few months since I watched this) turns the volume up on the speaker in the office and there's no sound. Johnny plays a record but no music is heard. There were other instances where sounds should have been heard but weren't that I can't recall the details of right now. I can't imagine the episode originally aired this way but maybe it did in syndication, or perhaps the CBC was issued an incomplete show or the sound effects were on a different audio channel on the tape; I don't know what happened! Do your copies of this episode have sound effects, or was this the way the show actually aired? I think I'll pull the tape out and watch it again this holiday season! It's one of only two WKRP episodes that I have (wish I had taped them all).

12-14-2004, 01:49 AM	#6
John Carovella Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2004 Posts: 26	I like Bah Humbug the best.

12-22-2004, 01:47 AM	#7
Starsky Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 19, 2004 Posts: 97	Jennifer's Home for Christmas.

06-05-2005, 10:07 PM	#8
darrin_h2000 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 23, 2005 Posts: 48	"In the spirit of christmas, I went out and Killed a tree for you" Is a quote I use still today.