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retrofan05 · 12-19-2010, 07:47 PM

My pics would be: Bewitched, The Facts of Life, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and The Andy Griffith Show. I know there are many others that I would include, but it's been so long since I've seen certain shows that I can't really remember the Christmas episodes

Jude The Obscure · 12-19-2010, 08:01 PM

I also love The Donna Reed Show's "A Very Merry Christmas", Father Knows Best's two Christmas shows, and The Lucy Show's "Together for Christmas".

Rezny@gmail.com · 12-19-2010, 08:45 PM

And other good ones,are "The Addams Family"episode from 1965 second season called "Christmas With the Addams Family","Green Acres"1966 Christmas episode "An Old-Fashioned Christmas",and"That Girl"episode from season one 1966's "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid"

Marvo301 · 12-20-2010, 01:01 AM

I really like the Partridge Family episode "Don't Bring your Guns To Town Santa". I watch it every year and every year it pulls at my heartstrings.

benjamoon · 12-20-2010, 05:11 PM

My favorites among classic shows are Mary Tyler Moore, Bewitched, Happy Days, and The Bob Newhart Show.

*shameless plug* I did a top 40 Christmas episodes countdown on my blog recently, the link is in my signature

sunshinefizzy · 12-20-2010, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by benjamoon

My favorites among classic shows are Mary Tyler Moore, Bewitched, Happy Days, and The Bob Newhart Show.

*shameless plug* I did a top 40 Christmas episodes countdown on my blog recently, the link is in my signature

Great blog!!!

I like Three's Christmas (the only xmas episode Three's Company ever did), Brady Bunch was great, and ELR had some pretty kick ass ones

Goldilocks · 12-20-2010, 09:08 PM

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet always had great Christmas episodes. "Busy Christmas" is my favorite.

Rezny@gmail.com · 12-20-2010, 09:46 PM

"Hazel" had two Christmas episodes(I think) and the black and white one was better than the color one,because in the color one,George was kind of Scrooge-ish.

Jude The Obscure · 12-20-2010, 11:29 PM

^I have both...one on the official DVD, the other transferred from TV Land's Merrython of a few years back and without commercials, their version ran 17 minutes and the opening credits also were missing--very very shameful.

treky · 12-21-2010, 03:59 AM

I like the "GREEN ACRES" one "An old-fashioned Christmas. I always laugh out loud at the scene where Eb says to Fred Ziffle "Mr. Ziffle-look where your wife's standing-under the mistle toe"! Fred looks over, sees her, says "Oh yeah" then turns to Eb and says "Why don't you mind your own buisness"? or something.
And even though I haven't seen it in YEARS "THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW" episode "Christmas and the hard luck kid" is also good. (I never saw the version of it from "THAT GIRL")

comedyfreak · 12-21-2010, 09:27 AM

I Love Lucy Christmas
Bewitched A Vision of Sugar Plumbs
How The Flintstones Saved Christmas
Father Knows Best Christmas
Happy Days
The Lucy Show Together For Chirstmas
Brady Bunch Christmas episode

tv star collector · 12-21-2010, 10:14 AM

I Love Lucy
Evening Shade (2 different episodes)

Those are the ones I try to watch every year, on VHS. I'm sure there are
others that I can't think of at the moment.

LUNCH · 12-21-2010, 04:59 PM

Gilligans Island had a good black and white Christmas episode its first season.

Furienna · 12-23-2010, 03:37 AM

How old does a show have to be to become a "classic"? Being born as late as 1984, I consider 90s shows as "classics".

I think "Family Matters", "Step by step" and "Kenan & Kel" had at least one good Christmas episode each.

Jude The Obscure · 12-23-2010, 12:07 PM

I also forgot to add Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas, the 1977 reunion TV movie (which hopefully will be on the season 6 DVD, which Shout! has begun work on!!

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12-19-2010, 07:47 PM	#1
retrofan05 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,111	Classic Shows with the best Christmas Episodes My pics would be: Bewitched, The Facts of Life, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and The Andy Griffith Show. I know there are many others that I would include, but it's been so long since I've seen certain shows that I can't really remember the Christmas episodes

12-20-2010, 01:01 AM	#4
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12-20-2010, 05:11 PM	#5
benjamoon Bewitched Senior Member Join Date: Jun 15, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 1,450	My favorites among classic shows are Mary Tyler Moore, Bewitched, Happy Days, and The Bob Newhart Show. shameless plug I did a top 40 Christmas episodes countdown on my blog recently, the link is in my signature
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12-21-2010, 03:59 AM	#10
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I like the "GREEN ACRES" one "An old-fashioned Christmas. I always laugh out loud at the scene where Eb says to Fred Ziffle "Mr. Ziffle-look where your wife's standing-under the mistle toe"! Fred looks over, sees her, says "Oh yeah" then turns to Eb and says "Why don't you mind your own buisness"? or something. And even though I haven't seen it in YEARS "THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW" episode "Christmas and the hard luck kid" is also good. (I never saw the version of it from "THAT GIRL")
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12-21-2010, 09:27 AM	#11
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12-19-2010, 08:01 PM	#2
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	I also love The Donna Reed Show's "A Very Merry Christmas", Father Knows Best's two Christmas shows, and The Lucy Show's "Together for Christmas".

12-19-2010, 08:45 PM	#3
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	And other good ones,are "The Addams Family"episode from 1965 second season called "Christmas With the Addams Family","Green Acres"1966 Christmas episode "An Old-Fashioned Christmas",and"That Girl"episode from season one 1966's "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid"

12-20-2010, 09:08 PM	#7
Goldilocks Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 08, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 693	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet always had great Christmas episodes. "Busy Christmas" is my favorite.

12-20-2010, 09:46 PM	#8
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	"Hazel" had two Christmas episodes(I think) and the black and white one was better than the color one,because in the color one,George was kind of Scrooge-ish.

12-20-2010, 11:29 PM	#9
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	^I have both...one on the official DVD, the other transferred from TV Land's Merrython of a few years back and without commercials, their version ran 17 minutes and the opening credits also were missing--very very shameful.

12-21-2010, 10:14 AM	#12
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	I Love Lucy Evening Shade (2 different episodes) Those are the ones I try to watch every year, on VHS. I'm sure there are others that I can't think of at the moment.
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12-21-2010, 04:59 PM	#13
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	Gilligans Island had a good black and white Christmas episode its first season.

12-23-2010, 03:37 AM	#14
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,277	How old does a show have to be to become a "classic"? Being born as late as 1984, I consider 90s shows as "classics". I think "Family Matters", "Step by step" and "Kenan & Kel" had at least one good Christmas episode each.

12-23-2010, 12:07 PM	#15
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	I also forgot to add Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas, the 1977 reunion TV movie (which hopefully will be on the season 6 DVD, which Shout! has begun work on!! )