PRIME Christmas marathon Sat. Dec. 7

[Sal]

This Saturday, Canada's PRIME TV will run a selection of Christmas episodes from their many shows between 1-11 PM. Here's what the lineup will look like:

12:00 PM Beverly Hillbillies (Regular Episode) "Courtship Of Elly"

12:30 Beverly Hillbillies (Regular Episode) "Real Nice Neighbor"

1:00 Golden Girls "Twas The Nightmare Before Christmas"

1:30 Three's Company "Three's Christmas"

The trio accept the Ropers' invitation to a Christmas party, but are then asked to one they'd rather attend.

2:00 Roseanne "Santa Claus"

Guest Stars: Morgan Fairchild and Sandra Bernhard

2:30 Roseanne "No Place Like Home For The Holidays"

3:00 All In The Family "Christmas Day At The Bunkers"

3:30 All In The Family "The Draft Dodger"

4:00 Who's The Boss?

4:30 Who's The Boss?

5:00 Gilligan's Island "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk"

In clips from the pilot, which never aired, the castaways on Christmas Day recall the shpwreck that marooned them.

5:30 Dragnet "The Christmas Story"

This is the 1968 version which featured Harry Morgan as Sgt. Friday's sidekick, which is but a shadow of the original classic 1950s series.

6:00 Bewitched "A Vision Of Sugar Plums"

Guest stars: Billy Mumy ("Lost In Space") and Bill Daily ("I Dream Of Jeannie")

Darrin and Sam teach an orphan about Santa. Easily the best episode of this marathon.

6:30 Bewitched "Santa Comes To Visit And Stays And Stays"

Esmeralda conjures up Santa the night before Christmas.

7:00 Beverly Hillbillies "Home For Christmas"

Pearl and the Clampetts plan surprises for each other. Featuring Paul Winchell as Grandpa Winch.

7:30 Beverly Hillbillies "Christmas At The Clampetts"

Granny threatens to leave town with her money.

8:00 Taxi "A Full House For Christmas"

8:30 Taxi "Get Me Through The Holidays"

9:00 Cheers "Christmas Cheers"

9:30 Cheers "Love Me, Love My Car"

10:00 MASH "Dear Dad"

10:30 MASH "Twas The Day After Christmas"


I'll be setting my VCR for between 5-8 pm, since that's when the best stuff is on!