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As is the tradition at ACME, most of the staff and their family have joined the Caligaris for the Christmas Eve dinner of the seven fishes; we keep losing track of how many fishes we've consumed, (it might have something to do with the number of bottles of white wine that we've consumed. But please join us - there's always room at the table )

Well, maybe you were already in the holiday way (especially if you've been playing the home version.) Check out these clips from the late night shows while we recount if we've actually eaten seven fish dishes -













Why not watch these cartoons for your family while we try to sober up -

Olive the Other Reindeer -




The Little Drummer Boy -




Bedtime for Sniffles -




Midnight In A Toy Shop -




One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.


Sometimes TV is your only friend, so why not have another marathon of Christmas themed episodes.

Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital   The Bob Newhart Show -



This episode is sometimes excluded from syndication packages because it is set on Christmas Eve and is therefore "seasonal".


Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid     That Girl -



Christopher Shea, the child-actor playing Tommy, is best known as the voice of Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and several other Peanuts specials. At the time this episode was broadcast, Shea was also a regular cast member in the short-lived Western series Shane.


Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II   Mary Tyler Moore -



James L. Brooks, the writer of the That Girl episode, Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid wrote a sequel (of sorts) for this The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode, the sitcom's first Christmas special.


And a rarely seen holiday special from Rod Serling, Carol for Another Christmas --



Everyone involved in this production - all the cast, including the Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Writer Rod Serling, and Composer Henry Mancini - worked for union scale as an expression of their support for its anti-war themes and perceived importance of the program. Sellers, who at the time was reported to charge $750,000 or more, appeared for only $350, the Screen Actors Guild weekly minimum.


Now that you're in the proper mood for the holidays - I'll leave you with these thoughts from Ogden Nash and his poem: The Boy Who Laughed At Santa Claus.



I've told my kids and maybe you'll tell yours - Dammit kids, get to bed! The sooner you go to sleep, the quicker Christmas will be here.

Norad Santa

Demand Euphoria!