When TV Was Great: Recent Episodes
Alissa P
I will review random episodes of random tv shows from I Love Lucy to Breaking Bad. Come join me and reminisce about when TV was great!
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George adopts the opposite of his every instinct as Elaine's luck plummets, Jerry stays perfectly even, and Kramer chases an odd publishing opportunity.
I don't know what happened here, but when I went to clean up my podcast, it took the laugh tracks out of my clips. Weird but I'm not gonna try to fix it.
Original airdate- May 19, 1994
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Homer accidentally lands in a mental hospital and ends up sharing a room with a white man who thinks he is Michael Jackson.
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Long live Michael Jackson!
Original airdate- September 19, 1991
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Al has finally saved up a lot of cash to buy his family a ton of presents they want this year. Unfortunately, a mob of late customers in the shoe store prevents him from getting to the bank and retrieving the money he needs
Al's guardian angel pays him a visit and shows him what life would be like if he had never been born. The Jablonskys are a perfect family and the Rhoades are more like the Bundys, except without Al
Original airdate- December 17, 1987
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After Lucy causes them to be late for dinner with Ricky's new boss, he puts her on a tight schedule.
Original airdate- May 26. 1952
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Michael invites Jim and Pam and Andy and Angela to a couples-only dinner party, where they witness Michael and Jan's extremely dysfunctional home life. Dwight finds a way to invite himself, too.
Original airdate- April 10, 2008
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An alien race comes to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology.
Original airdate- March 2, 1962
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After Otto loses his job as school bus driver because he does not have a license, Bart convinces Homer and Marge to let Otto stay with them until he gets back on his feet.
Original airdate- April 23, 1992
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After Theo claims that he will have no problem making it in the real world", the Huxtables convert their house in the "Real World Apartments" and teach him a lesson about the real world.
RIP Malcolm Jamal Warner
Original airdate- April 3, 1986
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This podcast is dedicated to Julian McMahon, THE Christian Troy. We sadly lost him in early July. He was a hell of an actor, and hot af as well! In this episode, I will be talking about some of my favorite Nip/Tuck moments involving Christian. This will be part 2, seasons 5-6. There will be spoilers, you have been warned!
This podcast is dedicated to Julian McMahon, THE Christian Troy. We sadly lost him in early July. He was a hell of an actor, and hot af as well! In this episode, I will be talking about some of my favorite Nip/Tuck moments involving Christian. This will be part 1- seasons 1-4 Part 2 will be seaons 5-6. There will be spoilers, you have been warned!
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Elaine tells her former boss Mr. Lippman about an idea to sell only the tops of muffins. Lippman does and Elaine is shocked to see the store, until he gives her a cut of the profits and she tells him how to improve the business.
Original airdate- May 8, 1997
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Jack and Janet mistake Terri's psychiatrist friend for an escapee from a hospital psychiatric ward
Original airdate- November 10, 1981
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After getting dumped by Winnie, Kevin begins to doubt whether it is really over between them. In hopes of getting her back, he convinces Paul to throw a party and invite Winnie. But things don't go as planned
Original airdate- January 30, 1991
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Both Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper's schools are having a joint field trip to the local museum. Kevin figures this will be a great chance to spend some time together with Winnie, but things don't turn out as he planned.
Original airdate- January 23, 1991
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Jerry and Kramer are affected when a celebrity opens a new restaurant in the neighborhood and the eatery's sign shines its neon light directly into Kramer's apartment
Original airdate- November 14, 1996
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Stephanie suddenly becomes very possessive of her dad; D.J. gets her first blemish
Original airdate- December 8, 1989
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At the Springfield Swap Meet, Bart and Lisa notice Homer on the cover of an LP album. Homer tells the story of how he, Principal Skinner, Barney, and Apu recorded a barbershop quartet album in 1985, which catapulted them to national fame.
Original airdate- September 30, 1993
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When Kevin's mother, Norma (Alley Mills) decides to take a pottery class, but Jack is less than excited for his wife which deeply disappoints her.
Original airdate- February 1, 1989 (Exactly 36 years ago!!!)
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A trip to Hollywood to compete on their favorite game show turns sour for the roommates
Original airdate- January 23, 1988
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Bart and Lisa use not-so-idle threats to convince Homer to buy a swimming pool, and Bart suspects Flanders has killed his wife when he spies on him through the rear window
Episode talk starts at 14 min
Original airdate- September 4, 1994
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When Bart befriends a gay antiques dealer, homophobic Homer decides to bring out his son's masculine side by taking him hunting, but all does not go to plan
I know, I know. Stefan and I tend to ramble a little, so I am going to start putting time stamps on the episodes
This episode starts at 16:09 : )
Original airdate- February 16, 1997
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Al Bundy discovers a library book that was due in 1957 and discovers he owes a fine of over $2,000. He must return it to the library and face up to his worst childhood fear, namely the librarian
Original airdate- November 6, 1988
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With special guests Stefan and Matt
Kyle chooses Stan, Kenny and Butters to celebrate his birthday at Casa Bonita. When Cartman finds out he's not invited, he arranges for Butters to conveniently go "missing."
Original airdate- November 12, 2003
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As the leap year's full moon rises over Miami, the ladies are caught in a series of strange happenings; Blanche throws a Moonlight Madness Party.
Original airdate- Feb 29, 1992
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Stefan and I once again review some of our favorite segments from the Treehouse of Horror series
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Stefan and I review our favorite segments from the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes. It was hard to choose just 3 which is why we're coming back with part 2!
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When Springfield decides to install a monorail system, Homer gets the job as conductor, but has no idea what he's doing, although he does get to wear a cape. When the monorail opens, all hell breaks loose and it's down to Homer and Bart to save the passengers
Original airdate- January 14, 1993
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With special guests Stefan and Stephen
After a hair-raising encounter with the maniac, Al decides to get the family out of town. But they realize that they are trapped at the motel by a storm and the locals are unwilling to help them. Then things take a turn when Peggy is taken hostage by the ax murderer in a room and Al must rescue her
Original airdate- September 27, 1987
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With two very special guests Stefan and Stephen. Ya, that's not confusing at all! lol
The Bundys take a vacation to near-beautiful Dumpwater, Florida and stay in a cut-rate motel where an ax murderer that hates tourists, shows up every five years since 1967, and redneck locals begin to make bets on who the psycho will strike next.
Original airdate- Sept 27, 1987
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In this very silly episode, Fran is arrested for owning an unlicensed singles party business, and Uncle Manny comes to the rescue.
Original airdate- November 6, 1995
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Brenda and Dylan conspire to keep their romance alive and Brandon returns to his summer job at the Beverly Hills Beach Club
Original airdate- July 15, 1992
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After Meg exposes the family on a talk show, network executives turn the Griffins' exciting and confusing life into a reality series
Original airdate- April 25, 2000
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With special guest Stefan!
After retrieving a piece of candy stuck to a college co-ed's pants, Homer becomes public enemy number one when the co-ed accuses Homer of touching her butt and the media makes Homer out to be a pervert
Original airdate- November 27, 1994
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Marge is stressed from motherhood and hires a British nanny to help out around the house, who struggles to teach Bart and Lisa how to behave
Original airdate- February 7, 1997
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Merry Christmas everybody!
Stan sneaks out of the house to join the Cartman family's holiday celebration, and Uncle Howard escapes from prison
With special guest Stefan Heikel!
Original airdate- December 9, 1998
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When Furley discovers Ray Martin, the nice, handsome man Janet and Jack fixed Terri up with in the flower shop, is a convicted murderer, all havoc breaks loose
Original airdate- January 4, 1983
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The Griffins and other residents of Quahog are invited to visit the mansion of James Woods. The evening turns into a real murder mystery when guests end up dead and everyone scrambles to figure out whodunnit.
Original airdate- September 26, 2010
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The Griffins and other residents of Quahog are invited to visit the mansion of James Woods. The evening turns into a real murder mystery when guests end up dead and everyone scrambles to figure out whodunnit
Original airdate- Sept 26, 2010
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Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.
Original airdate- February 20, 1992
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Mr. Burns' mystery attacker is finally revealed. There's a shock confession, and Homer has a clear motive, but could the truth be even more bizarre?
Original airdate- September 17, 1995
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Mr Burns is found shot and everyone in Springfield has a motive. He stole the school's oil, he injured Santa's Little Helper, he prevented the school from hiring Tito Puentes and he forced Moe's to close down.
Original airdate- May 21, 1995
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Peggy is depressed on her birthday when she discovers that her favorite bra is discontinued, so Al must go to a far-off lingerie outlet store to buy the discontinued bra for Peggy
Original airdate- January 15, 1989
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After realizing how unpopular she is, a disillusioned Lisa sees the vacation to Ned Flanders' beach house as an opportunity to reinvent herself
Original airdate- May 19, 1996
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Blanche becomes the prime suspect when the roommates go on a murder-mystery weekend
With special guest Stefan Heikel!
Original airdate- September 28, 1991
Krusty's ex-sidekick, Sideshow Bob, returns to Springfield for revenge against Bart for exposing his murder plot
Original airdate- October 7, 1993
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Mike tries to help his class understand the Challenger space shuttle tragedy -- especially Punky, whose dream is to become an astronaut
Original airdate- March 9. 1986
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With special guest Stefan Heikel!
When Fran and Grace enter a mother-daughter beauty contest, Grace reveals that she can't remember her real mother
Original airdate- May 16, 1994
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With special guest Amber!!!
Kelly gets a chilly reception from Brandon; Donna is injured in a fight with Ray; Dylan learns that Tom knows something about his father's death
Original airdate- May 24, 1995
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With special guest Amber!!!
Jim and Cindy (James Eckhouse, Carol Potter) are forced to put their house up for sale; Brandon (Jason Priestley) decides to participate in the KEG/ALPHA national convention in Palm Springs; Kelly (Jennie Garth) spends the day with Alison (Sara Melson)
Original airdate- May 24, 1995
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Cate and Tyler learn they are pregnant, spurring Cate to seek marriage; Maci struggles to co-parent with Ryan; Amber falls for Gary's flirting, but is sad to learn he went on a family vacation with his new girlfriend
Original airdate- March 23, 2005
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A prank by Elaine leads a newspaper journalist to think that Jerry and George are gay
Original airdate- February 11, 1993
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Al battles Marcy when he is chosen as a supermarket's one millionth customer. The Bundys and D'Arcys shop 'til they drop to see who will win $1,000 in groceries
Original airdates- April 14, April 21- 1991
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Fed up with Lucy's constant fibbing, Ricky and the Mertzes bet her a hundred dollars that she can't go twenty-four hours without telling a lie.
Original airdate- November 9, 1953
RIP Bob Saget : (
The Tanners invite Cindy and Rusty over again for a backyard barbecue. Rusty writes a phony love letter which causes confusion as each member of the household reads it in turn, all believing it to be from a different person
Original airdate- December 7, 1990
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Paul Pfeiffer and Kevin Arnold's birthdays are just days apart, and the two friends have usually always celebrated together. But this year, upon turning 13 Paul(as per Jewish Tradition), will become a man. The only problem is that Paul's Bar Mitzvah happens to take place on the same day as Kevin's Birthday!
Original airdate- April 11, 1989
While Silvio has the flu, Chris and Paulie run his collections for him, which results in the pair getting lost in the woods and nearly freezing to death while Tony's affair with Gloria goes sour as does Meadow's relationship with Jackie Jr.
Original airdate- May 6, 2001
The family gets snowed in at an airport on Christmas Eve. Meanwhile, Stephanie worries that Santa won't be able to find her
Original airdate- December 16, 1988
Merry Christmas to all my listeners!
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In this episode, the office throws a Christmas party and plays Secret Santa. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), having put much effort into finding a gift for Pam (Jenna Fischer), becomes frustrated when Michael Scott (Steve Carell) makes everyone play "Yankee Swap", and an iPod that Michael bought for Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) becomes the hot object of the game
Original airdate- December 6, 2005
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Happy Thanksgiving to you all out there in TV land!
Dexter spends Thanksgiving with his rival, Arthur, but instead of family fun the holiday takes a twisted turn at the Miller residence. Back at the Morgans', Rita and Elliot get their hands dirty with more than just turkey grease.
Original airdate- November 22, 2009
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When his first Thanksgiving without his wife Pam arrives, Danny is determined to make the day extra special for his daughters. The men try to make restaurant reservations, but D.J. and Stephanie encourage them to have the festivities at home
Original airdate- November 20, 1987
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The boys are watching a Terrance and Philip special in Cartman's house. When they see a commercial offering a free sports watch with a five dollar donation to famine relief, they're overjoyed, but instead of receiving a watch, the boys receive an Ethiopian boy.
Original airdate- November 19, 1997
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On the first day back to school, Kevin (Fred Savage) discovers that ninth grade is no piece of cake
Original airdate- September 26, 1990
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When Brandon, Brenda and their friends return to school, a new girl's attentions to Brandon and Dylan cause tension in the group
Original airdate- September 12, 1991
Al is not enthusiastic about the Labour Day's barbecue event. Peggy works hard to get everything ready to make the special Bundy burgers. Unfortunately, one of the special ingredients turns out to be the ashes of Marcy's deceased aunt.
Happy Labor Day!!!
Original airdate- September 3, 1989
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O.J. Simpson's lawyers must handle an intense situation when he goes missing
Original airdate- February 9, 2016
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When he discovers that Trinity is planning an out-of-town trip, Dexter sees an opportunity to ride along and gain an insight into the mind of a fellow monster. However, he isn't prepared for the startling revelations Trinity makes along the way.
Saul proposes a new business partner for Walt and Jesse, Skyler makes a shocking discovery at work, and Jesse opens up telling recovering addict Jane what he does for a living
Original airdate- May 17, 2009
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Tony is forced to discuss living arrangements with Livia, then has a series of `fever dreams' after he gets sick at a restaurant.
Original airdate- April 9, 2000
Al and Steve's fishing trip turns disastrous because Peggy, Marcy and Kelly are all under the weather
Original airdate- December 11, 1988
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Brandon, Brenda, Dylan, Kelly, Steve, Donna, Andrea and David take an end-of-the-summer camping trip to Yosemite National Park. But in a comedy of errors, they end up stranded for the night in a rundown cabin during a rainstorm and exchange some facts of life with a newlywed couple from the cabin next door
Original airdate- August 29, 1991
When Lucy and Ethel's train tickets to Florida go missing, they take a ride with a woman who could be a killer
Original airdate- November 12, 1956
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Bart forges his school report so Homer will let him and Lisa go to Kamp Krusty for the Summer, but the dream camp turns out to be a sweat shop and Bart leads an uprising. Meanwhile, with the kids away, Homer gets into the best shape of his life and love breaks out in the Simpson household
Original airdate- September 24, 1992
While on summer vacation, Kevin (Fred Savage) has a romance with an older girl (Holly Sampson)
Original airdate- October 3, 1989
Homer explains why there are no pictures of Maggie in the house and why he had to give up his dream job at the bowling alley
Original airdate- January 22, 1995
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Jack McKay is released from jail, and Dylan makes his decision between Brenda and Kelly
Original airdate- January 27, 1993
Kevin (Fred Savage) reminisces about the day he visited his always-tense father (Dan Lauria) at the office
Original airdate- March 29, 1988
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Dylan must deal with feelings of resentment when his estranged mother returns to Los Angeles to live with him.
Original airdate- September 26, 1991
Lucy meets her Spanish-speaking mother-in-law for the first time
Original airdate- November 22, 1954
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With special recurring guest host Cisco
Homer meets his mother after faking his own death
Original airdate- November 19, 1995
Happy Mother's Day!
Against his mother's (Alley Mills) wishes, Kevin (Fred Savage) decides to play contact football.
Original airdate- October 31, 1989
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An apple is the catalyst for a declaration of war between the Bundys and the D'Arcys, with the families feuding over property rights.
Original airdate- Feb 6, 1994
The Osbournes are at war with a very difficult neighbor
Original airdate- March 19, 2002
Homer decides to become Flanders' new best friend after attending a football game with him. However, his overbearing behaviour soon sends Ned crazy
Original airdate- March 17, 1994
Sophia predicts a hurricane's path, Blanche and Rose participate in a telethon, and Dorothy joins Stan in therapy
Original airdate- November 9, 1991
After being in a play, D.J. decides she likes acting so she auditions for a cereal commercial. At her audition, Stephanie comes along and the people in charge of the auditions notice her and give her the part, which leads to some sibling rivalry
Original airdate- January 8, 1988
Alex rents out rooms for the Leland homecoming football game to pay for Mallory's auto mishap
Original airdate- November 8, 1984
Kevin hopes the family gets a color television for Christmas and receives a unique present from Winnie
Original airdate- December 14, 1988
Kevin and Wayne (Fred Savage, Jason Hervey) must decide who will move into the room vacated by their sister
Original airdate- April 3, 1991
In an effort to honor his word, Jack attempts to attend 3 different occasions, in 3 different apartments, all on the same night.
Original airdate- October 28, 1980
When Ricky tells Lucy to quit gossiping, she acts out -- rather than tells -- some gossip to Ethel about Betty and her husband, Jack. The boys bet the girls to see who can prevent themselves from gossiping the longest.
Original airdate- March 24, 1952
With special returning guest host, my hubby Cisco
Valentine's Day comes to Springfield and Lisa takes pity on Ralph and gives him a card, but when Ralph falls in love with Lisa their friendship turns bad, causing a bitter feud to break out between the two families
Original airdate- February 9, 1993
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Constant interruptions frustrate Lucy's attempts to tell Ricky she is pregnant
Original airdate- December 5, 1952
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In this episode, I will be reviewing Beverly Hills 90210- The Little Fish
Original airdate- September 22, 1993
Jim and Cindy are agog when Brenda returns from Minnesota and announces that she's not going to college. Meanwhile, Donna and David get the overnight radio show
In this episode, my brother Evan and I discuss Seinfeld "The Millennium."
Newman nixes Kramer's millennium-party plans; Jerry obsesses about his position on his girlfriend's speed dial
Original airdate- May 1, 1997
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Bart accidentally ruins Christmas for the Simpson family by burning down the tree and all their presents
Original airdate- December 21, 1997
Episode music- "Santa's On His Way"- Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
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Ozzy, Sharon and Jack are on tour in NYC, and then go home to celebrate Christmas with the family
Original airdate- April 30, 2002
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A somewhat lost Santa Clause parachutes into the Bundy's back garden and Al is forced to take matters in hand.
Original airdate- December 20, 1987
Episode music- "The Christmas Song"- Nat King Cole
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In this episode, I review The Golden Girls season 2, episode 11 "Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas"
Airdate- December 20, 1986
The girls all plan to visit their respective families for Christmas, but their plans are ruined when they are held hostage by a man dressed as Santa Claus at the Grief Counseling Center.
Episode music- "Surfin Safari"- The Beach Boys