‘Christmas with the Lettermans’On December 19, 1984, after devoting entire episodes to a bar mitzvah and an intermediate school’s election night, and before their episodes […]
The 20 Specials of Christmas: CommunityAnd here we are at the end of my Christmas death march. I’ve watched — and rewatched — a lot of Christmas episodes this month. A […]
The 20 Specials of Christmas: Garfield
Splitsider just featured an article about the history of Garfield’s mediocrity. And generally, I agree. Garfield The Comic Strip has a long […]
The 12 Days of Christmas VacationOne of the best things about this time of year is getting to watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Of all the Christmas movies out […]
ByBen Worcester
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Have Yourself a ‘Puppy [Little] Christmas’Whereas the Puppy Bowl is for those less concerned with the Super Bowl, Puppy Christmas is for EVERYBODY. Because look at them!
See the Stefon-Themed SNL Holiday CardThis begs the obvious question: What would Norman Rockwell have done with Stefon? Like, how would that have even worked?
ByEliot Glazer
Left Handed Radio: ‘Where Were Your Parents?’On this holiday-flavored episode: Field recordings of the rare North American laughing owls, a clerk tries to find a lost boy’s parents, Tanner […]
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The 20 Specials of Christmas: Star Wars
The Star Wars Holiday Special is legendary. And like most legendary things, it’s hard to praise or criticize. If I say it sucks, you already […]
The 20 Specials of Christmas: 30 Rock30 Rock has always been good at playing through old sitcom tropes and reforming them into something new. Here, of course, we have the old […]
The 20 Specials of Christmas: Parks and RecOn the sad side, “Christmas Scandal” is the last appearance of Louis C.K. as Leslie’s boyfriend, Dave (for this storyline, at least). Boo!
On […]