Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: WKRP in Cincinnati

 

Here is a 

"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

WKRP in Cincinnati: Season 2, Episode 11

Jennifer's Home for Christmas (17 Dec. 1979)

WKRP s02e11 Jennifer's Home For Christmas by carpalton

This Week in TV History

December 19, 1944

Timothy L. “Tim” Reid is born. is an American actor, comedian and film director best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82), Marcel “Downtown” Brown on Simon & Simon (1983–87), Ray Campbell on Sister, Sister (1994–99) and William Barnett on That ’70s Show (2004-2006). Reid starred in a CBS series, Frank’s Place, as a professor who inherits a Louisiana restaurant.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Raging Rudolph

 

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a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

In its December 16, 1995 episode, the Fox Network's comedy series MADtv aired "Raging Rudolph" which also parodied Martin Scorsese's films. In it, Sam The Snowman narrates in a Joe Pesci-like voice how Rudolph and Hermey got violent Mafia-style revenge on their tormentors.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: 1966 CBS’ Christmas Message

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

This 1966 CBS’ Christmas Message by illustrator, animator, and editorial cartoonist R.O. Blechman. 

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Frosty the Snowman

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

December 14, 1969

Frosty the Snowman first aired on CBS. The show, based on the popular song of the same title, was produced for television by Rankin/Bass and featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante as narrator and Jackie Vernon as the title character. This special marked the first use of traditional cel animation for Rankin/Bass. Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass wanted to give the show and its characters the look of a Christmas card, so Paul Coker, Jr., a greeting card and MAD Magazine artist, was hired to do the character and background drawings. The actual animation work was done in Japan, by Osamu Tezuka's studio, Mushi Production. Rankin/Bass veteran writer Romeo Muller adapted and expanded the story for television as he had done with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964. 

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Bewitched - THE STORY OF SISTERS AT HEART

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

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that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

Today is St. Lucia's Day (or St. Lucy's Day)

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: McHale's navy the day they captured Santa Claus

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

Santa' McHale must practice some psychological warfare, when he, the crew, Binghamton, and a war correspondent are captured by a Japanese patrol, while on a mission to bring some Christmas joy to the children of a nearby orphanage.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Monkees Christmas

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Ed Asner Reads ‘The Night Before Christmas’ for Kids in 1987

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

WATCH Ed Asner Read ‘The Night Before Christmas’ for Kids in 1987 (Flashback)

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

December 9, 1965

A Charlie Brown Christmas is the first of many prime-time animated TV specials based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz aired for the first time.

It was produced and directed by former Warner Bros. and UPA animator Bill Meléndez, who also supplied the voice for the character of Snoopy. Initially sponsored by Coca-Cola, the special aired on CBS from its debut in 1965 through 2000, and has aired on ABC since 2001. For many years it aired only annually, but is now telecast at least twice during the Christmas season. The special has been honored with both an Emmy and Peabody award.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is also one of CBS's most successful specials, airing annually more times on that network than even MGM's classic motion picture The Wizard of Oz. Oz was shown thirty-one times on CBS, but not consecutively; between 1968 and 1976, NBC aired the 1939 film.

For the first time in nearly six decades, the Charlie Brown holiday specials will not be broadcast on television. Instead, the Peanuts are heading to Apple TV+.

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