![]() ![]() Meg can't get a date for the junior prom, and Brian, in a rare moment of sympathy, offers to take the person who is essentially his sister to the dance. It's a heart-warming and rather intimate expression of the "be grateful for what you have" maxim, that ought to bring much cheer to any crowd gathered around the box.Īfter something else to watch? Then be sure to check out the best Netflix shows now streaming.Meg Griffin is almost always the butt of the joke and the target of seething derision on "Family Guy." In the 2006 episode "Barely Legal," Meg gets to be the star of the episode, and viewers realize the darkly funny depths of just how starved she is for attention and affection. The Doctor has other plans that involve recreating the ghostly machinations of Dickens' tale through use of the TARDIS. ![]() Perfectly cast in the role of the stick-in-the-mud curmudgeon Kazrak Sardick, - the richest grump in town - he flat-out refuses to help. The Doctor steps in and locates the only man who can help save his two companions, and the thousands of remaining passengers, by aiding the malfunctioning craft.Įnter: Michael Gambon. This seasonal episode opens with Amy and Rory on a doomed spaceliner that's on the cusp of crashing. A Christmas Carol is arguably the best of all the Who Christmas specials - depending on your preference - reinventing the classic Dickensian yarn for legions of Whovians. The Simpsons, "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"Īccept no substitute when it comes to the Doctor. Sam then gives Dean an amulet he'd been saving for their dad. Determined to make sure little brother has an awesome Christmas, Dean steals him a Barbie. Alone in a motel waiting for their dad to return from a demon hunt, the two brothers exchange gifts. Still, that doesn't mean the bad guys don't need takin' out.Ī couple of Pagan gods sucking up people through their chimneys to devour their souls take up most of the storyline - and it's a lot of fun - with the sweetest moment arriving via flashback. And back then it wasn't too rosy for Dean, whose days were numbered after making a deal with a demon. This Christmassy story hails from season two when their true bond had yet to be excavated, offering a hint of what the future had in store. Veronica Mars, "An Echolls Family Christmas"Īs the series has progressed Supernatural leans more on the sibling dynamic between Sam and Dean, whose relationship often yields the most satisfying episodes. Funny as heck, and it'll give you all the feels. There won't be a dry eye on the couch for this one. While it seems all doom and gloom for the Knope, her friends rally around and make her the best gift ever and give themselves as her new workers. Because like the drug PCP, we are so fast-acting and powerful we should be illegal.") She also loses the two staffers helping her campaign for city council. With Leslie off work following a sex scandal incident, and desperate to be involved in local government in some way she starts a citizens action group, the Parks Committee of Pawnee (". Hence, the Citizen Knope episode puts a festive spin on her generosity by allowing the rest of the gang - Ron, April, Tom, Donna and Andy - to pay it forward. You might think you've got this year's Christmas presents sorted, but one look at Leslie's assembly of gifts and you'd be weeping. ![]() It's no secret in the world of Parks and Recreation that Pawnee's most ambitious citizen, Leslie Knope, is also an absolutely amazing gift-giver. South Park, "Mr Hankey, the Christmas Poo" Ted Lasso upsets the odds again: this is a modern TV Christmas classic. ‘Carol of the Bells’ is all the best parts of Ted Lasso - and Christmas - in one bow-tied package: tender, funny, and likely to bring a tear to your eye. A B-plot involving Roy’s niece desperately searching for a dentist also crams in as many laughs as possible ("I think you might be dying," Roy deadpans at one point) and firmly cements Roy and Keeley as the show’s best couple. Over at Higgins’ house, AFC Richmond’s foreign players also grow closer, giving some of the cast on the periphery ample time to shine. Set amid a depressed Ted’s first Christmas away from his son and now-ex-wife, ‘Carol of the Bells’ sees Rebecca and Ted spark up a connection, eventually bonding over gift-giving. Upon a rewatch nearer the holiday season, however, it’s clear this episode, full of the comedy’s trademark warmth and heart, stands out as one of the show’s very best. Christmas… in August? Ted Lasso’s festive special was a surprise gift midway through the second season, but its placement undeniably made it feel a little out of place. ![]()
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