Robert Young and Jane Wyatt in Father Knows Best (1954)
The Christmas Story (1954) - The family heads out to cut down their own tree, gets stuck in a snow drift, finds a mountain cabin to shelter in and meets a mysterious bearded man named Nick.
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Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in The Honeymooners (1955)
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1955) - In a modern-day version Gift of the Magi, Ralph has to sell his new bowling ball to buy a special gift for Alice. -
Cecil Kellaway and Bill Mumy in Bewitched (1964)
A Vision of Sugar Plums (1964) - When the orphan they took in for Christmas doesn't believe in the magic of the season, Samantha's solution is to zap everyone to the North Pole. -
Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II (1970) - When Mary has to work on both Christmas Eve and Day, she finds a friend over the air in a remote transmitter operator named Charlie. -
Mel Stewart in All in the Family (1971)
Christmas Day at the Bunkers' (1971) - Archie can't bring himself to tell the family he didn't get a Christmas bonus this year and the Jeffersons, with Henry (yes, George was originally named Henry) in a Santa suit, don't help his mood. -
Bob Newhart in The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in (1975) - Bob is hospitalized, embarrassed by getting his tonsils out at his age, and his nurse is a former patient. -
Ernest Harden Jr. and Sherman Hemsley in The Jeffersons (1975)
984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C (1977) - George won't explain to Louise why he's been paying rent and sending Christmas presents to an address in Harlem for years. -
Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) - Among other difficulties the citizens of Sesame Street experience, Big Bird is concerned when Oscar points out that Santa can't possibly fit down the street's narrow chimneys. -
Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (1989) - Christmas is looking bleak with no funds for gifts but Homer inadvertently saves the day by going to the dog track. -
Barry Corbin, Kim Kim, Chi Muoi Lo, and James Song in Northern Exposure (1990)
Seoul Mates (1991) - Maurice meets the Korean son he fathered while he was in the Marines for the first time. -
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jennifer McComb, Stephen Mendel, and Melody Rogers in Saved by the Bell (1989)
Home for Christmas: Part 1 (1991) and Part 2 - The gang is working at the mall for Christmas when Zack falls for a girl who turns out to be homeless. -
Cheryl Chase in Rugrats (1991)
The Santa Experience (1992) - Meeting Santa at the mall is traumatic for the kids. -
Kelsey Grammer and John Finn in Frasier (1993)
Miracle on Third or Fourth Street (1993) - After spending a horrible Christmas on the air, Frasier is mistaken for homeless and treated to a meal by people far more misfortunate than him. -
James Avery, Joseph Marcell, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Boyz II Men in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
'Twas the Night Before Christening (1993) - Will feels inadequate as he sees the over-the-top gifts the family has bought for Nicky's Christening, so he promises he will get Boyz II Men to sing at the ceremony. -
John Goodman and Roseanne Barr in Roseanne (1988)
White Trash Christmas (1993) - After receiving a letter from the neighborhood association about tasteful holiday decorations, Dan and Roseanne set out to create the biggest eyesore in Illinois. -
Claire Danes and A.J. Langer in My So-Called Life (1994)
So Called Angels (1994) - Angela tries to figure out how to help Rickie after he is kicked out of his abusive uncle's house and she gets guidance from a mysterious homeless girl. -
Hey Arnold! (1996)
Arnold's Christmas (1996) - When Arnold draws Mr. Hyunh in the boarding house Secret Santa he finds out Mr. Hyunh had a daughter he gave to a US soldier during the war and tries to find her for him. -
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Jerry Stiller, Estelle Harris, Tracy Letts, Colin Malone, Michael Richards, and Daniel von Bargen in Seinfeld (1989)
The Strike (1997) - George acts like a twit (shocker!) and blames it on Festivus, the holiday his father created many years before. -
Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
The Toaster (1998) - Ray's parents trade in the personalized toaster he gave them without even opening it, then spend the rest of the episode trying to get it back. -
Kathy Najimy, Brittany Murphy, and Stephen Root in King of the Hill (1997)
Pretty, Pretty Dresses (1998) - Depressed Bill becomes suicidal as the anniversary of his wife leaving him approaches and after a complete mental break, he begins to wear her clothes and impersonate her. -
Richard Schiff in The West Wing (1999)
In Excelsis Deo (1999) - The President has a hard time transitioning from holiday celebrations to international crises and back, and when a homeless veteran dies wearing a coat Toby donated he becomes obsessed with making sure the man gets a proper burial. -
Cloris Leachman and Christopher Masterson in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Christmas (2001) - Lois "holds Christmas hostage" by locking everything away in the garage and Francis goes to spend Christmas with his horrible grandmother Ida. -
Tony Hale and Jessica Walter in Arrested Development (2003)
Afternoon Delight (2004) - Just a sampling of a Bluth family Christmas - multiple family members performing "Afternoon Delight" together, pot brownies, Buster trying to get out of the military and Lucille and Oscar getting it on. -
Dan Hedaya and Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Meets His Dad (2006) - Monk reunites with his dad after 39 years apart. -
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
A Very Supernatural Christmas (2007) - Sam and Dean's search for a missing man leads to centuries-old pagan gods who take human sacrifices and, in flashback, we see a typically unspectacular Winchester Christmas from long ago. -
Robert Sean Leonard and Hugh Laurie in House M.D. (2004)
Joy to the World (2008) - Wilson challenges House to be NICE to his clinic patients. -
Lost (2004)
The Constant (2008) - Miraculously, Desmond and Penny reach across time and space to find each other. -
Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Glenn Howerton in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
A Very Sunny Christmas (2009) - Long-held secrets are revealed when Dennis and Dee find out that every year Frank bought their dream gifts, then kept them for himself, Mac's family broke into other people's home to steal their presents and Charlie remembers that he only got presents because his mom brought home a series of "Santas" each year. -
Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, and Nolan Gould in Modern Family (2009)
Undeck the Halls (2009) - Claire and Phil threaten to cancel Christmas unless the kids reveal who made a burn mark on the coach. -
Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Cory Monteith, Ashley Fink, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, Chord Overstreet, and Heather Elizabeth Morris in Glee (2009)
A Very Glee Christmas (2010) - Artie finds out Brittany still believes in Santa so he enlists the club to help continue the ruse, until Brit tells Santa all she wants for Christmas is for Artie to be able to walk again. -
H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, and Dan Mintz in Bob's Burgers (2011)
Christmas in the Car (2013) - On their way to buy a third Christmas tree, the family is threatened when a semi-truck painted like a candy cane tries to force them off the road, and the kids catch someone in the trap they left for Santa Claus. -
Marcia Gay Harden, Malin Akerman, Bradley Whitford, and Michaela Watkins in Trophy Wife (2013)
Twas the Night Before Christmas... Or Twas It? (2013) - After waking to terrible hangovers and a wrecked house, Pete and his (ex-) wives try to recollect their Christmas Eve, which included a group performance of the Ace of Base song, "The Sign." -
Jon Hamm in Black Mirror (2011)
White Christmas (2014) - Two men assigned to a remote outpost tell each other stories of augmented reality and smart technology, plagued with horror. -
Nobu McCarthy and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
Christmas Story (1976) - Fish dresses as a street corner Santa to catch a thief and Nick makes a midnight date with a beautiful mugging victim, not realizing she's also a prostitute. -
Lou Ferrigno and Jerry Stiller in The King of Queens (1998)
Better Camera (2000) - Lou Ferrigno moves next door and Arthur tries to get him to produce his screenplay, and Doug buys Carrie a camera, only to find out her boss gave her a much better one.
