Twas the Episode Before Christmas

Episode aired Dec 17, 1985
TV-PG
1h

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7.8/10

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Comedy Drama Mystery Romance

A criminal in the witness protection scheme is killed but his wife and baby manage to escape. When fleeing, the baby is left in Agnes' apartment but without any explanation. Maddie and Addis... Read allA criminal in the witness protection scheme is killed but his wife and baby manage to escape. When fleeing, the baby is left in Agnes' apartment but without any explanation. Maddie and Addison decide to try to find the mother.A criminal in the witness protection scheme is killed but his wife and baby manage to escape. When fleeing, the baby is left in Agnes' apartment but without any explanation. Maddie and Addison decide to try to find the mother.

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Trivia
The title is from "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" or "A Visit from St. Nicholas" first published anonymously in the Troy, New York Sentinel on December 23, 1823 by Clement Clarke Moore.

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David Addison Jr.: I don't know if you believe this about me, but I take all this pain and suffering very personally.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: I'll bet you do.
David Addison Jr.: Many a night, I sat up thinking.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: Imagine sitting and thinking.
David Addison Jr.: And then last night, it hit me.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: Left a bruise, I hope.
David Addison Jr.: Who is the one beacon of hope, of fantasy, of joy still left out there in the world?
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: Steven Spielberg?
David Addison Jr.: Santy Claus!
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: Oh, yeah?
David Addison Jr.: But all is not well at the North Pole.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: No, huh?
David Addison Jr.: No, Maddie, you see we're living in an age of state of the art technology, global travel, split-second communications.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: Is that bad?
David Addison Jr.: It is if you're Kris Kringle.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: Do tell.
David Addison Jr.: All right, I will. You're a child.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: Watch it.
David Addison Jr.: You want to tell Santa Claus what to bring you for Christmas. What do you do?
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: Write a letter.
David Addison Jr.: Ha! I can see you haven't been around a lot of kids. Nobody writes anymore.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: They don't?
David Addison Jr.: Hell, no! They're too busy studying for SATs, applying for credit cards, going through detox.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: The joys of childhood.
David Addison Jr.: And that's where Santa's Hotline comes in. By simply dialing our convenient 900 number, children from all over the free world can converse directly, and in total privacy, with old St. Nick, or one of his personally appointed helpers, all for the low, low price of $1.75 a minute, plus the cost of the toll call. Prices may vary outside the continental United States. You like?

Connections
Featured in The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)

Soundtracks
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Written by Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots
Performed by The Crystals

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8/10

A fun Christmas episode!

Having watched Moonlighting when it was on television in the mid 80's, I was thrilled to find it streaming on HULU. This is a typical episode in that David(Bruce Willis) & Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) fight and yell at each other and do some silly stuff while at the same time there are moments when they show affection for each other. They have a "case" to resolve that involves Miss DiPesto and a cute little baby. The last few minutes is a singing of The First Noel with what looks like the production crew for the show. Plus David & Maddie hold hands and kiss a couple of times. Great show! Glad it's available again. BC.