O Little Town... 

Sheriff Carter relates a Christmas story in which the defensive field malfunctions trapping everyone in town for the holiday. So Fargo throws a big party, unaware that the town is shrinking. All from a quest for the perfect fruitcake.

Director:

Matthew Hastings (as Matt Hastings)

Writers:

Andrew Cosby (creator), Jaime Paglia (creator)

Stars:

Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Ferguson	...	Jack Carter
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Allison Blake
Joe Morton	...	Henry Deacon
Erica Cerra	...	Jo Lupo
Neil Grayston	...	Douglas Fargo / S.A.R.A.H.
Niall Matter	...	Zane Donovan
Chris Parnell	...	Dr. Noah Drummer
Jordan Danger	...	Zoe Carter (as Jordan Hinson)
Chris Gauthier	...	Vincent (as Christopher Gauthier)
Trevor Jackson	...	Kevin Blake
Matt Frewer	...	Jim Taggart
Alex Ferris	...	Boy
Ava Hughes	...	Girl
Kathryn Kirkpatrick	...	Patient
Raugi Yu	...	GD Tech

Storyline

Sheriff Carter relates a Christmas story in which the defensive field malfunctions trapping everyone in town for the holiday. So Fargo throws a big party, unaware that the town is shrinking. All from a quest for the perfect fruitcake.

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Plot Keywords:

fruitcake | shrinking | party | christmas | title based on song | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alex Ferris and Ava Hughes, who play Boy and Girl, also appeared together in the finale of Harper's Island (2009).

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Quotes

Zoe Carter: [about Fargo's secret Santa gift] it wasn't Zane.
Douglas Fargo: Well, then someone was thinking of me, and I'm gonna find him.
Zoe Carter: So you can thank him?
Douglas Fargo: So I can *suspend* him. No one hacks Fargo and gets away with it, not even Santa.

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Crazy Credits

For this special episode, the credit sequence has been given added Christmas decorations and new music, plus the text "Happy Holidays". The on-screen titles that appear over the first scenes are also written with a "christmasy" typeface.

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Connections

References This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

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Soundtracks

Carol of the Bells
(uncredited)
Music by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych and lyrics by Peter Wilhousky

User Reviews

Awesome Christmas Episode

I am so glad that Eureka embraced Christmas in this episode. If you are a fan of science fiction and Christmas then you are in for a real treat. It will definitely put you in the Christmas mood!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Cable Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD