Trevor

Anyone have any insight into the various network TV schedules? I'm sure that several networks will have some sort of Thanksgiving marathon, and/or Thanksgiving movies and specials leading up to the day.

Also, any thought into having a checklist/bingo card like we have for the horror challenge? Here's a quickee:

--- turns to -X- when you watch that item.

* = first time viewing
Thanksgiving Color
St. Andrew's Day Color
Christmas Color
Boxing Day Color
New Year's Color


--- Watch a Thanksgiving movie.
--- Watch a Thanksgiving TV episode.
--- Watch a Thanksgiving special.
--- Watch something animated about Thanksgiving.

--- Watch a Christmas movie.
--- Watch a Christmas TV episode.
--- Watch a Christmas special.
--- Watch something animated about Christmas.
--- Watch It's a Wonderful Life.
--- Watch some version of A Christmas Carol.

--- Watch a New Year's movie.
--- Watch a New Year's TV episode.
--- Watch a New Year's special.
--- Watch something animated about New Year's.

--- Watch something Charlie Brown.
--- Watch something about St. Andrew's Day.
--- Watch something about Christ.
--- Watch something Garfield.
--- Watch an Oscar winner.
--- Watch an Emmy winner.
--- Watch some version of Miracle on 34th Street.

Super Geek Addendum:

Watch one film from every decade, starting with the 1890's.
--- 1890:
--- 1900:
--- 1910:
--- 1920:
--- 1930:
--- 1940:
--- 1950:
--- 1960:
--- 1970:
--- 1980:
--- 1990:
--- 2000:
--- Watch a film/show from the year you were born.

--- Watch the MST3K version of a film.
--- Watch a film/show and its remake.
--- Watch a film/show based on or turned into a video game.
--- Watch a film/show based on a novel.
--- Watch a silent film.
--- Watch a film/show with commentary.
--- Watch a film/show that takes place in space.
--- Watch a film/show that takes place on or under the sea.

Watch a film/show for each rating:
--- G
--- PG
--- PG-13
--- R
--- Unrated

horror checklist linked here. Anyone have any thoughts?

RobCA

I'll be watching it next week anyway, so if it counts, that's a nice bonus.

Nice list! One correction, the "Met Someone" episode of Mad About You (which is from Season 1, BTW) is a Christmas episode, not Thanksgiving. That's my fault, I had it listed with the Thanksgiving episodes by mistake.

Rob

Numes

I'll give this a shot this year. I'll have to get over my need to watch TV shows in order and pick and choose.

I can say, with all certainty, that I will not be watching anything Charlie Brown. I absolutely can't stand those specials.

The Monkees

Well, I've got the Christmas list almost done.

whitetigeress

Do we have to follow your list? I know I have tivo'ed stuff that is not on your list. I don't know the names off the top of my head right now.

Trevor

No, the list is just to give you ideas, and let you know that you may already own more Christmas specials, episodes, movies than you think.

A truly complete list of Christmas shows would number in the tens of thousands. These lists won't be even 1% "complete".

WallyOPD

I have the same issue. In fact, I just started watching the UK Office again so that when I watch the special it will be in order. I'm thinking that will kickoff my viewing next week, even though it's a Christmas special.

The Monkees

I'm going to be updating the rules tonight to be somewhat more specific on the rules. Nothing is going to change though, just more specific on what can be watched and what will not count.

Trevor

And the one day extension?

Bluelitespecial

Sounds good, I am going to included that with my list.

The Monkees

I don't really want to do the one day extension, I all ready extended it to 12/31 when the last 2 years it was only until Christmas.

The Monkees

Here is the list for Christmas finally, I think this is everything.

Christmas

Movies

Bad Santa
Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Batman Returns
Better Off Dead
Black Christmas (1974)
Black Christmas (2006)
Christmas Evil (a.k.a. You Better Watch Out!)
A Christmas Story
Christmas with the Kranks
Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Dr. Suess' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (Live Action)
Edward Scissorhands
Eight Crazy Nights
Elf
Ernest Saves Christmas
Ghostbusters II
Gremlins
Grumpy Old Men
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
I'll Be Home for Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
Jingle All the Way
Lethal Weapon
Less Than Zero
The Lion in Winter
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Miracle on 34th Street
Muppet Christmas Carol
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Robin and the Seven Hoods
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause 2
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Scrooged
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Trading Places

TV Shows

3rd Rock from the Sun Episode 2.12 "Jolly Old St. Dick"
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter Episode 1.12 "All I Want for Christmas"
Animaniacs Episode 1.50 "A Plotz Christmas"
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Episode 2.13 "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future"
Are You Being Served Episode 3.9 "Christmas Crackers"
Are You Being Served Episode 4.7 "The Father Christmas Affair"
Arrested Development Episode 1.7 "In Gob We Trust"
Arrested Development Episode 2.6 "Afternoon Delight"
Beverly Hills 90210 Episode 2.18 "A Walsh Family Christmas"
Beverly Hills 90210 Episode 3.16 "It's a Totally Happening Life"
Bewitched Episode 1.15 "A Vision of Sugar Plums"
The Bob Newhart Show Episode 1.14 "His Busiest Season"
The Bob Newhart Show Episode 2.15 "I'm Dreaming of a Slight Chrismtas"
The Boondocks Episode 1.7 "A Huey Freeman Christmas"
Boston Legal Episode 1.8 "Loose Lips"
Boston Legal Episode 1.9 "A Greater Good"
Boston Legal Episode 1.10 "Hired Guns"
The Brady Bunch Episode 1.12 "The Voice of Christmas"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode 3.10 "Amends"
Cheers Episode 1.12 "The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One"
Cheers Episode 2.12 "Where There's a Will..."
Cheers Episode 6.12 "Christmas Cheers"
Curb Your Enthusiasm Episode 3.9 "Mary, Joseph and Larry"
Desperate Housewives Episode 3.10 "The Miracle Song"
Dharma and Greg Episode 1.12 "Haus Arrest"
Diff'rent Strokes Episode 1.8 "Retrospective Part 1"
Diff'rent Strokes Episode 1.9 "Retrospective Part 2"
Doctor Who Episode 2.0 "The Christmas Invasion"
Doogie Howser, M.D. Episode 1.13 "Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Ellen Episode 2.12 "The Christmas Show"
Ellen Episode 3.12 "Do You Fear What I Fear?"
The Ellen Show Episode 1.11 "Ellen's First Christmess"
Family Guy Episode 3.16 "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas"
Family Ties Episode 1.11 "A Christmas Story"
Family Ties Episode 2.9 "A Keaton Christmas Carol"
Felicity Episode 1.10 "Finally"
Felicity Episode 2.9 "Portraits"
Frasier Episode 1.12 "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street"
Frasier Episode 3.9 "Frasier Grinch"
Frasier Episode 5.9 "Perspectives on Christmas"
Frasier Episode 6.10 "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"
Frasier Episode 7.11 "The Fight Before Christmas"
Frasier Episode 8.8 "Mary Christmas"
Frasier Episode 11.11 "High Holidays"
Friends Episode 1.10 "The One with the Monkey"
Friends Episode 2.9 "The One with Phoebe's Dad"
Friends Episode 3.10 "The One Where Rachel Quits"
Friends Episode 4.10 "The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie"
Friends Episode 5.10 "The One with the Inappropriate Sister"
Friends Episode 5.11 "The One with All the Resolutions"
Friends Episode 6.10 "The One with the Routine"
Friends Episode 7.10 "The One with the Holiday Armadillo"
Friends Episode 8.11 "The One with Ross's Step Forward"
Friends Episode 9.10 "The One with Christmas in Tulsa"
Full House Episode 2.9 "Our Very First Christmas Show"
Full House Episode 6.12 "A Very Tanner Christmas"
Full House Episode 7.13 "The Perfect Couple"
Full House Episode 8.11 "Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Futurama Episode 2.8 "Xmas Story"
Futurama Episode 4.2 "A Tale of Two Santas"
Gilmore Girls Episode 7.11 "Santa's Secret Stuff"
The Golden Girls Episode 2.11 "Twas the Nightmare Before Chrsitmas"
The Golden Girls Episode 5.12 "Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas"
Grounded for Life Episode 2.7 "I Saw Daddy Hitting Santa Claus"
Growing Pains Episode 1.12 "A Christmas Story"
The Honeymooners Episode 1.13 "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
How I Met Your Mother Episode 2.11 "How Lily Stole Christmas"
I Love Lucy Episode 6.11 "The I Love Lucy Christmas Show"
The Jeffersons Episode 3.12 "The Christmas Wedding"
The Jeffersons Episode 4.15 "984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C"
The Jeffersons Episode 5.12 "George Finds a Father"
Joey Episode 1.12 "Joey and the Plot Twist"
Just Shoot Me Episode 2.9 "Jesus, It's Christmas"
Living Single Episode 1.15 "Living Kringle"
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Episode 1.14 "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II"
Millennium Episode 2.10 "Midnight of the Century"
Monk Episode 4.9 "Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa"
Moonlighting Episode 2.10 "Twas the Episode Before Christmas"
Moonlighting Episode 3.8 "It's a Wonderful Job"
Murphy Brown Episode 1.5 "Murphy's Pony"
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode 4.21 "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"
The Nanny Episode 1.7 "Christmas Episode"
Newsradio Episode 2.10 "Xmas Story"
Newsradio Episode 3.10 "Christmas"
Northern Exposure Episode 3.10 "Seoul Mates"
Nowhere Man Episode 1.12 "It's Not Such a Wonderful Life"
The Office (UK) Episode 3.1 "Christmas Special Part 1"
The Office (UK) Episode 3.2 "Christmas Special Part 2"
Picket Fences Episode 1.11 "Pageantry"
Picket Fences Episode 1.12 "High Tidings"
Pretender Episode 1.8 "Not Even a Mouse"
The Ren & Stimpy Show Episode 2.7 "Son of Stimpy"
Roseanne Episode 6.12 "White Trash Christmas"
Roswell Episode 2.10 "A Roswell Christmas Carol"
Roswell Episode 3.9 "Samuel Rising"
Saved by the Bell Episode 3.24 "Home for Christmas Part 1"
Saved by the Bell Episode 3.25 "Home for Christmas Part 2"
The Simpsons Episode 1.1 "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
The Simpsons Episode 7.11 "Marge Be Not Proud"
The Simpsons Episode 9.10 "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"
Six Feet Under Episode 1.1 "Pilot"
Six Feet Under Episode 2.8 "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
Sliders Episode 3.12 "Season's Greedings"
South Park Episode 1.9 "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo"
South Park Episode 2.16 "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!"
South Park Episode 3.15 "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics"
South Park Episode 4.17 "A Very Crappy Christmas"
South Park Episode 6.17 "Red Sleigh Down"
South Park Episode 7.15 "It's Christmas in Canada"
South Park Episode 8.14 "Woodland Critter Christmas"
Spin City Episode 2.12 "Miracle Near 34th Street"
Sports Night Episode 1.11 "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee"
Sports Night Episode 2.8 "The Reunion"
Taxi Episode 1.13 "A Full House for Christmas"
Titus Episode 3.6 "Houseboat"
Tru Calling Episode 2.6 "Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again"
The Twilight Zone (1959) Episode 2.11 "Night of the Meek"
The Twilight Zone (1959) Episode 3.37 "The Changing of the Guard"
The Twilight Zone (1985) Episode 1.13 "Night of the Meek / But Can She Type? / The Star"
Ugly Betty Episode 1.9 "Lose the Boss?"
Ugly Betty Episode 1.10 "Fake Plastic Snow"
Veronica Mars Episode 1.10 "An Echolls Family Christmas"
Veronica Mars Episode 2.10 "One Angry Veronica"
What's Happening Episode 1.9 "Christmas"
What's Happening Episode 3.10 "Positive Identification"
The Weird Al Show Episode 1.12 "The Obligitory Holiday Episode"
The West Wing Episode 1.10 "In Excelsis Deo"
The West Wing Episode 2.10 "Noel"
Will & Grace Episode 4.11 "Jingle Balls"
Will & Grace Episode 5.11 "All About Christmas Eve"
Will & Grace Episode 6.10 "Fanilow"
Wings Episode 2.11 "A Terminal Christmas"
WKRP in Cincinnati Episode 2.11 "Jennifer's Home for Christmas"
WKRP in Cincinnati Episode 3.7 "Bah, Humbug"
The X-Files Episode 5.6 "Christmas Carol"
The X-Files Episode 5.7 "Emily"
The X-Files Episode 6.6 "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"

TV Specials

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dr. Suess' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (Animated)
The Flintstones' Christmas Carol
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty Returns
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
A Garfield Christmas
He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
The Little Drummer Boy
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
A Very Brady Christmas
The Year Without a Santa Claus

RobCA

A few more Christmas movies:

Arthur 2: On the Rocks
The Ref
Rent (could be considered Christmas or New Year's; either way, it counts)

And a few more Christmas episodes:

227 Episode 1.13 "Mary's Christmas"
Boston Legal Episode 3.10 "The Nutcrackers"
Ellen Episode 4.12 "Fleas Navidad"
Frasier Episode 10.10 "We Two Kings"
Mad About You Episode 1.11 "Met Someone"
Voyagers! Episode 1.11 "Merry Christmas, Bogg"
Will & Grace Episode 7.12 "Christmas Break"

Shack

Homicide: Life on the Street, episode 3.8, "All Through the Night"
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 #521 "Santa Claus"

Numes

Wow. No one has mentioned Strange Days yet (New Years)?

Edit: Ok, someone did mention this on Page 3.

The Monkees - Does your posts for Thanksgiving and Christmas consolidate everyone elses posts, or is just your list? Just a little confused

Bluelitespecial

There is a lot more christmas Simpsons episodes then ones that are posted.

The Monkees

Yeah but those are the ones currently in the season sets. I think there are more and people are welcome to list them from the individual DVD releases.

Zapp Brannigan

I'm new to this challenge, so I'm not sure if these count or not but for Christmas TV episodes there is also:
Pinky and the Brain 1.8: "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas"
The Sopranos 3.10: "To Save Us All From Satan's Power"
The Sopranos 6.12: "Kaisha"
The Office (US) 2.10: "Christmas Party"
The Office (US) 3.10: "A Benihana Christmas"

Trevor

For four of the five, why are you asking? It's pretty obvious from the titles.

And googling shows that Kaisha is a Christmas Eve episode apparently.

The Monkees

The LISTS THREAD should be posted around 1AM or 1:30AM depending on what time I get home from work.

Bluelitespecial

Well two programming notes, the slap countdown comes to an end on monday with How I met your Mother "Slapsgiving", then a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is on tuesday.

Trevor

There is also a SP Thanksgiving episode Tuesday night at 2130 on Comedy Central, and a Frank TV Thanksgiving episode Tuesday night at 2300 on TBS.

Anyone else have more?

And just to confirm/remind, the list thread is up everyone.

bluetoast

The recently released (and reviewed here) "A Wish For Wings that Work" is a Christmas special.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=31365

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Would a Thanksgiving/Christmas themed cooking show from Food Network count?

Trevor

I think we answered that earlier in the thread.

Pretty sure it was a yes.