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Cast:Darren McGavin
1922 to 2006
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A Christmas Story (1983)
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. /// Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift.
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1983
11/18/1983
PG
Film
93 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Family
 Director(s):
Bob Clark
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00:00:00 "I can't put my arms down!" - Randy
00:00:10
00:00:20 Christmas
00:00:30 Christmas
00:00:40 House, snow
Cast:

Peter Billingsley / Ralphie Parker
Darren McGavin / The Old Man Parker
Melinda Dillon / Mother Parker
Jean Shepherd / Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Scott Schwartz / Flick
Ian Petrella / Randy Parker
Tedde Moore / Miss Shields
R.D. Robb / Schwartz
Zack Ward / Scut Farkus
Yano Anaya / Grover Dill



Tagline: Sometimes Christmas is about getting what you really want.
 A Christmas Story (1983)



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Murphy Brown (1988–2018) 
I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas (1992)      S5.E12
Murphy is looking forward to her first Christmas as a mother, and intends to do every tradition. But the arrival of her father and her Aunt Brooke turns Murphy into a referee as they resume their years-long feuding.
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1992
12/14/1992
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
A
Genre:
Comedy
 Director(s):
Lee Shallat Chemel
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Cast:

Candice Bergen / Murphy Brown
Pat Corley / Phil
Faith Ford / Corky Sherwood
Charles Kimbrough / Jim Dial
Robert Pastorelli / Eldin Bernecky
Joe Regalbuto / Frank Fontana
Grant Shaud / Miles Silverberg
Darren McGavin / Bill Brown
Marian Seldes / Murphy's Aunt Brooke
Pat Loeb / Caroler



 Murphy Brown (1988–2018) 



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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
The history of Christmas and the traditions that make the holidays the most wonderful time of the year.
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1997
12/15/1997
Approved
TV Movie
50 minutes
A
Genre:
Documentary
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Cast:

Harry Smith / Self - Narrator (voice)
Forrest Church / Self - Minister, All Souls Church
A.W. Purdue / Self - Historian, Open University, England
Elaine Pagels / Self - Religion Department, Princeton University
Stephen Nissenbaum / Self - Historian, University of Massachusetts
Penne L. Restad / Self - Historian, University of Texas
Leigh Eric Schmidt / Self - Religion Department, Princeton
Alan Dundes / Self - Folklore Department, UC Berkeley)
Jean Shepherd / Self - Humorist
James Stewart / George Bailey (archive footage)



 Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)



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Millennium (1996–1999) 
Midnight of the Century (1997)      S2.E10
As Christmas approaches, Frank is contacted by his estranged father, which brings back a childhood memory. However, Jordan is contacted by the spirit of her dead grandmother who also had Frank's gift, so Frank turns to Lara for advice.
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1997
12/19/1997
TV-14
TV Series Episode
60 minutes
B
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Horror
 Director(s):
Dwight H. Little
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Cast:

Lance Henriksen / Frank Black
Megan Gallagher / Catherine Black
Terry O'Quinn / Peter Watts
Brittany Tiplady / Jordan Black
Kristen Cloke / Lara Means
Allan Zinyk / Brian Roedecker
Darren McGavin / Henry Black
G. Patrick Currie / Simon
Jessica Schreier / Barbara Watts
Cheryl McNamara / Linda Black



 Millennium (1996–1999) 



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Kolchak, The Night Stalker (1974-1975)
The Werewolf (1974)      S1.E5
Kolchak's assigned to interview singles aboard a cruise ship, but finds there's some kind of wolf creature killing passengers during the full moon.
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1974
11/01/1974
Approved
TV Series Episode
51 minutes
C
Genre:
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
 Director(s):
Allen Baron
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00:02:30 Office Christmas Party
00:03:00 Kolchak singing Jingle Bells
Cast:

Darren McGavin / Carl Kolchak
Simon Oakland / Tony Vincenzo
Dick Gautier / Mel Tarter
Henry Jones / Captain Julian Wells
Nita Talbot / Paula Griffin
Eric Braeden / Bernhardt Stieglitz
Jack Grinnage / Ron Updyke
Ruth McDevitt / Edith Cowels
Jackie Russell / Wendy
Lewis Charles / George Levitt



 Kolchak, The Night Stalker (1974-1975)



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