Richard Pryor is a Chinese chef, a wino, El Neggro, a ranch owner, a survivor of the Titanic and Santa Claus. The cast roasts him. Charlie Hill tells jokes.
The Motown family rings in the holiday season with their own brand of music and comedy. Host Philip Michael Thomas reads "A Visit From St. Nicholas"; the Temptations sing "White Christmas"; the Pointer Sisters perform "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"; Smokey Robinson and the Temptations sing "The Christmas Song"; Ronnie Specter and Darlene Love perform a holiday medley... and more!
While collecting for Toys For Toddlers, Bull accidentally takes a truckload of toys belonging to a Scrooge-like factory owner, who demands that they be returned. Since Roz has already passed them out, she refuses to take them back, and Harry has no choice but to jail her.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1988
12/21/1988
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 30 minutes
A
Mr. Billachi, an elderly former department store Santa, is brought into court for attacking the robot that replaced him. Disheartened by the commercialism of Christmas, he announces his intention to commit suicide, and Dan is the unlikely person who has to convince him that Christmas is still a time of giving and goodwill. His task is made harder by the fact that his normally cheerful co-workers are all complaining loudly about the mess-ups in their holiday plans.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1991
12/11/1991
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 30 minutes
A
Frazzled, single mom, Jane (Hicks), is raising 10-year-old Lexi (Hahn) and managing her family's Michigan horse farm following the loss of her father … holding it all together with a little moral support from her mom (Larson) and their festive neighbors. When she agrees to be the best (wo)man in the elaborate, yuletide wedding of her BFF ex-husband, Mark (Piazza), she finds herself navigating an emotionally charged holiday, a bridezilla fiancé (Chappell), a raging blizzard and a surprise visit from a no-nonsense banker (Warfield). Things become even more complicated and hectic when an unexpected romance sparks between her and the wedding planner, Sue (Reyes). As the big day looms, Jane's going to need a little Christmas magic to not only clean up the mess she's made, but to rescue her family's farm before it's too late.