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Director:Gary Shimokawa
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Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) 
A Sweathog Christmas Special  (1977)      S3.E15
Merriment, mistletoe and menorahs are the beginnings of a Merry Christmas celebration with the Sweathogs and Gabe and Julie Kotter.
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1977
12/15/1977
TV-PG
TV Special
30 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Mel Stuart
Bill Davis
James Komack
Bob LaHendro
Bill Persky
Gary Shimokawa
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Cast:

Gabe Kaplan / Gabe Kotter
Marcia Strassman / Julie Kotter
John Sylvester White / Mr. Michael Woodman
Robert Hegyes / Juan Epstein
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs / Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington
Ron Palillo / Arnold Horshack
John Travolta / Vinnie Barbarino
Charles Fleischer / Carvelli (archive footage)
Bob Harcum / Wilbur Murray (archive footage)
Helaine Lembeck / Judy Borden (archive footage)



Welcome Back, Kotter  (1975–1979) 



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Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983) 
Father Christmas (1982)      S4.E13
Billie is bitter when her estranged father comes for a Christmas visit, until she finds out the real reason her mother left.
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1982
12/19/1982
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
A
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Gary Shimokawa
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Carroll O'Connor / Archie Bunker
Danielle Brisebois / Stephanie Mills
Allan Melvin / Barney Hefner
Denise Miller / Billie Bunker
Jason Wingreen / Harry Snowden
Barry Gordon / Gary Rabinowitz
Richard McKenzie / Fred Bunker
Michael Hoit / Delivery Man
Alan Bardsley / Joshua
Anne Marie McEvoy / Little Girl
Archie Bunker's Place  (1979–1983) 



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Amen (1986–1991) 
Miracle on 134th Street: Part 1 (1990)      S5.E5
Deacon Frye defends a man claiming to the Santa Claus.
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1990
12/22/1990
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
A
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Gary Shimokawa
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Sherman Hemsley / Deacon Ernest Frye
Clifton Davis / Reverend Reuben Gregory
Anna Maria Horsford / Thelma Frye
Roz Ryan / Amelia Hetebrink
Tony T. Johnson / Chris
Jester Hairston / Rolly Forbes
Bumper Robinson / Clarence
Jane White / Josephine Gregory
William Lanteau / Judge Kalenski
Nicholas Rutherford / Tommy McAllister



Amen  (1986–1991) 



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Amen (1986–1991) 
Miracle on 134th Street: Part 2 (1990)      S5.E6
Santa gives him a second chance, and Frye gets the charges against him dropped.
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1990
12/22/1990
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
A
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Gary Shimokawa
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Sherman Hemsley / Deacon Ernest Frye
Clifton Davis / Reverend Reuben Gregory
Anna Maria Horsford / Thelma Frye
Roz Ryan / Amelia Hetebrink
Tony T. Johnson / Chris
Jester Hairston / Rolly Forbes
Bumper Robinson / Clarence
Jane White / Josephine Gregory
William Lanteau / Judge Kalenski
Ron Orbach / Martin



Amen  (1986–1991) 



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Sister, Sister (1994–1999) 
Christmas (1995)      S3.E12
Tia and Tamera learn that Grandpa is being hounded by a loan shark.
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1995
12/13/1995
TV-G
TV Series Episode
21 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Family
Director(s):
Gary Shimokawa
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Cast:

Tia Mowry-Hardrict / Tia Landry
Tamera Mowry-Housley / Tamera Campbell
Jackée Harry / Lisa Landry
Marques Houston / Roger Evans
Tim Reid / Ray Campbell
Sherman Hemsley / Jimmy 'Soupy' Campbell
Tahj Mowry / Sammy
Steve Monroe / Steve
David Strickland / Dave
Bianca Lawson / Rhonda



Sister, Sister  (1994–1999) 



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Less Than Perfect (2002–2006) 
Claude's 15 Minutes of Christmas (2004)      S3.E11
Claude is put in charge of organizing the GNB on-air holiday greeting, but is alarmed to learn that there are strict criteria to determine who can represent the company - putting her in hot water with Owen, Ramona and Carl, to whom she had promised an appearance. Meanwhile Lydia refuses to rearrange her holiday plans with Jeb when he announces they must accommodate his son, George, and Kipp and his new girlfriend, Annie, encounter holiday relationship turbulence.
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2004
12/17/2004
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
A
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Gary Shimokawa
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Cast:

Sara Rue / Claude Casey
Sherri Shepherd / Ramona Platt
Andrea Parker / Lydia Weston
Zachary Levi / Kipp Steadman
Patrick Warburton / Jeb Denton
Will Sasso / Carl Monari
Eric Roberts / Will Butler
Andy Dick / Owen Kronsky
Michael Angarano / George Denton
Krishna Asani / Joyce



Less Than Perfect  (2002–2006) 



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One on One (2001–2006) 
It's a Miserable Life (2003)      S3.E11
After Nicole makes two big announcements, a conflicted Breanna dreams about what life would have been like if her mom and dad stayed together.
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2003
12/16/2003
TV-G
TV Series Episode
20 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Gary Shimokawa
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Cast:

Flex Alexander / Mark 'Flex' Washington
Kyla Pratt / Breanna Barnes
Kelly Perine / Duane Odell Knox
Sicily Johnson / Spirit Jones
Robert Ri'chard / Arnaz Ballard
David Ramsey / Jayden
Rhyon Nicole Brown / Angela
Tichina Arnold / Nicole Barnes
Jascha Washington / Flex Jr.
Steve Kramer / Janitor



One on One  (2001–2006) 



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