| The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) |
| Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in (1975) S4.E15 |
| While everyone else is making plans for Christmas, Bob learns he needs to be hospitalized right away to have his tonsils removed. Not only is he embarrassed by having the operation at his age but his nurse was once his patient as well. |
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1975
12/20/1975
TV-G
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30 minutes
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James Burrows
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Bob Newhart
/ Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley
Suzanne Pleshette
/ Emily Hartley
Peter Bonerz
/ Dr. Jerry Robinson
Bill Daily
/ Howard Borden
Marcia Wallace
/ Carol Kester Bondurant
Graham Jarvis
/ Dr. Bickwell
Merie Earle
/ Mrs. Loomis
Jack Riley
/ Elliot Carlin
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| Lou Grant (1977–1982) |
| Christmas (1977) S1.E13 |
| Lou gets homesick with Christmas approaching. Billie does a story on a family that is homeless for the holidays and public donations begin to pour in. After Rossi improperly uses a quote, Lou punishes him by assigning him to a boring story that turns out to be a juicy story. |
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1977
12/13/1977
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
47 minutes
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Crime
Drama
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James Burrows
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Ed Asner
/ Lou Grant
Robert Walden
/ Joe Rossi
Linda Kelsey
/ Billie Newman
Mason Adams
/ Charlie Hume
Jack Bannon
/ Art Donovan
Daryl Anderson
/ Dennis "Animal" Price
Nancy Marchand
/ Mrs. Pynchon
Verna Bloom
/ Emily
Tim O'Connor
/ Malcolm Findlay
Ben Hayes
/ Walter Harper
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| Cheers (1982–1993) |
| Christmas Cheers (1987) S6.E12 |
| It's the Christmas season. Frasier is in a anti-Christmas bah-humbug mood much to Lilith's chagrin. Norm has a part-time job he fails to mention. And Cliff is collecting food for the needy all in an effort to win a trip to Disney World. Rebecca has Carla, Woody and Sam all working Christmas Eve as will she. Carla doesn't mind the extra money. Woody isn't going back to Hanover so he doesn't mind. But Sam hates working what he considers the holiday. When it's close to closing time on Christmas Eve, Carla, Woody and Sam decide to exchange their gifts with each other. That's when Sam learns that everyone seems to have a present for Rebecca - which he doesn't - and in turn Rebecca has a gift for everyone. In a panic, Sam rushes out trying to find somewhere - anywhere - that is still open so he can get a gift for her. The second problem may be to find something appropriate, which strikes that perfect balance of being not too expensive but still saying "I want to sleep with you". He may get h |
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1987
12/17/1987
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
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Comedy
Drama
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James Burrows
Thomas Lofaro
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Ted Danson
/ Sam Malone
Kirstie Alley
/ Rebecca Howe
Rhea Perlman
/ Carla LeBec
John Ratzenberger
/ Cliff Clavin
Woody Harrelson
/ Woody Boyd
Kelsey Grammer
/ Dr. Frasier Crane
George Wendt
/ Norm Peterson
Bebe Neuwirth
/ Dr. Lilith Sternin
Jayne Modean
/ Tracy
Harry Frazier
/ Kris
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| Caroline in the City (1995–1999) |
| Caroline and the Christmas Break (1995) S1.E10 |
| Caroline and Del are try going for a holiday vacation together but all they do is break up. Caroline wants revenge. Richard tries to break up with Shelly by getting Charlie to take her out. Things don't go as planned. |
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1995
12/14/1995
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
22 minutes
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Comedy
Romance
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James Burrows
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Lea Thompson
/ Caroline Duffy
Eric Lutes
/ Del Cassidy
Malcolm Gets
/ Richard Karinsky
Amy Pietz
/ Annie Spadaro
Andy Lauer
/ Charlie
Tom La Grua
/ Remo
Lauren Graham
/ Shelly
Lorna Luft
/ Travel Agent Mindi
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| Will & Grace (1998–2020) |
| Jingle Balls (2001) S4.E12 |
| Grace has found about Robert. Will doesn't want to introduce Robert to Grace, but Grace invites Robert to dinner and he accepts. Jack names Karen as his assistant on a designer job. |
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2001
12/13/2001
TV-14
TV Series Episode
21 minutes
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Comedy
Romance
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James Burrows
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Eric McCormack
/ Will Truman
Debra Messing
/ Grace Adler
Megan Mullally
/ Karen Walker
Sean Hayes
/ Jack McFarland
Parker Posey
/ Dorleen
Larry Sullivan
/ Robert
Paul Keith
/ Guy
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| Will & Grace (1998–2020) |
| All About Christmas Eve (2002) S5.E11 |
| On Christmas Eve, Grace is torn when she has only two tickets to "The Nutcracker" musical and can't take both her best friend Will and new husband Leo (Grammy-winning guest star Harry Connick, Jr.)- but her back-and-forth indecision leaves Will spinning like a Hanukkah dreidel between a dithering Grace and his previous holiday plans with Jack and Karen. |
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2002
12/12/2002
TV-14
TV Series Episode
21 minutes
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Comedy
Romance
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Director(s):
James Burrows
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| Cast:
Eric McCormack
/ Will Truman
Debra Messing
/ Grace Adler
Megan Mullally
/ Karen Walker
Sean Hayes
/ Jack McFarland
Steve Paymer
/ Steve
Harry Connick Jr.
/ Leo Markus
Mary Beth McDonough
/ Mom
John T. Grantham
/ Maintenance Guy
Larry Michelson
/ Bellman
Bette Rae
/ Maid
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| Will & Grace (1998–2020) |
| Christmas Break (2004) S7.E12 |
| Grace attends a holiday party at Will's mother Marilyn's home and accidentally breaks a treasured Lladro figurine. Will convinces Grace not to tell his mother and to blame the accident on one of the other guests at the party. |
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2004
12/09/2004
TV-14
TV Series Episode
21 minutes
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Comedy
Romance
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James Burrows
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| Cast:
Eric McCormack
/ Will Truman
Debra Messing
/ Grace Adler
Megan Mullally
/ Karen Walker
Sean Hayes
/ Jack McFarland
Shelley Morrison
/ Rosario Salazar
Hallee Hirsh
/ Olivia Walker
Blythe Danner
/ Marilyn Truman
Kari Lizer
/ Connie
Ashley Edner
/ Ruby
Cody Weiant
/ Maisie
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| Will & Grace (1998–2020) |
| A Little Christmas Queer (2005) S8.E9 |
| While spending the holidays at Will's mother Marilyn's house, Grace gets cozy with Will's brother and old flame Sam. Sam's adopted daughter finds a fan in Karen who is intrigued by the little girl. |
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2005
12/08/2005
TV-14
TV Series Episode
21 minutes
A
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Comedy
Romance
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James Burrows
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Eric McCormack
/ Will Truman
Debra Messing
/ Grace Adler
Megan Mullally
/ Karen Walker
Sean Hayes
/ Jack McFarland
Blythe Danner
/ Marilyn Truman
Steven Weber
/ Sam Truman
Reed Alexander
/ Jordan Truman
Kyla Dang
/ Casey Truman
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| Will & Grace (1998–2020) |
| A Gay Olde Christmas (2017) S9.E7 |
| Will, Grace, Karen, and Jack wish they could have experienced Christmas in old New York City, but realize the past was not quite as romantic as they pictured it. |
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2017
12/05/2017
TV-14
TV Series Episode
21 minutes
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Comedy
Romance
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James Burrows
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Eric McCormack
/ Will Truman
Debra Messing
/ Grace Adler
Megan Mullally
/ Karen Walker
Sean Hayes
/ Jack McFarland
Leslie Jordan
/ Beverley Leslie
Brian Posehn
/ Pete
Mitch Silpa
/ Maitre D'
Jett Wilder
/ Mary
Evan O'Toole
/ Smitty
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| Cheers (1982–1993) |
| Love Me, Love My Car (1992) S11.E11 |
| Woody's parents get a gift for Kelly and Woody: small pet pig named Snuffles. Pet is somewhat of a misnomer as the Boyds, from a farming background, see Snuffles as Christmas dinner. Rebecca has an immediate connection with Snuffles as an animal. She wants to buy Snuffles after she hears about its ultimate fate. When Woody won't sell, Rebecca sets Snuffles free in the country. When Rebecca hears who ends up finding Snuffles, she sees the story as a Christmas miracle, until... |
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1992
12/17/1992
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
B
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Comedy
Drama
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Director(s):
James Burrows
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Ted Danson
/ Sam Malone
Kirstie Alley
/ Rebecca Howe
Rhea Perlman
/ Carla Tortelli
John Ratzenberger
/ Cliff Clavin
Woody Harrelson
/ Woody Boyd
Kelsey Grammer
/ Dr. Frasier Crane
George Wendt
/ Norm Peterson
Dana Delany
/ Susan Metheny
Shane Sweet
/ Shane
Toni Elizabeth White
/ Toni
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| George & Leo (1997–1998) |
| The Eggnog (1997) S1.E13 |
| George competes in a Historic House Tour contest. Leo and Ambrose separately and secretly spike the eggnog he made for it. He gets soused. Casey and Ted view their baby's sonogram. |
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1997
12/15/1997
Approved
TV Series Episode
B
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Comedy
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Director(s):
James Burrows
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Bob Newhart
/ George Stoody
Judd Hirsch
/ Leo Wagonman
Jason Bateman
/ Ted Stoody
Robyn Lively
/ Casey Wagonman
Darryl Theirse
/ Ambrose
Dave Coulier
/ Father Rick
Angela Paton
/ Mrs. Johnson
Paul Willson
/ Deputy Zajac
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| Will & Grace (1998–2020) |
| Fanilow (2003) S6.E10 |
| Ultimate 'Fanilow' Will spends the night waiting in line for tickets to a special Barry Manilow concert - only to have his weak bladder force him to make a quick pit stop and entrust Grace to hold his place. |
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2003
12/11/2003
TV-14
TV Series Episode
20 minutes
C
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Comedy
Romance
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Director(s):
James Burrows
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Eric McCormack
/ Will Truman
Debra Messing
/ Grace Adler
Megan Mullally
/ Karen Walker
Sean Hayes
/ Jack McFarland
Barry Manilow
/ Barry Manilow
Debbie Reynolds
/ Bobbi Adler
Sara Gilbert
/ Cheryl
Chris Penn
/ Rudy
Jackie Geary
/ Cashier
Peggy Lane
/ Woman in Sub Shop
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