Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas Schedule 2018

Freeform Christmas  

    Freeform has released their legendary 25 days of Christmas programming schedule.  Now,  I am going to add some clarification to the schedule.  Some normal favorites that have been on the channel a long time even dating back to the Fox Family days are gone,  these would be some of the classic Rankin- Bass holiday specials , this is because AMC has picked the rights to those.   (Read here)  There will still be "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" and "The Little Drummer Boy" from R&B, they also will have a new movie "Life-Size 2" coming December 2nd. 

  Saturday, December 1
• 7am/6c Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
• 9:05am/8:05c Home Alone 3
• 11:10am/10:10c I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
• 1:15pm/12:15c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 3:20pm/2:20c Christmas with the Kranks
• 5:25pm/4:25c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 7:35pm/6:35c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size

Sunday, December 2
• 7am/6c Home Alone 3
• 9am/8c Eight Crazy Nights
• 11am/10c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 1:05pm/12:05c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 2:35pm/1:35c Life-Size
• 4:40pm/3:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 6:20pm/5:20c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 9pm/8c Life-Size 2 (Network Television Premiere)
• 11pm/10c The Holiday

Monday, December 3
• 7am/6c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 8:30am/7:30c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 9am/8c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 11am/10c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
• 12pm/11c The Truth About Christmas
• 2:10pm/1:10c The Holiday
• 5:25pm/4:25c Life-Size 2
• 7:25pm/6:25c The Santa Clause
• 9:30pm/8:30c Pop Up Santa Holiday Special (Freeform Premiere)
• 12am/11c The Family Stone

Tuesday, December 4
• 7am/6c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
• 8am/7c Pop Up Santa Holiday Special
• 11:30am/10:30c Love the Coopers
• 2:05pm/1:05c The Family Stone
• 4:10pm/3:10c This Christmas (Freeform Premiere)
• 6:50pm/5:50c The Santa Clause
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 12am/11c Home Alone 3

Wednesday, December 5
• 7am/6c I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
• 9am/8c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 11am/10c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic
• 12pm/11c Home Alone 3
• 2pm/1c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 4:05pm/3:05c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 5:10pm/4:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 6:50pm/5:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 8:55pm/7:55c Christmas with the Kranks
• 12am/11c I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

Thursday, December 6
• 7am/6c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 7:30am/6:30c Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
• 12pm/11c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 2:05pm/1:05c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 3:10pm/2:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 4:50pm/3:50c Christmas with the Kranks
• 6:55pm/5:55c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story
• 8:55pm/7:55c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 2
• 12am/11c Call Me Claus

Friday, December 7
• 7:30am/6:30c Jingle All the Way 2
• 11am/10c Call Me Claus
• 1:10pm/12:10c Unaccompanied Minors
• 3:15pm/2:15c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story
• 5:15pm/4:15c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 2
• 7:20pm/6:20c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3
• 9:50pm/8:50c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 11:55pm/10:55c A Belle for Christmas (Freeform Premiere)


Saturday, December 8
• 7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 7:30am/6:30c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 8am/7c A Belle for Christmas
• 10:10am/9:10c Unaccompanied Minors
• 12:15pm/11:15c Deck the Halls
• 2:20pm/1:20c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 4:25pm/3:25c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 5:30pm/4:30c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3
• 8pm/7c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic (Freeform Premiere)
• 9pm/8c The Santa Clause
• 11pm/10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 1am/12c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

Sunday, December 9
• 7am/6c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 7:30am/6:30c Deck the Halls
• 9:30am/8:30c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 10:35am/9:35c Life-Size
• 12:40pm/11:40c Life-Size 2
• 2:45pm/1:45c Christmas with the Kranks
• 4:50pm/3:50c The Santa Clause
• 6:55pm/5:55c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9pm/8c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:35pm/10:35c Love the Coopers

Monday, December 10
• 7am/6c This Christmas
• 11am/10c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic
• 12pm/11c Love the Coopers
• 2:35pm/1:35c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 4:40pm/3:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 6:20pm/5:20c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 9pm/8c No Sleep ‘Til Christmas (Network Television Premiere)
• 12am/11c Holiday in Handcuffs

Tuesday, December 11
• 7am/6c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 7:30am/6:30c Unaccompanied Minors
• 11am/10c Pop Up Santa Holiday Special
• 12:35pm/11:35c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 2:40pm/1:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 4:20pm/3:20c Jingle All the Way 2
• 6:25pm/5:25c Ice Age: Continental Drift
• 8:30pm/7:30c Disney•Pixar's Finding Nemo
• 12am/11c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure

Wednesday, December 12
• 7am/6c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
• 11:30am/10:30c Jingle All the Way 2
• 1:30pm/12:30c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 3pm/2c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 4:30pm/3:30c Ice Age: Continental Drift
• 6:30pm/5:30c Disney•Pixar's Finding Nemo
• 9pm/8c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 12am/11c Call Me Claus

Thursday, December 13
• 7am/6c Call Me Claus
• 11am/10c No Sleep ‘Til Christmas
• 1:05pm/12:05c This Christmas
• 3:40pm/2:40c Holiday in Handcuffs
• 5:45pm/4:45c The Holiday
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause
• 12am/11c Deck the Halls


Friday, December 14
• 7am/6c The Family Stone
• 11am/10c Angels Sing
• 1:05pm/12:05c The Mistle-tones
• 3:10pm/2:10c Christmas with the Kranks
• 5:15pm/4:15c Deck the Halls
• 7:20pm/6:20c The Santa Clause
• 9:25pm/8:25c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 11:30pm/10:30c The Family Stone

Saturday, December 15
• 7am/6c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 7:30am/6:30c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 9am/8c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 10:30am/9:30c Christmas with the Kranks
• 12:35pm/11:35c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 2:40pm/1:40c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story
• 4:40pm/3:40c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 2
• 6:45pm/5:45c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size 2

Sunday, December 16
• 7am/6c A Belle for Christmas
• 9am/8c Jingle All the Way 2
• 11am/10c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 12pm/11c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story
• 2pm/1c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 2
• 4:05pm/3:05c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3
• 6:35pm/5:35c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 9:15pm/8:15c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
•11:20pm/10:20c A Miracle on Christmas Lake (Freeform Premiere)

Monday, December 17
• 7am/6c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
• 9am/8c Angels Sing
• 11am/10c Call Me Claus
• 1pm/12c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 3:05pm/2:05c Deck the Halls
• 5:10pm/4:10c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 7:15pm/6:15c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 8:55pm/7:55c Paddington
• 12am/11c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish

Tuesday, December 18
• 7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 7:30am/6:30c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 8am/7c Call Me Claus
• 10am/9c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 11:35am/10:35c Paddington
• 1:35pm/12:35c Christmas with the Kranks
• 3:40pm/2:40c The Truth About Christmas
• 5:45pm/4:45c The Holiday
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause
• 12am/11c 12 Dates of Christmas

Wednesday, December 19
• 7am/6c Snow
• 9am/8c Snow 2: Brain Freeze
• 11am/10c The Family Stone
• 1pm/12c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic
• 2pm/1c The Holiday
• 5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause
• 7:10pm/6:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9:15pm/8:15c Disney•Pixar's The Incredibles
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size

Thursday, December 20
• 7am/6c Pop Up Santa Holiday Special
• 8:30am/7:30c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 10am/9c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 11:30am/10:30c Life-Size
• 1:30pm/12:30c Life-Size 2
• 3:30pm/2:30c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 5:35pm/4:35c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 6:40pm/5:40c Disney•Pixar's The Incredibles
• 9:20pm/8:20c Ice Age: Continental Drift
• 11:25pm/10:25c Life-Size 2
• 1:30am/12:30c Mickey’s Christmas Carol


Friday, December 21
• 7am/6c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 8:30am/7:30c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 10am/9c The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special (Freeform Premiere)
• 10:30am/9:30c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 11am/10c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 11:30am/10:30c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 12:30pm/11:30c Love the Coopers
• 3pm/2c Ice Age: Continental Drift
• 5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause
• 7:10pm/6:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c No Sleep ‘Til Christmas

Saturday, December 22
• 7am/6c A Miracle on Christmas Lake
• 9:40am/8:40c The Santa Clause
• 11:50am/10:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 1:55pm/12:55c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story That Time Forgot
• 2:25pm/1:25c Disney’s Prep & Landing
• 2:55pm/1:55c Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
• 3:25pm/2:25c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 5:05pm/4:05c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 7:45pm/6:45c The Santa Clause
• 9:50pm/8:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 11:55pm/10:55c Christmas with the Kranks

Sunday, December 23
• 7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 7:30am/6:30c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
• 9:40am/8:40c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 11:45am/10:45c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story That Time Forgot
• 12:15pm/11:15c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 1:20pm/12:20c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 3pm/2c Christmas with the Kranks
• 5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause
• 7:10pm/6:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size 2

Monday, December 24
• 7:30am/6:30c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 11am/10c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 12:30pm/11:30c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 2:05pm/1:05c Jingle All the Way 2
• 4:10pm/3:10c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 6:15pm/5:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause
• 12am/11c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Tuesday, December 25
• 7am/6c Disney’s Prep & Landing
• 7:30am/6:30c Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
• 8am/7c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 11am/10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 12:40pm/11:40c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 2:40pm/1:40c Christmas with the Kranks
• 4:45pm/3:45c The Santa Clause
• 6:50pm/5:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 8:55pm/7:55c Disney’s The Lion King (1994)
• 12am/11c Disney’s The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride

For more information visit : https://freeform.go.com/25-days-of-christmas/

CBS Holiday Programming 2018

CBS  Christmas  Holiday 

   CBS has released their holiday programming schedule details  including regular scheduled events of "Thanksgiving Parade" , "Frosty the Snowman," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and more.

   
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22nd
(9AM-NOON ET/ 8-11AM CT, 7-10AM MT LIVE  1-4PM Delayed PT)  The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS


 Friday, November 23rd
8PM Frosty The Snoman
8:30pm Frosty Returns

Saturday, November 24th
8PM Robbie the Reindeer Hooves of Fire
8:30  Robbie the Reindeer  : Legend of the Lost Tribe
9PM   The Story of Santa Claus

Tuesday, November 27
8PM  Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Sunday, December 2nd
8-10PM  Garth : Live at Notre Dame! 

Friday, December 14th
8PM I love Lucy Christmas Special
9PM  The Dick Van Dyke Show Now in Living Color!

Friday,  December 21st
8PM  A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary

Wednesday, December 26th
8-10pm  The 41st Annual  Kennedy Center Honors

Press release after the jump

It's a Lookback . Charlie Brown: You're A Good Sport

Peanuts  

         There's  Peanuts specials that feature the gang doing hockey, though it's not a primary focus, there are few that focus on baseball (we've done two of them this year) , they've done figure skating, they've done football, they've done  motocross?  Well there's a  Peanuts special about the characters doing Motocross  and that's our lookback this time.   "You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown" first aired on October 28th, 1975 on CBS (Charlie Brown Station)  This special was the third Peanuts special to win an Emmy.  (This explains why it's on the Peanuts Emmy Honored collection DVD) So  let's see what made Charlie Brown a good sport.

         But first, tennis.  The special starts with Snoopy doing some tennis practice ,meaning another sport featured in Peanuts media has been achieved.  Snoopy ends up getting pelted and bonked on the head with tennis balls and this leads to the title card.   Linus and Sally are going to play tennis too that is until they go to the courts and see it's all filled up.  This enrages Linus  and he goes off on saying that "big kids" are always taking up the court and that he hates them. (woah calm down there , Linus)  Sally threatens the big kids to get off the court her boyfriend will beat them up, Linus runs away.  Apparently. Snoopy found a spot to play though.   In fact, Snoopy and his tennis match take up some time in this special.    Now, Peppermint Patty comes over with a motocross bike and she meets Sally and also wants to talk about a great event. They are doing a motocross race and she would love it if Snoopy would compete.

Peppermint Patty, the biker/ Copyright Peanuts 

     Up next, Charlie Brown is practicing football  with Linus and the drop kick, Lucy suggests they should do place kicks, and Charlie Brown starts yelling at her but, Peppermint Patty shows up on her bike to tell them the ways of motocross (ah hail motocross).  Linus suggests that Charlie Brown should get a motor bike and  compete and Linus would be the pit crew.  Charlie Brown laments that he doesn't have money  for a motor bike and gets real sarcastic with Linus.  (This special has feisty , Charlie Brown)   He does fall for Lucy's football trick though.

Where do we bury the gold? /Copyright Peanuts 

         Time for Charlie Brown to get a dirt bike.  With a lucky number 13 on it.  Peppermint Patty think she's gonna to win first place.  Snoopy is also going to be competing as the Masked Marvel, because of course. Marcie is going to be interviewing people for the race. (She's on TV?)  Oh the race is starting!   

Race/ Copyright Peanuts 

  Charlie Brown and the Masked Marvel have wiped out and  Charlie Brown gets brought to a pet hospital and Snoopy gets brought to a people hospital.   Charlie Brown gets back to the race and Linus decides to kill a pumpkin and make into a helmet for Charlie Brown. (Alright then)   Masked Marvel takes the lead  , but wait number 7  Peppermint Patty retakes the lead.  Charlie Brown's pit crew is very strange.  3 contestants remain, (I guess the others died)  Charlie Brown, P.P and M.M. Masked jumps the mud , Peppermint gets stuck and Charlie drives through it.  Masked in 1st, Charlie in 2nd.  Masked's bike needs a little tune up I think, Jim. That's Right, Steve.

Uhh Snoopy / Copyright Peanuts 

      Snoopy then uses the  tennis ball machine from earlier as a replacement. (can he do that, Jim?) Which also uses to shoot balls at Chuck because there are no rules.   Snoopy thinks he's so far ahead that he decides to have picnic.  Charlie Brown keeps on going and he takes first! (Dumb move by  the Marvel, Steve)  Then Snoopy gets stuck in some mud as Charlie Brown's run down bike does it's best.   Charlie Brown  wins the race! Charlie Brown wins the race!  He won something. Charlie Brown gets a kiss from the Motocross queen , Loretta.  He also wins 5 free hair cuts.  Which he laments at because his father is a barber. (They couldn't get Pro-Bowl tickets, insert pro bowl joke here) 

Nice to see some smiles from CB / Copyright Peanuts 

   Charlie Brown has some confidence  and decides to try some baseball but, once again his clothes fall off and the special ends with him sitting there all sad.


   We are almost done with the 70's in our Peanuts specials journey. (woah)

More after the jump.

CW Holiday Programming 2018

CW Holiday Christmas 

        The CW released their  holiday programming events.

Friday, November 23
8PMET Grandma Got Runover By a Reindeer

Friday, December 14
8-10PMET  The 87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade

Sunday, December 16
8PM  iheartRadio Jingle Ball 2018
9:30   Whose Line is it anyway? (Encore)

Tuesday, December 18
8-9PM  Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2018
9-10PM  Greatest Holiday Video Countdown

Wednesday, December 19
8-9PM   Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer (Encore)

Sunday, December 23
8PM  Masters of Illusion : Christmas Magic (Encore)
9PM   CHARMED (Encore)



TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25
8-9:30pm iHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL 2018 (Encore)
9:30pm WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Encore)


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
8:00-9:00pm TBA

9:00-10:00pm POPSTAR’S BEST OF 2018


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
8:00-10:00pm iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT 1 (Encore)



MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
8:00-10:00pm iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT 2 (Encore)


Full press release after the jump

The Lookback :The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile

The Flashback  Halloween 



          As we wrap up our series of Halloween themed posts guess it's time to take a look at a special that turns 40 next year.   It's our first look at a special with  "Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy".  It first aired on October 31st 1979 on the CBS television Network.   The full name of the special is called "Raggedy Ann and Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile".  So let's  take a look at why this pumpkin can't smile.

           There's a pumpkin who is sad and crying that he wasn't picked up to be used on Halloween. (For 25 Cents!, Darn people I would have bought that) Then it cuts over to a house where  Raggedy Ann and Andy (voiced by June Foray and Daws Butler)  are kind of sad about how someone could be mean. They are talking about a sad blond boy named , Ralph  who lives with an unhappy aunt (also voiced by Foray) named Agatha.  She scares away some trick or treaters. (You can say she doesn't like Halloween)  Ann thinks that maybe the aunt really isn't mean and that maybe doesn't know what it's like to be a kid.  Her real mission is to get a pumpkin for Ralph. ( I wonder which pumpkin they will get) 

Who wouldn't want that face? 

    The pumpkin's complaining continues. Even the mouse that he was with gets fed up and leaves. Ann, Andy, and their dog , Arthur, go out with a skateboard to get a pumpkin.  They meet up with the pumpkin who couldn't smile (and whines alot) and Ann tells him that they have  a boy for him. To, which he is happy to hear.  When they get him on the skateboard it rolls away from Andy and the rest and they have to chase it.  Eventually, the chase ends and it's time for them to bring the pumpkin up to Ralph's window.   Ralph is not surprised to see a pumpkin  rapping at his window randomly he seems more overjoyed.   He grabs the pumpkin.

Is this real life , or is this fantasy? 

  Ann and Andy decide to focus on Aunt Agatha and help her remember what she can like about Halloween.  So they make her remember a time from when she was nine years old.  This causes her to wake up  with a softer side. She now likes Halloween and Ralph gets to go trick or treating.  Aunt Aggie joins too.

My mind is being controlled by dolls

   My writing about the action in the special that takes place is sparse because there's not much action except the long chase or the comedy that happens.  The animation in this special is great, because Chuck Jones. It has style all over it and great for it.  

Together forever! 

   The special is good as well. I am glad it didn't focus too much on the pumpkin's moaning. The special's message is to me one that says Halloween is a fun holiday and  has things that many can enjoy. That we shouldn't forget the fun of it. Which, is an interesting message but not a bad one.  It's a fine special for a family to enjoy.  That's our look back , tune  in next time after these talking dolls at my door tell me about the fun of  Easter. (month early) 

     

Fox Announces Mid Season Premiere Dates

FOX Midseason

 

      It might still be fall, but FOX is looking to winter, they have released their mid-season premiere dates. The return of "The Orville" and the beginning of the end for "Gotham" have been announced along with a couple new series : coming as well.

          Let's start with "The Orville" returns before the new year with its season 2 premiere on December 30th  following an "NFL on Fox" doubleheader.  The regular season time slot premiere is  Thursday, January 3rd at 9/8c . 


 Here's the full  details

Sunday, December 30
 8PMET/5PMPT  The Orville  (Season Premiere) (live to all time zones)


Tuesdays, beginning January 1
 8PM   The Gifted  (Winter Premiere)
 9PM   Lethal Weapon ( Winter Premiere)

Wednesdays, beginning, January 2nd
 8PM   Gordon Ramsay's  24 Hours to Hell and  Back ( Season Premiere)
9PM  The Masked Singer (Series Premiere)

Thursdays, beginning January 3rd
8PM  Gotham  (Season Premiere)
9PM The Orville (Time Period)

Mondays, beginning January 14th
8PM    The Resident (Winter Premiere )
9PM   The Passage (Series Premiere)

Sunday, January 27
 7PM-10PMET LIVE   Rent (Live Musical Event)

Fridays, beginning February 15th
 8PM  Last Man Standing
 8:30pm  The Cool Kids 
9PM   Proven Innocent (Series Premieres)

Sunday, beginning March 3rd
 7:30pm  Bob's Burgers (Time Period)
 8pm      The Simpsons
 8:30pm Family Guy (Time Period)
 9PM   Cosmos: Possible Worlds (Premiere) 


press release after the jump

The Flashback : Why Yes, There is a Second Scary Godmother Movie

The Flashback  Halloween

 
          The first "Scary Godmother" special did so well that they made a second one.  This one is called "Scary Godmother: Jimmy's Revenge" (This time he's ummm un happy) It's the same length as it's predecessor and premiered in 2005  (at least, on Cartoon Network USA).  Let's see why Jimmy has to take some revenge.

       The special starts with credits of the names of the characters which apparently is being done by the werewolf from last time named  Harry, (Get it?)  is apparently doing a television broadcast.  Scary GodMother brings up something from the last movie where he  has to work for her to pay off for Halloween the last year.  So, she tells him to get busy.  Harry decides to tell a story and has cameras that zoom into Jimmy's room  (well, I am out) who is very scared from the last Halloween.  He has nightmares about the monsters coming back. (meaning, good work monsters from last year)

a broken boy 

   The same friends from the last special show up.  He even monster-proofed his room. The others didn't think they met real monsters (or Ahh Real Monsters!) just teenagers in costumes who taught them a lesson after being mean to Hannah. Jimmy's friends have apparently come to be friends with Hannah. (yay?)  They announce their plans for Halloween to which Jimmy protests and says that he is boycotting Halloween. So the friends leave.    Hannah was decorating her room for Halloween when Bug a Boo shows up. (under her bed)

Under the bed walk 

  Remember that key from last time? Hannah uses it to visit Scary where she "Sabrina the Teenage Witch's" the closet to the other side.  Scary is prepping for Halloween. Meanwhile, Jimmy hates Halloween.   Hannah calls Jimmy to tell him that they are getting pumpkins, tomorrow to which he protests then gets an idea. Then we rip off the Grinch and we get the scariest face ever with this animation.

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

    Remember the vampires from last year? They return mostly to ask Scary if she has anything she needs.  Jimmy decides to smash pumpkins to which he created a band called Smashing Pumpkins then he got sued. (everything after Jimmy smashing pumpkins in the sentence is untrue.)   The next day, the other kids see the pumpkins smashed and Halloween is  now ruined.  The pumpkin on Scary's calendar has shrunk meaning  something bad is happening. (Also, there's only one pumpkin patch in the whole world)  Hannah thinks of an idea to used the destroyed pumpkins  and this makes Halloween spirit grow again.   Jimmy decides instead to get rid of costumes and candy.  (Jimmy's unseen parents are best characters in this thing)  He goes to to the stores and messes up the merchandise. (This time he did multiple stores)  Halloween is ruined again. Scary's house dissolves and so does the world around her.( I guess she depends on one town to exist.) Scary sends a message to have Hannah help fix it.  Hannah thinks up making the treats.  In the last movie Scary did a little treat making segment now it's Hannah's turn. She shows how to make s'mores.

Umm that's more terrifying 

     
  Hannah has a PHD, because she thinks of making costumes like they did last year. Jimmy hears about the party and I guess this means he's going to destroy that as well. Scary God Mother got squished under her own house. (special over)  Oh she's not dead. (That would have been dark ) Jimmy decides to TP the old house where the party is going be taking place.  Because Katie says Halloween is ruined again and October 31st disappears from the calendar.  (Why does this set of kids or town have all the power to get rid of Halloween )  Then one again, Hannah saves the day. The toilet paper makes great decoration. Hannah and friends are wearing the same things as last movie because gotta cut costs somewhere.  Hannah decides to take the  others to Scary's place.

Uhhh yes....

    Jimmy decides to come in and  ruin the prize because he's still on this revenge kick. He takes the price during the dance montage because yes but, the dance montage gets in locked up in a coffin under the prize pumpkin. Some sweet moments  happen like Hannah helping the vampire kid , Orson, not have to wear something he doesn't want to wear. Jimmy wins  best costume.  Halloween goes well and Jimmy likes Halloween again.

    If I have to pick between the two I'd say that this one was the better special.  It was funnier and also did better use of its 47 minutes.  The animation still is kind of strange and the stranger faces didn't help.  The story was alright as well, if not a little silly  when you over think it but  it fits the logic of the story not the logic we have  in our world. It was pretty nice to have a sequel to see the characters we first met  how they are a year later.   So again, this a good special for younger kids and a family to watch. 

   

The Flashback : Halloween : Pepper Ann: A Tween Halloween

The Flashback Halloween 

      We've not done something  Pepper Ann  related  since  ("Thanksgiving Dad")  which we covered in 2017. So it's time to do a Halloween episode.  In great timing this episode turns 20  on October 31st , 2018 so that's fun.  It's also the only 11 minute Pepper Ann holiday themed episode since "Thanksgiving Dad" and "A Kosher Christmas" were both full 22 minutes specials.   

      Our main character , Pepper Ann, is twelve  and this seems to giving us an interesting plot for an Halloween episode. Where the character might be feeling a little too old for trick or treating.   You can also see this theme in the "Gravity Falls" episode "Summer-Ween"  I did get a little ahead of myself.    At the start Pepper Ann and her friend, Milo, are discussing what they dressing up as for Halloween.    The episode starts with the date stamp of  "October 29".  Anyway Pepper Ann wants to go over the top for Halloween this year.  At a thrift shop the two of them are searching for costumes.  When Milo grabs a box , a younger child wants the same box and when the younger children find out that Milo and Pepper Ann want to go trick or treating , they are shocked. 

Costume in a box is mine/ Copyright Disney 

        The statement that they are too old starts to bug Pepper Ann , while Milo doesn't care he will go out no matter what.  She asks here other friend, Nikki, how old is too old for T or T ing but Nikki doesn't like the tradition on the first place. (You'd think Pepper Ann would know how Nikki feels in the first place)  Pepper Ann decides to ask other students if they are going doing the thing and of course,  she finds out that they all said no.  I will note that Milo has decided to wear his costume to school days before Halloween.  He is playing the person who has decided that he doesn't care what other people think and will do it because he loves it.  (Could this be the moral of the episode?) 

I have a couple questions/ Copyright Disney 

       A thing about this show is that Pepper Ann has discussions with herself  to figure out  what she should do. Internally, she does want to go. At lunch she decides to declare that she is going to trick or treating.  Then she asks everyone to believe in Halloween  to which apparently everyone wore costumes under their clothes this day.  Oh it was a fantasy thing. (Well now I am sad)     When  she tries to do it for real, she gives up at the last second. 

Isn't he super?  / Copyright Disney 

    Later on she gets mad at Milo.  Now It's Halloween.  Milo comes over to her house and he's unhappy and says that he decided that she's right and that he's given up too. Pepper Ann tells him that she was wrong. They go trick or treating after all.  The end of the episode shows a montage of the other middle schoolers removing their costumes from their own night. (Even Nikki) 

Marge Simpson sure has changed her hair/ Copyright Disney 

    As I alluded, the center message of this episode is that if you love something (that's not harmful) why stop? Pepper Ann did want to continue doing what she liked but she felt  that that it would ruin her social status or something if she did. Milo was the pretty much willing to do it he cared for it Pepper Ann knew this that she decided when she saw that Milo gave up that snapped her into want to do it.  The ending was also nice to show it.   A nice Halloween episode with a different take to it than others. Even being 11 minutes didn't hurt it.      

  Anyway, tune in next time after we get candy.