Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas

Freeform  Christmas 

      

             

      Freeform's annual 25 Days of Christmas programming block returns this year. As with last year, most of the movies aired are from the corporate owners. Though they will have the 2000 and 2018 Grinch movies.  Also "Arthur Christmas" will  be on the network.   They continue to have the Rankin- Bass specials "The Little Drummer Boy" , "Santa Claus is Comin' to town" , "Rudolph  the Red-Nosed Reindeer" , and "Frosty the Snowman" 

  Here are the details, all times ET and are subject to change 

Wednesday, Dec. 1
7:00 a.m. – “Holiday in Handcuffs”
10:30 a.m. – “The Simpsons”
11:05 a.m. – “The Santa Clause”
1:15 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
3:45 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
5:50 p.m. – “Home Alone”
8:20 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “The Simpsons”

Thursday, Dec. 2
7:00 a.m. – “The Mistle-tones”
10:30 a.m. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
11:00 a.m. – “Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House”
1:05 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”
3:10 p.m. – “Home Alone”
5:40 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
8:20 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “The Simpsons”

Friday, Dec. 3
7:00 a.m. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
7:30 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way 2”
9:30 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way”
11:35 a.m. – 4:35 p.m. – “Family Guy”
4:35 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
7:15 p.m. – “The Santa Clause”
9:25 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
11:55 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

Saturday, Dec. 4
7:00 a.m. – “The Simpsons”
7:30 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way”
9:35 a.m. – “Prancer Returns”
11:40 a.m. – “Home Alone 3”
1:50 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”
3:55 p.m. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
6:05 p.m. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
7:10 p.m. – “Frosty the Snowman”
7:45 p.m. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
8:50 p.m. – “Home Alone”
11:20 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”

Sunday, Dec. 5
7:00 a.m. – “Prancer Returns”
9:05 a.m. – “Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic”
10:05 a.m. – ”Unaccompanied Minors”
12:10 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”
2:15 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
3:55 p.m. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
5:00 p.m. – “Frosty the Snowman”
5:35 p.m. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
6:40 p.m. – “Home Alone”
9:10 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
11:50 p.m. – “Daddy’s Home 2”

Monday, Dec. 6
7:00 a.m. – “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie”
10:30 a.m. – “The Simpsons”
11:00 a.m. – “Daddy’s Home 2”
1:10 p.m. – “Home Alone”
3:40 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
6:20 p.m. – “The Santa Clause”
8:30 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
12:00 a.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

Tuesday, Dec. 7
7:00 a.m. – “Stealing Christmas”
11:00 a.m. – “Home Alone”
1:30 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
4:10 p.m. – “Jingle All the Way”
6:15 p.m. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
8:20 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:00 a.m. – “Arthur Christmas”

Wednesday, Dec. 8
7:00 a.m. – “Snow”
11:00 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way”
1:00 p.m. – “Jingle All the Way 2”
3:00 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”
5:00 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
7:30 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
9:30 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “The Simpsons”

Thursday, Dec. 9
7:00 a.m. – “Snow 2: Brain Freeze”
10:30 a.m. – “Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic”
11:30 a.m. – “The Santa Clause”
1:40 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
3:50 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
5:50 p.m. – “Home Alone”
8:20 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
12:00 a.m. – “Snowglobe”

Friday, Dec. 10
7:00 a.m. – “Call Me Claus”
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – “Family Guy”
12:00 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
2:35 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
4:10 p.m. – “Home Alone”
6:40 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
9:20 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “Family Guy”

Saturday, Dec. 11
7:00 a.m. – “Unaccompanied Minors”
9:05 a.m. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
9:35 a.m. – “The Star” (2017)
11:40 a.m. – “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas”
1:10 p.m. – “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas”
2:40 p.m. – “Toy Story That Time Forgot” (Disney-Pixar)
3:10 p.m. – “Toy Story“ (Disney-Pixar)
5:10 p.m. – “Toy Story 2“ (Disney-Pixar)
7:15 p.m. – “Toy Story 3“ (Disney-Pixar)
9:45 p.m. – “Toy Story 4“ (Disney-Pixar)
11:55 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”

Sunday, Dec. 12
7:00 a.m. – “The Star” (2017)
9:00 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way ”
11:00 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way 2”
1:05 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”
3:10 p.m. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
5:15 p.m. – “The Santa Clause”
7:25 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
9:55 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
12:00 a.m. – “Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist”

Monday, Dec. 13
7:00 a.m. – “Holiday in Handcuffs”
10:30 a.m. – “Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic”
11:30 a.m. – “The Santa Clause”
1:30 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
4:00 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
6:00 p.m. – “Home Alone”
8:30 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “Family Guy”

Tuesday, Dec. 14
7:00 a.m. – “12 Dates of Christmas”
10:30 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way”
12:30 p.m. – “Love Actually”
3:30 p.m. – “Home Alone”
6:00 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
8:30 p.m. – “Office Christmas Party” – Freeform Premiere
12:00 a.m. – “The Night Before”

Wednesday, Dec. 15
7:00 a.m. – “Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve”
10:30 a.m. – “Family Guy”
11:00 a.m. – “Office Christmas Party”
1:35 p.m. – “The Santa Clause”
3:45 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
6:15 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
8:20 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “Family Guy”

Thursday, Dec. 16
7:00 a.m. – “Black Nativity”
10:30 a.m. – “The Preacher’s Wife”
1:00 p.m. – “Almost Christmas”
3:30 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
6:00 p.m. – “Home Alone”
8:30 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “The Simpsons”

Friday, Dec. 17
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – “Family Guy”
9:00 a.m. – “Love Actually”
12:00 p.m. – “Home Alone”
2:30 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
5:10 p.m. – “The Santa Clause”
7:20 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
9:50 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
11:55 p.m. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”

Saturday, Dec. 18
7:35 a.m. – “Love Actually”
10:45 a.m. – “Unaccompanied Minors”
12:55 p.m. – “The Santa Clause”
3:05 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
5:35 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
7:40 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
9:40 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:20 a.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

Sunday, Dec. 19
7:00 a.m. – “The Middle”
7:30 a.m. – “Unaccompanied Minors”
9:30 a.m. – “Home Alone 3”
11:30 a.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
1:30 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
4:10 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
6:10 p.m. – “Frosty the Snowman”
6:45 p.m. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
7:50 p.m. – “Home Alone”
10:20 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
1:00 a.m. – “Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic”

Monday, Dec. 20
7:00 a.m. – “Prancer Returns”
10:30 a.m. – “Home Alone”
1:00 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
3:35 p.m. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
4:40 p.m. – “Frosty the Snowman”
5:15 p.m. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
6:20 p.m. – “The Santa Clause”
8:30 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
12:00 a.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

Tuesday, Dec. 21
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – “Family Guy”
10:30 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way”
12:30 p.m. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
1:00 p.m. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
2:00 p.m. – “Daddy’s Home 2”
4:00 p.m. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
6:00 p.m. – “Home Alone”
8:30 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “Family Guy”

Wednesday, Dec. 22
7:00 a.m. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
7:30 a.m. – “Jingle All the Way”
9:30 a.m. – “Love the Coopers”
12:00 p.m. – “Daddy’s Home 2”
2:05 p.m. – “Home Alone”
4:35 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
7:15 p.m. – “The Santa Clause”
9:25 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
11:55 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

Thursday, Dec. 23
7:00 a.m. – “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie”
9:00 a.m. – “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas”
10:30 a.m. – “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas”
12:00 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”
2:05 p.m. – “The Star” (2017)
4:05 p.m. – “Home Alone”
6:35 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
9:15 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
11:55 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”

Friday, Dec. 24
7:00 a.m. – “Prancer Returns”
10:30 a.m. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
11:00 a.m. – “The Star” (2017)
1:00 p.m. – “Home Alone”
3:30 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
6:00 p.m. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
8:30 p.m. – “Frosty the Snowman”
9:00 p.m. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
10:00 p.m. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – “Family Guy”

Saturday, Dec. 25
7:00 a.m. – “Arthur Christmas”
9:10 a.m. – “The Santa Clause”
11:20 a.m. – “The Santa Clause 2”
1:50 p.m. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
4:00 p.m. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
5:05 p.m. – “Frosty the Snowman”
5:40 p.m. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
6:45 p.m. – “Home Alone”
9:15 p.m. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
11:55 p.m. – “Arthur Christmas”

Press Release after the jump

ABC Holiday Programming 2021

ABC  Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

    ABC has released their holiday programming for the Thanksgiving through New Year's season.

 

    Returning for the season will be 'CMA' Country Christmas , "The Great Christmas Light Fight", "Santa Claus is comin' to Town" .  Here is the full schedule, all times ET ; unless otherwise noted

 Wednesday, November 17

8pm The Goldbergs (new holiday-themed episode) 

9:31pm Home Economics (new holiday-themed episode) 

Thursday, November 18

8pm  Station 19   (new holiday-themed episode) 

9pm Grey's Anatomy  (new holiday-themed episode) 

Wednesday, November 24

2pm General Hospital (new holiday-themed episode) 

Thursday, November 25 (Thanksgiving ) 

8pm  The Magic Maker (new special) 

9pm  America's Funniest Home Videos (rebroadcast of holiday themed episode) 

10pm  America's Funniest Home Video (rebroadcast of holiday themed episode) 

Friday, November 26

8pm  Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 

Sunday, November 28

7pm  The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration 

9pm  The Great Christmas Light Fight (season premiere) 

Monday, November 29 

2pm  General Hospital (new holiday-themed episode)  

8pm  CMA Country Christmas (new) 

9pm   The Great Christmas Light Fight 

Wednesday, December 1 

8:30pm The Wonder Years  (new holiday-themed episode) 

9:31  Home Economics  (new holiday-themed episode) 

Thursday, December 2

8pm  Olaf's Frozen Adventure 

8:30pm Toy Story That Time Forgot 

9pm  The Great Christmas Light Fight (season finale) 

Sunday, December 5

7pm Something's Coming : West Side Story- A Special Edition of 20/20 (new)

Monday, December 6

8pm  A Very Boy Band Holiday (new) 

Friday, December 10

8pm Shark Tank (new holiday-themed episode) 

Sunday, December 12

7pm  America's Funniest Home Videos (new holiday-themed episode) 

9pm  Supermarket Sweep  (new holiday-themed episode) 

Thursday, December 16

8pm  Station 19 (new holiday-themed episode) 

9pm  Grey's Anatomy (new holiday-themed episode) 

Sunday, December 19

7pm  The Sound of Music 

Tuesday, December 21

2pm General Hospital  (new holiday-themed episode)  

Wednesday, December 22nd 

2pm  General Hospital (new holiday-themed episode) 

Thursday, December 23

8pm Santa Claus Is Comin' to town 

9pm  A Very Boy Band Holiday (rebroadcast) 

10pm  CMA Country Christmas (rebroadcast) 

Friday, December 24

8pm Olaf's Frozen Adventure 

8:30pm Shrek the Halls

9pm Disney's Prep and Landing 

9:30pm Disney's Prep and Landing 

Saturday, December 25

10am et/ 9am pt  Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade

Monday, December 27th

8pm The Wonderful World of Disney : Frozen

Thursday, December 30

2pm  General Hospital (new holiday-themed episode) 

Friday, December 31

8pm  Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022 

Press Release after the Jump

Halloween: Our Hero, Dracula

Halloween The Flashback 

 

         So, I did this special before in 2016, but that post is kind of a mess, and instead of just fixing the pictures and stuff on it, I thought, I'd just do the whole thing over again. That's this post. 

          This special has two names , it was originally called "The Halloween that Almost Wasn't" when it premiered on ABC  on October 28,1979.  When it got released to VHS it was retitled, "The Night Dracula Saved the World" which I think is the cooler title.   This special starts Judd Hirsch,  who you may know from such TV shows as Taxi  and Dear, John. 

I wish there was a spinoff series with Dracula and Igor

             The special starts with  Igor and Dracula (when did they get together?)  watching TV when a convenient news report comes on and it's about Count Dracula having a conference that they think he's going to cancel Halloween. Dracula who is watching this is confused since he's not planning to that. Meanwhile in Transylvania, a family is also watching the same news report. It's funny they are a normal human family in Transylvania.  The special wants to give Halloween traditions. Apparently, people think Count Dracula has the power  to just end holidays. (I wish) 

Living in Transylvania is good it has low taxes and good schools 

            Dracula is confused, and the news is just spreading rumors (so normal then)  and Dracula decides he has to fix this.  Now Dracula gets the monsters to join him like the Wolfman (he was a good radio DJ), Frankenstein's monster (Copyright safe version so Universal couldn't sue, ha ha ),   Zabaar the Zombie, (didn't know Zombies had a king, that's random) , a mummy called "The Mummy". (When you are dead you lose your name) and a witch.  

            

She's not happy because she has no name 

     

More after the  jump 

The Lookback: The Peanut Butter Solution

The Flashback   Joshuaonline Canada 

      We can call segment random stuff we found on Tubi TV, which sadly is not a sponsor, but we'll mention them anyway. Unless it's a few years from now and this movie isn't on there anymore, good we wasted our time on that. 

            Today we are looking at a movie, that's kind of well-known but too well known, that's kind of weird to say. It's an 80's family film called "The Peanut Butter Solution" from 1985, it's  a movie part of a series of books and movies called "Tales for All" the second one.  It's a fantasy movie from Canada. 

      

    The movie starts with narration  by our main character named Michael Baskin, mentioning his   sister  named Susan who is making a smoothie and wearing an oversized robe because  its their mother's who has  oh well this is a movie so ...died?  Oh no, she's just away tending to her dead father's needs in Australia.  (what a twist) I wonder if that will be part of the plot in anyway later on. 

                         There's raw egg in that drink / Copyright Les Productions La Fête

         Their father is a stressed artist who is stressed because he is an artist and his wife is missing (that might do it).   Michael's friend, Connie, comes over because we have to introduce the cast. They also mention that Michael plays soccer.  A house had a fire, it's an old spooky house.  This movie feels like it is all introspective then goes back to what it was doing. It's trying to be artsy. (Yes artsy) 

Standing here and wondering that's the sent of Al Orange/ Copyright  Les Productions La Fête

More after the jump

Arthur 25: Season 24: D.W's New Best Friend/ Freaky Tuesday

Arthur PBS 

            We  have made it to season 24, which for our marathon series of posts is the last aired season of new episodes until season 25 airs, which actually will be the final season. These episodes aired in 2021.  This season has 3 episodes or 5  segments, including a special that's a re-done episode.  So it only made sense to just two segments and get it done with instead.   So I picked "D.W's Best Friend" and "Freaky Tuesday" which are part of episode 3. I do have admire that Arthur's theme  intro is still just over a minute, they never cut it so that's good. Anyway to the episodes.

     

 

   Cold Opening:   D.W and Bud, wait what's he doing here, they were supposed to have moved away, did they forget him?  Oh huh? What?  Not mad, just confused. Anyway, D.W and Bud are riding in a minivan, (apparently the Reids got a mini van at some point) to a puppet making thing. 

     The Episode:   The puppet making class is taught by an eight grader (which to 4 or 5 year  olds is old) named Hana (they spelled it that way, don't yell at us).  The episode really sets up awkwardness where the young kids are baffled by the 13-year-old, like the adults writing the episode. D,W and Bud didn't seem to have fun with the class.  

            The next day, Hana knows about D.W's character she's trying to make because she was a fan of it when she was younger. She uses a word that will be outdated by people in the future when this episode reruns in 2033. (If there is a year 2033)  This quickly turns D.W to like Hana as they bond over scars the toys caused them, which is something. 

This is the future of clothing/ Copyright WGBH

      Through out ride in the van D.W mentions Hana multiple times. Later in the grocery store, D.W meets Hana and her friends. (Hana is the only that stands out)  D decides to start liking things Hana likes.  Anyway, D.W with Hana's help makes D.W's  puppet into a making a bug princess. 

   Katinka Mink, the favorite singer for  Hana, is coming to town and D.W tells her on the phone. D.W thinks the girl is her best friend (hence the title)  and decides to start dressing up kind of like Hana. 

    At the puppet class, and D.W finds out that Hana doesn't consider a best friend in the way D.W thought she would. She's heart broken, and presents her puppet as sad.  Then the episode goes into a song. Yep it's animated sequence of D.W as her a bug princess  singing about being rejected. I guess Hana got the message and apologizes to D.W and it works. She and Bud make up and the end.

     That was alright, simple episode. There's not much more to really add for me.  

More after the jump

Arthur 25: Seasons 23 When Duty Calls

Arthur PBS 

    Welcome to our penultimate post in the  Arthur Marathon, this time we are heading to season 23, and this time we are doing a 30 minute special because why not, and the fact that seasons 23 and  24 are very short. I  have a belief that seasons 22, 23,  and24 were done around the same production and just broken up into their own little seasons. They did also add new 1 hour specials around this time as well. (The money from viewers like you is lacking somewhere, give them more money , you!) 

  

       I picked this 30 minute special, even though I haven't done the introduction episode of the character that is focus of this episode, and well one day, I probably will. 

 

   "When Duty Calls" first aired on October 16, 2019.

            The special two-parter breaks from the normal set up of a cold opening so we just head right into the episode.  Arthur, Buster, Muffy, Fern, and Ladonna are having a story making thing together. Ladonna and Fern had been working together on something and it was Ladonna's turn her story ends with  a character named "Lafonna" was carried away and "Vern" never saw each other again.  This stuns Fern, then Ladonna says she thought it would be good to end the book since she won't be working on it anymore.

Our book is about ourselves/ Copyright WGBH

    

        Ladonna then announces that her father is being transferred to Oregon and she's moving away.  Since her family is a military family and has moved before, including to Elwood City. Fern seems more upset than Landonna was. Meanwhile, Bud, Landonna's little brother, is going around D.W's room and saying goodbye to stuff. 

             Bud seems sad that he's moving while D.W seems to be sad too.   While Fern, seems confused, Ladonna comes up to the treehouse and gives back stuff she borrowed.  They are kind of sad because they wanted her to keep it. The episode remembers that Buster went away for awhile (a while season almost!)  They decide to use Buster's experience,  with ice cream. (That's how something works) 

Actually my Dad is CIA and we have to leave or.../ Copyright WGBH

            It kind of works, Buster mentions he now remembers that he was afraid that his friends would forget him and there's a nice Arthur and Buster hug.(bros for life) Fern guesses that Ladonna is worried about them forgetting her. Muffy intercepts an idea and suggests they make a video. Since this is Muffy, I'm sure it will be an extravagant and over the top.

      D.W is trying to dictate a letter for Bud to her Dad to write, this is hard.  D.W decides to try other ideas, we'll see how that works. Muffy puts together a  video and it goes well as something Muffy makes something. Muffy's video is a mess. (Muffy's self awareness is dead) 

More after the jump

The Lookback: Arthur : Seasons 21 and 22 : Sue Ellen and The Last Page/ When Rivals Came to Roost

Arthur PBS 

    We've headed towards the 21st and 22nd seasons and this is nearly the end of our long marathon of posts. (If you are reading this when we do in order or something) 

  

        We head to season 21, with episode 3b, now we've covered episode 3a  .  This is "Sue Ellen and The Last Page" that first aired in October 2017. 

     

   Cold Opening:   YouwhoTube, their version of Youtube, that Muffy is on becasue I'm sure many people are just interested in Muffy's life, just like millions. Sue Ellen wants Muffy to show the library and Sue Ellen 

  

    The episode:  This is an episode from 2017 , that's important.  Since the show ebbs and flows with being with modern times, it was always has, the funny thing is that show had been on for so long that early episodes that were modern for their time have some outdatedness just by the factor of time. The funny thing is that Arthur ends every airing with a message to check out "Arthur" books and other books at your local library. 

        

Libraries are scary/ Copyright WGBH

            This episode is about the library possibly shutting down. The city council wants to cut the funding because there aren't as many patrons as before due to the internet. Sue Ellen wants the place to continue. Her idea is get many people in support of the library to the council meeting.

      

    Oh this episode isn't trying to present the new era is bad and that modern people should feel bad because they might have ignored libraries for a few years. (That'd be a different show)  They instead are showing civic investment.  That you, the viewer, (the kid viewers mostly) if they feel something   is wrong to work for what they feel is right.  In this case, work for the something you care about, like the library. 

 

       During the meeting, Sue Ellen gives a speech to plead for the library. (I like that she mentions that's been in town for just about a year, which is true for the series, but also feels funny since the show has been on the air so long)  Anyway, ironically Sue Ellen finds out from a newspaper that the library will be closing down.  

 

         Because Muffy likes internet hits, she's happy that her recording of Sue Ellen's speech got hits.  Sue Ellen sees that Muffy modified the speech  but says that are supportive comments about the library and  they get the idea to raise money for the library. (It's weird to see an episode mention hashtag)   They also find out that libraries also do other things.  (they do?) 

           Then Sue Ellen and Muffy find out that the library used to dances, and even though the place was saved, there's going to be some cutbacks, even with some of the money raised. Muffy, thanks to seeing the picutre of her parents dancing at the library gets an idea.  Her father has sponsored new computers for the place. Then there's dancing. 

          

         They kind of pull a big save for the episode thanks to having a rich guy help, maybe the moral is find a rich guy to help.  The episode was fine, it was presented more neutrally with the idea of working to save something you care about was  a good one.  

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The CW Holiday Programming 2021

Holiday Christmas CW 

    The CW has released their holiday programming, and pretty early to announced and that's because they are also doing some Halloween/ October specials as well.  The return of  "Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer" of course. 

  

  Here's the schedule. (All Times ET/PT, Denver and Saint Louis) 

           Friday, October 29 

8pm  Scooby Doo, Where Are You Now! 

  Saturday, October 30 

9pm  World's Funniest Animals : Halloween 

   Friday, November 26 

8pm Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2021 

9pm Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer 

Saturday, November 27

   8pm  Whose Line is it Anyway?  (Encore) 

 8:30pm   Wellington Paranormal    

Sunday, November 28

8pm  The Waltons' Homecoming 

Wednesday, December 1 

8pm Beebo Saves Christmas 

9pm  World's Funniest Animals: Christmas

Saturday, December 4

8pm Silent Night- A Song for the World (Encore)

Wednesday, December 8

8pm  Christmas Around the Word 

Friday, December 10 

8pm  Penn & Teller : Merry Fool Us  (Encore) 

Sunday, December 12

9pm  Greatest Holiday Commercials  Countdown 2021 

Wednesday, December 15

8pm I Heart Radio Jingle Ball 2021

Thursday, December 16

8pm Dogs of the Year 2021

Friday, December 17

8pm  The 89th  Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 

Saturday, December 18

8pm  Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer 

Tuesday, December 28 

8pm Popstar's Best of 2021 

Press Release after the Jump