Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas 2022

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             Freeform's annual tradition of 25 of Christmas is back. The line up this year is way more stuff owned by their Disney parent company.  They'll continue to have the pre-1974 Rankin Bass specials  (the rest airing on AMC) Of note, the only "Grinch" they'll be airing this year is the 2018 movie, not the 2000 movie at all.  They will have the Freeform premiere of "Frozen II" and the Freeform premiere of "Last Christmas".   From November 21, there will be a 25 days of Christmas Past Channel on ABC.com and the ABC app which will be viewable without a cable sign in. 

Here's the full line up 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1

7a/6c - The Simpsons

10:30-11:30a/ 9:30-10:30c - Family Guy

11:30a/10:30c - The Santa Clause 

1:30p/12:30c - The Santa Clause 2 

4p/3c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

6p/5c - Home Alone

8:30p/7:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

12-2a/11-1c - The Simpsons

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2

7a/6c - The Preacher's Wife

9:30a/8:30c - Jingle All The Way 2

11:35a/10:35c - Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 

2:15p/1:15c - Disney's A Christmas Carol

4:20p/3:20c - Home Alone

6:50p/5:50c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

9:30p/8:30c - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018)

11:30p/10:30c - The Star (2017)

1:30a/12:30c - The Little Drummer Boy (1968)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3

7a/6c - The Little Drummer Boy (1968) 

7:30a/6:30c - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

9a/8c - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas 

10:30a/9:30c - The Star (2017)

12:30p/11:30c - The Santa Clause

2:40p/1:40c - The Santa Clause 2

5:10p/4:10c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

7:15p/6:15c - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (3018)

9:15p/8:15c - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

10:20p/9:20c - Frosty the Snowman

10:50p/9:50c - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 

11:55p/10:55c - Disney's A Christmas Carol

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4

7a/6c - Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic 

8:05a/7:05c - Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws

10:10a/9:10c - The Search for Santa Paws

12:15p/11:15c - Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

2:20p/1:20c - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

4p/3c - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

5:05p/4:05c - Frosty the Snowman

5:35p/4:35c - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 

6:40p/5:40c - Home Alone

9:10p/8:10c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

11:50p/10:50c - Daddy's Home 2

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5

7-9a/6-8c - Family Guy

10:30-11:30a/9:30-10:30c - Family Guy

11:30a/10:30c - Holiday in Handcuffs

1:35p/12:35c - Daddy's Home 2

3:45p/2:45c - Home Alone

6:15p/5:15c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

8:55p/7:55c - Scrooged

12a/11c - Snow

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6

7a/6c - Stealing Christmas 

10:30a-12:00p/9:30-11:00c - Family Guy

12p/11c Home Alone: - The Holiday Heist 

2p/1c - Jingle All The Way 2

4p/3c - Scrooged

6p/5c - Home Alone

8:30p/7:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

12a/11c - Snow 2: Brain Freeze

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7

7a/6c - Home Alone 3

10:30-11:30a/9:30-10:30c - Family Guy

11:30a/10:30c - Home Alone

2p/1c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

4:30p/3:30c - The Santa Clause 

6:30p/5:30c - The Santa Clause 2 

9p/8c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

12-2a/11-1c - The Simpsons

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8

7a/6c - Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House

10:30a/9:30c - Unaccompanied Minors

12:30p/11:30c - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas 

2p/1c - Prancer Returns

4p/3c - Disney's A Christmas Carol

6p/5c - Home Alone (Pop 'N Knowledge)

8:30p/7:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

12a/11c - Christmas in Boston

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9

7a/6c - Unaccompanied Minors

9:05a/8:05c - Home Alone

11:35a/10:35c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Toy Story Marathon

2:15p/1:15c - Disney and Pixar's Toy Story

4:15p/3:15c - Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 2 

6:20p/5:20c - Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 3 

8:50p/7:50c - Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 4 

11p/10c - Disney and Pixar's Toy Story That Time Forgot

11:30p/10:30c - Home Alone

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10

7a/6c - Santa Buddies:

The Legend of Santa Paws

The Search for Santa Paws

11:05a/10:05c - Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

1:10p/12:10c - Home Alone

3:40p/ 2:40c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 

6:20p/5:20c - Disney's Frozen

8:50p/7:50c - Disney's Frozen II (Freeform Premiere)

11p/10c - Disney's Olaf's Frozen Adventure (Freeform Premiere)

11:30p/10:30c - Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11

7a/6c - Prancer Returns

9a/ 8c - Unaccompanied Minors

11:05a/10:05c - Jingle All The Way 2

1:10p/12:10c - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

2:40p/1:40c - Disney's A Christmas Carol

4:45p/3:45c - The Santa Clause 

6:55p/5:55c - The Santa Clause 2 

9:25p/8:25c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

11:30p/10:30c-  Last Christmas (Freeform Premiere)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12

7-9a/6-8c - Family Guy

10:30a-1p/9:30-12:30c - Family Guy

1p/12c - Home for the Holidays (1995)

3:30p/2:30c - Last Christmas

6p/5c - Home Alone

8:30p/7:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost In New York

12a/11c - Christmas Cupid

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13

7a/6c - Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (Freeform Premiere)

8a/7c - Kung Fu Panda Holiday

8:30a/7:30c - The Little Drummer Boy (1968)

10:30a/9:30c - Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic 

11:30a/10:30c - Home Alone

2p/1c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

4:30p/3:30c - The Santa Clause

6:30p/5:30c - The Santa Clause 2 

9p/8c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

12a/11c - Snowglobe

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14

7a/6c - Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

10:30-11:30a/9:30-10:30c - Family Guy

11:30a/10:30c - Almost Christmas 

2p/1c - The Perfect Holiday

4p/3c - The Preacher's Wife

6:30p/5:30c - Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 

9p/8c - Disney's A Christmas Carol 

12-2a/11-1c - The Simpsons

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15

7a/6c - Call Me Claus

10:30a-12:00p/9:30-11:00c - The Simpsons

12p/11c - The Perfect Holiday

2p/1c - Jingle All The Way 2

4p/3c - Unaccompanied Minors

6p/5c - Home Alone

8:30p/7:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

12a/11c - Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

7a/6c - It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

9a/8c - The Little Drummer Boy (1968)

9:30a/8:30c - Disney's Prep & Landing

Disney's Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

10:30a/9:30c -  Unaccompanied Minors

12:30p/11:30c - Home Alone

3p/2c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 

5:30p/4:30c - The Santa Clause

7:30p/6:30c - The Santa Clause 2

10p/9c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

12-2a/11-1c - Family Guy Holiday Episodes

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

7a/6c - The Little Drummer Boy (1968) 

7:30a/6:30c - Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

10a/9c - Home Alone

12:30p/11:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

3:10p/2:10c - Disney's A Christmas Carol 

5:15p/4:15c - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

6:55p/5:55c - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018)

8:55p/7:55c - Home Alone

11:25p/10:25c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18

7a/6c - Cricket on the Hearth 

8a/7c - Call Me Claus

10a/9c - The Santa Clause 

12:10p/11:10c - The Santa Clause 2 

2:40p/1:40c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

4:45p/3:45c - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018)

6:45p/5:45c - Home Alone

9:15p/8:15c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

11:55p/10:55c - Scrooged

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19

7-9a/ 6-8c - Family Guy

10:30-11:30a/9:30-10:30c - Family Guy

11:30a/10:30c - Home Alone

2p/1c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

4:30p/3:30c - Scrooged

6:30p/5:30c - The Santa Clause

8:30p/7:30c - The Santa Clause 2

12a/11c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20

7-9a/6-8c - Family Guy

10:30a/9:30c - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

12p/11c  - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

1:30p/12:30c  - Disney's A Christmas Carol

3:30p/2:30c - Home Alone (Pop 'N Knowledge)

6p/5c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 

8:30p/7:30c - Last Christmas

12a/11c - Prancer Returns

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21

7a/6c - Prancer Returns

10:30a/9:30c - Last Christmas

1p/12c - Home Alone

3:30p/2:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

6p/5c - Disney's A Christmas Carol

8p/7c - Disney's Olaf's Frozen Adventure

8:30p/7:30c - Frosty the Snowman 

9p/8c - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

10p/9c - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

12-2a/ 11-1c - The Simpsons

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22

7a/6c - Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws

9a/8c - The Search for Santa Paws

11a/10c - Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 

1p/12c - Kung Fu Panda Holiday

1:30p/12:30c - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas 

3p/2c - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas 

4:30p/3:30c - The Star (2017)

6:30p/5:30c - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

7:30p/6:30c - Frosty the Snowman

8p/7c - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

9p/8c - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018)

11p/10c - Disney's Prep & Landing

11:30p/10:30c - Disney's Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

12a/11c - The Star (2017)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23

7a/6c - Kung Fu Panda Holiday

7:30a/6:30c - Home Alone

10a/9c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

12:40p/11:40c - Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

3:20p/2:20c - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

5p/4c - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018) 

7p/6c - Home Alone

9:30p/8:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 

12a/11c - Disney's A Christmas Carol

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24

7a/6c - Love the Coopers

9:30a/8:30c - Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

12p/11c - Disney's A Christmas Carol

2p/1c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

4:40p/3:40c - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

5:45p/4:45c - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

6:50p/5:50c - Frosty the Snowman

7:20p/6:20c - The Santa Clause 

9:30p/8:30c - The Santa Clause 2 

12a/11c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25

7a/6c - Home Alone

9:30a/8:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

12p/11c - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

1p/12c - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

2p/1c - Frosty the Snowman

2:30p/1:30c - The Santa Clause 

4:30p/3:30c - The Santa Clause 2 

7p/6c - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

9p/8c - Home Alone

11:30p/10:30c - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'

Press Release after the jump

Halloween: The Addams Family: Halloween Special

Halloween 

           

            In our journey on finding random things on Tubi (at the time of writing this was on there, not sure if it  is at the time of publishing) we've found  at 1977 special with The Addams Family.  One of my favorite adaptations from the comics by Charles Addams was  the 1964 TV series, and this is special is based from that.  "The Addams Family: Halloween Special" or "Halloween with the New Addams Family" (which is a title, why is there a new there, when the new Addams Family series didn't even come out yet) 

     The special does have the cast of the 1964 series, mostly, like John Astin (Gomez), Carolyn Jones (Morticia) , Jackie Coogan(Uncle Fester), Ted Cassidy(Lurch), Lisa Loring  (Wednesday) Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley) and Felix Silla (as cousin Itt). 

   

     It first aired on  October 30, 1977 on NBC, which is a different network than which aired the series. being ABC.  This must have been a surprise to the people who watched the '64 series in black and white now seeing things in color, it's kind off in a way.  They also chose to do theme without words and little off putting, so I guess it works for the Addams Family.

         We also see that the characters have aged, but Gomez and Morticia has seemed to stay ageless.  To be a little dower, this was the last time Jones would play Morticia as she would pass away in 1983 from cancer at the age of 53.  

Needs a third person here for a joke/ Copyright MGM 

           Gomez is going away to meet with his lodge in Tombstone, Arizona (where else?) so I'm glad our Addams Family reunion special here won't have one of main actors for the special that's smart.  Anyway, Gomez's brother Pancho (played by Henry Darrow) is staying with them and Gomez worries that  his brother will take his wife away from him.  Ohhhhh (ohhh) 

          The special does remember that Gomez and Morticia's love is tight.   Back to Pancho,

he's playing with the kids and Uncle Fester. What I mean by kids are Wednesday and Pugsley, I mean Wednesday Jr. and Pugsley Jr.  which is a decision and one that opens more questions than I want to ask.  He's going to tell them the legend of cousin Shy. (Good, I hope something happens, because this thing is 10 minutes in and nothing has happened in this 74 minute special.)   

 

Juniors/ Copyright MGM 

       Cousin Shy's story sounds like Linus hearing about Santa getting confused thinking up the Great Pumpkin,  and there's a boy who wanted to find out if Cousin Shy was real and he carved a face on the pumpkin and talks to him through pumpkin and how he'll leave gifts under good kids scarecrows. So really, Linus' story is real. (run!)  

    

    The MGM lion shows up and Gomez leaves in a car, he's on this trip until 6PM, the next day. (It makes it funnier that he's acting like he's leaving for longer)   Meanwhile, the plot shows up, to some guys watching the same special. They apparently are crooks who want the Addams Family fortune. (Random) 

The proper way to watch this special/ Copyright MGM 

         This is a Halloween special, somewhere, and there's a family Halloween party being prepared.  Most of the jokes are like hey "Aren't the Addams Family odd, they must be speaking in code" and  Gomez's brother keeps falling for his sister-in-law because funny. The pacing is woof. (and rough) They also make a Mikey likes it reference, which I'm sure the writers were just laughing about.  The crooks are planning to enter the Addams' house to steal money somehow.  Back the pacing we are 20 minutes in, so far only getting to not just setting up stuff.  One of the crooks sends Mikey to investigate the house. We do get the classic reaction from the series of when someone being surprised by Lurch and disturbed by the house.

Forget phones, suitcases are the future/ Copyright MGM 

            Mikey meets Morticia, and she has Grandmama show him around the house.  (The original Grandmama actress didn't appear in this production and passed away a few months after this aired; they had Jane Rose play the part.) Wednesday is home (Uh Wednesday Sr.) from musical academy.  (I'm not asking questions though) Yes the special is keeping to the series main thing where a stranger/outsider is perplexed by the weirdness of the family. It's just feels like this one is dragging it out.  

         The other crooks are confused as to why Mikey is responding to their briefcase calls. Later Mikey meets Kitty Cat,  and he goes mad and runs out of the house. Meanwhile, Pugsley Sr. is home, he's in medical school to be a witch doctor. 

The special isn't that bad, guy/ Copyright MGM 

      Mikey comes back the crooks, babbling, and I think he quit being a crook.  (Good for him)  Anyway, they have two buff men , a fake Gomez, and a fake Morticia as part of their plans to get the money from the safe. Which seems like a lot of work. We also get a joke about the kids not being doing their weird stuff. (Generations)  Gomez returns home, earlier than planned, meaning the crooks' plan hasn't worked. I'm glad we got Gomez's jealous feelings over in like 1 minute.  

            The main crook, "Bones" Lafferty. dresses up as  John Quincy Addams (get it?)  So the plan is crooks dress up like they are family members while the fake Morticia and Gomez are supposed to present themselves as the real people. Which I'm glad works. 

             Gomez's brother and Morticia's  sister grab the fake  Morticia and Gomez , because they are in love with them, not the fake ones, but yeah. The real ones are tied by the strongmen. Then Gomez uses his piccolo send Morse code, Wednesday get the message and tells Cousin Itt to go check it out. Gomez is free..  but the guys grab him again.  This is an odd special when things aren't being slow.  Then again they repeat Gomez getting captured like 2 more times so it's tedious. 

              The jealousy bit comes back when Gomez sees the Pancho with his wife , then they really like the Gomez likes French gag.  This special is just tedious.   Lurch scares off scaring the buff men because he thinks they want the girl he likes, who is one of the crooks dressed like a woman, and the 

            Then Bones is brought to the rack and ends up confessing he's a crook. Then he runs out, steps on Kitty Cat's tail....  Anyway the police show up for the noise, and the crooks get arrested, also Lurch is sad. 

   

     Apparently, Cousin Shy has shown up and the special wants the Pancho plot to die where Gomez overhears the man talking good about him, yay.  There's a Halloween carol, finally. They have Halloween Christmas and there we go. 

Halloween needs Christmas traditions/ Copyright MGM 

     Like, I said there's not much in this special, it's very stretched, padded and doesn't feel like it's going anywhere.  The sitcom was shorter, but also had tight writing, but also knew it was goofy a little. Here it tries to capture that, but it does get a little weak and the plot feels like it's just meandering. It's trying to be fun and playing with it's source but it's just feels lacking. The acting is alright, but the special just feels like it's there. I do think a younger child might enjoy the goofiness of it.  Kind of a shame, because I do like the 64 series, but yeah. It kind of works as background thing to have during Halloween that's just there but not really there to be fully watched, or for younger kids to enjoy,  I guess.   I feel kind of bad if I'm mean to it,  it's not terrible it's just long. 

    That's it for now, tune in next time, when we visit the Addams family and not pet the lion. 

        

       

ABC Holiday Programming 2022

ABC Thanksgiving  Christmas New Year   

             ABC has announced it's holidays programming plan for Thanksgiving through New Year. Including the return of classic specials and new programming as well.   

     

        Two music themed specials  include A Very Backstreet Christmas and Finding Harmony come in December.   ABC News will present their annual The Year special and a look at Love Actually.   

   

       Of course, there's holiday episodes of series and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023. 

 

         Here's the full line up all times ET (unless otherwise noted) 

        Wednesday, November 16

 8-8:30pm  The Conners (Thanksgiving Episode) 

8:30-9pm   The Goldbergs (Thanksgiving Episode) 

9:31-10pm   Home Economics (Thanksgiving Episode)

Tuesday, November 22 

10-11pm  The Rookie :Feds (Thanksgiving Episode)

Sunday, November 27

7-7:30pm Mickey Saves Christmas (New)

7:30-8pm Olaf's Frozen Adventure 

8-10pm  The Wonderful World of Christmas : Magical Holiday Celebration (new)

Monday, November 28

8-10pm  "The Great Christmas Light Fight" (Season Premiere) 

Tuesday, November 29 

8-9pm  Love Actually: 20 Years Later - A Diane Sawyer/ ABC News Special (New)

Thursday, December 1 

8-9pm   Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 

9-10:01pm  CMA Country Christmas (new)

Monday, December 5

8-10pm  The Great Christmas Light Fight (new)

Tuesday, December 6

8-9pm  Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (holiday episode)

9-10pm  Press Your Luck (holiday episode)

10-11pm  The $100,000 Pyramid (holiday episode) 

Wednesday, December 7

8-8:30pm The Conners (holiday episode) 

8:30-9pm  The Goldbergs (holiday episode) 

9-9:31pm  Abbott Elementary (holiday episode)

9:31-10pm  Home Economics  (holiday episode) 

Thursday, December 8

8-10pm The Wonderful World of Disney : Frozen II (broadcast premiere) 

Monday, December 12

8-10pm  The Great Christmas Light Fight (season finale)

Tuesday, December 13

8-8:30pm  Mickey Saves Christmas 

8:30-9PM  Olaf's Frozen Adventure 

9-9:30pm  Disney Prep & Landing 

9:30-10pm Disney Pres & Landing 2: Naughty Vs. Nice 

Wednesday, December 14 

8-9pm   A Very Backstreet Holiday (new)

10-11pm  Finding Harmony (new)

Tuesday, December 20

8-9pm  Santa Claus is Comin' to Town' 

9-9:30pm  Toy Story that Time Forgot 

9:30-10pm  Shrek the Halls 

Saturday, December 24

8-10pm  The Wonderful World of Disney: Home Alone 

Sunday, December 25

10am-12pm ET/7-9AM PT  Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (new) 

Monday, December 26

9-11pm The Year : 2022 (New)

Saturday, December 31

8-10pm  Dick Clark's New Year Rockin'  Ever with Ryan Seacrest 2023 (new) 

10-10:30pm Local Programming

10:30-2:13am  Dick Clark's New Year Rockin'  Ever with Ryan Seacrest 2023 (new) 

Press Release after the Jump

Halloween: Spooky Bats and Scaredy Cats

Halloween 

             In the process of looking for Halloween media to write about,  I had this special written down in a list and never got back to that...list. Anyway this one is interesting, I don't know much about it, except that apparently it's a TV special, but not sure where it aired and aired in like 2009, at least IMBD says that so. but who cares?  This gives us time to focus on  the special itself. 

      First off, it's stop motion and has a nice charm to how it looks.  This special looks good, it's fall, Halloween night the coloring is warm but feels like night, it feels like Halloween oozing through its look.  We have two main children characters named, Makean (pronounced as Mak-key-an) and his sister, named Katie. They are trick or treating on this night. Nothing too much makes them stand out as characters, but  I don't think that's the purpose.  Makean is worried about 'spooks' because he's young and thinks spooks exist. (They do)  The first person, we see, they visit gives them a not so good treat.  

The Penguin and Catwoman ... what? 

       There's also the Candleman.  Whom they seem to know.  Why? Quick search....  This is part of a series of specials  where this one is number 2, and a Christmas special called "The Christmas Light" is the first one and so yeah cool.  That's why they aren't like "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" for the special which could limit the special for some, but again maybe we don't need to know too much about him for this special.  His design is cool, if not dangerous with all those candles.  He's apparently handing out pickles to trick or treaters.  He also has floating swimming fish, because sure.  

That hat is a fire hazard  

      

          Really, this shouldn't be the question too much special, we'd be here a long time. Candleman asks if they'd like to help  him complete a task to delver some invitations.  He gives the kids a map and puts them on a fancy carriage, and he's like I'm off, bye. ( Same)    The first place is Spooky Hallow. (Which really sounds a like tourist trap, I'm going)   Anyway Makean's fears are part of the plot and he is nervous about everything. 

       

        Stop one, a place that looks like they are entering an ancient Egyptian tomb and oh look a mummy.  Even Katie screams as she gives him is invitation, but he seems like a nice mummy. (Katie thinks it was a costume, after she apparently thought it out)   Next, the swamp, a good place to meet a swamp monster.  Do love the design because it looks both kind of unsettling, but not menacing. 

That's how he gets his victims, they think he doesn't look menacing  then he eats your head goes out at night and eats cars 

     They meet the wolfman, the Grim Reaper, scare crow, (there's a song that playing during the montage that sounds like someone really liked "The Nightmare Before Christmas and wanted something like that for a song)  Next they meet a witch, that or a woman making soup.   Also the way she talks she really should understand that it sounds like she wants to eat them. (I'd like to have you for dinner) 

    

            She does give them two brooms, to fly to Frank's place (is that the bar on 53th and Franklin?) . Frank is Frankenstein's monster just in case you needed that. They seem to be enjoying the broom flying instead of going ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Katie also maybe realizes that this all might be real stuff.  Frank meets them (oh good he's trademark safe)  Didn't need him picking up a girl though, that brings up flashbacks.  (of what ? oooh) 

I've learned to ask people if they want to swim since the incident 

            Frank seemed nice, not much of a talker.  The two kids run from ole Frank, because now Katie realizes the monsters are real. The moral of the story is Makean was right, always listen to him. (what?)  They see the monsters we just saw following them and  in a slow speed chase. (Chopper 32 is tired, we're going home)  They decide to run to old castle, the monsters catch up to them and ring the doorbell.  Candleman answers the door and the monsters are his friends. (oooh) 

Death takes the night off... 

            It's a monster mash. It's kind of fun to see these monsters not be scary and just having some fun at a party.   The special ends with a nice shot of the house. 

           I do find it funny that Katie doesn't think spooks were real but accepts a flying fish and a guy wearing candles on his head as like sure, normal, and then she's like no these are guys in costumes, and still seems a skeptic until the broom ride.  But I'm not here to tear apart a this, (I am though ,*rips paper) 

     

        The animation is charming, it's a simple straight forward story with showing Makean to have some courage.  I'm not sure if there is a moral besides courage through fear can get you far or that monsters aren't as bad as they seem? I don't know.  It's not a high thinking special, but it's there to relax with or show younger children, it's fine.  

     That's it for now, tune in next time when we find a monster and think he's not so bad and get eaten!  

The CW Holiday Programming 2022

Holiday Christmas CW 

                The CW has  released their holiday programming for 2022.   With the success of  "A Waltons' Homecoming" last year they will have  "A Waltons' Thanksgiving".  There's also the return to CW staples likes "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". 

Here's the full line up: all times are ET/PT/ Denver/ St. Louis unless otherwise noted. 

Sunday, November 20 

8-10pm  A Waltons Thanksgiving  (new)

Thursday, November 24 

8-10pm A Waltons Thanksgiving (Encore Presentation) 

Friday, November 25

8pm  Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer

9pm Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!

Saturday, November 26

8-10pm Silent Night- A Song for the World  (new)

Thursday,  December 1

8-10pm  Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

Monday, December 5

8-10pm The Waltons' Homecoming 

Wednesday, December 7

8pm  DC's Stargirl (Season Finale)

9pm  Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2022 (new)

 

Thursday, December 8 

8-10pm   Silent Night- A Song for the World (Encore Presentation) 

Friday, December 9

8pm   Penn and Teller :Merry Fool US 

9PM Whose Line is it Anyway? (Original Episode) 

9:30  Whose Line is it Anyway? (Encore Episode)

Monday, December 12

8pm  Dogs of the Year 2022 (new)

9pm Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (Encore Presentation) 

Wednesday, December 14

8pm Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (Encore Presentation) 

9pm  Masters of Illusion : Christmas Magic 2022 

Thursday,  December 15

8-10pm  Christmas Around the USA

Friday, December 16

8-10pm  The 90th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 

Saturday, December 17

8-9:30pm I Heart Radio Jingle Ball

9:30pm  Whose Line is it Anyway?  (Encore Episode)

Monday, December 19 

8pm  Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2022 (Encore Presentation)

9pm  World's Funniest Animals: Christmas

Wednesday, December 21

8pm Beebo Saves Christmas 

9pm  World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode) 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode)  

Thursday, December 22 

8-9:30pm I Heart Radio Jingle Ball (Encore Presentation) 

9:30pm  Whose Line is it Anyway? (Encore Episode) 

Friday, December 23 

8pm  Granma Got Runover by A Reindeer (Encore Presentaion)

9pm  Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2022 (Encore Presentation) 

Saturday, December 24

8-10pm Christmas Around the World 

Sunday, December 25 

8-10pm Christmas Around the USA (Encore Presentation)

Monday, December 26 

8-10pm 25th Annual Family Film Awards 

Tuesday, December 27

8-10pm  Ocean Emergency: Currents of Hope

Wednesday, December 28

8pm  Dogs of the Year 2022 (Encore Presentation ) 

9pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode) 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode)

Thursday, December 29

8pm Popstar's Best of 2022 

9pm  Masters of Illusion  (Encore Episode) 

9:30pm Masters of Illusion (Encore Episode)  

Friday, December 30 

8-10pm  I Heart Radio Music Festival Night 1 (Encore Presentation) 

Saturday, December 31

8-10pm  I Heart Radio Music Festival Night 2 (Encore Presentation) 

Press Release after the jump 

CBS Announces Their Holidays 2022 Line-up

CBS Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

    CBS is ready to end the year and bring in the new one with their traditional specials  and some new things as well.  

 

        The kick off starts with Thanksgiving and the annual "Thanksgiving Day Parade"  then the return of specials like "Frosty the Snowman", "Frosty Returns" , "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".  There's also a brand new special  "Reindeer in Here".  CBS is also returning to Nashville to bring in the New Year.   Here's the full line up all times in ET/PT unless otherwise noted. 

Friday, November 11 

8PMET  The Greatest #AtHome Thanks&Giving Videos 

Thursday, November 24, 2022  (Thanksgiving ) 

9am -12pmET (1-4pm PT) The Thanksgiving Day Parade

Friday, November 25, 2022

8pm  Frosty the Snowman 

8:30pm Frosty Returns

9pm  A Christmas Proposal

Saturday, November 26, 2022

8pm Robbie the Reindeer

9pm The Story of Santa Claus 

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

8pm Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

9pm Reindeer in Here (new)

Sunday, December 4, 2022

8:30pm Fit for Christmas  (new)

Sunday, December 11, 2022

8pm The National Tree Lighting: Celebrating 100 Years (new)

9pm Must Love For Christmas 

Thursday,  December 15, 2022

8pm  A One Hour Holiday episode of Ghosts  (new)

Friday, December 16,2022

8pm  Greatest #ATHomeHolidayVideos (new)

Sunday, December 18, 2022

8:30pm ET/ 8PM PT When Christmas was Young (new)

Friday, December 23, 2022

8pmThe 24th Annual A Home For The Holidays At The Grove  (new)

9pm  Christmas Takes Flight 

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

8PM Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute To The Songs Of Paul Simon (new)

10PM The Gift: Kindness Goes Viral with Steve Hartman (new)

Saturday, December 31, 2022

8-10pmET. 10:30pm-1:30am New Year's Eve Live:  Nashville's Big Bash (new) 

Press Release after the Jump

Halloween: The Monster's Ring

Halloween 

             We dip back into the "CBS Storybreak" specials, which for those that don't know was like CBS' version of ABC Weekend Special, these were specials that were based off books, because why read books when you can watch them?  Anyway, today's post for our Halloween looks is  based off a book called The Monster's Ring written by Bruce Colville.  

         The Monster's Ring the special first aired on October 10, 1987.    

mmmm cupcake 

      Our main character is a boy named Russel who is being bullied by a boy named Eddie, his friend, I guess, Mindy says he needs to stand up for himself, but he says he can't. Anyway, when he runs from Eddie he ends up at a random shop where he's convinced to buy a ring for 25 cents. It comes with a chant (as all good rings should)  The chant says there's friend in the ring there to help, he says the chant to the wrong and he says it would be great to turn into a monster to scare Eddie. He thinks it's fake but ends up turning into a monster. (Always be careful what you say around magic rings) 

Next time, Gadget, next time 

             He then jumps out of his window as one does to do off screen stuff. (glad he doesn't need his glasses a monster, those are expensive) The special comes back and he thinks he had a dream until he finds out he's still a monster. (Some people are that way in the morning) Well now he's nervous that his father will find out and he pretends to be sick, of course father needs to check him out. 

Monsters aren't real, quoth the monster 

            He then reads the paper ,that he read before to see how to turn back to normal. (convenient)  It works and he can go to to school now, and his dad can drive him.  Mindy talks about how people heard about a maniac running around causing a mess around town. (Wow the same night as Russel running out and being a monster, oh wait.)

      At school Eddie decides to spend his time looking for Russel because reasons. Russel turns back into a monster and scares Eddie. Eddie runs like a coward. At lunch, Mindy is talking about the maniac  and Eddie shows  up again (because he's annoying) and decides to take Russel's glasses and stick them in his food. (At least he's not breaking them?) Then he pours milk on it because that makes sense. Then Russel dumps the food on Eddie's head.  (mm Eddie and Spaghetti)  

Ah silly 80's and their silly hair styles 

      Eddie goes to chase Russel and then finally gets to turn into a monster to scare Eddie. He gets in trouble and so does  Russel because of dumping the food on Eddie.  Later, the father's reaction to Russel mentioning Eddie is like, make friends with him. Which is an interesting reaction. Eddie brought two guys to help him take down Russel because sure. (Weak) 

They are dressed scarily 

           Eddie and the other guys grab him and Eddie thinks he has a bodyguard. The other guys think Eddie is weak since the 'bodyguard' doesn't show up. They leave, Eddie takes his bike and now Russel has a plan. 

        You might wondering why am I doing this as a Halloween post? Yeah it has a monster in it , but it's not  really Halloween set? Well that's where you are WRONG.  (aggressive) There's a Halloween thing see. The school let the kids dress up in costumes, nice.   Anyway, Russel has a plan.  Also Russel's dad continues to really just be there.  The other two guys from before think Eddie crossed him and want to do something to him. Now, Russel has become mon-Russel again and thankfully people think it's a costume, good.  Then he somehow grows a tail and horns and stuff. (Something going on) 

Plastic Surgery, of course. 

          

            He goes to Eddie and takes his bike back and flies away.  He can fly now. Eddie tries to tell the teacher and few others that Russel took HIS bike and flew away. Then he's forced to admit that it was Russel's bike.

                  Anyway, Russel flies back down and thinks it's time to get back to normal.  Later, he sees Eddie being bullied by the other guys he called earlier.  Russel decides to help Eddie, but the ring is gone, he decides to stand up for Eddie himself and it works. Russel realizes he needed the ring and doesn't need it now.  Eddie decides to be friendly and yeah that's it. 

That's how Bazooka Joe found a friend 

             This is a very simple story and that's fine.  Russel is being bullied and it becomes a wish empowerment story where he ends up being a monster to stop his monster. I like that he doesn't seem to go too far and get power mad.   The characters are flat, but we get simple goals and story and it works . It's barely Halloween and that's only there to have Russel be able to use his monster form at school and nobody going and trying to pitchfork him or something.  I like how it ended up having Russel help Eddie, it was a nice touch. It's simple, sweet, effective, not really spooky, but kind of fun. That's it though. Pretty good to see, read the book too. 

       That's it for now , tune in next when grrrrr wowowowwowowow  

                

                    

One Shot Posts: The King of the Hill Spinoff That Didn't : Monsignor Martinez

One Shot Posts

            Welcome back to "One Shot Posts" or posts I don't know where they go otherwise, this time, we have a little something different.  So "King of the Hill" was an animated show on Fox that ran 13 seasons, and most people who went this post already knew that probably.  There has been some talk about bringing it back, which I have thoughts on, but not really going to bring up. The series was a fun well written animated show without falling into the traps of other shows in the same space around the same time.  Today's post has to do with something from KOTH.  For the viewers of the show they would be aware of Monsignor Martinez, from the series the Hills sometime watch, that priest seems to be caught up in shooting people and stuff and less on doing boring stuff. There's even an episode based around him.  

       There was more.  Apparently, there was enough popularity or someone really liked the idea that there was interest in making a show based around this character. That's what we're talking about today.  There was a pilot made, that seemingly didn't have light of day and was lost media ,until it's not lost media. (You could have written about it without the pilot somehow?)  

        For King of the Hill knowers (that's a word) it was written by Jim Dauterive, Mike Judge, and Greg Daniels from King of the Hill, so that's how you know.   According to a King of the Hill fan site, Fox wanted pilot in 2001, but decided not pick up as a series (why not?)  The thought is that FOX didn't want a show where a priest shoots people.  (Oh now FOX has standards)  Which is why live in this time instead. 

       The pilot and I guess if there had been a series was in live-action, which isn't a bad thing. Monsingor Martinez was played by  Ivo Cutzarida.  Also it's in English, so that ruins the fun a little, you you know, oh well. 

    

        Martinez is on plane and annoyed by Kevin Nealon , which is the most random thing ever, the woman next to him asks him why he's going to San Diego and the monsignor says he's going to kill a guy. (which makes sense)  He then tells a story and it does play to the randomness of the stuff you'd see on the episode clips in King of the Hill, it's really just randomly great.  If you like shootouts  in a church this would be your series.

   

          He's in SanDeigo, and I'm not explain everything, moistly because it's fun to watch, and you should be checking it out.  It's pretty much everything you'd expect in a  series based on the telenovela on King of the Hill.  Ironically, it's very cartoon like.  David Herman plays a good straight man, named John Smith, (great name) to the Cutzarida's character;  he thinks everything going on is kind of insane.  Which makes him letting loose at the end where they are setting up for a series even more fun.    

I bring you no Cadillac 

            It all caps off to a shoot out at the climax because that's what this needed, I'd expect nothing else.  It's also a fun start  to what looks like what would have been a fun series, setting up the cast and an on-going story.  As a pilot, it's great hook and now it's a shame that it never became a series, even a one season series, It's just wrong that we don't get more.  I'd rather they take a stab at this again, than trying to bring back King of the Hill. 

Cool Car, Cool guy,  the partner, a lady, a kid , the show has a whole cast we need let's go! 

       The only reason for to not check out this pilot is the disappointment that there's more to watch, but otherwise it's fun trip. Everything about it feels like the show Hank and Peggy would be watching, and from the segments we see in the main series. It really was that fun. It's a comedy, but grippingly interesting and the  premise is weird but well done.  It's cheesy, but the kind of cheesy, but the writing was great, the acting was well done and playing what exactly they needed to do and really want more do you want? 

   That's it for now, tune in next time, when we answer the door and oh no....