CBS Sets Mid Season Premiere Dates 2023

TVLookFall2023  CBS 

        CBS has unveiled its winter programming premiere dates and schedule.  There is also a new game show and an adaptation of True Lies.  There will be primetime episodes of  The Price is Right and the return of Tough as Nails.   A special NCIS crossover event happens on January 2.  

Here's the full schedule all times ET/PT  unless otherwise noted 

Monday, Jan.2  -Special  NCIS Crossover Event 

8pm NCIS 

9pm  NCIS: Hawai'i  (special time) 

10pm NCIS: Los Angeles (special night and time) 

Tuesday, Jan 3

8pm   FBI 

9pm FBI :International 

10pm FBI; Most Wanted 

Wednesday, Jan. 4

8pm  The Price is Right at Night

9pm  Tough as Nails (special  two-hour premiere) 

Thursday, Jan. 5 

8pm  Young Sheldon 

8:30pm Ghosts

9pm So Help Me Todd

10pm CSI: Vegas

Friday, Jan.6 

8pm S.W.A.T 

9pm Fire Country

10pm Blue Bloods 

Sunday, Jan. 8 (double header football game) 

7:30pm ET/ 7PM PT  60 Minutes 

8:30pm ET/ 8PM PT EAST New York

9:30pm ET/ 9pm NCIS: Los Angeles 

Wednesday, Jan. 11

8pm  The Price is Right at Night

9pm Lingo (Series premiere) 

10pm Tough as Nails (time period premiere) 

Monday, Jan. 16 

8pm The Neighborhood 

8:30pm Bob Hearts Abishola 

9pm NCIS 

10pm NCIS : Hawai'i 

Sunday, Jan. 29 

AFC Championship Game 

10-11PMET /7-8PM PT Fire Country

 

Sunday, Feb. 5  

8-11:30PM ET/ 5-8:30pm The 65Th Annual Grammy Awards 

Thursday, Feb. 23

8pm Young Sheldon

8:30pm Ghosts 

9pm True Lies (oto premire) 

10pm  CSI: Vegas 

Wednesday, Mar. 1

8-10pm  Survivor (special two-hour premiere) 

10pm  Ture Lies (Regular time period) 

Press release after the jump

The Lookback: Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?

The Flashback Cartoon Network

      I'm not asking you whatever happened to Robot Jones? Unless you know, then please tell me. This is about the early 2000's Cartoon Network series with that title. (So funny, I'm sure nobody else has made this joke at all)   Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? was created by Greg Miller  whom worked on a few other Cartoon Network shows as a writer, storyboard artist, animation layout-ist, and more.  

    The original pilot aired in 2000 as part of a "Voice your Choice Weekend" where 11 pilots were featured and viewers could vote for their favorites. (There were other factors right, right?)  (Source)  The pilot got second place after "Grim and Evil" which would become it's own series, but am I just talking about a random pilot then?  Well, yes, I'm going to start with that first. 

        

     The basic concept is that there are robots (duh) and there's apparently a robot child with robot parents, because that's how that works.  The "parents" now want  the younger robot to go to a human middle school and learn about humans. (To doom us all?)   Robot ,which I think is his first name,  doesn't want to go because humans are inefficient (it's because we sleep, isn't it). Robot already acts like a human in some ways so maybe oh my.   This begins the plot of what the series would be about a robot "child" going to human middle school to learn about humans through the eyes of our middle schoolers. (Which I'm not sure is the best idea)  So the pilot goes through Robot annoying the math teacher because he's a smart robot. (compared to a dumb robot)  Robot is in the principal's office and if he slips up again , he gets detention. (That'll teach the robot)  Tha to doesn't go well since he gets it anyway and this makes Robot mad, because he has a mood device inside for some reason. Anyway, he doesn't get detention.  He doesn't want to see another human again, until he sees a girl with braces, head gear and a prosthetic leg and falls in love. (Robot love the purest love?) 

He's been programmed to love/ Copyright Warner 

                            

         The first thing that gets me is the animation style. It's very dirty not bad, but meaning that it's not what you'd see in the later cartoons even the ones on Cartoon Network at the time, where it has a messier animation style, kind of matching up to the School House Rock cartoons.  It was also a hand drawn traditional cell animated series when cartoons had gone more to digital ink and paint.  Characters are in full color and so are some objects, but you'll notice the backgrounds are simple back and white, which gives everything else a way to pop out.   When Robot goes to the bus, the entire outside is black and white sketches, but the bus and Robot are in full color it really is kind of interesting and unique style. I like it.  It also fits its setting since the show also takes place in the 80's, which is interesting, but it was about the time for 80's nostalgia to show up. 

Life feels so bleak to me for some reason/Copyright Warner 

        There are two versions of the pilot, I'll get to that when I talk more about the show.  The pilot didn't win, but it did get second and well, and Cartoon Network went, I guess we should make this a series too.

   

       The full series premiered on July 19, 2002.  

      The first episode I'm looking at  has two segments, the standard of these shows,  of course. Robot has a mission from his mother to figure out a way to make a friend. That's right Robot has to make a friend. Now, this would be easier, but apparently the kids in the school don't want to befriend a robot (Why not?)  Robot finds two guys playing video games and he likes video games too. (Who knew?) Oh there are also two bullies because children's show. They are called the Yogmen twins named  Lenny and Denny who I don't think Robot should trust. They are also dressed like Devo, so whip it good. (whoa whoa time out for fun there) 

Devo were such mean kids/ Copyright Warner 

          Robot is convinced to follow them because he's an empty vessel robot. They trick Robot to scan the girl's changing room and wow I'm surprised that made into an episode, Cartoon Network early 2000's was on it's on edge there. Of course, Robot gets in trouble  They also make Robot get sprayed with pop which causes him to break dance. The two boys Robot met earlier are bothered by this and go to help Robot.  There's another thing to this show that's also fun, there's the homages to comic strips with the big lettering and pop quotes when needed that's a nice addition. 

    

       Yougmens also state they want Robot's brain  and get Robot away from the two boys. (Ironic, humans want the Robot's brain) It was actually easy to get his "brain" ( a light bulb like thing) Then he later goes to them and finds out they made a robot with his brain to be evil.  Poor Robot, even cries.  The boys from earlier come back and help him by programming him with a fighting game and is able to fight the other robot to get his "brain" back.   

   

     The episode ends with Robot doing a data log segment about what he learned. This episode expands upon the pilot, giving Robot some friends, who's names weren't mentioned in this episode but the named Cubey and Mitch.  For note, I looked at Episode 5a here, it feels more like a starting point than episode 1a

Weird way to spell friends/ Copyright Warner 

    

More after the jump

NBC Sets Midseason Premiere Dates for 2023

TVLookWinter2023  NBC 

     NBC has released its plans for the start of 2023.  In something we've not seen in awhile  a series switching networks. The remake of Magnum P.I  moved from CBS is now getting a premiere date on NBC.   Night Court sequel gets one too.  New Drama, "Found"  gets a Sunday night slot.  "America’s Got Talent: All-Stars" gets to kick off the year, "The Voice" returns in March. Tuesdays will have some comedy series  with Night Court and the return of American Auto. 

  

             Magnum PI will also be a Sunday night drama.   The Blacklist returns for a new season as well. The series finale of New Amsterdam has been scheduled. 

Here's the full details and premiere dates  (All times ET/PT unless otherwise noted) 

Monday, Jan. 2 

8pm America's Got Talent: All-Stars  (Series premiere) 

10pm  Quantum Leap (return from hiatus) 

Tuesday, January 3

8pm America's Got Talent: All-Stars (encore) 

10pm  New Amsterdam (return from hiatus) 

Wednesday, January 4 

8pm  Chicago Med (Return from hiatus)

9pm  Chicago Fire (Return from hiatus) 

10pm Chicago P.D.  (Return from hiatus)

Thursday, January 5

8pm  Law and Order (Return from hiatus)

9pm Law & Order :SVU (Return from hiatus)

10pm Law& Order : Organized Crime (Return from hiatus)

Friday, January 6

8pm  Lopez vs. Lopez  (Return from hiatus)

8:30pm   Young Rock  (Return from hiatus)

9pm Dateline NBC  (Return from hiatus) 

Tuesday, January 17

8 and 8:30pm Night Court (series premiere; back to back episodes one night only) 

9pm  New Amsterdam (Two-Hour Series finale) 

Tuesday, January 24 

8:30pm American Auto (season premiere) 

Tuesday, January 31 

9 and 10pm La Brea (Return form hiatus; back to back episodes one night only) 

Sunday, February 19 

9pm Magnum P.I  (Season Premiere) 

10pm  Found (Series Premiere) 

Sunday, February 26

8pm The Blacklist (Season Premiere) 

Monday, March 6

8pm The Voice (Season premiere) 

Tuesday, March 6

9pm  The Voice

10pm That's My Jam (season premiere) 

ABC Sets Mid-Season Premiere Dates for 2023

TVLookWinter2023  ABC  

     ABC has released its midseason  line up.  A new Tuesday Night block with "The Rookie" and spinoff "The Rookie: Feds" is included.  There will be a cross overstory for these series and a new crime drama, "Will Trent" fills out the night.     A Million Little Things will begin a final season on February 8. 

Here are the premiere dates all times ET/PT (unless otherwise noted) 

Thursday, December 15

8-10pm Beauty and The Beast: A 30th Celebration 

10-11pm  The Parent Test (special series premiere) 

Tuesday, January 3

8pm   The Rookie (new night and time)

9pm The Rookie : Feds (new time) 

10pm Will Trent (series premiere) 

Wednesday, January 4

9pm Abbott Elementary 

9:31  Home Economics 

10pm   Big Sky: Deadly Trails 

Thursday, January 5

8pm Celebrity Jeopardy (new night) 

9pm  The Parent Test (regular time period premiere) 

10pm  The Chase (new night and time) 

Friday, January 6

8-9:01pm  Shark Tank 

Wednesday, January 11

8pm The Conners 

8:30pm The Goldbergs 

Monday, January 23

8-10:01  The Bachelor 

10:01-11pm The Good Doctor  

Sunday, February 19

7pm America's Funniest Home Videos

8-10pm American Idol 

10-11pm  The Company You Keep (series premiere) 

Thursday, February 23

8pm Station 19 

9pm Grey's Anatomy 

10:01pm  Alaska Daily 

Press Release after the Jump 

Fox Sets Winter Premiere Dates for 2023

TVLookWinter2023   FOX Primetime TV  

               FOX is gearing up for the new year with their winter 2023 premiere dates. New dramas coming are : "Alert" and "Accused" , a new comedy series "Animal Control", and a reality Show "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test".    There's the return of "Fantasy Island" , "9-1-1: Lone Star", and "Celebrity Name that Tune".  "Next Level Chef "  is getting a post Super Bowl LVII season premiere on February 12.    

   

      If you are looking for "9-1-1" or "The Masked Singer" those will be back in spring. 

Here's the full details, all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted. 

Monday, January 2

8pm  Fantasy Island (Season Premiere) 

Tuesday, January 3

8pm  Resident (Winter Premiere) 

Wednesday, January 4 

8-10pm   Special Forces: World's Toughest Test  (two-hour series premiere) 

Thursdays, starting January 5

8pm  Hell's Kitchen (winter premiere) 

9pm  Welcome to Flatch (winter premiere) 

9:30  Call Me Kat  (winter premiere) 

Sunday, January 8

8-9pm ET/ 5-6pm PT Alert (series premiere)  

9pm Bob's Burgers

9:30pm Family Guy 

  

Mondays, starting January 9

8pm Fantasy Island 

9pm  Alert (time period premiere) 

Wednesdays, starting January 11 

8pm  Celebrity Name that Tune  (Season Premiere) 

9pm  Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (Time Period Premiere) 

Tuesday, January 17

8pm  9-1-1 Lone Star (Season Premiere) 

Sunday, January 22

9pm   Accused (series premiere) 

Tuesdays, starting January 24

8pm  9-1-1 Lone Star

9pm Accused (time period premiere) 

Sunday, February 12

10:30-11:40pm ET/ 7:30-8:40PM PT Next Level Chef (Season Premiere) 

Thursdays, starting February 16

8pm Next Level Chef (time period premiere) 

9pm Animal Control (series premiere) 

9:30pm Call me Kat 

Press Release after the jump 

NBC Announces Holiday Programming 2022

NBC Christmas Thanksgiving New Year Holidays 

      NBC has released their holiday programming slate that brings traditions and more to your TV.     NBC has the annual "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" and "National Dog Show" for Thanksgiving.  They also have "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"  a new Dolly Parton movie event.  The Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting event, and much more round the line up.

 Here's the full schedule all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted.  Subject to change.

Saturday, November 19 

8-10pm  Trolls 

Wednesday, November 23

8-9pm  Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

9-11pm  A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving 

Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving) 

9AM-12pm (all time zones)  96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  (encore 2pm )

12-2pm (all time zones)  National Dog Show  

Friday, November 25

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

8:30pm  Trolls in Holiday Harmony 

Saturday, November 26

8-10pm  National Dog Show (Encore) 

Tuesday, November 29

9-10pm Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City (originally aired in 2021) 

Wednesday, November 30 

8-10pm  Christmas in Rockefeller Center 

10-11pm Kelly Clarkson Presents When Christmas Comes Around (Originally aired in 2021) 

Thursday, December 1

8-10pm Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas  (new) 

10-11pm  The Wall (new) 

Monday, December 5

10-11pm  That's my Jam Holiday Special 

Tuesday, December 6

9-11pm  People's Choice Awards  

Monday, December 12 

10-11pm   Baking It: Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler's Celebrity Holiday Specail 

Wednesday, December 14

8-10pm  A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special 

Monday, December 19

8-10pm Shrek 2 

10-11pm  The Wall (Encore of December 1 special) 

Wednesday, December 21

8-10pm  Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas

Friday, December 23 

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

8:30pm 5 More Sleeps 'Til Christmas  

9-11pm  Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love 

Saturday, December 24 

8-11pm  It's a Wonderful Life 

11:30-1am  Christmas Eve Mass 

Monday, December 26 

8-10pm  Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors 

Saturday, December 31 

8-10pm  A Toast to 2022! 

10:30-12:30am  Miley's  New Year's Eve Party 

Monday, January 2

11am-1pm/8-10am PT  134th Rose Parade Presented by Honda 

Full Press release after the Jump

Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas 2022

Freeform  Chri stmas

             

             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.