Blog Posts by Dave Nemetz

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, time for TV shows to roll out a fresh batch of Christmas-themed episodes for our viewing pleasure. But which of the many Christmas episodes we’ve enjoyed over the years have stood the test of time to become a true holiday tradition? You tell us. We’ve ranked the most enduring Christmas episodes ever -- along with a few wild cards -- and placed them in a March Madness-style bracket. Over the next two weeks, we’re asking you to vote for your favorite episodes until we get a winner: the undisputed best Christmas episode of all time.

(6) Friends, "The One With the Holiday Armadillo" (aired December 14, 2000)
In a Round 1 battle of beloved ‘90s sitcoms, this “Friends” holiday nugget easily bested the “Roseanne” episode with Roseanne as a cynical mall Santa. But does the Holiday Armadillo have enough fight left in him to take down Al Bundy? Honestly, we’re not too confident: “Married… With Children” has all the momentum, and Thanksgiving

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, time for TV shows to roll out a fresh batch of Christmas-themed episodes for our viewing pleasure. But which of the many Christmas episodes we’ve enjoyed over the years have stood the test of time to become a true holiday tradition? You tell us. We’ve ranked the most enduring Christmas episodes ever -- along with a few wild cards -- and placed them in a March Madness-style bracket. Over the next two weeks, we’re asking you to vote for your favorite episodes until we get a winner: the undisputed best Christmas episode of all time.

(2) South Park, "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" (aired December 17, 1997)
Well, howwwwwdy ho! This bracket sure feels Christmassy now that “South Park’s” Christmas-loving poo is in Round 2. After surviving a fierce upset bid from “30 Rock” last round (never underestimate the power of Ludachristmas), Mr. Hankey is ready to take on a vintage “ER” Christmas episode… but this isn’t much of a fair fight. “Mr.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, time for TV shows to roll out a fresh batch of Christmas-themed episodes for our viewing pleasure. But which of the many Christmas episodes we’ve enjoyed over the years have stood the test of time to become a true holiday tradition? You tell us. We’ve ranked the most enduring Christmas episodes ever -- along with a few wild cards -- and placed them in a March Madness-style bracket. Over the next two weeks, we’re asking you to vote for your favorite episodes until we get a winner: the undisputed best Christmas episode of all time.

(5) The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” (aired December 17, 1989)
“The Simpsons” has been on long enough to air a full season’s worth of Christmas episodes… so we have plenty to choose from! But as much as we love “Marge Be Not Proud” and “Miracle on Evergreen Terrace,” we’re going with the original, the prototype, the first ever “Simpsons” episode. For those of you who weren’t born when this

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, time for TV shows to roll out a fresh batch of Christmas-themed episodes for our viewing pleasure. But which of the many Christmas episodes we’ve enjoyed over the years have stood the test of time to become a true holiday tradition? You tell us. We’ve ranked the most enduring Christmas episodes ever -- along with a few wild cards -- and placed them in a March Madness-style bracket. Over the next two weeks, we’re asking you to vote for your favorite episodes until we get a winner: the undisputed best Christmas episode of all time.

(4) The Office, “Christmas Party” (aired December 6, 2005)
This matchup is a tale of two office Christmas parties. This Season 2 “Office” installment revolves around the awkward, depressing kind of office party we’ve all suffered through, with Michael forcing the Scranton branch to exchange gifts in a cutthroat round of “Yankee swap.” This one is chock full of holiday goodies: a sweet subplot of Jim getting

Romance is in the air on “Happy Endings”… and we don’t mean Alex and a rack of spare ribs. The notoriously unlucky-in-love Penny gets a new love interest this week, played by Nick Zano (“2 Broke Girls,” “90210”), and we’ve got an exclusive first look at the lovebirds’ wobbly first date right here. Plus, we got a chance to chat with Zano last week, and he told us all about his new “Endings” role and how he fits in with one of TV’s funniest ensembles.

Of course, this is Penny we’re talking about here, so her first date with Pete (Zano) gets weird, quickly: She’s embarrassed that she has to wear a prescription helmet after a concussion, so she tries to hide her ailment by suggesting a Segway tour -- with mandatory headgear, of course. Problem is, she has no idea how to drive one of those things. Pity the poor chairs and garbage bags that get in her way.

As it turns out, the Segway scene was actually

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, time for TV shows to roll out a fresh batch of Christmas-themed episodes for our viewing pleasure. But which of the many Christmas episodes we’ve enjoyed over the years have stood the test of time to become a true holiday tradition? You tell us. We’ve ranked the most enduring Christmas episodes ever -- along with a few wild cards -- and placed them in a March Madness-style bracket. Over the next two weeks, we’re asking you to vote for your favorite episodes until we get a winner: the undisputed best Christmas episode of all time.

(1) Seinfeld, “The Strike” (aired December 18, 1997)
Not too many TV episodes can claim to have created a new national holiday. But this “Seinfeld” classic introduced us to the Costanza family celebration of Festivus, a sort of anti-Christmas marked by the traditional “airing of grievances” (i.e. George’s father telling everyone how much they’ve disappointed him this year), the post-dinner “feats of strength”

“The number of snowmen I have would severely shock most people.” That’s Jacinta, one of the Christmas-crazed collectors featured on this week’s holiday edition of TLC’s “My Crazy Obsession”… and she’s being modest. Jacinta’s love of snowmen has led her to accumulate a whopping five thousand snowmen dolls, figurines, and knickknacks in her home. The result: a winter wonderland of frightening proportions.

Take a tour of Jacinta’s snowmen-infested home in the exclusive sneak peek above… and if you don’t like it, well, “y’all got no taste.”

“My Crazy Obsession: Christmas Collection” airs Saturday, 12/1 at 9 PM on TLC.

Liz Lemon, getting married? Plenty of "30 Rock" fans uttered "Blerg!" at the very idea of their anti-romantic, annoyingly feminist heroine actually walking down the aisle. (This is, after all, the same woman who scheduled a root canal on Valentine's Day to avoid all the mushiness.) But we needn't have worried. Last night's nuptials were a perfectly strange, perfectly Liz Lemon affair, down to the wedding gown the bride chose: the Princess Leia outfit she wears to get out of jury duty.

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Liz wowed her beau Criss (James Marsden) at City Hall in her white "Star Wars" sheath, complete with Leia's classic bunhead hairdo. (As she whispered to Jack, "I'm a princess!") Flowers were stolen from a nearby hospital by Liz's sleazy ex Dennis, Criss bought Liz's ring (a jewel-encrusted knuckle ring that says "Tito") at a police auction, and Jack did a reading from Ayn Rand. Can't you just feel the love? At least legendary crooner Tony Bennett showed up