A Fish Christmas

"A Fish Christmas" is the Christmas episode of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Miller Barney Miller] spin-off series Fish starring Abe Vigoda, Florence Stanley and Todd Bridges. It was first broadcast on December 20, 1977.

Plot
Fish decides not to allow any holiday cheer, so the children choose to create their own.

Trivia

 * While the spin-off was short-lived, several members of the cast of Fish had many other noted works to their credit. Abe Vigoda, besides his work on Barney Miller, had a memorable supporting role as mobster Sal Tessio in The Godfather. Florence Stanley was a regular on My Two Dads and a featured voice role in Disney's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Lost_Empire Atlantis : The Lost Empire]. Ironically, when he went on to do [Diff'rent Strokes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff%27rent_Strokes], initially, because of his appearances on Barney Miller and Fish, it was Todd Bridges, and not star Gary Coleman, who was better known. Bridges also counts recurring appearances on Everybody Hates Chris to his credit. Barry Gordon counts many memorable voice roles in 80's and 90's cartoons to his credit (Brainy Smurf, TMNT's Donatello, Razor of SWAT Kats) and a recurring role on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_Family All In The Family] spinoff, Archie Bunker's Place. Most notably Christmas-wise, Gordon at age six recorded and charted with the classic novelty song, I'm Gettin' Nuttin' For Christmas.