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"Christmas with the Addams Family" is the Christmas episode of the ABC sitcom The Addams Family, based on the comic strip created by Charles Addams, produced and aired on Christmas Eve of 1965 as the fifteenth episode of its second season. On Christmas Eve, at the Addams Family household, Gomez and Morticia are working on wrapping Christmas presents when Pugsley and Wednesday tell them that their next-door neighbor, Mr. Thompson, has told them that there is no Santa Claus. Gomez and Morticia tell their kids not to worry, reminding them that they previously disproved Mr. Thompson's claims when he rained on their cherished Halloween beliefs in a previous episode. After Uncle Fester also assures them that Santa's real, Gomez and Morticia decide they'll need a "back-up Santa" in case the real one doesn't show up so that the kids don't lose their faith. They nominate Fester for the job, and Morticia calls up Kaski's Costumers to rent a Santa costume. Fester doesn't think he's right for it, but after realizing how heartbroken the kids will be if Santa doesn't show, he promptly heads off for the costume shop. (more)
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“ | I've figured out the boy's punishment. First, he's grounded. No leaving the house, not even for school. Second, no eggnog. In fact, no nog, period. And third, absolutely no stealing for three months. | ” |
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- Connecticut is opening the Connecticut Christmas Movie Trail, a tourist trail highlighting the filming locations of the many Christmas-themed movies for the Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, and Netflix that have been filmed in the Nutmeg State. Residents and movie lovers can also enter an online contest (submissions due before 11:00 PM EST on November 6th) to win a chance to attend the launch event on November 13th, where they can meet Hallmark stars Wes Brown, Erin Cahill, and Michael Rady, and also become an extra in an upcoming Hallmark holiday movie.
- Actor Ken Page, who portrayed Dwight in The Kid Who Loved Christmas and voiced Oogie Boogie in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, died at the age of 70 on September 30th.
- Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, who portrayed Jefferson Jones in the Christmas in Connecticut remake and voiced the Old Donkey in The Star, died at the age 88 on September 28th.
- Award-winning actress Maggie Smith, who played Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies, Violet Crawley on Downton Abbey, and Aunt Ruth in A Boy Called Christmas, died at the age of 89 on September 27th.
- For its 31st anniversary, The Nightmare Before Christmas will be returning to theaters starting October 11th.
- James Earl Jones died at the age of 93 on September 9th. Best known for voicing Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise (including its infamous holiday special) and Mufasa in Disney's The Lion King, he also voiced Santa Claus himself in the Recess episode "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave".
- Peter Renaday, who voiced Ebenezer Scrooge in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Xmas Marks the Spot", the Forever Tree in Piney the Lonesome Pine, and Splinter in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, died on September 8th at the age of 89.
- In commemoration of its 70th anniversary, White Christmas will be re-released in select AMC Theaters on December 15th.
- In an attempt to entice more subscriptions to Disney+, the Walt Disney Company shut down the DisneyNOW, ABC, Freeform, and FXNow apps on September 23rd. Similarly, Warner Bros. Discovery will be shutting down the Boomerang app on September 30th and move its content to the Max streaming service.
- Voice actress Rachael Lillis, known for voicing Misty and Jessie in the 4Kids dub of Pokémon (including its Christmas episode), passed away from breast cancer on August 10th at the age of 46.
- In the 2024 Astra TV Awards, FX's The Bear episode "Fishes" has been nominated for six awards, including Best Writing and Directing in a Streaming Comedy, and Best Guest Stars in a Comedy (actors Bob Odenkirk and Jon Bernthal, and actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Sarah Paulson); Saturday Night Live's "Kate McKinnon" broadcast has been nominated for the show's new category, Best Host; and Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas has been nominated for Best Variety Special.
- Great American Family is hosting the first-ever Great American Family Christmas Festival, featuring holiday movie premieres, ice-skating, celebrity meet-and-greets, a Santa’s Crafting Village, and live entertainment, in the Park at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York from November 20th to January 5th.
- Legendary comedian Bob Newhart died at the age of 94 on July 18th. Best known for starring in his self-titled variety show and voicing Bernard in Disney's The Rescuers movies, he also hosted Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show and portrayed Papa Elf in Elf.
- Weigel Broadcasting launched MeTV Toons, a spin-off channel of MeTV devoted entirely to classic animation, on June 25th. Not unlike Warner Bros. Discovery's own Boomerang, the channel features such classic WB-owned cartoons as Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, and Popeye, along with classic cartoons from other non-Disney studios, such as The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Inspector Gadget, and The Real Ghostbusters.
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