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+ | '''"Xtreme Xmas"''' is the Christmas episode of the [[Disney]] [[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Channel]] Original Series ''Lizzie McGuire'', and the 20th episode of the show's first season. It was written by Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber, directed by Savage Steve Holland, and originally aired on December 6, 2002. |
==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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Lizzie's plans to put together a prize-winning "Rock 'n Roll Christmas" float for her school's holiday parade get sidetracked when her family encounters Nobby, an old man who insists he is one of Santa's elves. When his retirement home becomes in need of some plumbing aid, the McGuires invite Nobby to stay with them. Soon, everyone -- including Lizzie's partner Gordo -- turns their efforts to helping Nobby and friends out of their plumbing snafu, taking time and attention away from Lizzie's project. It takes a snowy dream sequence comprised of a hodgepodge of unsubtle homages to past Christmas TV specials (from ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rankin/Bass)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' to ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' to ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'') to open Lizzie's eyes and rearrange her priorities in accordance with contemporary Christmas morals of selflessness and goodwill. |
Lizzie's plans to put together a prize-winning "Rock 'n Roll Christmas" float for her school's holiday parade get sidetracked when her family encounters Nobby, an old man who insists he is one of Santa's elves. When his retirement home becomes in need of some plumbing aid, the McGuires invite Nobby to stay with them. Soon, everyone -- including Lizzie's partner Gordo -- turns their efforts to helping Nobby and friends out of their plumbing snafu, taking time and attention away from Lizzie's project. It takes a snowy dream sequence comprised of a hodgepodge of unsubtle homages to past Christmas TV specials (from ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rankin/Bass)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' to ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' to ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'') to open Lizzie's eyes and rearrange her priorities in accordance with contemporary Christmas morals of selflessness and goodwill. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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*Lizzie's float is towed by a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. |
*Lizzie's float is towed by a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. |
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== Availability == |
== Availability == |
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The episode was released on the ''Disney Channel Holiday'' compilation VHS and DVD. |
The episode was released on the ''Disney Channel Holiday'' compilation VHS and DVD. |
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Revision as of 03:40, 13 January 2012
"Xtreme Xmas" is the Christmas episode of the Disney Channel Original Series Lizzie McGuire, and the 20th episode of the show's first season. It was written by Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber, directed by Savage Steve Holland, and originally aired on December 6, 2002.
Synopsis
Lizzie's plans to put together a prize-winning "Rock 'n Roll Christmas" float for her school's holiday parade get sidetracked when her family encounters Nobby, an old man who insists he is one of Santa's elves. When his retirement home becomes in need of some plumbing aid, the McGuires invite Nobby to stay with them. Soon, everyone -- including Lizzie's partner Gordo -- turns their efforts to helping Nobby and friends out of their plumbing snafu, taking time and attention away from Lizzie's project. It takes a snowy dream sequence comprised of a hodgepodge of unsubtle homages to past Christmas TV specials (from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to A Charlie Brown Christmas to How the Grinch Stole Christmas) to open Lizzie's eyes and rearrange her priorities in accordance with contemporary Christmas morals of selflessness and goodwill.
Trivia
- Lizzie's float is towed by a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado convertible.
Availability
The episode was released on the Disney Channel Holiday compilation VHS and DVD.