The Tick – “The Tick Loves Santa!” Original airdate 11/25/95 This is the animated Tick series, by the way. Not the short-lived live action version. And looking at that airdate, I just realized The Tick was doing superhero parody about a decade before superheroes had enough cultural cachet to warrant […]

Veronica Mars – “An Echolls Family Christmas” Original airdate 12/14/04 As with every first season episode, the mystery of the murder of Lily Kane runs through the background. However, we’ll put that aside so we can enjoy Christmas without all sorts of backstory. Some of Neptune High’s most disreputable students […]

The Venture Bros. – “A Very Venture Christmas” Original airdate 12/19/04 In a fantastic touch, this episode opens with the old “SPECIAL” logo that CBS used to use spinning into frame. That’s right, we get our first joke three seconds in. Good sign. We open with Dr. Venture in full […]

Curb Your Enthusiasm – “Mary, Joseph, & Larry” Original airdate 11/10/02 The holiday merriment begins with Larry David visiting the doctor because he has a pubic hair caught in his throat. So few classic Christmas stores use that plot device, and it’s really a shame. Larry has a visit from […]

Nip/Tuck – “Joy Kringle” Original airdate 12/13/05 A professional Mr. and Mrs. Claus visit the offices of McNamara/Troy – they’ve legally had their names changed to “Kringle” and everything. Since they couldn’t have children of their own, they chose to devote themselves to playing Santa every year. Mrs. Kringle just […]

Hi all!  The schedule is light this week, as everybody’s taking it easy for the holidays. If you find yourself stuck for things to do, you might want to check out “The 25 Days of Christmas Episodes”. This week brings us Batman, Larry David, the Venture Brothers, and more. It’s […]