Top Ten Favorite CHRISTMAS Television Episodes

Below is a list of my favorite television episodes about the Christmas holiday: 



TOP TEN FAVORITE CHRISTMAS TELEVISION EPISODES



1. "Friends" - (6.10) "The One With the Routine" - Joey Tribianni's girlfriend invites him, Monica and Ross Gellar to accompany her to the taping of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve". Meanwhile, Chandler Bing, Rachel Green and Phoebe Buffay try to search for the Christmas presents that Monica gave them, so they can give her appropriate presents in return.



 

2. "The West Wing" - (2.10) "Noël" - Christmas bells and music forces Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman to deal with the aftermath of being shot during an assassination attempt earlier in the season.





3. "Chuck" - (2.11) "Chuck Versus Santa Claus" - An amateur criminal on the run from the police crashes into the Buy More and takes Chuck Bartowski, his sister Ellie, her fiance Devon and the Buy More employees hostage on Christmas Eve.





4. "Seinfeld" - (6.10) "The Race" - Jerry Seinfeld meets an school old rival, who suspects that he had cheated in a high school race and wishes to re-run it. Elaine Benes finds out her boyfriend is a Communist, who convinces Cosmo Kramer to become one.




5. "Magnum P.I." - (4.10) "Operation Silent Night" - Christmas Eve holds some unusual surprises for Thomas Magnum, T.C. (Theodore Calvin), Rick Wright and Jonathan Higgins when their helicopter crash on a deserted island via that the a Navy is planning to use for artillery practice.





6. "Remington Steele" - (4.09) "Dancer, Prancer, Donner and Steele" - The Remington Steele Detective Agency's Christmas party is interrupted by three gun-wielding Santas, who take everyone hostage and threaten to blow up the building.





7. "Monk" - (4.09) "Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa" - Police consultant Adrian Monk investigates the death of a police detective who dies at a S.F.P.D. Christmas party after drinking from a poisoned bottle of port that was delivered to Captain Leland Stottlemeyer.





8. "The Twilight Zone" - (2.11) "The Night of the Meek" - Art Carney starred in this classic episode as a drunken department store Santa Claus, who is fired on Christmas Eve before finding a bag that gives people anything they want.





9. "Homicide: Life on the Streets" - (3.08) "All Through the House" - When the squad face duty on Christmas Eve, John Munch and Stanley Bolander investigate the death of a streetside Santa Claus. Meanwhile, Meldrick Lewis and Megan Russert try to find a young woman's killer. And Tim Bayliss tries to hustle his colleagues in cards during a quiet night in the squad room.





10. "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" - (1.10) "The Long Christmas Eve" - Agency spies Amanda King and Lee Stetson's violent encounter with two KGB agents lead to a long night of détente on Christmas Eve inside an isolated cabin.

"SCARECROW AND MRS. KING": Top Favorite Season Two (1984-1985) Episodes

Below is a list of my favorite Season Two episodes from the CBS series, "SCARECROW AND MRS. KING". Created by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming, the series starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner: 



"SCARECROW AND MRS. KING": TOP FAVORITE SEASON TWO (1984-1985) Episodes



1. (2.13) "Spiderweb" - When a secret operation to deliver three Communist defectors is jeopardized by a security leak, evidence points to Amanda King as the mole. Dana Eclar, Joan McMurtrey and Priscilla Morrill guest-starred.



 

2. (2.19) "D.O.A.: Delirious on Arrival" - Amanda King ingests a mysterious and fatal drug intended for fellow agent Lee Stetson and her behavior undergoes a transformation that leads her to behave in an extreme manner. 





3. (2.10) "To Catch a Mongoose" - In this season premiere, Amanda is sent to London to help Lee catch and identify an old high classmate that the Agency believes is a well known assassin called "the Mongoose". Stephen Davies guest-starred.





4. (2.17) "Odds on a Dead Pigeon" - A paroled government convict hires an assassin who looks like Amanda in order to get close to Lee and kill him. Dennis Lipscomb guest-starred. 





5. (2.11) "The Three Faces of Emily" - British agent Emily Farnsworth helps Lee and Amanda nab a man responsible for selling stolen secret plans for a futuristic fighter plane developed by the two countries. Jean Stapleton, Randy Brooks and Jeff Osterhage guest-starred.





Honorable Mention: (2.08) "Affair at Bromfiend Hall" - When Lee and Amanda go to England to investigate a major security leak, Amanda is unexpectedly drawn into a sex scandal involving a peer that is designed to lure Lee to his death. John Rhys-Davies, Meg Wynn Owen and James Warwick guest-starred.

"SCARECROW AND MRS. KING": Top Five Favorite Season One (1983-1984) Episodes

Below is a list of my favorite Season One episodes from the CBS series, "SCARECROW AND MRS. KING". Created by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming, the series starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner: 


"SCARECROW AND MRS. KING": TOP FIVE FAVORITE SEASON ONE (1983-1984) Episodes



1. (1.03) "If Thoughts Could Kill" - After checking into a hospital for a routine checkup, government agent Lee Stetson (a.k.a. "Scarecrow") is slowly brainwashed into becoming an assassin by a former Agency physician.





2. (1.12) "Lost and Found" - While protecting a ESP expert who had defected from the Soviet Union, Lee is reunited with his former lover, the ESP expert's current wife.





3. (1.13) "I Am Not Now Nor Have I Ever Been a Spy" - A case of amnesia causes recently recruited spy and suburban divorcee Amanda King to forget vital information about terrorists.





4. (1.18) "Filming Raul" - Amanda and Lee tries to help a parking lot attendant for the Agency and film director wannabe, who had filmed an attempted kidnapping of an Agency courier. This makes him the target of enemy agents.





5. (1.01) "The First Time" - The series' pilot episode reveals how Amanda became an agent for the Agency, when she is given a package by Lee - an act that leads to their first adventure together.





Honorable Mention: (1.10) "The Long Christmas Eve" - Amanda and Lee's violent encounter with two KGB agents lead to a long night on Christmas Eve, inside an isolated cabin.