I figure this would be a good time of the year to drag out all of my old Christmas movies and TV shows since most of them never see the light of a summer day. Figure while I'm doing this, I'd let you all join in on the fun. Or at least read about the fun I'm having.
I started off with Dr. Katz, one of my favorite shows. In the ep titled Office Management, Laura calls in to take a personal day and Ben convinces the doc that this means she's dissatisfied with her job. To help Laura get her groove back, Katz throws an office Christmas party for his office which would be nicer if he had more employees than just Laura.
I'll admit that this one does sneak into my regular rotation, but I tried to watch this one in a festive frame of mind. It wasn't easy because it's not the most Christmassy show I've ever seen. Really, it only mentions Christmas at the end when Laura shows up to the party and immediately tries to abandon ship. Dr. Katz and Ben trying to sing Jingle Bells in a round through the credits is worth watching the whole show for.
Personal highlights for me are the patients, Ray Romano and Carol Leifer, two pretty big names doing some of their better material. Romano talks about going to the mom and pop casinos in Vegas where instead of Keno a waitress comes up to the table and says, "I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10..." Leifer explains why no woman has ever read Playgirl, "If you want to see a naked guy, all you have to do is ask him."
A really good ep, but not worth saving for Christmas Eve with the fireplace going. Watch it any day of the year and if you think they're having a Christmas party just to make things kooky, that makes it all the more interesting.
And if you're playing along at home, tomorrow it'll be the first Christmas ep of the American Office.
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