>>>I was wondering if anyone knew why there was only one Christmas show in all >>>those years. I?ll bet Aunt Bee would put in an exceptional Thanksgiving meal >>>as well the writers should have taken advantage of that I think that would >>>have been an exceptional show any input on this idea.<<<
Thelma, the general consensus is that holiday-themed shows were often avoided for syndication reasons. Popular shows were syndicated and shown in reruns after initial broadcast, and since the episodes could appear anytime during the calendar year, a Christmas episode, for example, could be shown in July. Traditional thinking was that this should be avoided. Some series never had holiday-themed episodes, while others did. In addition to TAGS only having one Christmas episode, I believe "I Love Lucy" also only had one Christmas show, and that was late in the series. A notable exception decades later was "Friends," which had holiday-themed episodes every year. Thelma Lou (Janet) _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
