What's the best Christmas episode of The Facts of Life? The Nanny vs Mama's Family? Let's find out!<br />If you grew up in the 80s, tuning in to the special “Holiday” episodes of our favorite shows was a winter ritual. Susan and Sharon bring that tradition home as they dive into the “Best Holiday Episodes” of three favorite 80’s and 90s TV shows -- <i>The Facts of Life, Mama’s Family</i> and <i>The Nanny</i>. Musical numbers, mixed-up gifts, screwed-up travel plans -- and lots of hot cocoa!<br /><br />80’s TV “Holiday” episodes had them all -- and we loved them for it! So grab some eggnog and fruitcake, and listen as Susan and Sharon choose their personal favorite holiday episodes of the some of our favorite 80s TV Ladies shows!<br /><br /><b>THE EPISODES</b><br />The Facts of Life:<br />S5, EP12 - “The Christmas Show”<br />S6, EP13 - “Christmas in the Big House”<br />S7, EP13 - “Christmas Baby”<br />S9, EP12 - “It’s A Wonderful Christmas”  <br /><br />Mama’s Family:<br />S3, EP13 - “Santa Mama”<br />S6, EP14 - “Mama Gets Goosed”<br /><br />The Nanny:<br />S1, EP8 - “The Christmas Episode”<br />S3, EP14 - “Oy To The World”<br />S6, EP10 - “The Hannukah Story”  <br /><br />BONUS! The Carol Burnett Show:<br />S2, EP12 - Eileen Farrell, Bob Hope, and Marilyn Horne<br />S8, EP13 - Alan Alda<br /><br /><b>THE CONVERSATION </b><br /><ul><li>GO FIGURE -- Not a lot of Hanukkah or Kwanza episodes back in the 80s.</li><li>Why did it take FIVE SEASONS before Facts of Life finally did a Christmas episode?</li><li>S5, EP12 “The Christmas Show” - directed by Asaad Kelada.</li><li>In S6, EP13 “Christmas in the Big House” -- Blair organizes a charity Christmas show for what she thinks is an orphanage -- but it turns out to be a men’s prison!</li><li>Mickey Mouse Club veteran former Mousketeer Lisa Whelchel shows off her singing skills! Heck, all the ladies get to sing! </li><li>NO ROOM AT THE INN? In the third Facts of Life Christmas episode, Blair’s mom gives birth -- It’s a Christmas baby episode!</li><li>IS IT A WONDERFUL SHOW? Cloris Leachman gets center stage in the fourth -- and final -- Facts of Life Christmas episode, S9, EP10 “It’s A Wonderful Christmas”.</li><li>Mama’s Family S6, EP14 “Mama Gets Goosed” -- The family is horrified when they meet their dinner -- a live goose that Mama plans to kill and cook for Christmas!</li><li>The Nanny got a jump on Christmas episodes in S1, EP8 -- where complications from a gift Mr. Sheffield gives to Fran ends up fulfilling Gracie’s only Christmas wish!</li><li>S3, EP14 “Oy To The World” -- The Nanny’s one and only ANIMATED EPISODE!</li><li>S6, EP 10 “The Hanukkah Story” -- Susan and Sharon BOTH loved this Nanny episode where cultures clash when Fran tries to teach the Sheffields the importance of Hanukkah.</li><li>PLUS -- BONUS HOLIDAY EPISODES from The Carol Burnett Show! - Alan Alda, star of the M*A*S*H TV show hit, sings with Carol! And plays one of Mama’s sons and Eunice’s brother in “The Family” in a hilarious, homecoming Christmas sketch.</li><li>But is that a better episode than the Christmas special with incredibly famous opera stars, Eileen Farrell, Marily Horne and a surprise guest star Bob Hope?</li><li>AND -- A BIG THANK YOU to our PATREON MEMBERS! We’ll tell you about NEW PERKS coming your way in 2025!</li></ul>So, join Susan and Sharon as they talk Ray Charles, Community, dreidels, Alan Alda, vegetarian Christmas dinners, talking dogs, opera, “Big Spender”, Bob Hope -- and confessional confessions!  <br /><br /><b>AUDIO-OGRAPHY</b><br />Watch three of The Facts of Life Christmas Episodes <a href="https://youtu.be/Hn81LotQJ0E?si=iZR_AepTXC7vFbg1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on YouTube</a>. <br />Watch “Mama Gets Goosed” <a href="https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/series/65415e288026ff001afa75d7/season/6/episode/657b9d60954dcc0014e6e8ad" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on PlutoTV</a>.<br />And “Santa Mama” <a...

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The Facts of Life, The Nanny, Carol Burnett & Mama’s Family | Who Has the Best Holiday Episode?

DEC 18, 202462 MIN
80s TV Ladies

The Facts of Life, The Nanny, Carol Burnett & Mama’s Family | Who Has the Best Holiday Episode?

DEC 18, 202462 MIN

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What's the best Christmas episode of The Facts of Life? The Nanny vs Mama's Family? Let's find out!<br />If you grew up in the 80s, tuning in to the special “Holiday” episodes of our favorite shows was a winter ritual. Susan and Sharon bring that tradition home as they dive into the “Best Holiday Episodes” of three favorite 80’s and 90s TV shows -- <i>The Facts of Life, Mama’s Family</i> and <i>The Nanny</i>. Musical numbers, mixed-up gifts, screwed-up travel plans -- and lots of hot cocoa!<br /><br />80’s TV “Holiday” episodes had them all -- and we loved them for it! So grab some eggnog and fruitcake, and listen as Susan and Sharon choose their personal favorite holiday episodes of the some of our favorite 80s TV Ladies shows!<br /><br /><b>THE EPISODES</b><br />The Facts of Life:<br />S5, EP12 - “The Christmas Show”<br />S6, EP13 - “Christmas in the Big House”<br />S7, EP13 - “Christmas Baby”<br />S9, EP12 - “It’s A Wonderful Christmas”  <br /><br />Mama’s Family:<br />S3, EP13 - “Santa Mama”<br />S6, EP14 - “Mama Gets Goosed”<br /><br />The Nanny:<br />S1, EP8 - “The Christmas Episode”<br />S3, EP14 - “Oy To The World”<br />S6, EP10 - “The Hannukah Story”  <br /><br />BONUS! The Carol Burnett Show:<br />S2, EP12 - Eileen Farrell, Bob Hope, and Marilyn Horne<br />S8, EP13 - Alan Alda<br /><br /><b>THE CONVERSATION </b><br /><ul><li>GO FIGURE -- Not a lot of Hanukkah or Kwanza episodes back in the 80s.</li><li>Why did it take FIVE SEASONS before Facts of Life finally did a Christmas episode?</li><li>S5, EP12 “The Christmas Show” - directed by Asaad Kelada.</li><li>In S6, EP13 “Christmas in the Big House” -- Blair organizes a charity Christmas show for what she thinks is an orphanage -- but it turns out to be a men’s prison!</li><li>Mickey Mouse Club veteran former Mousketeer Lisa Whelchel shows off her singing skills! Heck, all the ladies get to sing! </li><li>NO ROOM AT THE INN? In the third Facts of Life Christmas episode, Blair’s mom gives birth -- It’s a Christmas baby episode!</li><li>IS IT A WONDERFUL SHOW? Cloris Leachman gets center stage in the fourth -- and final -- Facts of Life Christmas episode, S9, EP10 “It’s A Wonderful Christmas”.</li><li>Mama’s Family S6, EP14 “Mama Gets Goosed” -- The family is horrified when they meet their dinner -- a live goose that Mama plans to kill and cook for Christmas!</li><li>The Nanny got a jump on Christmas episodes in S1, EP8 -- where complications from a gift Mr. Sheffield gives to Fran ends up fulfilling Gracie’s only Christmas wish!</li><li>S3, EP14 “Oy To The World” -- The Nanny’s one and only ANIMATED EPISODE!</li><li>S6, EP 10 “The Hanukkah Story” -- Susan and Sharon BOTH loved this Nanny episode where cultures clash when Fran tries to teach the Sheffields the importance of Hanukkah.</li><li>PLUS -- BONUS HOLIDAY EPISODES from The Carol Burnett Show! - Alan Alda, star of the M*A*S*H TV show hit, sings with Carol! And plays one of Mama’s sons and Eunice’s brother in “The Family” in a hilarious, homecoming Christmas sketch.</li><li>But is that a better episode than the Christmas special with incredibly famous opera stars, Eileen Farrell, Marily Horne and a surprise guest star Bob Hope?</li><li>AND -- A BIG THANK YOU to our PATREON MEMBERS! We’ll tell you about NEW PERKS coming your way in 2025!</li></ul>So, join Susan and Sharon as they talk Ray Charles, Community, dreidels, Alan Alda, vegetarian Christmas dinners, talking dogs, opera, “Big Spender”, Bob Hope -- and confessional confessions!  <br /><br /><b>AUDIO-OGRAPHY</b><br />Watch three of The Facts of Life Christmas Episodes <a href="https://youtu.be/Hn81LotQJ0E?si=iZR_AepTXC7vFbg1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on YouTube</a>. <br />Watch “Mama Gets Goosed” <a href="https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/series/65415e288026ff001afa75d7/season/6/episode/657b9d60954dcc0014e6e8ad" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on PlutoTV</a>.<br />And “Santa Mama” <a href="https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/series/65415e288026ff001afa75d7/season/3/episode/654178e6a61c2a001bb410cf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on PlutoTV</a>.<br />Watch The Nanny streaming <a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/the-nanny/8237748493387639112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on Peacock</a>.<br /><br />The Carol Burnett Show<br />S2, EP12 - Aired 12/16/1968 - Eileen Farrell, Bob Home and Marilyn Horne<a href="https://youtu.be/CNk6lIQq9ZQ?si=7ijRkquJWXaUVWs8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> on YouTube</a>.<br />S8, EP13 - Aired 12/21/1974 - Alan Alda Christmas episode clips:<br /><i>- Nobody Does it Like Me</i> with Carol Burnett <a href="https://youtu.be/RDJ-dc9NhCQ?si=NZpQqfaQ3OjxGo0w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on YouTube</a>.<br />- “The Family” Christmas sketch with Alan Alda <a href="https://youtu.be/qK8imR1TVIM?si=41mZCK6qjcJRcqPT" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on YouTube</a>. <br /><br /><b>LIGHT READING </b><br />Read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Twenty-Lessons-Twentieth-Century/dp/0804190119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">On Tyranny</a> by Timothy Snyder<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Twenty-Lessons-Twentieth-Century/dp/0804190119/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fkG9b5FJBXUJokha4V_1Q3guAelUsdfb03Pq9hqesnADwFuKZIoIbNtUHxLP-sAGeemNLeIcV2-hqGibrbR6tVRVDR1ko61AwZn0qAcXaaDmwfUOKkmbBj3YU5nUAaytZvVrB4mhtPiGNCoQfnGv2iEbrlcNc0zE66aSmUyKNO32WqDp4apldS2gOlTSxRsavB5tyoMJJ4Uj5c-4Ltt0rX4_xhaRO-EjEHWavn9L3T4.IzIqfspCiWZf1mmkOnViVDEITye3VTxFTMfJrOPhubE&amp;qid=1734468166&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a><br />Read the Guardian article “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/17/how-to-survive-the-broligarchy-20-lessons-for-the-post-truth-world-donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Survive The Broligarchy</a>” by Carol Cadwalladr.<br />The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin at <a href="https://www.baldwinandcobooks.com/home/p/milk-dip-cup-92wf6-t3kn4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Baldwin and Co Books</a>. <br />Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit at <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/orwell-s-roses-rebecca-solnit/18708913" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bookshop.org</a><br /><br /><b>SHOP</b><br />GET IN ON THE “80’s TV LADIES” HOLIDAY SALE!<br />15% off on all merch at the <a href="https://80stvladies-shop.fourthwall.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">8TL Shop</a>. <br />Make sure to use promo code “Festive80s”!<br /><br /><b>CONNECT</b><br />Visit<a href="http://80stvladies.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> 80sTVLadies.com</a> for transcripts.<br />Sign up for the 80s TV Ladies<a href="http://eepurl.com/h1YPWH" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> mailing list.</a><br />Support us and get ad-free episodes on<a href="https://www.patreon.com/80sTVLadies" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> PATREON.</a> <br /><br />Get your Carter on: This year is the 45th anniversary of President Carter's Crisis of Confidence speech. 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