Vintage Holiday TV Specials on Crackle!

Growing up, there was always something special about the holiday episode for your favorite TV series. The team from Crackle agrees and wants to bring you all the nostalgic feels and so we’ve put together all the holiday specials for all of the BEST classic TV shows you love. So grab a mug of hot cocoa, cozy up on the couch, and ring in this joyous season with Crackle!

21 JUMP STREET:

Series Synopsis: The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.

Cast: Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Dustin Nguyen (Warrior), Peter DeLuise (Stargate: Atlantis)

Christmas Episode: Season 2 Episode 11: Christmas in Saigon

INS and Internal Affairs show up to investigate Ioki with the allegation that he is not who he claims to be and that he has entered the United States illegally.

ALF:

Series Synopsis: A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with the Tanner family after crashing into their garage.

Cast: Mihaly ‘Michu’ Meszaros (Big Top Pee Wee), Paul Fusco (Disaster Movie), Max Wright (All That Jazz)

Christmas Episode: Season 2 Episode 12: ALF‘s Special Christmas: Part 1

The Tanners decide to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods but ALF soon gets lost.

BEVERLY HILLBILLIES:

Series Synopsis: A nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.

Cast: Buddy Ebsen (Breakfat At Tiffany’s), Donna Douglas (Frankie and Johnny), Irene Ryan (Petticoat Junction)

Christmas Episode: Season 1 Episode 13: Home for Christmas

Jed, Elly May, Jethro, and Granny take their first plane flight back home for Christmas to visit cousin Pearl, who is busy cooking up a feast to win Mr. Brewster’s unwilling heart.

THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW:

Series Synopsis: Classic television show featuring skits by Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, & Harvey Corman.

Cast: Carol Burnett (Better Call Saul), Vicki Lawrence (Momma’s Family), Tim Conway (30 Rock)

Christmas Episode: Season 11 Episode 13

Highlights include: guest Helen Reddy sings “Blue”; Carol and Helen sing “It’s Not Easy”; guest Ken Berry performs “Song and Dance Man” with the dancers; a water department inspector ends up turning a married couple against each other; and Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins enjoy a champagne-laden Christmas Eve.

THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW/MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY:

Series Synopsis: Danny is a New York entertainer. Between his co-stars at the nightclub where he performs and his wife and kids, he has dilemmas galore, which he somehow manages to resolve and still laugh.

Cast: Danny Thomas (That Girl), Rusty Hamer (The Joey Bishop Show), Marjorie Lord (Sweet Surrender)

Christmas Episode: S4.E13 ∙ Christmas and Clowns

Anticipating the first Christmas without Margaret, Danny invites a troupe of circus clowns for Christmas dinner to cheer Rusty and Terry.

DENNIS THE MENACE:

Series Synopsis: Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham’s long-running comic strip.

Cast: Herbert Anderson (The Waltons), Jay North (The Flintstones), Gloria Henry (Dallas)

Christmas Episode: Episode S1, E11: The Christmas Story

Dennis searches high and low for gifts.

THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW:

Series Synopsis: The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.

Cast: Dick Van Dyke (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Mary Tyler Moore (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Rose Marie (Remington Steele)

Christmas Episode: Episode 313: The Alan Brady Show Presents

Alan Brady lets his staff perform on his Christmas episode

DRAGNET:

Series Synopsis: Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.

Cast: Jack Webb (Sunset Blvd.), Ben Alexander (All Quiet On the Western Front), Olan Soule (The Towering Inferno)

Christmas Episode: Episode 317: The Big Little Jesus

It’s Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue’s worth is only a few dollars, but it is of great sentimental value for the parish. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back before mass on Christmas Day, but this means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thief.

FATHER KNOWS BEST:

Series Synopsis: The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.

Cast: Robert Young (Marcus Welby, M.D.), Lauren Chapin (School Bus Diaries), Jane Wyatt (Lost Horizon)

Christmas Episode: Episode 112: The Christmas Story

Upset with his children’s materialistic approach to the holiday season, Jim insists his family drive to the mountains to chop down their Christmas tree. His wish for a simple family Christmas becomes an unfortunate reality when their car gets stuck in a snow drift far from the nearest phone. They take refuge in a mountain lodge that’s closed for the season and are befriended by a man, apparently the caretaker, who teaches the children the delights of a simple holiday.

HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN:

Series Synopsis: A probationary angel, sent back to Earth, teams with an ex-cop to help people.

Cast: Michael Landon (The Little House on the Prarie), Victor French (The Little House on the Prarie), James Troesh (Boston Legal)

Christmas Episode: Episode 113 – Another Song For Christmas

Jonathan and Mark become involved in their own version of Dickens’ classic “Christmas Carol” … only their “Scrooge” is a heartless used car salesman.

ROWAN AND MARTIN’S LAUGH-IN:

Series Synopsis: The original rapid fire sketch comedy show starring Goldie Hawn, Ruth Buzzi, Alan Sues and more.

Cast: Goldie Hawn (Private Benjamin), Ruth Buzzi (The Lost Saucer), Alan Sues (Love, American Style)

Christmas Episode: Season 2 Episode 12

Guest include Douglas Fairbanks, Jr; sketches include Mr. & Mrs Claus, Political Christmas Carol

THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS AKA DOBIE GILLIS:

Series Synopsis: A young man schemes and attempts to get the “better things in life” mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.

Cast: Dwayne Hickman (Clueless), Bob Denver (Gilligan’s Island), Frank Faylen (Clueless)

Christmas Episode: Episode 311: Have Reindeer, Will Travel

Maynard befriends a poor Mexican shoeshine boy and generously gives him $55.78–all the money his classmates had saved to fund their Christmas dance. To earn back the money, Maynard takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.

PETTICOAT JUNCTION:

Series Synopsis: The misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville.

Cast: Edgar Buchanan (Shane), Linda Henning (Sliders), Bea Benaderet (The Flintstones)

S1, Ep 14 – A Cannonball Christmas

The Bradleys, Sam Drucker, Herby, Charlie and Floyd are decorating the Cannonball for it’s annual Christmas Eve trip of caroling, gift-giving and merriment around the valley, but Homer Bedloe is determined to be a Scrooge and take possession of the train on Christmas Eve.

THAT GIRL:

Series Synopsis: An aspiring actress moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York, to try to make it big in New York City, having to take several offbeat “temp” jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts.

Cast: Marlo Thomas (Friends), Ted Bessell (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Lew Parker (The Lucy Show)

Episode 116 – Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid

While on a break from her job at a department store as one of Santa’s helpers, Ann tells Donald about a Christmas she spent with one of her students while she was a teacher at a boarding school. A little boy name Tommy, who has always spent Christmas in hotels, is stuck at the school while his parents finish working on a movie. Since she’s isn’t allowed to bring him home with her, Ann stays at the school with him to give him his first happy Christmas.

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I'm Al Mega the CEO of Comic Crusaders, CEO of the Undercover Capes Podcast Network, CEO of Geekery Magazine & Owner of Splintered Press (coming soon). I'm a fan of comics, cartoons and old school video games. Make sure to check out our podcasts/vidcasts and more!