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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Game Part 1: Christmas Screen Shots

How well do you know Christmas entertainment? Let's play a game! Jeff from Name That Christmas Special website generously shared with me a group of screen shots taken from Christmas episodes, specials and movies. Can you identify what program each screen shot is taken from?

Play along by leaving your answer in the comments below. PLEASE identify only one screen shot--let's give everyone a chance to play along. Some are easy, some are harder. Bonus points: if you can name what specific episode of the TV series some of these are pulled from or the original date of the movie or special. This is just for fun--there are no prizes except bragging rights. Here goes:


#1 A Christmas Carol (Maryam Sarshar)


#2 A Christmas Story (Phairhead)

#3 TV episode of Benson (Joseph Mello)

#4 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Kiki Howell)


#5 Home Alone (Joanna)


#6 Frosty the Snowman (Donna)


#7 It's a Wonderful Life--colorized! (Patrick)

#8 Disney's Small One (Ed South)


#9 Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (Penny)


#10 Elf (RigbyMel)


#11 He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special (Kevin Bowman)


#12 Disney's I'll Be Home for Christmas (DwWashburn)

28 comments:

  1. #1 is from A CHRISTMAS CAROL with george c scott as ebenezer scrooge. an excellent version. in the scene he is with the ghost of christmas present (played by edward woodward of the series the equalizer). i cannot believe that this is now over 30 years old!

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    1. Congrats! You got #1--and bonus points!! Good for you :D

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    2. i always go for the bonus points.....or brownie points. LOL

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  2. #4 is from Christmas Vacation! Hoping others comment with ones I didn't know.

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    1. Congrats Kiki! And, I'll update the photos with the right answers when they come in.

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  3. #5 is Home Alone!
    "Whooaaa-aaaa--aa"

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  4. #8 is the Disney short "The Small One" ?

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  5. #6 Is Frosty the Snowman...Karen is trying to buy Frosty a ticket to the North Pole.
    Donna

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  6. #2 Christmas Story #10 Elf #11 He-Man She-Ra Christmas

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    1. Sorry--I can only give you credit for one of your answers--that's in the instructions. But one is good enough. Thanks for playing :)

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  8. #10 is from Elf (2003).

    I get to see a touring production of the Broadway musical version next week! :-)

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    1. Congrats! Let us know how much you enjoy the show :)

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  9. #9 Pee Wee Herman's Christmas Special (Annette and Frankie!)

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  10. Would #12 be I'll Be Home for Christmas? I know that Jonathan Taylor Thomas did a Christmas movie sometime during Home Improvement but I never saw it.

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  11. #11 is He-Man, She-Ra: A Christmas Special. Phairhead posted it above, but I'd have recognized Orko anyway.

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