Merry Christmas From Me...and Lots of Classic TV Shows

May this Christmas holiday be the best that it can be. With presents and fun and laughter under the tree. That's the most poetic I can get. Enjoy my tree. And let's see how some classic TV shows wished us Merry Christmas back in the day.

This was the Jefferson neighbor before Sherman Hemsley showed up.

I'll bet that nobody remembers Elinor Donahue played Andy's girlfriend in the first season.

Ward, I'm worried that we forgot to buy AA batteries for the Beaver.

How dare they leave Alice out of this picture???

I wonder what Donna Reed preferred?  Christmas with Jimmy Stewart or Carl Betz?

Straight from Mr. Haney's Christmas tree lot.

There's the infamous brother Chuck Cunningham, who inexplicably disapeared from the family in the second season.

I just saw this episode.  Granny thought the TV gift from the Drysdales was a washing machine.

The rare break-the-fourth-wall curtain call on the Honeymooners.

Unlike other nighttime soaps, Knots Landing always remembered to recognize Christmas.

Merry Christmas, Bob.  Merry Christmas, Emily.

And, meanwhile, in another part of Hooterville...

Rhoda was apparently not all that Jewish.

And there's no better way to end today's entry...

Dinner last night:   Asian chopped chicken salad.