When the ladies decide to spend Xmas together with their blended family, conflicts soon arise. This holiday offering opens with Xmas carol riffs and sleigh bells underneath the written/directed by credits. Lucy is sporting her more natural look in this one.
This episode sets up the premise in the butcher shop, but it's the kitchen scene back home when things start escalating from some catty name-calling to a big, childish fight.
The tree-trimming scene is the highlight. Watch for Viv's reaction when Lucy shows off her childhood decoration "Sad Santa". And Lucy's crossed arms as the two prepare to destroy each other's trees. You can hear an audience mumbling something about "chop it down" just before Lucy re-enters the scene carrying an axe -- shades of Mommie Dearest!
Thankfully, the carolers outside snap the ladies out of it, and they get teary and silently make up as the choir sings in the living room. It kinda is a heartwarming scene -- especially for Classic TV lovers.
Not my favorite Xmas episode, (that award goes to HAZEL), but a very good one to watch every few years around the holidays. It is the best Xmas Lucy episode though.
This episode sets up the premise in the butcher shop, but it's the kitchen scene back home when things start escalating from some catty name-calling to a big, childish fight.
The tree-trimming scene is the highlight. Watch for Viv's reaction when Lucy shows off her childhood decoration "Sad Santa". And Lucy's crossed arms as the two prepare to destroy each other's trees. You can hear an audience mumbling something about "chop it down" just before Lucy re-enters the scene carrying an axe -- shades of Mommie Dearest!
Thankfully, the carolers outside snap the ladies out of it, and they get teary and silently make up as the choir sings in the living room. It kinda is a heartwarming scene -- especially for Classic TV lovers.
Not my favorite Xmas episode, (that award goes to HAZEL), but a very good one to watch every few years around the holidays. It is the best Xmas Lucy episode though.