24 hours of entertainment (Holiday edition)

Isabela Peixoto, Entertainment Writer|November 20, 2016

YeJin On

As a tribute to my favorite time of the year, I give you 24 hours of entertainment (holiday edition). The movies, songs and TV shows range from funny to dramatic to altogether confusing, but at all times about the upcoming holidays. Even though it has already passed, I also included Halloween for those who love it. In an effort to avoid  bias, I used no particular order of preference.

Movies:

Halloween

  • Hocus Pocus—Warning: Very scary (if you scare easily). (1h 36m)
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas—Animations alone make this a must see. (1h 16m)

Thanksgiving

  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles—A hilarious journey home for the holidays. (1h 33m )

Christmas

  • Home Alone—Macaulay Culkin at his best and Joe Pesci as a villain. (1h 55m)
  • Home Alone 2—The Plaza Hotel in NYC makes for a perfect holiday setting. (2h 1m)
  • Love Actually—One of my favorite movies of all times. (2h 16m)
  • Elf—Will Ferrell is an elf! Need I go on? (1h 37m)

Hanukkah

  • 8 Crazy Nights—A funny animated movie starring Adam Sandler. (1h 26m )

New Year’s

  • When Harry Met Sally—It’s not the Deli scene, but there is New Year’s. (1h 36m)

Songs (79.91 minutes):

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Hanukkah

New Year’s

TV Shows:

Halloween

  • Friends—”The one with the Halloween party” (season 8 episode 6)—The costumes alone (Chandler and Ross specifically). (22m)
  • How I Met your Mother—”Slutty Pumpkin” (season 1 episode 6)—We are introduced to the infamous slutty pumpkin aka Ted’s “the one that got away”. (22m)
  • Modern Family—”Open House of Horrors” (season 4 episode 5)—Claire has to make her Halloween decorations more child-friendly. (30m)
  • Family Guy—”Halloween on Spooner Street” (season 9 episode 4)—In honor of my brother and father who love the show. (22m)
  • Freaks and Geeks—”Tricks and Treats” (season 1 episode 3)—Every episode is a gift to the world. (45m)
  • Pretty Little Liars—”Grave New World” (season 4 episode 13)—Probably the only scary episode on this entire list. (44m)

Thanksgiving

  • Friends—”The one with all the Thanksgivings” (season 5 episode 8)—Chandler: “reliving past pain and getting depressed is what Thanksgiving is all about.” (22m)
  • Friends—”The one with the rumour: (season 8 episode 9)—10 words: Brad Pitt started the I hate Rachel club in school. (22m)
  • How I Met your Mother—”Slapsgiving” (season 3 episode 9)—This begins a long standing tradition of slapsgiving. (22m)
  • How I Met your Mother—”Slapsgiving 2″: Revenge of the Slap (season 5 episode 9)—Marshall “bequeaths” the fourth slap onto Ted and Robin. (22m)
  • How I Met your Mother—”Slapsgiving 3″: Slappointment in Slapmarra (season 9 episode 14)—Marshall sought training to slap Barney.  (22m)
  • Modern Family—”Punkin Chunkin” (season 3 episode 9)—Can Cam sling shot a pumpkin across a football field? (21m)
  • Gossip Girl—”Blair Waldorf Must Pie” (season 1 episode 9)—Thanksgiving on the Upper East Side. (42m)

Christmas

  • How I Met your Mother—”Little Minnesota” (season 4 episode 11)—Robin goes to a Minnesota bar with Marshall when she gets home sick. (30m)
  • Seinfeld—”The Strike” (season 9 episode 10)—The celebration of Festivus! (23m)
  • 30 Rock—“Ludachristmas” (season 2 episode 9): Jack and Liz’s family visit. (30m)
  • The Simpsons—”The Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” (season 1 episode 1)—The first official The Simpsons episode. (30m)  
  • Friends—”The one with the Holiday Armadillo” (season 7 episode 10)—A mix between Hanukkah and Christmas. (22m)
  • The Office—”Christmas Party” (season 2 episode 10)—Their best Christmas episode. (22m)
  • Parks and Recreation—”Citizen Knope” (season 4 episode 10)—Ron Swanson: “I give Leslie the same present I give everyone: a crisp 20 dollar bill.” (21m)
  • Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—”Deck the Halls” (season 1 episode 15)—Will wants to show Ashley a real Christmas celebration.  (30m)
  • Modern Family—”Undeck the Halls” (season 1 episode 10)—The title says it all. (28m)
  • Modern Family—”Express Christmas” (season 3 episode 10)—Christmas on December 16th. (22m)
  • Gilmore Girls—”Santa’s Secret Stuff” (Season 7 episode 1)—Christmas is postponed until Rory’s return. (42m)

Hanukkah

  • The Nanny—”The Hanukkah Story” (season 6 episode 10)—Maxwell and Fran are set to celebrate their first Hanukkah together but there is a blizzard! (30m)
  • The O.C.—”The Best Chrismukkah Ever” (season 1 episode 13)—Holidays are the absolute best and two (Christmas and Hanukkah) in one? Even better!  (43m)

New Year’s

  • Modern Family—”New Year’s Eve” (season 4 episode 11)—The adults go off and have their own New Year’s Eve celebrations. (22m)
  • How I Met your Mother—”The Limo” (season 1 episode 11)—The gang tries to make it to a bunch of different New Year’s Eve parties.
  • Friends—”The one with all the resolutions” (season 5 episode 11)—Chandler can’t make fun of his friends and Rachel can’t gossip. (22m)
  • Friends—”The one with the Routine” (season 6 episode 10)—We get a glimpse of what Ross and Monica’s childhood was like. (22m)

There you have it! 24 hours of pure holiday entertainment (the best kind).