CHRISTMAS CLASSICS CALENDAR 2013 - #5: Family Matters - Christmas Is Where the Heart Is youtube/watch?v=Y7CgdBzA87c Welcome to Day 5! Today we return to Family Matters, last seen in this years Creepy Classics Countdown. Ive wanted to find this particular episode for a long time, but until now I havent been able to find any clips on YouTube. How fortuitous that on the very day I want to talk about it, its suddenly up...and not just a clip, but the whole episode! Its...A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! Episode 511, Christmas is Where the Heart Is, sees Steve and Carl trapped on the El train (L? Im not a Chicagoan) on Christmas Eve, when a power outage strikes amidst their last-minute shopping. The many passengers are irritated by the inconvenience, and only grow more so when Urkel nasally beseeches them to show a little Christmas spirit. He attempts to lead the crowd in The Twelve Days of Christmas, but to no avail. Finally, though, Steve is able to get to the heart of the matter when he asks the various passengers to remember what is so special about the homes and holidays theyre rushing toward: Christmas isnt a place. Its a feeling. Its the love and warmth of friends and family. Its a feeling we get in our hearts this time of year, and we take that feeling with us wherever we go. Steve borrows a Christmas tree from a man who conveniently happens to have carried one aboard, and sets it in the middle of the aisle. Won over by Urkels merry monologue, the passengers eagerly use any odds and ends they have (spare bows, mittens, scarves and watches) to decorate the impromptu Tannenbaum. Now that the true spirit of Christmas has shone through, the train suddenly lurches to life by the magic of sitcom convention. Moved in more ways than one, Carl leads the passengers in a second, more successful round of caroling. This 1993 Christmas episode remains one of my favorites, and I hope you enjoy it, too. Just a heads-up: The video features what appear to be Dutch subtitles. Maybe we can thank Sinterklaas for the miraculously convenient upload.
Posted on: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 07:49:22 +0000
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