2012 ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas Schedule; Rhea Perlman Joins Kirstie Alley In TV Land Sitcom Pilot

Monday, October 29, 2012

2012 ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas Schedule; Rhea Perlman Joins Kirstie Alley In TV Land Sitcom Pilot

We gave you ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (Nov. 18-30) schedule, now it's time to give you the actual 25 Days of Christmas (Dec. 1-25) schedule for 2012! The 25 days of holiday programming starts on Saturday, December 1 at 7am with the holiday special Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas followed by movies all day long! This year, "25 Days of Christmas" will feature the world premiere of the ABC Family original holiday musical, The Mistle-Tones, starring Tia Mowry (The Game, Tia and Tamera) and Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210). Premiering Sunday, December 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the new original movie follows Holly (Mowry), a young woman who decides to create her own Christmas singing group when she is turned down for a spot in legendary group The Snow Belles by the mean spirited Marci (Spelling).

The holiday cheer continues with the ABC Family premiere of the charming holiday movie Fred Claus, starring Vince Vaughn, on Tuesday, December 4 from 10:00PM-12:30AM ET/PT and the basic cable premiere broadcasts of Disney's A Christmas Carol on Thursday, December 6 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT and Despicable Me on Saturday, December 8 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. Also making their 25 Days of Christmas debut are holiday favorites Elf (Saturday, December 1, 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and the very first Home Alone (Wednesday, December 5, 7:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).
A new generation of viewers can enjoy the Rankin Bass holiday classics such as Rudolph's Shiny New Year (Monday, December 3, 5:30-6:30 PM ET/PT), Frosty's Winter Wonderland (Tuesday, December 4, 7:30PM ET/PT, and Santa Claus is Comin' To Town (Monday, December 10, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Other returning favorites include National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Monday, December 3, 8:00-10:00 PM), The Polar Express (Wednesday, December 5, 9:00PM-12:00 AM ET/PT), and the network premiere of Disney·Pixar's Toy Story 3 (Sunday, December 16, 7:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Among the movies I didn't mention airing include Richie Rich's Christmas Wish, A Dennis the Menace Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Home Alone 4, The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3, Holiday in Handcuffs, and Christmas Cupid. And among the specials I didn't mention include Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too, Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, The Little Drummer Boy, Pinocchio's Christmas, The Story of the First Christmas Snow, Disney Prep & Landing, Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice, and A Chipmunk Christmas. Holiday episodes of sitcoms like Boy Meets World, 8 Simple Rules, & Reba will air in their time periods and Full House will get a special airing on Monday, Dec. 24 at 9am, as that series has been on hiatus for awhile. Also, just for the holidays, a holiday mini-marathon of the '90s series Beverly Hills 90210 will air Thursday, Dec. 20 from 7am-11am leading into movies starring cast members from the series like Christmas Caper starring Shannen Doherty.

Other ABC Family December 2012 highlights includes the ABC Family premiere of the Eric Bana movie Hulk on Thursday, Dec. 27 at 8pm and the ABC premiere premiere of Spy Kids on Saturday, December 29 at 9:30am.
View the FULL 2012 ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas schedule. You won't want to miss anything, so print out and enjoy!

A Cheers reunion maybe? Rhea Perlman will reunite with longtime friend and former Cheers co-star Kirstie Alley in the sitcom pilot Giant Baby. Perlman will play Thelma, Maddie's (Alley) long-suffering assistant and best friend, who encourages her boss to form a relationship with the son she gave up for adoption, Arlo (previously known as Owen). The network originally announced the Alley-headlined project as a presentation last month. Giant Baby revolves around Madison "Maddie" Banks, a Broadway star who finds her life turned upside down when Arlo, her long-lost son, turns up looking to connect after his adopted mother has died. However, Maddie doesn't exactly see nerdy and schlubby Arlo fitting in with her luxurious lifestyle. When her attempt to change Arlo backfires, Maddie finds that perhaps they both could use a little change in their lives.
Giant Baby is written and executive produced by Marco Pennette and is also executive produced by Kirstie Alley and Jason Weinberg. Larry W. Jones and Keith Cox serve as executive producers for TV Land. Both Alley and Perlman were in the ABC pilot The Manzanis last season but it never made it past pilot. Stay with us to see if this pilot goes past the pilot stage and gets a series order. There is a good chance it will and it will join Hot in Cleveland, Happily Divorced and The Exes. But stay tuned...

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Monday, July 16

Andi Mack - "For the Last Time" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Andi, Cyrus and Jonah put together a farewell gift for Buffy before her last day in Shadyside.

In The Cut - "Three's a Crowd" (Bounce TV, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Cheryl's ex-husband comes into town, testing Jay and Cheryl's relationship; Kenny gives Smitty his spare key for safety but soon regrets it.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 16)

Monday, July 16

Jason Sudeikis (Detroiters/Son of Zorn/The Last Man on Earth/The Cleveland Show) - Watch Jason on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jamie Foxx (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Jamie is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error: Lady, Killer/Kristin) - Kristin appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) - Kunal is a guest on a repeat of Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Adam Pally (Making History/The Mindy Project/Happy Endings) - Adam appears on a repeat of Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Sherri Shepherd (Trial & Error: Lady, Killer/Sherri/Less Than Perfect) - Sherri chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She will also be on the BUILD Series at 3pm.
J.K. Simmons (Growing Up Fisher/Family Tools) - J.K. stops by LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
NeNe Leakes (The New Normal) - Steven's favorite reality stars are featured on Steve, so check your local listings.
Debra Messing (Will & Grace) - Debra is facing off with Rachael in a game to beat the clock on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
Constance Zimmer (Entourage/Good Morning, Miami) and Shiri Appleby (Sunday Dinner) - Constance and Shiri talk about UnREAL on People Now on PeopleTV at 12pm.
Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim talks about his new comedy special on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Christine Baranski (Happy Family/Welcome to New York/Cybill) - Christine and the cast of Mamma Mia 2 will be on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Dorien Wilson (In the Cut/Sister, Sister/The Parkers) - Dorien talks about In the Cut on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
Liza Koshy (Liza on Demand) - Liza is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings. She talks about Liza on Demand on the BUILD Series at 3pm.
Jordana Spiro (My Boys) - Jordana talks about Night Comes On on the BUILD Series at 5pm.
Marilu Henner (Taxi/Evening Shade) - Marilu will be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 11:30am ET.