Husband and Wifetime

In The Christmas Setup, Kate (Fran Drescher) sets up her son Hugo (Ben Lewis) with Patrick (Blake Lee).

Barbara Kymlicka! Cocoa! Meredith Hagner! History! Mistletoe & Menorahs! Grauman’s! Woodworking! Winter picnics!

Matt thinks that Italian sandwiches are an essential component of made-for-tv holiday movies!

Elizabeth plugs “Under My Tree” for the last time!

In Poinsettias For Christmas, urban planner Ellie Palmer (Bethany Joy Lenz) saves her family’s poinsettia farm.

Easy-Bake Ovens! Maryland! Hot dogs! Small towns vs big cities! Lincoln logs! Farmers! Hot chocolate!

Alana digs into poinsettia farm finances!

Augie knows a real mountain when he sees one!

Elizabeth thinks a Christmas turkey is downright un-American!

Matt makes a topical movie reference!

In An Ice Wine Christmas, Camila (Roselyn Sanchez) takes over an ice wine vineyard and falls in love with Declan (Lyriq Bent).

Philadelphia! Diners! The Pennsylvania Wine Trail! Christian Mingle! Infomercials! Dickens! Christmas movie montages! Jukebox musicals!

Elizabeth anthropomorphizes her artificial Christmas tree!

Matt’s primary note is about a coat!

In Deadly Mile High Club, Jake (Marc Herrmann) decides to take flying lessons. His instructor Tanya (Allison McAtee) becomes obsessed with him because she believes he is the reincarnation of her deceased lover.

Liza! Tacos! Pan Am! Dolls! Balsa wood! The Blue Angels! Reincarnation!

Elizabeth wants to know if there are two souls in there!

Matt thinks Jake is just a little naive!

In I Am Watching You, romance novelist Nora (Madeline Zima) becomes entangled with her sexy neighbor Lucas (Brian Ames).

Breakfast potatoes! LFO! Romance novels! Bud Light Straw-Ber-Rita! Christmas movies! Big cities vs small towns! Pizza rat!

Elizabeth almost boycotted this episode!

Matt apologizes on behalf of diners! 

Where is the missing Zima sister? And where is the missing Zima sisters’ album?

In The Girl He Met Online, Gillian (Yvonne Zima) meets Andy (Shawn Roberts) on a dating website and goes to great lengths to ensnare a man who does exploding fist bumps.

Twinkle All The Way! The “cool girl” cliche! Alexander McQueen’s Oyster Dress! The Brady Bunch! Musical theatre! Estonia! LFO! Philadelphia!

Elizabeth proposes a most exciting reunion tour!

Did Matt tell a Christmas lie?

Was this entire episode a pretext for discussing the 2021 It’s A Wonderful Lifetime lineup?

In Deadly Dating Game, Shannon (Skye Coyne) hosts the wildly popular radio show Love On The Air With Shannon Baker. She embarks on a series of dates to find true love and instead finds - you guessed it - danger . . .

Single White Female! All About Eve! Evening bags! Bette Davis and Miles Davis! Madonna vs The Madonna! Tasers! Cat food!

Elizabeth thinks Shannon’s answer to a subjective question is objectively incorrect!

Matt has been on the radio!

In A Mother’s Nightmare, Maddie (Annabeth Gish) helps her son Chris (Grant Gustin) escape the clutches of Vanessa (Jessica Lowndes).

Dreamgirls! Richard Simmons! Don Juan! Witches and crones! Cherry soda! Class rings! Tim Hortons! Can’t Hardly Wait! Marmots! Swimfan! So much Christmas!

Elizabeth asks an age-old question: is Chris Pine a person?

Matt endeavors to explain a 4:40 in a manner succinct enough for Elizabeth!

In Mile High Escorts, Lauren (Saxon Sharbino) works as both a flight attendant and an escort for a private jet company. Danger ensues.

La Vie En Rose! Paleo cake! Charleston Chews! YouTube personalities! Succession! More fringe! French food! Nicole Byer! Barbara Kymlicka!

Elizabeth could play a British royal, but not the one you think!

Matt has been to the Detroit airport!

Elizabeth can’t do it with the names, not Grauman’s Theatre, not Brighton, not any of them!

Matt knows the word for shoe in at least THREE languages!

In Bad Tutor, Emily (Alex Frnka) needs a chemistry tutor. Devin (Charles Hittinger) helps her turn her grades around and turn into the spitting image of his deceased ex-girlfriend. Can Kelly (Vanessa Marcil) save her daughter before it’s too late? And can anyone save us from Emily’s music?

Elizabeth Holmes! “Under My Tree”! Mead! Cry-Baby! “Blame It On The Alcohol”! AOL Instant Messenger! TWA! Nepotism! Business cards!

Elizabeth throws her hat into a most unexpected ring! And immediately withdraws it!

Matt remembers words from high school chem class!