🎄It’s 1986, and Santa looks different after arriving late to the mall due to a flat reindeer.  

Unfold that TV Guide you crafted into an angel centerpiece and join us for a semi-festive Christmas episode of “Mama’s Family” that will have you believing in either Santa or ghosts at the end of it.  

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Joe Fulton (Christmas Aficionado)  

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1. “Santa Mama” on the Internet Archive.  

2. A Mama’s Family reunion on “Vicki!”  

3. Vicki Lawrence sings “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.”  

4. Mama’s house was also seen in “Halloween.”  

5. Ken Berry (Vinton) as Peter-No-Tail.  

6. The cheapest Christmas gifts we got for childhood crushes.  

7. The fragility of one-of-a-kind ornaments.  

8. “You Are My Sunshine” on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”  

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Snuggle Fabric Softener Free Christmas Ornament (1986)  

Snow in Southtown  

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“Mama’s Family” and “Santa Mama” © 1986 Joe Hamilton Productions, Inc.  

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.