Poll: Favorite Hanukkah or Kwanzaa TV Episodes
While Hanukkah may be over for the year, you can still celebrate by watching these TV episodes celebrating the Festival of Lights! Or wait until the 26th and enjoy some TV with your Kwanzaa dinner. Which of these special episodes is your favorite? Discuss the list here
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Rugrats (1991)
Chanukah - While Grandpa Boris argues with a rival over the synagogue pageant, the babies act out the Chanukah story themselves. -
Fran Drescher, Nicholle Tom, Rachel Chagall, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane, Benjamin Salisbury, Charles Shaughnessy, Renée Taylor, and Madeline Zima in The Nanny (1993)
The Hanukkah Story - Fran and family prepare to celebrate their first Hanukkah together but Maxwell, CC and Gracie go off the road in a snowstorm. Just like the Hanukkah story, the oil (in the car) lasts for eight (hours) instead of one, delivering them home to celebrate. -
Matt Stone, Trey Parker, and Mona Marshall in South Park (1997)
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics - Amid this collection of Christmas songs comes a typically nasty version of the Dreidel Song. -
Donna Pescow in Even Stevens (2000)
Heck of a Hanukkah - Louis gets grounded for finding his Hanukkah presents and has an It's a Wonderful Life-style dream starring his great great-great-great-great-grandmother Bubbie Rose in the Clarence role. -
Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, and Cole Sprouse in Friends (1994)
The One with the Holiday Armadillo - Ross tries to introduce Hanukkah to Ben, with disappointing results. He tries to rent a Santa costume to surprise Ben, but since it's too late he ends up as a "Holiday Armadillo". To add to the confusion, Chandler later shows up as Santa and Joey as Superman. -
Coolio in Futurama (1999)
A Tale of Two Santas - A thousand years in the future, Kwanzaa-bot co-exists along side Santa Claus Robot and Hanukkah Zombie. Each year, Kwanzaa-bot gives children a book called What the Hell is Kwanzaa? and constantly questions why no one still knows what Kwanzaa is and even sings a song about it. -
The Proud Family (2001)
Seven Days of Kwanzaa - A homeless family introduces the Prouds to Kwanzaa. But is the family real, or a figment of their imagination? -
A Rugrats Kwanzaa (2001)
A Rugrats Kwanzaa - Susie is discouraged, feeling she hasn't accomplished enough compared to her siblings, but her Aunt T visits and explains Kwanzaa is the time to celebrate the legacy of African people. -
Adam Brody in The O.C. (2003)
The Best Chrismukkah Ever - Seth simultaneously has the best and worst holiday(s) ever. He introduces Ryan to the magic of Chrismuakkah and plays Summer and Anna against each other, trying to date them both. Marissa gets arrested for shoplifting and then gets drunk and nearly gets arrested for DUI. -
Mario Joyner in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
Everybody Hates Kwanzaa - Julius talks the family into celebrating Kwanzaa instead of Christmas because Kwanzaa is cheaper. -
Mark Salling and Jacob Artist in Glee (2009)
Glee, Actually - Artie dreams of a reality where he never had his car wreck and while other members of the Glee Club scatter to various destinations, reunited half-brothers Jake and Puck head to Hollywood and sing "Chanukah, O Chanukah" on the Paramount back lot. -
Richard Fancy in The League (2009)
The 8 Defensive Points of Hanukkah - After his son is picked to play Jesus in his Catholic school play, Ruxin decides to reclaim his Judaism to try to vanquish Christmas from his home.