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 This man will always be Mr. New Year's Eve to me! Have a happy, safe and loving celebration tonight! Commissioner Gordon: Here's to survival, hopefully we'll be doing this again next New Year's Eve Batman (smiling): Hopefully...

 Batman Returns was released on June 19, 1992...but it is set during the Christmas season - so - does that make it a Christmas film?

Inga Swenson (90) pictured above as Ophelia in Hamlet in 1958 Ted Danson (75) John Haymes Newton (57) pictured above as Superboy on "Superboy" (1988-1989)

 Happy Birthday! Dame Maggie Smith (88) Adam Gregory (35)

 Celebrating the 43rd Broadcast Anniversary! back row (l-r): Donna Mills, John Pleshette, Constance McCashin and Michele Lee middle row (l-r): Joan Van Ark, Ted Shackelford, Julie Harris, James Houghton and Kim Lankford front: Claudia Lonow the above photo is not the original cast, this is the cast photo for the 1981-1982 television season

 It is never too late to celebrate with your friends and loved ones!  Maybe even a surprise guest...

 Celebrating the 29th anniversary of the theatrical release of this classic animated film 

 MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope Santa visited all of you!

 Remembering these classic Christmas Eve episodes! "I Love Lucy" - "Drafted" - December 24, 1951 71 years ago Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance as Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz "The Honeymooners" - "Twas the Night Before Christmas" - December 24, 1955 67 years ago Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows as Ralph and Alice Kramden "I Love Lucy" - "Christmas Show" - December 24, 1956 66 years ago Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance as Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz "The Donna Reed Show" - "A Very Merry Christmas" - December 24, 1958 64 years ago Donna Reed as Donna Stone, Carl Betz as Dr. Alex Stone, Shelley Fabares as Mary Stone and Paul Peterson as Jeff Stone "The Lucy Show" - "Together for Christmas" - December 24, 1962 60 years ago Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance as Lucy Carmichael and Vivian Bagley "The Jeffersons" - "984 W. 124th Street Apt. 5C" - December 24, 1977 45 years ago Sherma

 When do you like to exchange gifts?  Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning? Alice Kramden and Mrs. Stevens... Granny has a new television set... Nick, Nora and Asta... Lucy Carmichael and Mr. Mooney discuss the spirit of the season...

 Have a joyful holiday! full credit goes to the rightful owner of this photo

 Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? The ladies of "Designing Women" back row (1-r): Delta Burke, Dixie Carter front row (l-r): Jean Smart, Annie Potts

 Celebrating the 36th Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above (l-r): Betty White, Terry Kiser, Rue McClanahan and Beatrice Arthur The ladies plan to travel home for the holidays and after a run in with a lonely sidewalk Santa Claus they are disappointed to find that a storm is stopping the airplanes from taking off.  Sad and depressed they take refuge at a diner and soon realize that they are a family and not alone at Christmas after all.

 Remembering these classic holiday episodes! "The Andy Griffith Show" "Christmas Story" - December 19, 1960 (62 years ago) back row (l-r): Andy Griffith and Elinor Donahue center: Ron Howard front row (l-r): Frances Bavier and Don Knotts "The Beverly Hillbillies" "Home for Christmas" - December 19, 1962 (60 years ago) behind the piano (l-r): Donna Douglas, Max Baer, Jr., Buddy Ebsen and Bea Benaderet the actor playing the piano is uncredited "Mary Tyler Moore" "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II" - December 19, 1970 (52 years ago) pictured above: Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards "Dynasty" "That Holiday Spirit" - December 19, 1984 (38 years ago) back row (l-r): John James, Diahann Carroll, Jack Coleman, Pamela Bellwood and Gordon Thomson front row (l-r): Michael Nader, Dame Joan Collins, John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Catherine Oxenberg

 Peace and love! Blessings and peace from the Morgenstern ladies! (l-r): Julie Kavner as Brenda, Valerie Harper as Rhoda and Nancy Walker as Ida

 It has been fifty-six years since this holiday classic first aired on television! Legendary film star Boris Karloff provided the voice of the holiday hating Grinch

  "I Love Lucy" - "Little Ricky's School Pageant" - December 17, 1956  Celebrating the 66th Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance as Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz "The Simpsons" - "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" - December 17, 1989 Celebrating the 33rd Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode!

"Dragnet" - "The Human Bomb" - December 16, 1951  Celebrating the 71st Broadcast Anniversary of this classic series! pictured above: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday "Mickey's Christmas Carol" - December 16, 1983 Celebrating the 39th Broadcast Anniversary of this heartwarming and classic special "The Golden Girls" - "Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas" - December 16, 1989 Celebrating the 33rd Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak with Herbert Edelman as Dorothy's ex-husband Stanley Zbornak

 Celebrating the 26th Broadcast Anniversary of this fourth season episode! pictured above: Lane Smith as Perry White/Santa Claus with Dean Cain as Superman

 The holiday season can be incredibly romantic, spend it with that special someone! Lucy and Ricky Ricardo Jonathan and Jennifer Hart

  "The Lucy Show" - "Lucy the Choirmaster" - December 13, 1965 Celebrating the 57th Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael celebrating Christmas in her Hollywood apartment "Murder, She Wrote" - "A Christmas Secret" - December 13, 1992 Celebrating the 30th Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: Dame Angela Lansbury and William Windom as Jessica Fletcher and Dr. Seth Hazlitt

"I Love Lucy" - "Ricky's European Book" - December 12, 1955 Celebrating the 67th Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance as Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz "Sanford and Son" - "Ebenezer Sanford" - December 12, 1975  Celebrating the 47th Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: LaWanda Page as Aunt Esther Anderson, dropping by to deliver Christmas presents to Fred (Redd Foxx) and Lamont (Demond Wilson)

 The holiday season is the best time to have all your favorite foods and snacks! Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers from "All in the Family"

 Ralph and Alice, Ed and Trixie tried to get rich quick for the final time on this day forty-four years ago.  Ralph uses everyone's Christmas money to purchase lottery tickets in hopes of winning a million dollars.  He wins $1,500...unfortunately he spent $1,499.88 on the scheme and walks away with $0.12 in winnings.   from left to right: Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Jane Kean and Art Carney