The Bob Newhart Show was always skilled at delivering funny Christmas episodes, and they gave us one every season. This particular installment, although not my favorite of the six, is beloved by fans — and for good reason. Like Season Four’s “Bob Has To Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve In The Hospital,” (which, I’ll confess in advance, is my favorite Christmas episode from the series), this installment, totally in fitting with this show’s tone, works because its eschews the saccharine tropes of TV families having perfect and idealized Christmases. It’s refreshing, and as usual, so very funny.