Day by Day (TV Series)

Merry Kristin (1988)

Doug Sheehan: Brian Harper

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• Ross Harper : Oh no, it's starting.

  Brian Harper : What's starting?

  Ross Harper : The wave of insanity that sweeps this family every Christmas. We're dressing up funny, we have enough lights on the front of the house to safely navigate an aircraft! And soon, Grandma's fruitcake baked in 1956 will be taken out of the freezer, briefly worshiped and then returned to its crypt!

• Eileen Swift : All this Christmas cheer doesn't do much to turn my crank!

  Ross Harper : You're missing the whole point of the Christmas spirit, Eileen.

  Kate Harper : Which is?

  Ross Harper : The TV specials! Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman! And my favorite, A Very Very Knight Rider Christmas.

  Brian Harper : We've done a fine job, Kate.

• Brian Harper : Okay guys, now who wants to be Santa Claus for the Christmas pageant?

  Justin O'Donnell : Can I be the Abdominal Snowman?

  Brian Harper : Sure, Justin.

  Justin O'Donnell : Can I have heat vision?

  Brian Harper : If that's what you want.

  Justin O'Donnell : Then I can come into Santa's village and melt the elves!

  Brian Harper : Well... Maybe, if we need an ending!

• Kristin Carlson : I picked up a few things for my Eve of Christmas Eve dinner. Boy, there must be a lot of people celebrating Danish Christmases here.

  Brian Harper : Really, why's that?

  Kristin Carlson : Well, there were only two vats of lard left!

• Kristin Carlson : Okay, food's on the table. Here's the greased ham, pickled fish balls and hunks of molasses that are smothered with lard.

  Brian Harper : Yum.

• Brian Harper : I guess we just didn't realize how much her family traditions mean to her and we acted like a bunch of jerks.

  Ross Harper : But Dad, that's one of OUR family traditions.

• Eileen Swift : Merry Christmas to all!

  Brian Harper : Well, aren't you in a festive mood?

  Eileen Swift : Oh, it's amazing what a fat bonus check will do to you!