User Reviews

This is a great episode to have on hand for Christmas Day. Dennis and Mr. Wilson were never funnier. Amusing appearance by Mr. Quigley, too. Movie even reminds you what Christmas is really about with Silent Night. Still you can't help but feel bad for Wilson with all the adversity he goes through to make sure Dennis gets the full Christmas experience, big tree and all. A note of sadness comes with knowing Joseph Kearns wasn't alive the next and final season. Still it's hard not to like all the sight gags and amusing people Wilson, Dennis and his father encounter. The bus ride scene is a true comedy classic.

This was the weakest of the three Christmas episodes IMO, but it had its moments. The drunk guy and the spinster on the bus provided some humor, as did the guy and his wife who were randomly walking through the woods and saw an opportunity to make a quick buck.

I always got a kick out of them going to search for a tree on Christmas Day itself. Mr. Wilson did the same thing in the second season, buying the tree on the actual holiday.

The earlier review mentioned that there is a touch of sadness knowing, as we do know decades later, that this was Joseph Kearns' final Christmas. I wonder if he had lived for the fourth season, whether there would have been another Christmas episode. I think the writers ultimately realized they were out of Christmas ideas for the final season, so they skipped doing such an episode.

In any case, I love seeing this and the other two Christmas episodes no matter the time of year. Even if it's 90 degrees out in the middle of July, there is never a bad time for Christmas.