14 Christmas TV Episodes to Watch With TV’s Most Dysfunctional Families
A dysfunctional family, as they say, is any with more than one member in it. And the same goes for some our favorite TV families of all time: Whether they are workplace families like that on Mad Men, regular drinking buddies like that of Cheers, or a nuclear network Christmas card like that of The Brady Bunch, these bickering, undermining, savaging, but ultimately loving ensembles are what holiday drama and comedy are made of. Here, 14 of our favorite dysfunctional families to crowd around a punch bowl with—and a chance to watch their own Christmas episodes as you experience your own.
1Black-ish
Is there any suburban mom you would rather spend Christmas with than Tracee Ellis Ross? Look at this perfect eye roll at her husband.
2The Brady Bunch
So nuclear. Photo courtesy of Everett Collection.
3Mad Men
Not shown: the simmering existential discontent.
4Gilmore Girls
Still shipping these two, a decade later.
5Everybody Loves Raymond
Right after this everybody berated Raymond, and probably something nasty was said about Deb’s cooking.
6Gossip Girl
How to look the holiday part, without any of the cheer.
7Modern Family
Who wouldn’t want to be trapped in a cabin for Christmas with Phil from Modern Family?
8The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Holiday Special
Wishing you a very witchy Christmas in Greendale.
9The Mindy Project
Let’s guess Mindy’s karaoke go-to for her office holiday party… yeah, we’re going with “Halo.”
10Cheers
No better place to celebrate Christmas than in a dark bar with professional drunks.
11The OC
We don’t remember this Christmas episode, but we bet Ben got accused of stealing presents from under the tree.
12Melrose Place
Wow. Where is Andrew Shue now?
13Mary Tyler Moore Show
Simply the greatest. Miss her.
14Friends
Phoebe tries to track her father down for Christmas but can’t decide if she wants to meet him. Relatable!
