workplace comedy – Holiday TV Specials

NewsRadio

Air Date: 1995 – 1999
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 23 minutes

Easter

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	19	Office Feud	47

Mother’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	19	Padded Suit	94

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	5	Halloween	33

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	10	Christmas	38
4	8	Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show	61

Network: NBC
Cast: Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney, Vicki Lewis, Joe Rogan, Khandi Alexander, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz

Updated: May 14, 2024

McHale’s Navy

Air Date: 1962 – 1966
Parental Guide Rating: TV-G
Average Runtime: 30 minutes

Easter

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	27	Chuckie Cottontail	99

Mother’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	25	The Mothers of PT 73	25

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	11	The Day They Captured Santa Claus	11

Friday the 13th

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	1	The Ghosts of 73	73

Network: ABC
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Joe Flynn, Tim Conway, Bob Hastings, Carl Ballantine, Gary Vinson, Billy Sands, Edson Stroll, John Wright, Gavin McLeod, Yoshio Yoda

Updated: May 14, 2024

Santa Inc.

Entire series revolves around the Christmas season.

Air Date: 2021
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: N/A

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	7	Cracks in the Peppermint Ceiling [Part I]	7
1	8	Cracks in the Peppermint Ceiling [Part II]	8

Network: HBO Max
Cast: Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen, Leslie Grossman, Gabourey Sidibe, Craig Robinson, Nicholas Braun, Maria Bamford, Paul Rust

Updated: May 8, 2024

WKRP in Cincinnati

Air Date: 1978 – 1982
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 24 – 25 minutes

Veterans Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	1	The Airplane Show	47

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	7	Turkeys Away	7

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	11	Jennifer’s Home for Christmas	33
3	7	Bah, Humbug	53

Related Shows:

The New WKRP in Cincinnati – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Jan Smithers, Howard Hesseman

Updated: April 29, 2024

Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell

Air Date: 2011 – 2019
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 11 – 12 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	11	Krampus Nacht	17

Network: Adult Swim
Cast: Craig Rowin, Matt Servitto, Henry Zebrowski, Dana Snyder, Eddie Pepitone, William Tokarsky

Updated: April 27, 2024

Dilbert

Air Date: 1999 – 2000
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 22 minutes

New Year’s Eve/Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	9	Y2K	9

Network: UPN
Cast: Daniel Stern, Chris Elliott, Larry Miller, Gordon Hunt, Kathy Griffin, Jackie Hoffman, Jason Alexander, Tom Kenny

Updated: April 9, 2024

Inside Job

Air Date: 2021 – 2022
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 26 – 31 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	16	Rontagion	16

Streaming on: Netflix
Cast: Lizzy Caplan, Christian Slater, Clark Duke, Tisha Campbell, Andy Daly, Chris Diamantopoulos, John DiMaggio, Bobby Lee, Brett Gelman

Updated: April 1, 2024

Workaholics

Air Date: 2011 – 2017
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 21 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	15	Webcam Girl	35

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	12	A TelAmerican Horror Story	32

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	10	6 Hours Till Hedonism II	20

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	6	*The Strike	6

*Celebrating “Half-Christmas;” which would be June 25.

Network: Comedy Central
Cast: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Jillian Bell, Maribeth Monroe, Erik Griffin

Updated: March 29, 2024

Veep

Air Date: 2012 – 2019
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 26 – 30 minutes

Daylight Saving Time

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	4	Justice	52

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	5	Thanksgiving	43

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	7	Congressional Ball	45

Network: HBO
Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson, Sarah Sutherland, Clea DuVall

Updated: March 29, 2024

Ted Lasso

Air Date: 2020 – 2023
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 29 – 78 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	4	Carol of the Bells

Network: Apple TV+
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed, Juno Temple, Sarah Niles, Anthony Head, Toheeb Jimoh, Cristo Fernández, Kola Bokinni, Billy Harris, James Lance

Updated: March 28, 2024

Superstore

Air Date: 2015 – 2021
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 22 minutes

New Year’s Eve/Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	11	Lost and Found	22

Groundhog Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	12	Groundhog Day	45

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	14	Valentine’s Day	25

Employee Appreciation Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	22	Employee Appreciation Day	22

Easter

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	16	Easter	71

Black Friday

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	10	Black Friday	21

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	7	Halloween Theft	18
3	5	Sal’s Dead	38
4	4	Costume Competition	59
5	6	Trick-or-Treat	83

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	9	Seasonal Help	20
3	7	Christmas Eve	40
5	10	Negotiations	87

Miscellaneous

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	11	*Deep Cleaning	109

*Celebrates all holidays in one day.

Network: NBC
Cast: America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Sakura, Mark McKinney, Kaliko Kauahi

Updated: March 28, 2024

Scrubs

Air Date: 2001 – 2010
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 20 – 23 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	6	My Bad	6
2	6	My Big Brother	30

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	9	My Day Off	9

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	11	My Own Personal Jesus	11
2	10	My Monster	34
3	10	My Rule of Thumb	56
4	12	My Best Moment	80

Network: NBC/ABC
Cast: Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes, Eliza Coupe, Kerry Bishé, Michael Mosley, Dave Franco

Updated: April 7, 2024

Ugly Betty

Air Date: 2006 – 2010
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 42 minutes

Administrative Professionals’ Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	21	Secretaries’ Day	21

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	5	The Lyin’, The Watch and the Wardrobe	5

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	8	Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral	8

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	10	Fake Plastic Snow	10
4	9	*Be-Shure	74

*Holiday episode that celebrates both Hanukkah and Christmas.

Network: ABC
Cast: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Alan Dale, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Ashley Jensen, Becki Newton, Mark Indelicato, Vanessa Williams, Rebecca Romijn, Michael Urie, Kevin Sussman, Christopher Gorham, Judith Light, Daniel Eric Gold

Updated: March 29, 2024

Psych

Air Date: 2006 – 2014
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 42 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	15	Scary Sherry: Bianca’s Toast	15
2	16	Shawn [And Gud] of the Dead	31
3	1	Ghosts	32
4	15	Tuesday the 17th	46
4	4	The Devil is in the Details… and in the Upstairs Bedroom	51
4	8	Let’s Get Hairy	55
5	11	In Plain Fright	74
6	3	This Episode Sucks	82
6	11	Heeeee’s Lassie	90
7	5	100 Clues	100
8	9	A Nightmare on State Street	119

Many of these episodes are not exactly a Halloween episode, but they are deliberately spooky or derived from a horror movie.

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	10	Gus’ Dad May Have Killed Old Gus	25
3	9	Christmas Joy	40
5	14	The Polarizing Express	77

Related Shows:

Monk

Network: USA
Cast: James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen, Kirsten Nelson, Anne Dudek

Updated: March 28, 2024

Parks and Recreation

Also known as Parks and Rec.

Air Date: 2009 – 2015
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 22 – 42 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	16	Galentine’s Day	22
4	14	Operation Ann	60
6	17	Galentine’s Day	107

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	7	Greg Pkitis	13
4	5	Mee n Greet	51
5	5	Halloween Surprise	73
6	7	Recall Vote	97

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	7	Harvest Festival	37

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	12	Christmas Scandal	18
4	10	Citizen Knope	10
5	9	Ron and Diane	77

Network: NBC
Cast: Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jim O’Heir, Retta, Billy Eichner

Updated: March 28, 2024

The Office [U.S. series]

Adaptation series

Air Date: 2005 – 2013
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 22 – 42 minutes

New Year’s Eve/Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
7	13	Ultimatum	139

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	16	Valentine’s Day	22
6	16	The Manager and the Salesman	116
7	16	PDA	142
8	14	Special Project	166

St. Patrick’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	19	St. Patrick’s Day	119

Administrative Professionals Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	22	Secretary’s Day	122

Diwali

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	6	Diwali	34

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	5	Halloween	11
5	6	Employee Transfer	78
6	8	Koi Pond	108
7	6	Costume Costume	132
8	5	Spooked	157
9	5	Here Comes Treble	181

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
7	9	WUPHF.com	135

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	10	Christmas Party	16
3	10	A Benihana Christmas [Part I]	38
3	11	A Benihana Christmas [Part II]	39
5	11	Moroccan Christmas	83
6	13	Secret Santa	113
7	11	Classy Christmas [Part I]	137
7	12	Classy Christmas [Part II]	138
8	10	Christmas Wishes	162
9	9	Dwight Christmas	185

Related Shows:

The Office [U.K. series]

Network: NBC
Cast: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B. J. Novak, Melora Hardin, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper, Zach Woods, Amy Ryan, James Spader, Catherine Tate, Clark Duke, Jake Lacy

Updated: March 28, 2024

The Office [U.K. series]

Original series

Air Date: 2001 – 2003
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 30 minutes

Christmas

Title of Special	Year of Release
Christmas Special: Part 1	2003
Christmas Special: Part 2	2003

Related Shows:

The Office [U.S. series]

Network: BBC Two/BBC One
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis, Stirling Gallacher, Oliver Chris, Ralph Ineson, Patrick Baladi, Stacey Roca, Elizabeth Berrington

Updated: March 28, 2024

Mythic Quest

Also known as Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet.

Air Date: 2020 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 22 – 37 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	6	The 12 Hours of Christmas	26

Network: Apple TV+
Cast: Rob McElhenney, Ashly Burch, Jessie Ennis, Imani Hakim, David Hornsby, Charlotte Nicdao, Danny Pudi, F. Murray Abraham, Naomi Ekperigin

Updated: March 27, 2024

Blockbuster

Air Date: 2022
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 26 – 28 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	3	Evan and Trevin	3

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	10	Sht Storm*	10

Streaming on: Netflix
Cast: Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur

Updated: March 31, 2024

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Air Date: 2005 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 18 – 25 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
12	8	The Gang Tends Bar	132

St. Patrick’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
11	8	Charlie Snatches a Leprechaun	122
15	5	The Gang Goes to Ireland	159
15	6	The Gang’s Still in Ireland	160

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	7	Who Got Dee Pregnant?	64
8	3	The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre	87

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
9	10	The Gang Squashes Their Beefs	104

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	13	A Very Sunny Christmas [Part I]	I70
6	14	A Very Sunny Christmas [Part II]	71

Network: FX/FXX
Cast: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Danny DeVito

Updated: March 25, 2024

The Bear

Air Date: 2022 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 20 – 66 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	6	Fishes	14

Network: FX
Cast: Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, Matty Matheson

Updated: March 31, 2024

Acapulco

Air Date: 2021 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 30 minutes

New Year’s Eve/Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	10	You Should Hear How She Talks About You	10
2	1	Break My Stride	11

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	4	Love Is A Battlefield	14

Easter

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	8	Mommy Changes Everything	18

Mother’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	2	Mamma Mia	22

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	9	The Most Wonderful Time of the Year	9

Streaming on: Apple TV+
Cast: Eugenio Derbez, Enrique Arrizon, Damián Alcázar, Camila Perez, Chord Overstreet, Raphael Alejandro

Updated: May 9, 2024

Abbott Elementary

Air Date: 2021 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 22 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	14	Valentine’s Day	27

Mother’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	12	Mother’s Day	47

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	6	Candy Zombies	19
4	4	Costume Contest	53

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	10	Holiday Hookah	23

Network: ABC
Cast: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, William Stanford Davis

Updated: October 30, 2024

30 Rock

Air Date: 2006 – 2013
Parental Guide Rating: TV- 14
Average Runtime: 22 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	13	Up All Night	13
3	11	St. Valentine’s Day	47
4	13	Anna Howard Shaw Day	71
6	6	Hey, Baby, What’s Wrong [Part1]	109
6	7	Hey, Baby, What’s Wrong [Part 2]	110

St. Patrick’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	12	St. Patrick’s Day	115

Mother’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	20	The Moms	78

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	3	Stone Mountain	61

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	9	Ludachristmas	30
3	6	Christmas Special	42
5	10	Christmas Attack Zone	90

Network: NBC
Cast: Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Alec Baldwin, Katrina Bowden, Keith Powell, Lonny Ross, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Maulik Pancholy, John Lutz

Updated: March 29, 2024

2 Broke Girls

Air Date: 2011 – 2017
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 21 – 22 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	16	And the Broken Hearts	16

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	10	And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving	10

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	12	And the High Holidays	36
4	7	And a Loan for Christmas	79

Network: CBS
Cast: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Garrett Morris, Jonathan Kite, Matthew Moy, Jennifer Coolidge

Updated: March 29, 2024