Featured Music:
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
"Jingle Bells" by Brian Setzer Orchestra
"Little Saint Nick" by The Beach Boys (edit)

Carol (on the phone from New York City): I wish I was there. (edit) Ed (to Carol): Does the idea of marriage ever scare you? (edit) Mike (about Ed closing down Stuckeybowl): At the end of an era, all the great ones from Laverne and Shirley to Mary Tyler Moore they all do the slow turn, nod and hit the lights. (edit) Ed (after reading Carol's work): Carol, you're a writer. (edit) Carol (after deciding to stay in Stuckeyville): I can write this anywhere. (edit)

Phil's Scheme: Phil tries to scare away a potential buyer of Stuckeybowl. This does not work since the buyer finds his halloween pranks charming. (edit) $10 Bet: Mike offers Mitch $10 to stick his head in the punch bowl. When Mitch refuses, Mike sticks his own head in, but Mitch refuses to pay. (edit)

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