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Picket Fences Season 1 Episode 12

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AIRED: 12/18/92

Brock catches Kimberly in bed with her boyfriend, arrests him and cancels Christmas in the household. At the Sheriff Station, Max and Ginny are held hostage at gunpoint by an elderly man dressed as Santa Claus.

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The Brock family catches Kim in bed with her boyfriend, leading to an arrest and the cancellation of Christmas in the household. At the Sheriff Station, Max and Ginny are held hostage at gunpoint by an elderly man dressed as Santa Claus.moreless

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By Atreyu75, Jul 17, 2007

Another episode where the main story is center around the Brock family dramas. This time, it is because Kim was caught having sex with a nineteen year old boy when Jill, Jimmy and the boys bust into her room to sing her Christmas carols. Jimmy trumps this around, demanding statutory rape, and this leads Kim to call on her real mother, Lydia.

I can only imagine the pain that Jimmy is going through seeing his only daughter in such a position. His reaction is to raise hell as the sheriff and he does a good job doing so. Tom Skerrit really shines in this episode due to the emotion he is meant to convey, especially during the waning moments. Also, the acting of Holly Marie Combs and Cristine Rose as Lydia were really well done. The conversations between Lydia and Jill were particularly interesting. In this episode, you can see Jill shying away from her usual calm demeanor while still adding a touch of humor, such as using Matt's device to hear Kim and Lydia's conversation. Very good and well acted storyline by the main characters.

The other storyline involves a man convinced he is Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, and has been giving out stolen goods on Christmas Eve. The storyline goes south after his daughter arrives at the Sheriff's station to pick him up, mentioning her father blames himself for a car accident that killed his wife and son. While distraught and trying to overcome his delusion, the Santa Claus takes Maxine and Ginny hostage. Eventually, Jimmy replaces them and finishes the standoff. While this is a lighthearted story to begin with, it takes a turn for the worse and ups the dramatic ante just a hair more. I found this storyline more interesting after we find out that the man was facing severe mental issues. This was a very good episode and furthered the relationship between Jimmy and Kim while showing/explaining some of the history with Jimmy's first wife. Another good ending for this type of show where no one is the enemy at the end and no one is truly at fault more than another.moreless
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Holly Marie Combs	Kimberly Brock
Lauren Holly	Officer Maxine Stewart
Adam Wylie	Zachary Brock
Kathy Baker	Dr. Jill Brock
Tom Skerritt	Sheriff Jimmy Brock
Costas Mandylor	Officer Kenny Lacos

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Bojesse Christopher	Billy O'Connell	Guest Star
Warren Berlinger	Santa / Mr Ledeux	Guest Star
Toni Kalem	Nicole Ledeux	Guest Star
Fyvush Finkel	Douglas Wambaugh	Recurring Role
Zelda Rubinstein	Ginny Weedon	Recurring Role
Cristine Rose	Lydia Brock	Recurring Role

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- Jimmy (to Kimberly): You are grounded forever. And Christmas is cancelled! ... Forever!
  
  Maxine: Help me slide over to my desk.
  Ginny (suspicious): Why?
  Maxine: Because I've got a hostage negotiation handbook right by my phone.
  Ginny: Why didn't you read it before?
  
  Lydia: You kids haven't put up your stockings yet.
  Zach: What's the point? Kenny shot Santa. He's not coming.
  Kenny: That was a fake one. I just saw the real one up in the sky.
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- This was one of two episodes submitted
  for Emmy consideration.
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- Ginny calls Jimmy a Grinch, an allusion to the Dr. Suess character who steals all of Christmas from Whoville but in the end has a change of heart.
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- Maxine, after finding out the Santa's name, she says that she wants to believe him because "Miracle on 34th Street" is her favorite movie.
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