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T2 WHATS UP! December 15 - 21, 2019 BY BREANNA HENRY TV Media C uddle up for a festive, fun-filled night on Fox, when the four funniest animated families on television cele- brate the holidays with new Christmas specials, airing Sun- day, Dec. 15. The festive epi- sode of "The Simpsons" (titled "Bobby, It's Cold Outside") is the show's 20th Christmas special, while "Bless the Harts" is celebrating its first (titled "Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard"). Add to that a "Bob's Burgers" special ("Have Yourself a Maily Linda Christmas") and one from "Family Guy" ("Christmas is Coming"), and you've got a full night of animated fun. "The Simpsons" is known for its celebrity guest voices (many celebs lend their own voices to a storyline that's making fun of them). A special episode is the perfect time to show off how many celebs still love this show, and "Bobby, It's Cold Outside" goes all out. "NCIS: New Or- leans" star Scott Bakula and former Microsoft CEO-turned- LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer both lend their voices to the episode, which also fea- tures the return of the most no- torious Simpsons villain: "Fra- sier" star Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob. It seems some evil-doer is traipsing around Springfield stealing Christmas packages off of people's doorsteps (a timely subject), and this no- goodnik must be tracked down if there is to be any hope of saving Christmas. In com- pletely unrelated news, this year's Springfield Mall Santa is none other than famed ac- tor, professor, scientist, for- mer mayor and convicted murderer Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr. PhD — more commonly known as Side- show Bob. The episode title riffs on the song "Baby, It's Cold Outside," which was written by a man named Frank Loesser in 1944 to sing with his wife at parties. Despite never mentioning anything holiday-related, the 75-year- old tune has been intrinsically linked to Christmas. Homer from "The Simpsons" Festive Funnies continued on page T10 TV FEATURE