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Monday, December 1, 2008

6:30 pm	Reba	Reba (Reba McEntire) hires Van (Steve Howey) to be her assistant at the More... [close]
		Reba (Reba McEntire) hires Van (Steve Howey) to be her assistant at the real estate agency. Van is late to work and Reba lectures him on the importance of being punctual, prepared, and professional. Reba tells Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) that Barbra Jean was right in being skeptical about Van's real estate abilities. Van interfered with one of Reba's sales to a couple by shooting hoops with the husband. Moments later, however, Van rushes in and announces he has sold the house to the couple. Reba cannot believe what she has heard, but Van explains that he played basketball with the husband so that he could see the neighborhood feel. Reba claims she is happy for Van, but her tone reveals that she resents his making the sale. Van proposes a partnership: Montgomery-Hart. Reba says they can't be partners because Van doesn't have his real estate license. Van explains his ability to act himself versus Reba's sternness make him a better salesman. Reba wells up and fires Van. Brock (Christopher Rich) tells Reba he understands why she is jealous of Van, but that she should relax and be herself, and then she will better be able to sell houses. The next day, Reba enters Van's room at around noon where Van is still sleeping. Reba apologizes to Van and tells him to get to work. She tells him that he taught her something, and that by being relaxed she sold a house that morning. From her, Van can learn about being punctual and prepared. Just then Reba sees an empty liquor bottle in Van's closet. He admits that he's been having a hard time since leaving football, but acknowledges that he could be excellent at real estate. Van promises not to let drinking ruin this potential. Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia) enters Van's room, senses something is wrong, and Van tells her that Reba found her empty bottle of liquor. [CC] [TV-PG None] [SAP/Spanish]
7:00 pm	Rita Rocks	Rita (Nicole Sullivan), an overworked wife and mother is in the More... [close]
		Rita (Nicole Sullivan), an overworked wife and mother is in the middle of a full blown identity crisis. After a meltdown with her husband, Jay (Richard Ruccolo), Rita’s antidote is to carve out a couple hours a week for herself. In her first endeavor, she entices her postal carrier, Patty (Tisha Campbell-Martin), and unemployed neighbor, Owen (Ian Gomez), to join her in her garage for weekly jam sessions. [CC] [TV-PG None]
7:30 pm	Still Standing	Brian (Taylor Ball ) and Lauren (Renee Olstead) compete to be the More... [close]
		Brian (Taylor Ball ) and Lauren (Renee Olstead) compete to be the entertainment at Tina's (Soleil Borda) birthday party. Judy says she will will pay whoever Tina wants $100 dollars. Meanwhile, Bill (Mark Addy) screens a long message from his mother, Louise (Sally Struthers), who persists in bothering Bill while her boyfriend is out of town for two months. Judy insists Bill can manage his mother and tells him to ask her to lunch so she will stop annoying him. The next day at lunch, Louise tries to rope Bill into doing other things with her, and Judy deflects them all. When Bill steps away from the table, Louise asks Judy if she would like to go on a cruise because her boyfriend can't go. Judy accepts, thinking that Louise is offering her two tickets to Judy and Bill. Bill returns, and Judy learns that Louise intends for Judy to go with Louise, not Bill. Louise leaves, and Bill points out how well his mother sucks people in. Later, Judy tries to clear up the misunderstanding with Louise and tells her she won't be able to go on the cruise. To placate Louise, Judy agrees to attend a red Hat Society mixer with her. When they return home, Judy tells Bill that Louise conveniently forgot to tell her that they were going to lunch and a play, not a mixer. Louise announces that the Red Hat Society has elected Judy to plan next weekend's mixer. Judy repeatedly declines as Louise persists, until Judy loses her temper and calls Louise a bloosucker, causing Louise to cry. A week later, Tina is forced to choose between Brian or Lauren for her party. She tells Judy that she will forego entertainment at the party if she can have the money for herself. Meanwhile, Judy regrets losing control and decides to go to Louise's house to apologize. Judy tells her that she truly does care for her. Louise says she is not going on the cruise, and admits that her boyfriend left her. Judy realizes she will be going on the cruise. [CC] [TV-PG None] [SAP/Spanish]
8:00 pm	Reba	Brock (Christopher Rich) enlists Reba's (Reba McEntire) help when his More... [close]
		Brock (Christopher Rich) enlists Reba's (Reba McEntire) help when his estranged father dies. Reba reluctantly agrees, although she believes Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) should help Brock instead. Reba and Brock decide on a small family only funeral, the way Brock's father would want it. Later, Barbra Jean, who never met Brokck's father, decides the plans for the funeral are insufficient. At the same time Van (Steve Howey) tries to persuade Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia) to name the baby after a sports figure. When Cheyenne returns from the ultrasound appointment later that day, she happily announces she is having a girl. Disappointed Van continues to insist that the ultrasound may be wrong, and he rejects all female baby names Cheyenne suggests. Van is convinced he will not be a good father to a girl, because he assumed he would teach a boy about sports. He can't imagine what he would be able to impart to a young girl. Cheyenne's brother, Jake (Mitch Holleman) wakes up after a bad dream, and Van comforts him. Cheyenne points out that girls have bad dreams too, and she insists Van will be a good father to a girl too. He is relieved and happy and the couple agree on the name Laura. Brock and Reba agree that his father would not want the kind of funeral Barbra Jean is planning, and Brock has him cremated. Later that night, Brock asks Reba to go with him to scatter the ashes on the golf course where Brock's father died. A police officer (Kenneth Choi) arrives and arrests them. At the police station Reba blames Brock for the trouble they are in, but she also tells him some nice things his father said about him. Brock starts to cry and says he blew things with his father - and with Reba. Reba cautions Brock not to say things he will be sorry for tomorrow. Brock realizes his life and marriage with Reba are really over. Determined to be a better father than his own, Brock takes Jake to the golf course. He tells him he loves him, and they scatter the ashes together. [CC] [TV-PG None] [SAP/Spanish]
8:30 pm	Reba	Reba (Reba McEntire) receives her final divorce papers while her friend More... [close]
		Reba (Reba McEntire) receives her final divorce papers while her friend Lori Ann (Park Overall) is visiting. Lori Ann tells Reba it is time to find a new man, and she mentions Parker Reynolds (Peter Scolari), a college sweetheart Reba once dumped for Brock. Unbeknownst to Reba, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers) tells Jake (Mitch Holleman) that Reba will marry Parker and have new children who Reba will love more than Kyra and Jake. Reba meets Parker for dinner, and he is just as handsome and charming as he was before. She wonders aloud why she let Parker go. He kisses her, and she remembers why she ended their relationship - there was no chemistry. The next day Reba receives flowers from Parker. Brock (Christopher Rich) and Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) stop by the house and say they are happy that Reba is dating. Unwilling to admit in front of them that she is not interested in Parker, she claims they are going on another date. Privately, Kyra tells Jake that Reba is going on another date with "new dad". When Reba meets Parker for coffee, she kisses him again and feels nothing. She tells him they can be friends which does not make him happy. He kisses her again, but she feels nothing. When Reba returns home, Jakes asks when his new dad is moving in. Reba reassures him and calls for Kyra, whom she realizes is behind Jake's ideas. Reba asks Kyra if she is upset about the divorce. At first Kyra acts tough, but then she admits she is scared about the future. That night Brock and Barbra Jean stop by to take Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia) and Van (Steve Howey) to dinner. Barbra Jean refuses to believe that Reba dumped Parker. Reba gives Brock credit for handling her first date well. He says he hopes she finds someone who makes her happy, even though he will be jealous. [CC] [TV-PG None] [SAP/Spanish]
9:00 pm	Holiday Switch	A week before Christmas, Paula (Nicole Eggert) finds herself struggling More... [close]
		A week before Christmas, Paula (Nicole Eggert) finds herself struggling with bills and life with her blue-collar husband Gary and her two daughters. When Nick, her High School boyfriend returns to town a wealthy art Gallery owner, Paula wonders if she made the wrong decision when she took the wrong date to the prom. What would her life have been like if she stayed with Nick? Christmas is a time for Miracles, and so when Paula wishes she could see what her life would have been like if she'd made the other choice, she finds herself magically transported through her washer/dryer to a parallel life where she is Nick's wife. At first, this new life seems the answer to her dreams, as she shops and dines out with her newfound wealth. But she soon realizes that the grass is NOT always greener. Her relationship with Nick is in shambles, and she misses her real husband Gary and her two girls. When she sees Gary and her kids living a happy life with another woman, she wishes for just one Christmas gift'to have back the life she didn't appreciate. [CC] [TV-PG None]
11:00 pm	Will & Grace	Will (Eric McCormack) dreams blissfully of his new life as a dad, More... [close]
		Will (Eric McCormack) dreams blissfully of his new life as a dad, sanding cradles and baby-proofing cabinets, unaware that Grace (Debra Messing) is out having an amazing date with Leo (Harry Connick, Jr.), ending in a kiss. When Grace barely responds to the job Will did on the crib, Jack (Sean Hayes) tells Will to back off, he's putting too much pressure on her. After demonstrating the kiss Leo gave her on Karen (Megan Mullally), Grace gets advice from her: butter Will up with a gift and tell him the truth. She tries, but Will's gotten her a gift, too. He tells her it's okay if she needs a little extra time. She can't bring herself to tell him about Leo. Later, Will sees Leo exchanging the gift he bought Grace, and figures out what's been going on. He confronts Grace. Grace says she can't go through with the insemination; that it's all going too fast. Will, furious, tells her to move out. [CC] [TV-14 DL] [SAP/Spanish]
11:30 pm	Will & Grace	After an angry Grace (Debra Messing) moves out of Will's (Eric More... [close]
		After an angry Grace (Debra Messing) moves out of Will's (Eric McCormack) and back into Jack's (Sean Hayes) apartment, Jack and Karen (Megan Mullally) try to think up a plan to get Will and Grace to make up. They scheme to get them to Joe (Jerry Levine) and Larry's (Tim Bagley) daughter's birthday party, where Will and Grace try to on-up each other's gifts for Hannah and compete for favored friend status with Joe and Larry. In the process, they terrify Hannah, ruin the birthday cake, and inadvertently start a rumor that there's good pot somewhere at the party. When Karen and Jack trap them together in the moonbounce, Will and Grace try to stay mad at each other, and can't. Will confesses he needs Grace more than she needs him, and, unlike Grace, he has no other options. They make up, and Grace moves back in with Will. [CC] [TV-14 DL] [SAP/Spanish]
12:00 am	Frasier	When Maris checks herself into the hospital for some plastic surgery, More... [close]
		When Maris checks herself into the hospital for some plastic surgery, Niles (David Hyde Pierce) asks Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Martin (John Mahoney) to join him in the waiting room for moral support. While there, Frasier learns that Martin's old partner from the police squad, Artie (Lincoln Kilpatrick), is in a hospital room down the hall. Martin refuses to visit Artie because, years before, Artie never visited while Martin was recovering from his disabling gunshot wound. Later, after hearing that Artie has called him "gutless," Martin goes to see him, but it quickly turns into a shouting match. It's only when Martin starts reminiscing about Artie with Daphne (Jane Leeves) that he realizes the good times the two of them shared. This blast of nostalgia sends Martin back to Artie's hospital room, where they finally "bury the hatchet" and reconcile their friendship. [CC] [TV-PG None]
12:30 am	Frasier	After Martin (John Mahoney) scoffs at Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and More... [close]
		After Martin (John Mahoney) scoffs at Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Niles (David Hyde Pierce) for their inability to fix the most basic household appliance -- the toilet -- the brothers set out to explore this uncharted territory. Despite their best intentions, however, Frasier and Niles are unable to master the wizardry of mechanics and have to call a plumber. In a strange twist of fate, the Cranes discover that the plumbers they've hired are the Kriezel brothers, Danny (John C. McGinley) and Billy (Mike Starr), who used to torture them in junior high school. Though Niles angrily yet successfully confronts his old nemesis, Frasier claims he wants to remain calm, according to the rules of professional psychiatry. As the elder Kriezel brother continues mocking the boy he used to torment, Frasier finally abandons his "adult" approach and exacts the greatest revenge of all: he dunks the bully's head in the toilet bowl. [CC] [TV-PG None]
1:00 am	The Golden Girls	Rose is following Dorothy around with a video camera, trying to get More... [close]
		Rose is following Dorothy around with a video camera, trying to get candid shots for the final project in her video class. Blanche and Sophia want to be in Rose's video, but Dorothy is afraid she'll end up looking like "Fess Parker in heels." Meanwhile, Blanche is excited to receive an invitation for her college sorority's reunion. She is thrilled to show them how she has "grown more unbelievably devastating with each passing day." But Blanche comes home a day early from the reunion. It seems every one of Blanche's sorority sisters looked gorgeous...and ageless, as they had all gotten face-lifts. After the ladies screen Rose's video, Blanche feels her suspicions are confirmed: "My stunning looks are starting to fade." Blanche decides her only course of action is to go to a plastic surgeon and be made "perfect." In discussing her case, the surgeon becomes more interested in her than her surgery, and the two plan a date. Blanche cancels her surgery, feeling much better about herself, for, as she explains it, "He can create any face and body he wants, and what he wanted was mine." [CC] [TV-PG D]
1:30 am	The Golden Girls	Rose is following Dorothy around with a video camera, trying to get More... [close]
		Rose is following Dorothy around with a video camera, trying to get candid shots for the final project in her video class. Blanche and Sophia want to be in Rose's video, but Dorothy is afraid she'll end up looking like "Fess Parker in heels." Meanwhile, Blanche is excited to receive an invitation for her college sorority's reunion. She is thrilled to show them how she has "grown more unbelievably devastating with each passing day." But Blanche comes home a day early from the reunion. It seems every one of Blanche's sorority sisters looked gorgeous...and ageless, as they had all gotten face-lifts. After the ladies screen Rose's video, Blanche feels her suspicions are confirmed: "My stunning looks are starting to fade." Blanche decides her only course of action is to go to a plastic surgeon and be made "perfect." In discussing her case, the surgeon becomes more interested in her than her surgery, and the two plan a date. Blanche cancels her surgery, feeling much better about herself, for, as she explains it, "He can create any face and body he wants, and what he wanted was mine." [CC] [TV-PG D]
2:00 am	The Golden Girls	Dorothy is organizing a family history for the grand kids - to give More... [close]
		Dorothy is organizing a family history for the grand kids - to give them a "sense of pride." As she rummages through family memorabilia, Dorothy comes across a locked box that belongs to Sophia. After Sophia firmly tells Dorothy to stay away from the box, curiosity gets the best of her as she jimmies it open with a butter knife - behind Sophia's back. Inside, she finds a photo of Sophia in a wedding gown standing next to a groom who is not Dorothy's father! Dorothy feels she doesn't know her own mother. Meanwhile, Blanche is all aflutter over the installation of her new hot tub, and ignores Rose's suggestion of getting requisite city permits forconstruction. Feeling that this is dishonest, Rose has a city inspectorpay the house a visit which infuriates Blanche. The inspector finds out, through Rose's big mouth, that aside from the hot tub permit, Blanche will need a boarding license (for renting to three people) and will have to make modifications to the home which could cost ten thousand dollars! It's either that ir lose a renter. Rose feels this is all her fault and decides to move out. Dorothy discovers a loophole wherethey can all stay without changing a thing - becoming co-owners. At first Blanche discards the idea, stating that it's her place which houses memories of her family. But Blanche eventually realizes that the ladies are her family now and generously agrees to co-ownership. After a day of name calling and shared feelings of betrayal, Sophia tells Dorothy the story of the wedding photo, and the arranged marriage set by her family. Sophia describes how she annulled the marriage two days later - the day she sailed to America. Embarrassed and disgraced by her own past, Sophia asks Dorothy not to put this in the family history, but she does - stating that Sophia was a courageous "pioneer in the woman's rights movement." [CC] [TV-PG D]