I remember watching this episode as a kid; Christmas episodes always broke my heart because we never celebrated one Christmas or any other holiday or birthday in my childhood home. But while I was watching, I felt happy for the characters in the show; it was my way of escaping the grim atmosphere of our home.
So sorry for the pain you experienced in your childhood. The Lord Jesus can bring healing and wholeness in the midst of brokenness. Call upon the Lord. John 3:16
A sweet episode. And the next one will bring me to even more tears. Love Patty Duke and William Schallert. They make an amazing team. If only the two were around for much, much longer.
Breaking the fourth wall really was not so uncommon then. The Patty Duke show did it more then once. The Dobie Gillis show did it. The Gidget show did it. This was a way to focus on the teenagers to get them to tune in next week and just help the ratings. I miss this old style of TV programming. But then I am an old piece of granite.
At 12:43 William Schallert (Martin) mentions a girl named Harriet Olson. In the 1979 Little House on the Prairie episode "The Preacher Takes a Wife" his character was ex-fiancée to Mrs. Harriet Olson.
This episode originally aired on Christmas day 1963, with the second part airing on New Years day 1964. That would never happen in today's television world.
@@Wubba2Write funny but true. It's similar to watching Gilligan's Island over the years.. first it was the wholesome Mary Anne,,,,, then as I matured it was the sophisticated Ginger..... and now? OMG Lovie???
Making her do a foreign accent was a mistake, as it is with most actors. It almost never makes the actor look good. But she really does come across as two different girls.
Has anyone tried to watch Addams family along with Patty Duke show as special double pack for making yourself feel brand new?..especially on both Christmas eps !!!!
1:41: "Prima Veritas" - under the banner headline of the "local paper," meaning: "The First Truth," which also reflects the birth of Christ. Christmas episode... writers / prop people had a bit of fun with it.
Anyone notice that Patty's mother always wears outfits that have a noticeable design right over each of her breasts. What the heck? 5:51 AND didn't Cathy's father have an accent from one of the first few episodes? Oops. Still I loved this show since I was a kid in the 60's! I just realized they broke the 4th wall in this episode!
@@h193013 That's the only way it could happen in real life. "Identical cousins" are as rare as identical siblings born from separate pregnancies (like a year or more apart). Which is to say: Never going to happen. But it sure makes for a cute show!
Uh, Cathy is the one with the accent, as she's the cousin from Europe. Patty is the daughter, who doesn't have any more of an accent than the father. You're listening skills and lack of culture lacks
