The Christmas Parade
This year’s Christmas Parade co-hosts Erik Estrada and Laura McKenzie visit Home & Family to talk about this year’s big event. This year marks the 85th anniversary of the parade and this year you can watch it from home on December 21st, at 3/2C on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Eric and Laura also talk about past grand marshals and Debbie and Mark talks about their own time participating in it.
David Burke Interview
The writer and author from Slangman Productions to talk about his series of books that teach kids about slang in a variety of languages. He even puts the family members to the test to see how much they know slang.
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Griffin Gluck Interview
The teenage actor sits down with Mark and Debbie to talk about his latest comedy, “Why Him?” which he co-stars with James Franco and Bryan Cranston. The film opens in theaters nationwide this Friday. He jokes that in real life he had a lot of similarities with his character, including being the pesky little brother. The cast got so close on the set that Bryan would arrange family dinners for everybody.
Travel Tips
Laura McKenzie is back with Mark and Debbie to tell them some last-minute travel tips for the holidays. This includes avoiding flying with gift wrapped presents because security will have to unwrap them, so instead, travel with gift bags and tissues. Also, always make sure you secure your own seat online, since flights often get overbooked.
Brian Donovan Interview
The filmmaker visits Home & Family to talk about his documentary, “Kelly’s Hollywood,” which premieres December 22nd, at 6PM on Showtime Showcase. The movie centers around Brian’s relationship with his late sister, who had Down’s Syndrome. She passed away in 2009 before the film was completed. He jokes that while filming, Kelly loved being on camera and always wanted to be a movie star, so she was very easy to work with on this documentary.
Twistin' for Charity
Kym Douglas challenges the family members to a game of Twister, all in the name of charity.