In the company of his peers at a bar with other Santas, mall Santa Al recalls Christmases past when he managed to avoid buying gifts for Peggy, Kelly, and Bud by turning them against one other (shown in a pseudo-flashback to 1974). But this year the family shows a united front and give Al the gift of a list of job he must take to get Christmas-gift money. One of the jobs is playing Santa at the mall, which becomes another opportunity for Marcy and Jefferson to taunt and browbeat Al.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse
Director(s): Gerry Cohen
Writer(s): Ellen L. Fogle, Michael G. Moye, Ron Leavitt