Christmas · 1976 · Pretoria · Available
Christmas in a Small House
The tree is mostly lights, and Kimbal wants the top. Mim watches a Christmas the boy has not earned yet, and she does not correct the wish.
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Holiday specials
12 half-hour specials. Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and a birthday. Each one is a comedy soap hour, and each one has bloopers.
New Year · 1979 · Pretoria · Available
New Year on the Roof
They count down to a year that does not know him. He counts satellites that are not there, and Maye lets him stay up.
Christmas · 1990 · Canada · Available
The Christmas Shift
The boiler room does not close for the holiday. He eats standing up, then calls home after midnight, and Kimbal answers first.
Valentine’s Day · 1994 · Pennsylvania · Available
The Valentine Napkin
He writes a company on a napkin and calls it a gift. Justine will not be rushed, and she sends the napkin back across the table.
Halloween · 1996 · Palo Alto · Available
Halloween in the Closet
The server wears a sheet, and the only door-to-door is newspapers. Kimbal laughs until the power drops, then they start the machine again.
New Year · 1999 · Silicon Valley · Available
New Year’s X
The letter on the door is X, and the year turns while he still holds the company. By morning the room will be someone else’s, but tonight the light stays on.
Christmas · 2007 · Kwajalein · Available
Christmas on the Atoll
There is a rocket where a tree would be. The island is quiet in the way that means the next test is soon, and Gwynne will not pretend otherwise.
Thanksgiving · 2012 · California · Available
Four Chairs
The table is set for people who are in other rooms. Maye takes the chair that faces the door, and the car in the garage is not invited to speak.
Birthday · 2016 · The barge · Available
Birthday on the Barge
June, and the cake is on a boat that has already lost a rocket. Gwynne lights one candle. He does not make a wish out loud.
Halloween · 2018 · The tunnel · Available
One Minute of Dark
They kill the lights in the bore for one minute. He hates it. He stands in the dark anyway, and the machine waits.
Christmas · 2024 · The fence · Available
Christmas at the Fence
Arthur brings a coat, not a decree. Mim tells Elon the fence is not a throne, and the stack is lit like a tree without anyone pretending it is only a tree.
New Year · 2026 · The window · Available
New Year at the Window
The year is already here. Mim talks to Elon at the glass and will not let him call the countdown fate.