Basic Trope: An episode set on Christmas.
- Straight: It's Christmas!
- Exaggerated: Even some aliens that are visiting Earth know all about Christmas and are celebrating it.
- Downplayed: It's nearly Christmas, and Christmas is in the air.
- Justified: Production for the show already had an episode scheduled for Christmas day.
- Inverted: It's the only episode that doesn't focus on Christmas.
- Subverted: Turns out it was Christmas in July.
- Double Subverted: Bob got the date wrong.
- Parodied: You Mean "Xmas".
- The characters in the story are actively trying to avoid making it Christmas, because they're afraid that their Christmas special will be the worst episode of the series.
- Averted: There are no Christmas episodes.
- Zigzagged: The cast consists of a variety of humans of different religions, aliens, pets, and Fair Folk, so this episode is a mixture of Christmas, Hannukah, Life Day, and an alien religion which loosely translates to Awakening Day.
- Enforced: The executives demand a Christmas special to pull in viewers.
- Lampshaded: "Merry Christmas!"
- Invoked: The cast enters a time machine so they can travel to Christmas time.
- Exploited: People who sell Christmas decorations, presents, and food can make money—but, hey! Everyone benefits from Christmas!
- Defied: The cast doesn't celebrate Christmas.
- Discussed: "I wonder what to give Bob for Christmas?"
- Conversed: "Cool, a Christmas episode!"
- Implied: Christmas decorations are seen in the background.
- Played for Laughs: Bob, who has a crush on Alice, keeps trying to be kissed under the mistletoe by her.
- Played for Drama: Twisted Christmas.
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