Xtreme Xmas
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| “Xtreme Xmas” | |
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| Lizzie McGuire episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 20 |
| Guest stars | Steven Tyler, Haylie Duff, Shelley Berman, Brad Grunberg |
| Written by | Tim Maile Douglas Tuber |
| Directed by | Savage Steve Holland |
| Production no. | 233 |
| Original airdate | December 6, 2002 |
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Xtreme Xmas is the twentieth epsiode of the second season of the Disney Channel original program, Lizzie McGuire. It was written by Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber, directed by Savage Steve Holland, and originally aired on December 6, 2002. As the title describes, it was clearly a Christmas episode.
[edit] Synopsis
Lizzie and Gordo are are giving Matt's toys away at a Christmas charity drive where the bring presents to an unlikely-looking Santa Claus --- that man happens to be none other than Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and he's assisted by Nobby Frostybump(Shelley Berman), a senior citizen playing one of Santa's elves. Lizzie wants to put an elaborate float together for an upcoming Christmas parade. She needs and gets help building it from Gordo, however she has stiff competition from Lizzie has to compete with Kate and her cousin Amy who are having their float built by professionals, and Larry Tudgeman who's building a Star Wars-themed Christmas float. To make matters worse, her effors to build the float are compromised by Nobby, who apparently thinks he is one of Santa's elves. Nobby usually spends time at a senior citizens home, which had a plumbing problem, and the McGuires & Gordo offer to help fix it. However, the process of doing so gets in the way of Lizzie's ability to finish her float.
Lizzie falls asleep, and has a dream where she's visited by Nobby Frostybump, and then family members and friends who pose as Christmas legends in order to try to show Lizzie the true meaning of Christmas. Gordo plays the part of Hermey the Elf who wanted to be a dentist, from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jo plays the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Matt imitates Linus Van Pelt during his famous rendition of the Gospel of Luke (Lk 2:8-14) from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Sam tries to enter as a wise man, but is taken "off-stage" with a big hook. Lizzie realizes the true meaning of Christmas, and blurts out a poem reminiscent of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas.She decides to forgo building the float and help Nobby, and remains content with herself anyhow. But much to the surprise of everyone, including Lizzie herself, her float is fully assembled and is being used by "Santa Claus"(Tyler) who sings his own rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
[edit] Trivia
- Lizzie's float is towed by a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado convertible.
