
‘Home for the Holidays’
Season 8, Episode 11 - Aired December 8, 1998
When Randy returns from Costa Rica for the holidays, he feels out of step with the family given all that has changed since he left. Meanwhile, Tim has a new competitor in the Christmas lighting contest: Al.
Quote from Brad
Jill: Okay, we got the graham crackers for the window shutters, and the licorice for the gutters. I just need those Red Hots for the doorknobs. Where are they? They used to be right here.
Brad: [to Mark] Here. Hide the box.
Jill: What are you doing?
Brad: Taking candy from his younger cousins. He should be ashamed of himself.
Jill: Nice try, Cinnamon Breath. You should be ashamed of yourself for selling out your brother.
Brad: And yet, oddly, I feel great.
Quote from Tim
Gracie: Aunt Jill, what do you like most about Christmas?
Jill: Well, I like the whole spirit of the holiday. Peace on Earth, goodwill towards men.
Tim: Borland's Santa's toast.
Jill: What is that?
Tim: What does it look like? It's a wise man with a harpoon gun.
Jill: 'Tis the season to be packing.
Quote from Tim
Jill: Where have you guys been?
Mark: Dad sent us over to Al's to check out his roof decorations.
Brad: See, I am so proud to spy for you for Christmas, the holiest holiday of the year.
Tim: Cut the crap. What did it look like?
Mark: It's awesome.
Brad: His nativity scene's more convincing than the original.
Tim: All right, here's the plan. Take Bobby Ram Dass, put him on the roof and sight him in. All right? I'm gonna get some high-powered binoculars and meet you out there.
Quote from Tim
Lucille: Oh, that was a wonderful service. What did everybody think about the sermon?
Jeff: I thought it was too short. [yawns] I could have used another half hour.
Jill: You were gone during the sermon. Where were you?
Tim: Um... I was in the sacristy, having a moment of private prayer.
Jill: Oh. [holds Tim's tie] Did you pray for a chili cheese dog?
Tim: My prayers were answered.
Quote from Tim
Lucille: It's a pity those poor girls can't have their whole family together.
Marty: Oh, Ma, please. Don't start.
Jeff: Don't use that tone with Mother.
Marty: There was no tone.
Jeff: Tone.
Marty: There was no tone! Tim, what do you think?
Tim: I think all these wrenches are metric.
Lucille: All I'm saying, Marty, is that it's a shame that you couldn't have worked something out, at least for the holidays. Right, Tim?
Tim: I wonder how big my head is in metric?
Marty: Look, Nancy's the one who's being impossible. And there's nothing I can do about that.
Jeff: And so, to compensate for your inadequacy, you lash out at the woman who gave you life. You should be ashamed. Shouldn't he, Tim?
Tim: Huh? Now, that's one sizable melon. Look at that baby, huh?
Quote from Al
Al: If I'm gentle with this harpoon, I think I can save the buttocks.
Trudy: What kind of sick individual would do this to Santa's little helper?
[meanwhile, on Tim's roof:]
Tim: Just a scosh to the right, Balthazar.
Quote from Jill
Marty: Hey, the girls want to open presents.
Lucille: Oh, those blue packages are from me.
Jeff: Yeah. And me.
Jill: What'd you get them?
Jeff: I'll let you know in a minute.
Jill: I hope you didn't let your mom buy Carrie's present.
Jeff: No. I buy the presents for my girlfriend. Besides, I wouldn't want Mom walking into that kind of store.
Quote from Tim
Tim: You'd think a Santa that big would be easier to hit.
Marty: Al's gonna blow you out of this competition, isn't he?
Tim: Perhaps, if he wants to get all competitive about it. But for me, Christmas is more of a religious holiday, Marty.
Quote from Wilson
Wilson: Noel not going so well?
Randy: No. I had this great picture of what it would be like coming home for Christmas, so far it hasn't been like that at all.
Wilson: Well, things are bound to be different with Marty and the twins living in the house.
Randy: It's not that. It's just ever since I got home, I just feel like I don't fit anymore.
Wilson: In what way?
Randy: You know, everyone's so busy doing their own thing. I mean, no one cares about what's going on with me. Every time I say something, they look at me like I'm from Mars.
Wilson: Ah, been there.
Randy: I guess it's like Thomas Wolfe wrote, You Can't Go Home Again.
Wilson: Well, that's very good, Randy, but Frank Baum wrote, "There's no place like home."
Randy: What do you think?
Wilson: Well, I think you can go home again as long as you realize you may not be coming home to the same home.
Quote from Randy
Tim: So tell me a little bit about Costa Rica.
Randy: Well, it's cool.
Tim: Come on, "It's cool." Give me more information than that. Do you still like living with that family?
Randy: Yeah. You know, it's a little weird living with a strange family, but, you know, it helps that I come from a strange family.