‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Boss Explains Why There Won’t Be a Christmas Episode
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Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage may have celebrated Thanksgiving a little early, but don’t expect the Young Sheldon spinoff to ring in the Christmas holiday anytime soon.
The show’s holiday festivities will be limited to Thanksgiving this time around as executive producer Steve Holland offers an explanation behind the decision. “We’re not doing a Christmas episode this year,” Holland tells TV Insider. “We’ve done the Thanksgiving episode, which was great and it felt like going into Christmas… sometimes it’s hard to do those episodes and not have the whole family come in.”
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As fans will recall from the Thanksgiving episode, the McAllisters hosted Georgie’s family, including his sister Missy (Raegan Revord), mom Mary (Zoe Perry), Meemaw (Annie Potts), and Dale (Craig T. Nelson). While the event didn’t quite go to plan, it was a step in a positive direction as the Coopers and McAllisters came together and Georgie helped his mom move forward following dad George Sr.’s (Lance Barber) death.
The difficulty, Holland notes, is “If you’re gonna do Christmas, and it’s Cece’s [first] Christmas, how do you not have Mary and Meemaw as a part of it? And we had just had them in for Thanksgiving and it felt like it might be treading similar ground thematically. So we chose Thanksgiving because it was sort of the first big holiday without George Sr.”
While fans may not be getting a Christmas episode, they do have plenty to look forward to following Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage receiving a full-season order at CBS. Following November 14’s Thanksgiving installment, the season will resume its run with the episode, “A Regular Samaritan,” airing on December 5.
And looking ahead to the future, Holland teases, “We’re gonna get into Georgie and Mandy’s relationship even more. We’re gonna start to explore [and] learn a little bit more about Audrey [Rachel Bay Jones] and Jim [Will Sasso].”
Stay tuned for this and more as Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage continues its run on CBS, and let us know what you’d like to see from the show in the comments section, below.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Returns Thursday, December 5, 8/7c, CBS
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We love Christmas episodes! It didn't have to be a 'Christmas Day' episode with the family, it could have been the lead up, shopping disasters, Georgie trying to replicate his families decorations at this new home, an argument over baby's first Christmas, and how much to buy them, Georgie and father in-law getting a tree. So many holiday themes without having to bring back the old cast.
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AGREED but of course it's all about getting the entire family together to film. You know they can do it piecemeal just gotta jump through scheduling hoops.
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I think irmt woulsmdbe better with Mandy and Georgie and baby living with Mary. The other grandparents need each other. Why would Georgie live with them instead of his mother who is alone. Just doesn't make sense or feel like home. Doesn't feel right at all.
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Because they have their own bathroom now and at Mary's house they don't.
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Conner has to go, he adds nothing to the show. I want to see more of Missy and let her character grow. Meemaw needs a bigger role. I never liked Georgie's mother and her hollier than though attitude . It's not great loss if Sheldon never appears on the show either, I found his character to be very annoying.
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Connor needs to go. His character adds nothing to the show. I'd also like to see Craig T. Nelson go. His character is so negative and boring. Memaw needs someone more attractive and fun loving and Mandy needs to fall in love with Georgie
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No laugh track would be nice!!
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I am loving this show and hope many others are also.
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I would love to see more seasons, of Georgie's and Mandy's first wedding. I think, the show is FANTASTIC, and HILARIOUS!!!!!
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I think not doing a Christmas episode is a mistake. The audience understands the difficult family dynamics. Choose to have a smaller Christmas episode with Georgie, Mandy, & CeCe, alluding to a visit to Georgie's Mom and Mamaw later. Families do this all the time! 🙂
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I would just like more of Will Sasso. I always liked him in any role he played. Was always funny in Mom. A great comedian.
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I think the shows music and dance between Georgie and Mandy is awful! BUT the show is growing on me. Their acting seemed better on Young Sheldon...maybe it's Mandy's mom, her acting doesn't seem natural. And as for Christmas, you can elude that they went over to Mary's or MeeMaws for a visit but have Christmas at Mandy's parents.
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I think not having more memma is a mistake
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I love the show and I like when the old cast are on it too
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Im a huge fan of all three series. I think this series has great potential but needs better Writers, lose the laugh tracks and some of the characters.
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Very unintelligent decision, disappointed!!!
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I think it would be nice to have a Christmas episode and seew the family. Celebrating the holiday
It's a mistake to not do it George Geogie should be living with Mary since she is alone
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Sorry, guys. G&M just isnt the quality of your BB franchise. Honestly it failed after the 2nd episode. At least i can go back to young sheldon and the BB original through reruns.
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I won't be watching this show anymore. I don't care for Mandy's parents or that brother. I would have preferred to see the Cooper family.
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The brother has got to go! He's not funny & adds nothing. He's actually a waste of screen time that child go to Missy or Memaw (who are actually funny).
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