Jessica and Louis are at odds with their closest friends
Christmas is naturally a jolly time.
One thing tonight remained the same from last years episode: Her relationship with Evan, the baby Huang.
Everyone must hurry out of the house to score the best middle seats.
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Evan is left behind to his own devices in a veryHome Alone-esque scenario.
Jessica doesnt realize he was left behind until theyre in the packed theater.
She and Louis call Marvin to see to it Evans okay.
He dissuades them from leaving the movie.
Do NOT blow your chance to see this movie, he insists.
Ive seen it three times.
The family returns to see Marvin on the ground in good spirits and Evan upset about the situation.
Sorry, hugs are for mommies who remember their babies, he tells Jessica.
A random man offers Louis one at a store but ends up serving him court papers.
Marvin is suing Louis well, Louiss insurance for the fall he took in the entryway.
Friends dont casually sue each other for insurance money, he tells Jessica at dinner.
Ghosts of Holidays Past, Present, and Future come to the old dentist.
Ghost of Christmas Past, a.k.a.
Ghost of Kwanzaa Present (Eddie) guided Marvin next door to witness Louis telling Jessica about the lawsuit.
Though the effects would be minimal, Louis was more offended by the gesture.
NEXT: Jessica bargains for an Elmo
Meanwhile, Jessica has to confront Deidre after the theater fracas.
Her husbands sight is even worse, bordering on blindness.
If Jessica can find a fill-in Santa, the vault toy is hers.
Her bold idea from last year, Lao Ban Santa, doesnt pay off nearly as well.
Christmas Day is a happy one, just like in all the movies.
What about Evan and Jessica?
She walks into his room to see him writing thank-you notes, with Elmo stuck in his box.
He tickles it once and throws it into this trunk, where hes secretly hidden past toys.
Evan doesnt care for toys and picked Elmo to give Jessica a challenge.
Giving me Christmas presents is what you like to do, he reveals.
It makes me happy that it makes you happy.
All he wants is to spend time with his mom.
I know, he replies.
They gowaytoo far for a Turbo-Man action figure, making Jessicas antics look tame.
4.The Preachers Wife: Jessica dreamed of a Denzel Washington Christmas movie.
Enter this Penny Marshall flick co-starring Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, and Gregory Hines.
3.A Christmas Carol:Charles Dickens classic tale has been made into many, many movies.
Patrick Stewart, George C. Scott, Michael Caine, and more have all played Scrooge.
The most recent version from the Huangs vantage point wasThe Muppet Christmas Carolwith Caine.
Its a good time.
1.Home Alone:An all-time classic.
Evan borrows the iconic Macaulay Culkin gasp when he learns his family left him behind to hit the theaters.
He even digs into the Kevin McCallister bag of tricks.
What kid didnt imagine being in his shoes at one point?
Good thing no real burglars hit the house and Marvin wasnt subjected to the pain Harry and Marv were.
An iron to the face would leave more than a mark.
