ABC Upcoming Episode Press Releases - Various Shows - 23rd November 2015

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  The Muppets - Episode 1.10 - Single All The Way
  
  "Single All the Way“ – The gang is preparing for the annual “Up Late” live Christmas special with, special guest Mindy Kaling. Animal is in charge of tinsel, Sweetums hangs the lights, Sam Eagle strategically places the mistletoe – everything is in order. Or so it seems. Meanwhile, Miss Piggy offers relationship advice to Fozzie, which forces her to reevaluate her relationship with Kermit. Yolanda rigs the Secret Santa gift exchange, and Echosmith performs at the crew’s Christmas party on “The Muppets,” TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “The Muppets” stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, the Great Gonzo, Pepe the King Prawn, Rizzo, Scooter, Rowlf and the Electric Mayhem.
  
  Guest starring are Mindy Kaling as herself and Echosmith as themselves.
  
  “Single All the Way” story was written by Gregg Mettler and Nell Scovell and the teleplay was written by Bob Kushell and Dave Caplan. The episode was directed by Matt Sohn.
  

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  Fresh Off The Boat - Episode 2.10 - The Real Santa
  
  “The Real Santa” – Jessica loves the holidays but feels that Santa could use some improvements. So she and Louis convince Evan that Santa is a scientist with multiple post-graduate degrees from Princeton and has a close relationship with his mother. Meanwhile, Eddie and Emery are struggling to find the perfect Christmas gift for their mother on “Fresh Off the Boat,” TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  Inspired by a true story, “Fresh Off the Boat” stars Randall Park as Louis, Constance Wu as Jessica, Hudson Yang as Eddie, Forrest Wheeler as Emery, Ian Chen as Evan and Chelsey Crisp as Honey.
  
  Guest starring are Lucille Soong as Grandma Huang, Paul Scheer as Mitch, Ray Wise as Marvin, Bayne Gibby as Miss Costanzo and Chris Chauncey as Pan Cultural Seasonal Entity.
  
  “The Real Santa” was written by Kourtney Kang and directed by Henry Chen.
  
  “Fresh Off the Boat” was written by Nahnatchka Khan, who also serves as executive producer. Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar are also executive producers. The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.
  

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  The Middle - Episode 7.10 - Not So Silent Night
  
  “Not So Silent Night” – Dreading the fact that they are always late to church and end up in the overflow room, Frankie makes the decision to have the family watch a Christmas Eve service on TV from the comfort of the Heck house. But a string of events make their evening anything but a peaceful, silent night, on “The Middle,” WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “The Middle” stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue and Atticus Shaffer as Brick.
  
  Guest starring are Jen Ray as Nancy Donahue and Dierk Torsek as Reverend Hayver.
  
  ”Not So Silent Night” was written by DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler and directed by Melissa Kosar.
  
  

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  The Goldbergs - Episode 3.10 - A Christmas Story
  
  “A Christmas Story” – Tired of her unenthusiastic family during the holidays, Beverly creates “Super Hanukkah” to get them into the spirit, but it’s a little too similar to Christmas. Meanwhile, Barry spends more time with Lainey so Adam is annoyed and “triple dog dares” Barry to stick his tongue on a pole outside. Amongst their fighting, Adam’s tongue gets stuck too, on “The Goldbergs,” WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “The Goldbergs” stars Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”) as Beverly Goldberg, Patton Oswalt (“Ratatouille”) as adult Adam Goldberg, Sean Giambrone as Adam Goldberg, Troy Gentile (“Good Luck Chuck”) as Barry Goldberg, Hayley Orrantia (“The X Factor”) as Erica Goldberg, AJ Michalka as Lainey Lewis with George Segal (“Just Shoot Me”) as Pops Solomon and Jeff Garlin (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) as Murray Goldberg.
  
  Guest starring is Jennifer Irwin as Virginia Kremp, Jacob Hopkins as Chad Kremp, Tyler Stokes as Drew Kremp, Austin Filson as Scott Kremp and Connor Weil as Steve Kremp.
  
  “A Christmas Story” was written by Lacey Friedman and directed by David Katzenberg.
  

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  Modern Family - Episode 7.09 - White Christmas
  
  “White Christmas” – In an effort to have the picture-perfect white Christmas she’s always dreamed of, Gloria rents a cabin in the mountains for the whole family to celebrate the holiday. Unfortunately, when they arrive, there are some unexpected factors like the weather and an eccentric random guest, who is already staying in the cabin. Meanwhile, the family are also preoccupied with their own agendas Mitch and Cam determined to make up for their bad caroling performance from last year. Haley and Andy can’t keep their hands off each other, and Jay has a huge announcement to make that catches Claire off guard, on “Modern Family,” WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “Modern Family” stars Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett and Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett.
  
  Guest cast includes Andrea Martin as Fig, Adam DeVine as Andy and Laura Ashley Samuels as Beth.
  
  “White Christmas” was written by Andy Gordon and Jon Pollack, and directed by Gail Mancuso.
  

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  Black-ish - Episode 2.10 - Stuff
  
  “Stuff” – Dre thinks Christmas has become commercialized and is all about “stuff,” and no one loves “stuff” more than his kids. Pops and Ruby think they have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas and come up with a new plan to pare down gifts and spend more time together. The kids don’t handle the news well and hope that if they put on their best behavior Dre and Bow will cave in. Meanwhile, Daphne Lido (played by Wanda Sykes), who is single for her first holiday alone, invites herself to the Johnson family home to celebrate with them, on “black-ish,” WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 (9:31-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “black-ish” stars Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson, Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson and Laurence Fishburne as Pops.
  
  Guest starring is Jenifer Lewis as Ruby, Wanda Sykes as Daphne Lido, Peter Mackenzie as Mr. Stevens, Catherine Reitman as Lucy and Issac Ryan Brown as Young Dre.
  
  “Stuff” was written by Corey Nickerson and directed by Ken Whittingham.
  

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  Last Man Standing - Episode 1.11 - Gift of the Wise Man
  
  “Gift of the Wise Man” – When Mike realizes all the things a stressed-out Vanessa does to get ready for Christmas, he delegates the family to take on decorating the tree, writing the family newsletter and putting up the church Nativity scene, on “Last Man Standing,” FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 (8:00-8:31 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “Gift of the Wise Man” was written by Kevin Abbott and directed by Robbie Countryman.
  
  “Last Man Standing” stars Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, Nancy Travis as Vanessa Baxter, Molly Ephraim as Mandy Baxter, Kaitlyn Dever as Eve Baxter, Amanda Fuller as Kristin Baxter, Jordan Masterson as Ryan Vogelson, Christoph Sanders as Kyle Anderson, Flynn Morrison as Boyd Baxter, Jonathan Adams as Chuck Larabee and Hector Elizondo as Ed Alzate.
  

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  Dr. Ken - Episode 1.10 - The Master Scheduler
  
  “The Master Scheduler” – When Allison gushes about how excited she is to go to Hawaii for the holidays, Ken realizes that he forgot to ask for those days off. So Ken, not wanting to admit he messed up, turns to lying, begging and bribing the master scheduler for the office (with whom no one has ever met), hoping he can give him the time off, on “Dr. Ken,” FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 (8:31-9:00 p.m. ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “Dr. Ken” stars Ken Jeong as Dr. Ken, Suzy Nakamura as Allison, Tisha Campbell-Martin as Damona, Jonathan Slavin as Clark, Kate Simses as Julie, Albert Tsai as Dave, Krista Marie Yu as Molly, and Dave Foley as Pat.
  
  Guest starring is Lance Barber as Phil Stockton.
  
  “The Master Scheduler” was written by Paul O’Toole & Andy St. Clair and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. Executive producers are Mike Sikowitz, John Davis and John Fox. Ken Jeong and Mike O’Connell are co-executive producers. “Dr. Ken” is produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios.
  

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