Christmas Spirit

"It wasn't easy, but I'm really glad I did it. And I finally feel free."

—Maddie to Chimney after visiting the place where Doug died.

"Christmas Spirit" is the tenth episode of the third season of 9-1-1, and the thirty-eighth episode overall. It aired on December 2, 2019.

Synopsis

The 118 responds to holiday-themed incidents, including a shopper pushed over the edge, a woman who is literally having a "Blue Christmas" and a luggage handler accident on a tarmac. Meanwhile, Maddie revisits her past to embrace her future and Bobby receives shocking news.^[2]

Cast

Starring

Guest Starring

Tracie Thoms as Karen Wilson
Seth Carr as Leo
Eddie McGee as Frank
Ana Mercedes as Isabel Diaz
Chrystee Pharris as Leo's Mother
Erin Karpluk as Pepper
Phoebe Neidhart as Lorna
Ashley Jones as Holiday Traveler
Jeremy Glazer as Ben Watson
Gonzalo Menedez as Airport Officer
Faline England as Donna

Co-Starring

Biff Wiff as Santa Claus
Thomas Daniel Smith as Darrell
Daniel Curtis Lee as Rude Handler
Nanrisa Lee as Ticket Agent
Mark Jacobson as Young Dad
LaNissa Renee Frederick as Mom
Marcel Nahapetian as Little Boy
Amari McCoy as Little Girl
Michelle Bernard as Officer Carol Branford
Blake Bergman as Rude Teen
Brandon Papo as Store Employee
Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson

Uncredited

Brian Hallisay as Doug Kendall (archive)

Trivia

Continuity

Darrell would later reappear in "Breaking Point".

Cultural References

Lorna's emergency of her turning blue from the toothache medicine was based on a real-life incident of a woman turning blue from the same situation.^[3]
- Lorna makes a reference to the movie Avatar when she says she looks like one after turning blue.
The catering cart losing control at the airport was also based off a real-life incident that happened in Chicago in October 2019.^[4]

Important Events

Bobby's medical problems that had become a concern to the team and his family that sprung up after the fire in "Fallout" was cleared.
Michael tells Bobby at the end of the episode that he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Maddie is handed a check from Doug's assets. She later gets closure from Doug after visiting the place where he died.
- A deleted scene and subplot shows what Maddie did with the asset money.^[5]
Hen and Karen make a decision to begin fostering children.

Multimedia

Gallery

Videos

Christopher Wants To Spend Christmas With Buck Season 3 Ep. 10 9-1-1

Maddie Continues Therapy Season 3 Ep. 10 9-1-1

Michael Accidentally Crashes At Athena's Place Season 3 Ep. 10 9-1-1

References

9-1-1 Episode Guide
Season 1	"Pilot" • "Let Go" • "Next of Kin" • "Worst Day Ever" • "Point of Origin" • "Heartbreaker" • "Full Moon (Creepy AF)" • "Karma's a Bitch" • "Trapped" • "A Whole New You"
Season 2	"Under Pressure" • "7.1" • "Help Is Not Coming" • "Stuck" • "Awful People" • "Dosed" • "Haunted" • "Buck, Actually" • "Hen Begins" • "Merry Ex-Mas" • "New Beginnings" • "Chimney Begins" • "Fight or Flight" • "Broken" • "Ocean's 9-1-1" • "Bobby Begins Again" • "Careful What You Wish For" • "This Life We Choose"
Season 3	"Kids Today" • "Sink or Swim" • "The Searchers" • "Triggers" • "Rage" • "Monsters" • "Athena Begins" • "Malfunction" • "Fallout" • "Christmas Spirit" • "Seize the Day" • "Fools" • "Pinned" • "The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1" • "Eddie Begins" • "The One That Got Away" • "Powerless" • "What's Next?"
Season 4	"The New Abnormal" • "Alone Together" • "Future Tense" • "9-1-1, What's Your Grievance?" • "Buck Begins" • "Jinx" • "There Goes the Neighborhood" • "Breaking Point" • "Blindsided" • "Parenthood" • "First Responders" • "Treasure Hunt" • "Suspicion" • "Survivors"
Season 5	"Panic" • "Desperate Times" • "Desperate Measures" • "Home and Away" • "Peer Pressure" • "Brawl in Cell Block 9-1-1" • "Ghost Stories" • "Defend in Place" • "Past is Prologue" • "Wrapped in Red" • "Outside Looking In" • "Boston" • "Fear-O-Phobia" • "Dumb Luck" • "FOMO" • "May Day" • "Hero Complex" • "Starting Over"
Season 6	"Let the Games Begin" • "Crash and Learn" • "Animal Instincts" • "Evil" • "Home Invasion" • "Henren Begins" • "Cursed" • "Pilgrimage" • "Warning Signs"

9-1-1: Lone Star Episode Guide
Season 1	"Pilot" • "Yee-Haw" • "Texas Proud" • "Act of God" • "Studs" • "Friends Like These" • "Bum Steer" • "Monster Inside" • "Awakening" • "Austin, We Have a Problem"
Season 2	"Back in the Saddle" • "2100°" • "Hold the Line" • "Friends With Benefits" • "Difficult Conversations" • "Everyone and Their Brother" • "Displaced" • "Bad Call" • "Saving Grace" • "A Little Help From My Friends" • "Slow Burn" • "The Big Heat" • "One Day" • "Dust to Dust"
Season 3	"The Big Chill" • "Thin Ice" • "Shock and Thaw" • Push" • "Child Care" • "The ATX-Files" • "Red vs. Blue" • "In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency" • "The Bird" • "Parental Guidance" • "Prince Albert in a Can" • "Negative Space" • "Riddle of the Sphynx" • "Impulse Control" • "Down To Clown" • "Shift-Less" • "Spring Cleaning" • "A Bright and Cloudless Morning"

[1] ttp://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/the-sked-monday-network-scorecard-12-2-2019.html

[2] ttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20201210fox01/

[3] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/20/woman-turns-blue-toothache-medicine-doctors-say/

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNteckqT-Fw

[5] ttps://tvline.com/2019/12/09/911-season-3-episode-10-deleted-scene-explained-maddie-spoilers/

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