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♪ I don't want nothin' melancholy ♪

♪ Just a little eggnog and holly ♪

♪ On this holiday with you ♪

♪ So hurry up don't keep me waitin' ♪

♪ I'm in the mood for celebrating ♪

♪ Just want a holiday for two ♪

♪ As long as I'm with you I don't care what we do ♪

♪ Cozy fire or snowflakes under the moon ♪

♪ Grab some candy canes we'll go ice fishin' ♪

♪ As long as we're together we can only win ♪

♪ When you're around it's ♪

- Jess, my wallflower. - What?

I am so glad that you're here.

I'm always exactly where I'm supposed to be.

You, my dear, are not.

See those people there, those are the ones

that buy the art.

Now go, mingle, be bright.

Sonja, you know how I hate these things.

Oh, and I hate how my girdle cuts off my circulation,

but we all must sacrifice to get what we want.

Besides, I've already teased everyone

about your first show in two years. Oh...

- You and your buzz. - Embrace the buzz, Jess.

That's the only way my gallery can sell your art.

I'm gonna need a buzz. Thank you.

How's your progress going, by the way?

♪ Marching band ♪

It's progressing.

The room isn't gonna work itself.

You must put in a few minutes with him, okay?

- Otto! Otto. - I'm coming.

Otto, Bebe, so good to see you.

Your holiday soiree is spectacular as always!

So happy you could make it.

Ah, I wouldn't miss it for the world.

We're so excited for your new work. I'm dying to get a taste.

- Well, of course. - Give them something.

I'm sure you've settled on a title by now.

- Yeah, of course. - Mm-hmm.

Um, the title was carefully chosen, uh,

to express the duality of nature.

- Poetic. - Winter.

- Ah. - Light And Dark.

Mm-hmm. Moody, I love.

Good, I'm so glad you like it.

Uh, I'd like to introduce Jess Woods,

the most exciting voice in our contemporary arts community.

The Young Collector's Council has just acquired

one of her pieces for the museum.

- Greatness is among us. - Oh.

None of you may leave without meeting with her.

This is Jess Woods.

- Hi. - Jess Woods.

Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you.

This is Jess Woods.

- Hi. - Jess, this is Elsy.

Hi, nice to meet you. Oh, okay.

- Jess Woods. Jess Woods. - Hi.

- Hi. - Nice to meet you.

- Yeah. - So, um...

Phillipe, you must meet Jess.

So nice to meet you.

♪ Merry and bright ♪

♪ It's Christmas time ♪

♪ It's Christmas time ♪

♪ Three cheers tonight ♪

With that goal by Cuber,

the Stags take a 5-1 lead over the Bulldogs.

But what's worse here, folks, the Bulldogs are on the brink

of a longest losing streak in team history.

No way to sugarcoat this, Tom.

This has simply been a brutal stretch for the Bulldogs.

Sheesh! I really thought this was gonna be the year.

Me, too, Annie, but we are Bulldogs fans.

And Bulldogs fans are relegated to a life of pain and suffering

and almost and could-have-beens.

But what do we Bulldogs fans always have?

Hope!

Hope, Annie, you gotta have hope.

Okay, you know what, Danny? I'm freaking tired of hoping, okay?

The last time we made it to the playoffs, I was sitting

in a high chair and I was shoving cereal

up my nose and then eating it.

Wow, uh, image forever burned in my mind, thank you.

And that's the game. Now it's in the record books.

What turned out to be a promising season for

the Bulldogs has quickly collapsed

into the worst losing streak in team history.

Oh, man.

One of these days, pop. One of these days.

♪ You said I could drop it to find the answers ♪

♪ I need to know ♪ ♪ Hey ♪

♪ Been overthinking lately I can't let go ♪

♪ Searching for the answer ♪

♪ Tryin' to find the answers ♪

♪ Whoo-hoo ♪

Oh, ho, ho.

- I brought hot chocolate. - Come on!

And you interrupted a serious flow I have going on.

- Sorry, grumpy-pants. - No, I'm sorry.

Well, Sonja, in all of her passive-aggressive glory,

laid into me how behind I am on my show.

So it's going well.

I see the season has brought out your bright and cheery side.

Hey, yeah, somebody's gotta be a realist.

Everyone's walking around all cheery

forgetting that on December 26th

all your anxiety is just gonna be waiting

to slap you in the face.

- Peppermint? - Hm.

What's in here? Extra peppermint.

Oh, oh, oh. Ginger snaps. Okay.

- What do you want? - Nothing.

I can't just be a good friend?

- Like... - Hm?

Can you please come with me to my company party?

Please? Open bar.

- Jared's not going with you? - He is.

Hopefully, he doesn't get me fired tonight.

I love you. I can't, no.

I have all this work to do. Shoo.

Fine. Be prepared for that 1 a. m. drunk-dial.

I'll be waiting for it. I love you.

Thank you for the coffee. Bye-bye.

It's good, it's good.

♪ Wade in to December ♪

♪ When you're walking in the night ♪

♪ All the retail stores are open ♪

♪ With their windows shining bright ♪

♪ You can try and shake the grin ♪

♪ But it makes halos in your lives ♪

♪ Ooh oh oh oh ♪

I can't.

♪ So I watch the snow ♪

♪ And hang some mistletoe ♪

Fine.

♪ Wait for a miracle ♪

Hi.

♪ Ooh oh-oh ooh oh-oh ♪

♪ And so I watch the snow ♪

♪ And hang some mistletoe ♪

♪ Wait for a miracle ♪

♪ Miracle ♪

Um, how much is it?

Keep you warm. Yeah, got it. You getting a good haul?

- Oh, here, here. - All right, stay warm.

You, too.

- Here you go. - Oh, it's okay.

- You can just keep the change. - Thank you.

Uh, ah, thank you. Happy holidays.

You as well.

♪ You can give your heart walking by ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪

- Yes, oh. Hey. - Hi.

What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney

when the fire is lit?

- Uh... - A crisp Kringle.

Crisp...

- A crisp Kringle. - Uh, I apologize for that.

But, also, to be fair, you probably should've known

not to sit on the one stool everybody's obviously avoiding.

Hey, I like a good dad joke.

Oh, you're gonna love this guy, then.

- Old man's full of 'em. - Oh, is he your dad?

No. But he's still an old man. My dad's dead.

Oh, God, uh...

I-I didn't mean to... But before when you had...

- You, you said, but, but... - Ah, it's okay, don't worry.

It was a long time ago. I'm just messing with you.

Honestly, it was kind of fun to watch you squirm.

Not very nice.

Ah. You look like him.

Yeah, Danny Carmody Senior, the legend.

I-I inherited this bar from him, actually.

And the gentleman with the terrible

Santa joke is my Uncle Pat.

Oh, and from you he inherited the sense of humor?

And she's sassy. What can I get you?

How about a Pinot?

And sophisticated.

- Be right back. - Thanks.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Oh. - Here you go.

And ginger snaps, if you're into that.

♪ Just let me take you for a ride ♪

- I think I like it here. - Are you from here?

- Hm. - I've never seen you before.

I take it you know all of your customers.

Sadly, yes, yeah. Uh, it's a local bar thing.

Most of them at least. Um, what brings you out tonight?

- So many questions. - I'm a bartender.

It's the holidays, you've walked into my bar alone.

And that means there is a story.

- Sorry, it's my job. - And blunt.

- I'll stop. - Don't. It-it's fine.

You know, usually, I only get to talk to the same ten people

that make it their job to drink here,

and they're all pretty much sick of me by now, so...

Uh, I'm Danny. Danny Carmody.

- Nice to meet you. - Oh, Danny Carmody.

- Makes sense. - That's my dead dad.

- Oh, my God. Come on. - All right, all right.

I'm done giving you a hard time. I promise, okay? I'm sorry.

Uh, uh, what do you do?

- I paint. - Oh, perfect.

Uh, we could really use a new coat of flat white in here.

Okay, I thought you said you were

gonna stop giving me a hard time.

Oh, that's right, I forgot.

Uh, I think the closest thing we've ever had

to an artist in here is this guy Frank

who's a sign-spinner for Superior Mattress.

He's really good, too. I don't see him now.

Hey, we all got our talents.

But from the looks of this place,

you could use an upgrade, junior.

Well, um, you got any pieces I could hang in here?

I don't think you would be very interested in my aesthetic.

Hm, dark and brooding, I take it?

Hm...

I prefer chic, yet approachable cynic.

Ah, you sound fun.

Yeah, in an Edward Scissorhands kind of way.

- Hm. - Hey, Danny. Oh, uh...

Just give me, give me one second.

Oh, yeah, go, do your thang.

"Do your thang?"

- So... - Oh, my gosh!

- You're married? - What?

Are you married?

- Um, no. - Oh, gosh, um...

- Danny. - I'm sorry, buddy.

- Good. - Hm?

♪ And opened my sky ♪

Get another one going.

♪ Don't need no lie ♪

♪ That's the kind of love ♪

♪ That's the kind of love that I want ♪

♪ That's the kind of love that's the kind of love ♪

♪ I say that's the kind of love ♪

♪ By myself ♪

- So soon? - Uh, yeah.

I, uh, promised my friend I'd go to a company Christmas party.

- So alone, but not alone. - Keep digging.

Well, you're kind of breaking my heart here.

- Hm. - Danny.

- Here. - Thanks.

Hey, Danny, um, we're thirsty.

Could you get a drink over here?

I think you'll be just fine.

It was, uh, nice meeting you, Danny Junior.

Uh, nice to meet you, mysterious artist woman,

whose name, your, can I... Do I get your name?

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪

Ah, dang it.

Dan. Daniel.

"Jess."

Why not? Right?

It's not like you could stop me.

All right.

Yo!

Hey. You remember that girl that came in last night?

The Pinot-drinker you were drooling over? Vaguely.

Um, she, uh, she gave me her name, but not her number.

Do you think you could help me find her?

Well, lucky for you, I set up

a social-media account for your bar.

Remember, with pass code Danny-1-2-3.

Which spells, "Hack me, I'm easy."

Hold on, hold on, okay.

- You got it? - Ah, I'm in.

Well, if she's well-known, she should be easy

to search and find.

Oh, wow.

Jess Woods, you're, uh,

kind of a big deal.

Oh, um, oh, no.

- What happened? - I clicked the like thing.

Ooh, now she knows you're stalking her.

Uh, send here a DM.

Right, right, right. What is a DM?

It's a direct message, like a text.

It's that little paper-airplane thingy.

Oh, okay, okay, got it, okay.

- Okay, thanks. Bye. - Bye, Danny.

It's done. It's done. She's...

She's either gonna say yes or she's gonna say yes.

You weren't there. You don't know.

No reply yet. Is that bad?

Oh, no.

Ah...

- Jess. - Oh, hey.

Cas, uh, can you meet me at the lounge for brunch?

I will provide the hangover helper.

- So what bar? - Carmody's.

- Wait, hockey bar? - Yeah, he's the owner.

- What, Danny? - You know Danny?

Everyone knows Danny. He's like the Duluth golden boy.

- Mm-hmm. Well... - Crushed on by all the ladies.

Yeah, he was a charmer, funny.

- Smooth-talker, very handsome. - Oh.

Ah, and he kept calling me out

a few times, which I, you know...

When are you guys gonna get married?

Okay, slow down.

He was wearing a moose T-shirt

and he smelled like beer.

That's a Minnesota sex symbol

for most women around here.

Why do you think she hasn't responded yet?

She definitely gonna respond, though, inevitably. She...

Yeah, no, still hasn't replied, in case you were wondering.

And I want youto be happy.

I am happy. I am.

You know, Mark and I, we spent years

traveling and chasing our big dreams.

And when we finally felt like we'd made it, we settled here.

And he has roots here, and, I don't know...

I just, without him, I wonder,

is this where I'm supposed to be?

I think there's somebody out there for you

if you open yourself up to the possibility.

Like, maybe a hockey-loving, beer-scented possibility?

Does lightning strike twice? You know that I believe in signs.

Right, and have you ever seen more of a sign that says

"You're not a match" than this?

What? I don't see a sign.

He wants me to go to

a college hockey game with him.

- Jess, he like you! - What?

He's taking initiative. Plus, he's a business owner.

- So what he likes hockey? - Fine, but for our first date?

I mean, what could we possibly have in common?

And I have work, right? I have a show coming up.

Okay, let me remind you that he is cute and he's nice.

Oh, and also he is cute, and you really like him.

Stop fighting yourself.

You're a widow, Jess. You're not dead.

It's one date.

Ooh, fine.

Okay, okay.

- I'm doing it. - It's a Christmas miracle.

♪ La-la la-la ♪

♪ Fa-la la-la-la la-la la-la ♪

She said yes! Well, man, she said yes.

Welcome to Bulldogs hockey

in the midst of the longest losing streak in team history.

It would take a miracle for the Bulldogs

to come back this late in the season.

With playoffs right around the corner,

they don't seem to stand a chance.

I guess the only question is

when is this losing streak gonna end?

♪ Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ♪

♪ Good tidings we bring to you and... ♪

Hi.

I gotta admit, there's a part of me

that thought you might not show up.

There's a part of me that thought the same.

♪ Wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

Come on. After you.

Oh, oh.

- Oh. - Oh, whoa!

- Good job! - Yeah, I love this sport.

- Well, these are great seats. - Yeah, uh...

You remember my Uncle Pat, sat next to you at the bar?

Dad jokes? Who could forget?

Oh, he's retired now,

but he worked for Bulldogs, for, like, 40 years.

He was in charge of maintenance on the Zamboni.

What the hell is a Zamboloni?

Say you're not from Minnesota

without saying you're not from Minnesota.

- Indiana. - Yup.

I'm from Indiana, Hoosier state.

Hm, uh, why don't you tell me

what you think a Zamboni is.

- Okay, a Zamboni. - Simple. Yes.

Is it a horn that you blow

when someone gets a goal?

- Maybe? - This close, so close. It's...

Okay, it's a giant machine that someone drives on to the ice

to, yes, to shave and clean the ice,

so it's ready for the next part of the game.

I can't believe I didn't guess

that extremely technical insider term.

I can't believe you thought Bulldogs hired my uncle

to clean a giant trumpet for 40 years.

Hey, Dogs, let's go, let's go! Bring it! Whoo!

♪ Let's go oh oh ♪ ♪ Let's go ♪

I'm gonna give you a little basic information.

The white, clear stuff that they are on,

that's called the ice. So it's very cold.

The little black thing is called the puck.

The long, wooden bent thing,

it's called the hockey stick.

- Wow, you don't say. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Very couture. Allow me, sir. Very handsome.

Well, did you, uh, always know you wanna be an artist?

Mm, you know, for the longest time,

I thought my art would only hang on my parents' fridge.

But then I had the most amazing teacher

who made a living selling her art, and it lit a spark.

I was, um, studying in Indiana, and the university here

offered me a teaching fellowship.

So I painted and I taught, you know?

There's a very loyal collector's scene here in Duluth,

and, well, the paintings sort of took off, and here I am.

You're still teaching?

It's just not the time right now.

- Pretzels. - Yeah.

Zamboni. That's it, right? That's a Zamboni.

♪ The magic of the magic of Christmas ♪

Penalty!

Oh!

Oh, no! It looks like we have a penalty for the Bulldogs.

- Come on, ref! - Bull crap! Are you blind?

You're the one that needs to get off the ice!

- Are you okay? - Yeah.

- No sweat. - Okay.

Kidding me! Rip that stripes!

It's not your pattern! Try paisley!

Time out. Bulldogs.

Forty seconds left in regulation.

The Bulldogs are taking their timeout.

It would take a miracle for them to pull out this win.

Right now it's just about keeping the Blazers from

scoring. Lord knows we'll take a tie at this point.

Let's end this streak, huh?

Pucker up, Bulldogs fans.

It's time to get your kiss on.

Let's get into that loving Christmas spirit.

Here we go, matching hats and all! That's nice.

Oh, God, Kiss Cams are so embarrassing.

Yeah, don't worry, I have been to, conservatively,

like, 300 games, never once been on the jumbo-tron.

So we're good, we-we're gonna be fine.

Oh, it's deer-in-the-headlights couple.

Never seen this before, apparently.

- Oh! - It's our first date!

- Cut us a break. - Put that pretzel down.

Let's make some noise.

Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss.

- Come on, you two. - You don't have to.

- It's for the win! - You do not have to.

It's for the win.

♪ Can't live like this no more ♪

♪ Time for me to say goodbye ♪

♪ Open up my eyes love ♪

♪ Kiss the old me goodbye ♪

Stay strong, Bulldogs!

Wait.

- Oh, my God! - Yeah!

- We won? We won? - Yes!

- We won, yeah! - Yes!

Bulldogs win! Bulldogs win!

A Turpin last-second goal.

And the dreaded streak is over!

- Unbelievable! - Yeah!

Give it up for these two and their lucky lips, huh!

♪ Shake shake shake shake shake it loud ♪

- Hey! It's Carmody and Pretzel! - Oh, my gosh!

Okay, I gotta say, I can't believe

what a good sport you've been about all this.

Hey, I didn't wanna incur the wrath

of angry hockey fans if they lost.

Is that all it was?

This was fun, right?

Getting to see you wear that hat made the whole day.

It was great. I loved it.

So let's do it again soon.

Yeah.

Ugh.

Danny-1-2-3.

The inspiration behind my most recent series

comes from my fiance, Mark...

Fiance?

He said he enjoys Lake Superior most

when it's frozen, so I started to...

And they were engaged when he passed away?

Yeah, I know. And it was only, like, two years ago.

Hey, listen, listen, listen.

"In addition to his success in business,

Mark was also known for his charitable spirit.

He was the driving force behind the construction

and programming of the Duluth Art Institute,

which will now be named in his honor."

The guy's building's named after him.

You have a bar named in your honor.

Hey, come on, Rick, my dad named this place after himself.

Named after your family, which makes it legacy.

Look at this guy's accomplishments.

Wait, wait, wait. Are you reading me his obituary?

- Is that weird? - Yes!

That's weird and creepy.

I guess I'm just surprised that sh-she didn't mention anything.

Okay, well, not everybody is like you and spills

their whole life story at the drop of a coaster.

Everybody processes grief differently.

Uh, think about when you lost your dad.

Yeah, yeah, you're right, um... You're right. What do I do?

Closing the window with his obituary would be my first move.

Oh, my God. You really like him, don't you?

Okay, I'm trying not to go overboard.

But, yes, we had a good time. Hi.

And he gets you out of your dark little cocoon.

You know, which I thought I would hate.

But... that kiss.

Mm, that kiss.

Do you think it was too forward?

It was a Kiss Cam, okay?

I was under a lot of pressure.

And heat. Well, just saying.

- Oh, wait. - Oh!

- No, no, I've... - Take it, take it.

I've been avoiding. It's the art institute.

They want me to help them with this after-school program.

Why would they bother you with that?

Maybe because I promised them that I would do it.

- Jess! - I know.

I know. It was always important to Mark.

And then it gets me thinking about Mark.

And with this, you know,

whatever this thing is with Danny...

You're moving on. It's perfectly normal.

I just don't know if I'm ready.

Ah.

No one is ever ready,

but life goes on, whether we like it or not.

- So have you told Danny? - About Mark?

He's probably figured it out already.

Well, that's not the same as telling him.

And I doubt he figured anything out about you.

The man has a flip phone.

You know, you're always talking about how honesty

is the most important thing to you?

- Then just be honest. - Maybe you're right.

You know, he did say he wanted to see my work.

A terribly normal response.

Are you gonna take him to one of the galleries

that has your stuff?

I think I have a better idea.

Okay, settle down. Come on.

Oh.

♪ Shall we stop right here for gas? ♪

Oh, I guess I didn't screw up too bad.

- What's that? - Someone got a second date.

- Ooh. - Yeah. Oh, shit.

That's weird. She wants to meet exceedingly early for dinner.

- Mm, that's strange. - Yeah.

Um, have you been to Apostle?

Apostle? They opened back up?

Ah, okay, now I need a jacket.

Oh, you made her dress down,

so now she wants you to dress up.

Okay, I have a jacket.

- Not a rain jacket. - No, I know.

- Like a, like a, like a... - Straightjacket.

- Yellow jacket? - It is this guy jacket, but...

♪ I'm coming down the chimney ♪

♪ I just want you here with me ♪

♪ And let's slide away ♪

♪ Near the fireplace ♪

♪ And I'm real and I'm ♪

- Hey, guys! - Hey!

- Grab me a stout. - Got you.

Hey, I, I forgot about the Santa Crawl, I-I thought it started

at 9:00. I mean, I gotta go. I really gotta go.

I'm not stopping you. Just cursing you under my breath.

Yeah, thanks. Okay, good luck. And, Uncle Pat.

As your favorite nephew and main source of inebriation,

I need you to get back here and help him pour beers.

I'm on it. I can handle that.

All right.

Oh, oh!

Oh, man!

The sport coat's in the trunk of my car.

It's open, go!

Hey, are you okay?

I wanted to get here early so you could

see the view of Lake Superior.

Once it gets dark, you can't really see much.

Lived here my whole life.

I've-I've never been up here.

It's beautiful, huh?

Yeah, it is.

- May I take your coat? - Oh, thank you.

- I'll get this. - Thank you so much.

Um, my, uh, dinner jacket

suffered an occupational hazard earlier.

I dig it. I mean...

You know, the peekaboo of the wrist, it's very sexy.

Thank you. Uh, this was in the trunk of Pat's ancient Buick.

I'm pretty sure he wore it to a Huey Lewis concert in '89.

- Ms. Woods. - Oh, hi.

Your table's right this way.

Thank you so much.

- Good to see you. - Good to see you.

- Wait. Are these yours? - Mm.

These and, um, a few others.

- Jess, they're amazing. - Thank you.

You said you wanted to see some of my work,

and I thought my dining room was a little stuffy.

- No, this is perfect. - Oh, good.

Ah, this is lovely. Thank you.

So the owners were some of my first collectors.

Normally when I sell the piece, I don't get to see it again.

But with these, I get to stop in and say hello.

- Nostalgic. - I mean, that was the thought.

But suddenly I'm feeling weird. Like, a...

It's a tad bit, um, narcissistic

to be having our second date just surrounded by my art.

You know, I'm glad you brought it up because I am actually...

- Very uncomfortable right now. - Another thing we agree on.

- I should go. - Don't forget your jacket.

Oh, I will never forget this jacket.

- Oh. Oh. - Oh.

I took the liberty to order for us.

- Is that okay? Great. - Yeah. Thank you.

Beats the heck out of a pretzel, right?

I don't know. I think they both have a place.

Ah, cheers to that.

- Cheers. - Mm.

I basically grew up at that bar.

My dad would fix me cherry Cokes

and I would sit on the bar and listen to all the old-timers

tell stories about, you know,

how Bob Dylan was born on their street. All of them liars.

Wait, I thought Bob Dylan was born in Duluth.

Oh, he was, just not on their streets.

- Ah. - Now, this was in the heyday.

Like, the Bulldogs barely lost a game in the '90s.

By the time I was 12 or 13, I was clearing and pouring beers.

- You were pouring beers at 12? - A different time.

And my mom died when I was just a kid,

so, um, the bar just...

always felt like home, you know?

I'm sorry.

Even though they're gone, uh,

this feels like where my family is.

Mm.

You didn't ever wanna do anything else?

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a dinosaur.

And then an astronaut.

But, um, before I had any time

to put any real sincere thought into my future,

uh, the path with the bar was already laid out for me.

Uh, it feels really good to get out of my little world

for a night.

Thanks.

I like your story.

Which part? The Dinosaur part?

The honesty part.

Hey, you know you can, uh, you can be honest with me, too.

Right?

Of course.

- So, question. Um... - Hm.

Do you wanna do something really dumb with me tomorrow?

Yeah. But how dumb?

♪ Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree thy lea... ♪

Whaa!

♪ Unchanging ♪

♪ Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree ♪

♪ Thy leaves are so much changing ♪

- Yes. Yes. - Wow.

You know, back before this slump,

you couldn't hear yourself think.

It'd get so loud in here on game days.

Okay. Well... Well...

I'm going to risk my brooding-artist reputation

and say I wouldn't hate

going to another hockey game at some point.

Well, there is another game tomorrow.

Uh, I said at some point.

Is that a no?

- Can we get those seats again? - Uncle Pat!

Can we get seats again?

- Nope. - Come on...

- Uncle Pat. - Uncle Pat?

Fine. Only because she brought us luck.

♪ Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas ♪

Oh, Mark, Mark, Mark.

"Mark meets challenges with a unique creativity

which sets him apart from others in his field.

Faced with difficulty, Mark is fond of quoting Picasso,

'Everything you can imagine is real.'"

I mean, come on! With this guy...

He's perfect.

Shit!

I know. I know.

All right, okay, all right, this is not healthy. Enough.

Hey! Glad you two are back.

Sure could use some more of your, uh, luck tonight.

Huh? Big game. We're on a roll, baby! Yeah!

You're cute, but, you know, superstition

is just the figment of your imagination?

Ah, you gotta let him believe whatever he wants, right?

You know what they say, "Everything you can imagine

is real."

That's Picasso.

Is it? You know, I knew I heard that somewhere.

I-I-I never would've been able to tell you it was Picasso.

Aw. Oh.

You're a little more sophisticated than you let on.

Oh, oh, yeah, game's starting.

The puck is controlled by Larouex

who fends off a few defenders

and now making...

Safe!

- No. - God!

- Oh. - Oh!

Turpin streaming down the white way,

Closters takes the shot...

- Come on! - Ah!

No!

That's a timeout, Bulldog fans,

and you know what that means...

Well, hey, at least we know

we couldn't possibly be on there twice, right?

Okay, who's next?

- Uh-oh! - Yeah, here we go!

Smoochie, smoochie, smoochie!

Wait a minute here. Am I imagining...

- Is that, is that Danny? - Look, Casey.

At least we have practice now.

- Look at the TV! - Luck from the last kiss...

- Can happen again. - Oh, my God!

Come on, come on, come on. Let's do it. Here. Come on.

Come on.

Can you feel the electricity in the building?

These two are on!

- Oh, my God! - Oh, look at them!

Whether they're good luck or not,

the crowd loves these two!

Settle down. Settle down.

- It is just a kiss. - Yeah, not just any kiss.

I bet you anything we're gonna win tonight.

- I bet you next play is a goal. - Uh, you're on.

"Just a kiss."

"It's just a kiss." Okay.

No way!

No way! No way!

Amberge with the puck...

I don't believe it, ladies and gentlemen,

the Bulldogs are off to...

Well, I knew it! Pay up, guys! Yeah!

Uh, we didn't, we didn't bet anything.

Yeah, I know! Yeah!

♪ And this time we don't play no games ♪

♪ Ups and downs but no strangers to chase ♪

Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

Okay, so now that we won that,

where does that put us in the whole playoff thing?

Ooh, do not say the P word. We don't say that.

- We can't jinx anything. - So superstitious.

- Yoo-hoo! Lovebirds! Hello? - Yes!

What? Otto? I didn't know you were a fan.

Oh, nobody's a bigger fan than Bebe.

And to see you on Kiss Cam

gave Bebe and I the warm fuzzies all over.

Right, Bebe?

Mm. Yes, I see that. Um...

Uh, Danny, this is Otto and Bebe,

two long-time supporters of my art work.

- She's the best. Such an eye. - Thank you.

- Well, it-it's nice to meet you. - Likewise.

- What do you do, Danny? - Oh. Uh, uh...

Uh, I am a-a bar owner.

Yes, only the nicest, coziest bar in the city.

How splendid!

We'd love to come in sometime

for a splash of Madeira.

Oh, I-I love to hear that. I am fresh out of business cards...

- Allow me. - Oh.

Fantastic. I'll reach out.

How's the painting coming along?

- Great. Just great. - Good.

I'm glad you're getting so much accomplished

because I have a feeling they're going to want

a lot more of your time, right, Bebe?

My, my time?

For the games. We're a superstitious lot.

- Aren't we, Bebe? - Yes. Yes.

I can see that.

- Well, uh, we should go. - We should go.

- Yeah. - Very nice talking to you.

- Enchante. - Mm, um...

- Yes. Thank you. - Bye.

See, this piece I love. It's-it's mix-media.

It's water color with etching...

- It just is about starting. - That's beautiful.

- You just have to start. - Well, yeah.

Isn't that the case with everything?

- How does it feel? - It feels good.

♪ I'm waiting for the scene when the music starts ♪

♪ Goin' in my head till I know it by heart ♪

♪ You're sitting real close ♪

- This... - Be honest.

It does bring out the green in your eyes.

There you go.

♪ It's getting real late ♪

♪ And the pressure is on ♪

♪ So can you tell... ♪

As the Bulldogs continue their winning streak, you know,

if the season ended today, they'd be in the playoffs.

Two local fans are being touted as The Lucky Lips,

and superstition-prone Duluthians

are calling for their presence at every game.

Hey, there's my little four-leaf clovers. You're up!

Seems this Kiss Cam couple is creating

quite a ruckus around town.

- One. Mm-hmm. - No!

Two.

♪ Kiss me kiss me ♪

♪ What will your wish be? ♪

♪ I know what love means ♪

As a artist, Rose Masterpol. She's a woman.

- Yeah. - And a professional artist.

And she just kills it. It's so beautiful.

And she makes a living painting abstract art.

I know another woman that makes a living painting abstract art.

She's pretty cool, too, last time I checked.

Here you go.

Art-gallery acumen.

Oh! That was cheating.

Oh! Darn it!

Just when you thought they were out, they pull you back in.

And back in they are, ever since they broke

the losing streak, they've been on a roll,

collecting three consecutive wins and slowly

creeping back in way up at this juncture.

♪ Send ripples down my spine ♪

- Choo-choo! - Wow!

♪ Oh kiss me kiss me What will your wish be? ♪

Oh, you're so magical!

♪ Thrill me thrill me ♪

♪ Tingle and chill me ♪

It's unbelievable! The Bulldogs have won again!

Don't know what it is.

This is amazing!

But I like it!

♪ Kiss me kiss me ♪

♪ What will your wish be? ♪

♪ I know what mine is nothing can touch this ♪

♪ Thrill me thrill me tingle and chill me ♪

♪ Kiss me one more time ♪

Well, speaking as someone who never had an ounce

of school spirit, I, for one,

am sort of titillated by all this.

Titillated, are we?

I guess I'm saying I think this is exciting and fun.

She thinks it's exciting and fun, ladies and gentlemen!

Well, since everyone's in a jolly mood,

now's a good a time as any to announce.

The powers that be have asked me to invite you two

to host the Bulldogs Annual Holiday Shootout!

What do you say?

- Uh... - Um, heck. Why not?

- What did I just agree to? - Oh, man.

Oh, my family's gonna flip. We make a whole day out of it.

We take my nieces out to ice-skating

and pizza afterwards. It's a whole thing.

You're gonna meet literally my entire family.

Like, everyone. The whole Carmody clan.

- Wow, that's some... - Yeah.

That's-that's great. That's so great.

It's-it's, um... Yeah.

- Ahem. - You guys!

- Hi! - Hi!

Danny, you remember Jared?

- Good to see you, man. - Likewise.

- Yeah. - Hi.

People are officially losing their minds over you two.

Today I literally saw someone with a sweatshirt.

- With both of your faces on it. - You think that's crazy?

I walked past St. John's and the priest

yelled, "Pucker up, Pretzel!"

Well, you're kind of screwed

'cause no one can change anything,

because if they lose, they'll blame you forever.

- Do you want people to hate you? - No one?

- No! - Not anything at all?

You haven't had the conversation about Mark.

I can't. Everything is so perfect.

I don't wanna cast a shadow over it all.

You know what they say the worst conversation is?

- Illuminate. - The one you're not having.

Look, we always think it's worse than what it is.

I'm just saying, it's not gonna get any easier.

I can't be the first girl you've danced with in your bar.

Mm. Is that a little jealousy I'm sensing?

Maybe. Look.

All I've ever heard is that everyone is in love with you.

So you being single doesn't add up.

I-I live here. I work here.

I know everybody here.

It's, it's been hard to meet someone.

♪ Can't be mine holding ♪

Mm. I'm glad I happened in.

Me, too.

Hey, you wanna do something I've never done with anybody?

Promise, I've never done with anybody?

- Mm-hmm. - Okay. Come on. Come on.

♪ These red and green lights ♪

- Nice view, huh? - Yeah. It's beautiful.

- Yeah. - Um...

Um, at the risk of ruining the moment,

uh, uh, there's something I gotta tell you,

and it's kinda hard to say.

Whatever it is, I'm here for you.

It's okay. You can tell me.

I, I'm feeling kind of nervous

about spending a whole day with your family.

I don't even do that with my own family, ever.

- Yeah, I'm-I'm sorry. - No. No, no. Don't be. No.

It just, I get,

uh, weird around the holidays.

Hey, it's, it's fine.

You do not have to do anything that you don't wanna do.

Can I ask why the holidays are hard for you?

It's just, um...

I... It's deadlines.

Uh, Sonja always schedules my show around this time.

I am in the middle of painting this series

and I am really behind.

Yeah, no. I didn't realize.

And Sonja, she gets here tomorrow,

and when she see my progress, she's gonna lecture me...

Uh, I, uh, wish

there was something I could do or say to... help.

Someone once said to me they liked the lake best in winter...

how the sun melts it one day

and then refreezes it the very next day.

Reminded him it-it was alive.

Um, should we go inside?

I, I feel like if you need to work

or, you know, I can give you a ride home.

No.

No, stay.

For a minute. I like this moment.

- Now, that is a party. - Yeah.

Hey, you and Jess looked pretty cozy last night.

Things are getting serious, huh?

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I...

- I think so. - You don't sound so sure.

There's something that we need to talk about, but we aren't.

Ah! That's half of what makes a relationship work.

Ignoring the right things.

But, uh, you think it's something

that could end you two?

I mean, I, I hadn't been thinking that, but, uh, maybe.

Let me give you a piece of advice.

I would actually really appreciate that right now.

Drag it out until the season's over.

I don't care if you mess up your relationship.

It wouldn't be the first time.

But don't mess up this season. We're too close.

Thank you, Uncle Pat, for your kind words

of comfort and support.

That's what uncles are for.

- I wanted to... - Jj-jj! Unh!

I haven't exactly figured...

- Jess. Jess. - What?

What is it exactly that I'm looking at here?

Ah...

- Um... - Mm.

I, I, I haven't exactly figured out

what I wanna say.

- Well, that much is clear. - But...

I promise you, I am going to buckle down.

I-I feel a breakthrough coming.

- Uh-huh? Really? - Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Oh, great. Wonderful.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

You know, I saw a familiar face puckering up

on the, uh, local news this morning.

I mean, you seem to have become a big hit

in this town.

I'm not laughing.

It is nothing, okay? Really, Sonja, it's nothing.

Dating is not nothing for you, Jess. It's a big deal.

I-I'm aware of that. And I'm proud of you.

And that's your friend Sonja talking. Hm?

The gallery owner who has invested a great deal of time

and resources into you is gonna talk now.

I do not represent artists who aren't focused,

who miss shows, who don't take opportunities

sitting right in front of them seriously.

- Are you dropping me right now? - No! No, no, no!

Most certainly not. Well, not right now anyway.

But, look, I need you to know this.

Your friend Sonja will always be here. Understand?

- Understood. - Okay.

Yes, well, I-I-I-I... Yeah.

Well, I'll-I'll just leave you to it. Yeah?

Whatever that is.

Hm.

- Hello? It's fine. - Hey. How's work?

Uh, can I get you anything? Uh...

A coffee or a gingerbread latte or something?

No. Um, thanks, though.

It would just be another way to procrastinate.

Oh. Got it. Okay. Well...

I was just calling to, uh, to see what time

you wanted me to pick you up, the-the game starts at 7:00.

Didn't know if you wanted to get dinner first...

Oh, Danny.

I can't tonight. I-I-I have so much work to do.

Oh, okay. Uh, okay. Thought we, thought we had a plan.

I know, we did, and I'm sorry.

But I just really, really need to pull my show together.

Uh, are you sure, maybe just

if you wanna come for the third period?

Just a little distraction for you.

See? Distraction is the problem.

I can't go to every game. Okay?

I can't... I can't take on that kind of pressure.

Yeah, no, totally. Um, I get that.

- I hope so. - Okay.

I'm so sorry.

Call me later.

- Hi. What's all this? - Where's Jess?

- She's working. - What? No!

I told you about your shootout costume-fitting at the party.

At least I think I did. Did I?

- Uh... - Arms out, please.

We-we can reschedule with Jess.

There's still time before the shootout.

Where is she? We'll just go to her next.

- No, you will not. - Danny-boy!

- There is a schedule here. - Well, what can I say?

She's busy. We'll-we'll-we'll figure it out.

You know, if your Aunt Laurie and I had the opportunity

to dress up like big, kissing lips...

puckering.

You know, we went as Barbra Streisand

and Kris Kristofferson for Halloween one year.

What? Why are you telling me this?

I'm just saying. Got pretty steamy when we got home.

Your aunt looked pretty sexy with that beard.

- Oh, no. - I can see it.

I don't like it, but, but I see it.

Can't unsee it.

Hello? Oh. Danny.

Hey. Oh. I-I, I guess Pat did tell you about the fitting.

- You call this an emergency? - Wait, what?

Wait, I said I was on a deadline. I'm painting.

- No, I-I thought you were. - Well...

Wait, did you trick me to get me here?

Whoa! What? No... W-what are you talking about?

Um, I... Oh, no. I'm sorry. Please. Can you just...

Yeah. Not-not right now. Thank you.

Look, okay, Danny, I'm sorry, but I, I can't.

I can't risk my career over a superstition.

I can't do the shootout, I can't do the games.

I'm not a mascot. I'm sorry.

No, I-I get that. I-I'm sorry.

Um, but I-I-I promise that I didn't...

- What did you do? - Technically, uh...

♪ I'll give you the truth it's a lie ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Give you what you want but it's a lie ♪

♪ Walking to the dark calling towards the light ♪

♪ Whisper secrets kept ♪

♪ But it's a lie ♪

♪ If you want that you have to try yeah ♪

♪ Stop ♪

♪ This is my world ♪

♪ This is my world ♪

♪ Love me hate me heroes try to save me ♪

♪ One more heart on the fire call me crazy ♪

♪ Love me hate me heroes try to save me ♪

♪ One more heart on the fire call me crazy ♪

♪ This is my world ♪

♪ This is my world ♪

♪ This is my world ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ This is my world ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ This is my world ♪

Jess, Jess, I-I don't know if you're in there,

but, uh, that was all my fault yesterday.

Danny told me we shouldn't bother you.

Uh, uh, there's some coffee and donuts.

I'm just gonna leave 'em out here.

Sorry again, Jess. Don't blame him.

Hey, did you know Santa's biggest regret every year

after the hubbub of Christmas?

No. What is it?

Lack of elf-awareness.

It was me, Jess. Danny had nothing to do with it.

I-I'm sorry. Forgive me?

Show's over, Pretzel.

Better late than never?

- Hi. - And I hate letting people down.

And I see that I missed it. I'm sorry.

No. I-I... I'm the one that should be sorry. I...

No, it's okay, Uncle Pat stopped by

with donuts, bad jokes and an apology.

I'm sure he did, because I was about to ban him from the bar

for life.

I am sorry. I lost my temper yesterday.

I never should've made you feel pressured into anything.

Yesterday when I got home, I was so overcome with emotion,

I haven't painted like that in a long time.

- I didn't mean to upset you. - It was good.

- It was good? - Cathartic, really.

Look, I, uh...

Uh, I have to tell you something.

What is it?

I was engaged.

And my fiance, Mark...

he died two years ago.

And I didn't wanna ruin anything, so I didn't tell you.

Jess, uh...

I'm-I'm sorry. That's terrible.

And I'm not proud of myself for keeping it from you.

So much has been coming up, well, emotions and-and confusion

and, uh, pressure from work and...

It's okay. It's okay. I'm-I'm, I'm really glad you told me.

- Yeah? - I understand.

See, you say that, but Idon't even understand.

- And... Well... - What?

Look, I realize it's not fair to you

for me to pretend like I'm single

when I-I don't have the first clue

of how I separate myself from him.

And...

that's the honest truth of it.

But you don't have to separate yourself.

He's just a part of you now.

- And I'm okay with that. - You're sweet.

I, I gotta get back to work.

- I'll-I'll call you later, okay? - Okay.

It's all out there now, but somehow it feels worse.

Gosh, she was all set to marry this great guy.

She knows that I know, but she doesn't know that I knew,

and I think she just thinks it all feels weird and wrong.

Are you keeping track of all this, 'cause I-I got a little

lost there myself, but bottom line is that

I can't give up, I can't give up, I gotta figure out

how to let her know that it's okay, it's...

Yeah. I know.

I gotta do something.

Yeah.

Where are you taking me?

It's, uh... We're almost there, we're almost there.

Wait, what? Wh...

Wait, wait. What are we doing? What are we doing here?

Hey, Danny, what are we doing here?

Uh, this is the surprise.

Okay.

Look, I don't think you understand.

No. No, no, no. I do. I understand that...

You, yesterday you told me about Mark.

I need you to know that I'm okay with it.

Really? Wait, hold on. Hold on, what are you talking about?

Yes, yesterday I told you about Mark.

I didn't tell you about this place.

No, but, um...

- But, I, uh... - What, you, like, looked it up?

Well, yeah, I guess. Is that...

I haven't been here since Mark.

Hey, I-I didn't mean to...

That was the worst year of my life. Uh...

When did you find out about this?

How long have you known about it, about Mark?

Uh, I knew, okay?

I got curious. I felt that was a natural reaction.

I, but I knew it wasn't my place to bring it up.

No, it wasn't. It wasn't your place. This is not your place.

No, I know. I know it's not my place.

That's what I'm trying to say.

Let's see, what else?

What else did you find out about?

- Oh, the lakes, okay. - No, Let's-let's not do this.

- Um, his businesses. - I tried to ask you about it.

Get you to tell me that you, you...

Did you read the interviews?

Oh, my God.

"Everything you can imagine is real?"

So that wasn't a coincidence at all.

You knew about it and you used it.

Oh. No, no, no. That was an accident, okay?

- Jess, can you hear me out? - No, I...

I need to be alone. I have to think.

It's freezing, just let me... I'll give you a ride home, okay?

Danny, I'm sorry. Okay?

I thought I was ready for this, but I'm not.

♪ Sweet dream sweet dream ♪

♪ Sweet dream sweet dream ♪

♪ Sweet dream sweet dream ♪

♪ Sweet dream sweet dream ♪

♪ Sweet dream sweet dream ♪

♪ Sweet dream ♪

It's a tale seemingly as all this time, once again

the Bulldogs just can't seem to get out of their own way.

With that loss, the team is on the verge

of being eliminated from playoff contention.

So much for a Merry Christmas miracle.

Just turn it off, Rick.

Anyhow, how about another IPA? It's on me.

IPA? I don't want anything from you. Gross.

Rick, our sweet friend, we would love another drink from you.

Wow, you guys are really blaming this on me.

Yes!!

You really know how to kick a guy when he's down.

I told ya. And you had to go screw it up.

Sorry, bud.

Hi.

All right, listen up, everybody, okay?

On the subject of Danny, now I'm sorry that our team is losing,

but this is Danny's entire life we're talking about.

So let's cut him a little slack.

- No! - Okay, tough crowd. Um...

There's gotta be a way to get the magic back. Big J!

- Yeah? - You're in a relationship.

- You're on, baby. - Whoo-hoo!

Pat, cough up the tickets.

Uncle Pat! Uncle Pat! Uncle Pat!

♪ I see sky so clear... ♪

Oh, now here's a couple. Here's a couple.

♪ Life... ♪

Oh!

♪ When you're near... ♪

Sadly, the Bulldogs lose again.

Failure.

♪ Here ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ I know... ♪

It's not from a lack of effort, though,

by the superstitious Bulldog fans,

who's been desperately trying to see

if they can replicate the luck of the lucky-lips duo,

and find another kissing combination

to stop the skid once again.

Unbelievably, all of the teams in the conference

are separated by just one game.

One win or loss by any team can make the playoffs

a destination or a dream of the past.

Which one it will be for the Bulldogs, though,

remains to be seen.

♪ My heart was... ♪

It's kissing time, everybody.

Oh, this could work.

♪ Clouds fogging up my mind ♪

♪ My hope was slowly fading ♪♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ But then this angel walked into my life... ♪

All right, warm up those lips, folks,

it's kissing time!

Maybe you two. Give it a shot.

Come on, we need some real love.

Little too lucky, wow.

♪ The story goes... ♪

Come on, make it happen.

I got a good feeling about these two.

♪ Whoa I've waited for ♪

Uh!

♪ 'Cause you are... ♪

Fans are starting to wonder if the Bulldogs

really have a chance at the playoffs.

♪ That one ♪

This is ridiculous, you can't

just sit on your hands here, junior.

I know, I know. I-I gotta do something, right?

Hey, does she have a dog?

You can go to the same park, you can...

Hobie's leash could get all tangled up with hers

until you're so wrapped up that

you kiss her or something. Dogs are good that way.

♪ Christmas ain't the same without your ♪

Why don't you have another one, Pat? Heh-heh.

- Got it. I got it. - Got what? Uh...

♪ Those Christmas bells ♪

That's good.

Yes, and-and just make sure it's even on both ends, please.

And then on the other si...

Other side, um, if I could get measurements

of those two in the middle, middle.

- Sonja? Hi. - Yes?

I-I see that you're very busy,

but I was hoping that we could talk.

- Nope. Show canceled. - Wait, sh-show canceled?

- Why didn't you tell me? - Oh, I'm-I'm sorry.

I thought it was implied in my, oh, I don't know,

100 conversations or texts.

Oh. I've had a huge breakthrough and I'm halfway there.

Oh! This is good news, isn't it?

- Oh. - Oh, it will be fine.

What will be fine?

Okay, although you're definitely on Santa's naughty list,

I really can't complain because somebody's already bought

every piece of Winter: Light And Dark.

Ah!

- Way to bury the lead! - I know.

This is, this is, this is amazing. Who? Who is it?

They told me not to get into any details with you,

they will meet you at your place at 1:00 today.

Sonja, I mean, thank you.

Shh. Not another word. And, Jess...

Do you think I don't understand what you're going through?

It's been heartbreaking for me to be a part of it.

I just felt like you needed to get back into your painting

just as much as you needed to get back into life!

So as your rep and your friend, hm, I love you.

I...

Mm-mm! Watch the dress.

- Mwah. I know. Mm-mm-mm! - I love you, too.

- Okay. - Go, go, go.

Perfect.

I said the middle. Uh!

Bebe? It's you?

I-I... Where's Otto?

Oh, he had a previous engagement.

I know you must be a little surprised to see me here.

It is very unexpected.

Well, come in. Um, yeah, come in.

Oh, my God. How did you know I needed a buyer?

Oh, we stopped in Danny's for a drink on Tuesday night

after he extended an invitation.

- It's very charming there. - Mm. You can't deny that.

Uh, do you mind if I take a closer look?

Please.

You know, I can't tell you how much your support means to me.

I mean, the-the color, the light, the texture.

Ah. These are tremendous.

I've been terrified to show them to anyone.

Yeah, this must have been a very difficult series.

Hm. I, I didn't wanna be disappointed. I-I...

I can't take on much more disappointment.

Ah, but that's life, Jess. You knew that.

Without a bit of risk, what would there be

to gain, in art and in love?

Now, I understand, this is only

half of what we purchased, correct?

Yes, um, this is Winter Dark. Um...

Some of the pieces are wrapped up, but I,

I haven't started on Winter Light.

Well, we'll have Winter Dark picked up by courier

tomorrow morning, and as for the other pieces,

I'd like you to choose their home, where you see fit.

- Hm? - You let us know.

We wanna make a donation.

What? Bebe!

That is so generous. Thank you.

No, thank you.

I haven't had this much fun with a surprise

since I hid inside Otto's 60th birthday cake.

Imagine his face when his twin sister popped out.

Twin sister!

So d-do you have a place in mind?

- I think I do. - Good.

Well, this is it, folks, this is the game

Bulldogs Nation has been waiting for.

Thanks to some timely losses by the Stouts

and also by the Whirlers, the Bulldogs

playoff hopes are still alive.

Yes, and the Bulldogs are now in a position

where they can control their own destiny.

And it's really a very basic principle.

Absolutely. Win, they're in, lose and...

Oh, well, we'll know what happens then.

Who would've thought, after that epic losing streak,

that we would both be sitting here right now?

- Hey. Jess! - Hey, Jess.

Hey. Uh, Is Danny around?

- Up on the roof. - Okay.

Hey, stranger.

Uncle Pat told me you were up here.

Hey, I just came from the art institute.

- Is that a good thing. - Mm.

Yeah, after you talked to Bebe the other day, she decided

to purchase all my paintings and donate the unfinished ones

to wherever I choose. Thank you.

Uh, that must feel amazing.

It does. Yeah, feels great.

Jess, I don't know what I was thinking.

We weren't thinking or...

Maybe we were thinking too much.

Every day I wanted to tell you, but every day I was

just falling harder and harder for you.

And I did a dumb thing.

I mean, Mark didn't know anything about art either.

But like you, he just knew what he liked.

And he was kind and generous like you, too.

- You don't have to... - No.

I know that I don't have to.

But you need to know that you have inspired me

more than I could ever tell you.

But I do still miss him.

I still see my dad every day.

Um, every time I walk by the place

where he used to add up the receipts at his desk,

any time my uncle cracks his dumb smile.

- Yeah. - Uh...

I'm-I'm so thankful for the ways that he's still here,

and the things he left behind.

It's different, but they're never gone. They're never gone.

I appreciate that.

And I'm trying and I'm...

I've made mistakes, too, and you've been amazing.

I just, um...

I'm not good at all of this right now.

It's okay, it's okay. Come here, Jess.

I just... I can't.

Bulldogs with the puck out of their own zone,

they get to the red line and move it up to the blue line

and dump it in the Stingers' zone.

Yeah, so far, Tom, I've really

been impressed what those Bulldogs

have done in the offensive zone.

Hey, Jess?

In case I don't see you again,

I just wanna give you a hug.

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Don't give up.

Don't ever give up on love.

Okay, Uncle Pat. Come on, walk you out.

So is this goodbye?

For now.

Uh, I can, uh, I can give you a ride.

No. Uh...

It'll be fine.

Come on, you got a bar full of customers.

It's not my first time taking a cab.

Uh, Brooklyn and Fourth, please.

Delacruz back out to neutralize, they have to reset,

time 20 down on the clock, an opportunity for...

How did it go?

Uh, well...

She's gone and I'm in here, so, I'd say, not good.

What do you always say we gotta have?

Hope!

Not sure it's in the cards on this one, guys, but thanks.

Let me pour you a beer, from your own bar?

- Sorry, Danny. - Yeah, thanks.

Back all the way to the other side.

Back into the corner. Then it goes to the high spot.

There's a shot, there's a chip...

They gotta go back all the way to the other side,

now across the blue line, they get to the red line

and across to the blue line.

Now the intensity is picking up...

Come on, Dogs! Sorry.

I-I can change it if you'd like.

No, uh, it's fine. You can leave it.

In this period. Close game between both these teams.

The puck goes inside the zone,

back into the corner, back to the high top.

Then it goes back over the other side,

back toward the high neutral spot.

Then it goes into the corner, it goes

from one side to the other side...

Come on. May as well check out the game.

Only halfway through the second.

May as well.

- Oh, no. No! No! No! No! - What?

That... My lucky silver dollar! I don't have it!

- Where is it? - Must be at home.

- Well, go get it! - Go on!

- Here's your ticket. - Okay, all right.

I'll see you there. I'll see you there.

Break up! Pat forgot the silver dollar!

It's all over now.

Oh...

I can't believe it. I thought we really had a chance.

As the time feels like it's flying off the clock

faster than we've seen this Bulldogs season

slip away from us.

Wait, there might be hope.

It appears half of our lucky-lips duo is here.

That's right, "Lucky Lips" Danny Carmody

is seated and ready, but no Pretzel in sight.

Let's see if he has any impact on the Bulldogs.

Where's Pretzel?

Uh, just-just gonna be me

and Uncle Pat today.

Oh. Screwed it up, huh?

You suck, idiot.

- I don't disagree. - All right.

I was a little harsh on the "idiot" there, right?

- Thanks. - But you still suck.

Uncle Pat.

I'm sorry, just...

just don't go back 'cause, it's, um...

- I'm sorry. - Please don't apologize.

- You shouldn't feel sorry. - No, no, no, no, no, no.

It's fine.

- Go! Go, go! Let's go! - Let's go!

It's hard to believe, but they just might have

a Christmas playoff miracle in them after all.

- What's the score? - It's all tied up.

Probably not for long.

It's now or never for your Bulldogs.

You mind if I just sit here till Pat gets here?

Be my guest.

- Time out, Bulldogs. - Cool.

All right, Bulldogs fans, it's time to get lucky.

And, boy, do we need it, so pucker up!

Oh, wow. The family sandwich kiss.

Haven't seen that in a while. Okay, who's next?

Oh, foam-finger guy says, "Pick me."

Damn, he doesn't waste any time.

And there is the trench coat in the cheap seats.

Oh! She turns him down.

This is it. Do it.

Oh, boy.

Anything for luck, right?

One half of our lucky-lips...

It's okay. It's just a kiss.

Is that Jess?

It appears Pretzel is back in the building.

Wait a minute. Is that Pretzel?

- Oh, thank God. - What? Thank God what?

- I'm not good enough for you? - No, you're great, you're...

- Adorable. Yeah. Just... - Okay, okay, uh...

Pretzel's more my type.

Oh. I'm...

She... Totally.

- Please. - Oh!

I'm all right. Yeah. I'm good.

I'm-I'm sure your time is coming,

but first, all about these two.

So, uh...

falling for me, huh?

Late head over heels in love.

Maybe that kiss really was lucky.

- Wanna find out? - For luck.

For luck. Yeah.

Let's make some noise!

And there's the kiss we've all been waiting for.

- No! - Back together again.

Pretzel! Pretzel! Pretzel! Pretzel!

Pretzel! Pretzel! Pretzel! Pretzel! Pretzel! Pretzel!

Uncle Pat, I thought you were...

I saw that little devil sneak the tickets in her pocket.

- Good move. - Good going, Pat. Come here.

- Hey, cheers, everyone! - Hey! Look, look...

Oh, my God!

Oh! Oh, look!

- Five seconds to go. - Oh, my God!

Oh, my! The Stingers' defender has...

- Get it in! - Fallen down! Oh!

Larouex has done it again!

He has done it again! That's it, folks.

The Bulldogs are going to the playoffs.

Bulldogs!

Oh, my gosh!

So art is not about making things within the lines

or keeping everything in its boxes.

Art is not only about making you think,

but it's about making

your thoughts and your mind feel free.

So paint what makes you feel free. Yeah?

- Oh, Theresa, I gotta go. Okay? - Oh.

Um, gang, keep up the good work, and I will see you next week.

This is gorgeous.

I'm not mistaken, you gave me this vest,

uh, four years ago, and I gave it back to you.

- Wait, wait. Shh. - Shh. Shh. Shh.

Don't tell me what you want for Christmas.

I'm just gonna get you another plaid shirt.

I know you don't need another... What-what are you...

What's going on? Why aren't you people drinking?

We all wanted to get you something real special

for Christmas this year, and, uh,

Jess came up with a perfect idea.

I hope you like it. Okay, everybody, ready?

One, two...

three!

Oh, it's just a mock-up, the real one is gonna be here

in a couple of weeks. Oh.

And these.

Merry Christmas, Danny!

Oh, my gosh!

This is only the coolest thing anybody's ever done for me.

- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.

Aww!

Yeah. Okay. Now we can drink!

Hurray! Yes!

Belly-up.

All right, pour the whiskey and shake 'em.

Stevo, it's your day, baby. Whoo!

Look at him, that's some lettuce right there, baby.

That's a salad coming out of that helmet.

Oh! Oh! Great! She wants to play six on four.

Awesome. Why don't you just hand him the dummy?

Let's gift-wrap it. Let's throw a party!

We'll have nice picnic basket,

we'll put the win into a picnic basket,

we'll get a blanket, we'll go to a park...

I'm gonna vomit. I'm gonna vomit on these people.

This is like playing backgammon with my sister's kids.

I will eat my foam finger for an actual referee. Argh! Argh!

I'd sell some of that hair, but it looks too good.

Hey, it really does. I love the show here.

Great flow back here, tell you what, I-I don't know

whether to watch the game or, or this match.

What, what's the product in there? Little Aqua Net?

I know your grandma, dummy!

This is gonna be impossible.

♪ Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪

♪ Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪