Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday Gift Guide
Whether this year's economic crunch has left you feeling like a Santa or a Scrooge, our handy dandy gift guide includes suggestions for every TV lover on your shopping list. From toys and games and DVDs that'll cost you less than $20 to handy gadgets and fancy DVD collections that'll set you back a few bills, our list has the goods that'll make everyone on your list merry and bright. -- By Kimberly Potts
TV Test Pattern TV Trays
The perfect gift for: The couch potato who likes to eat his or her TV dinner in front of the tube, on a cool retro TV tray featuring a cool retro TV design.
Cost: $39.95 for a set of two
Buy it at: Signals.com
'The Sopranos' Complete Series
Why buy? All six seasons, 86 episodes, of what remains one of the best dramas in TV history, no matter how you feel about that final scene.
Extras: Two 'Supper With The Sopranos' dinner discussions with the cast; Alec Baldwin interviewing series creator David Chase; lost scenes; cast commentary; three discs of soundtrack music; and a collection of 'Sopranos' spoofs
Cost: $254.99
Serenity by Jan Candles and 'The Office' Star Mugs
The perfect gift for: 'Office' fans who want to de-stress and scent their homes with candles by Michael Scott's fake baby mama. Three different sets of candles (four in each set) include scents like Wide Awake, Bonfire and New Milk. 'Office' fans might also like to drink their morning cup o' joe out of a mug o' Michael -- the star mugs that were featured on the show have the Dunder Mifflin staff's faces on them.
Cost: $15.00 per set of candles; $12.00 per mug
Buy it at: NBC Universal Store.com
NBC Universal Store
'The Cosby Show': 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Why buy? It's the first time this TV land -- and TV Land -- classic has been released in one complete series box set.
Extras: A new interview with series creator and star Bill Cosby on his favorite moments from the series and the show's lasting appeal.
Cost: $89.99
Nickelodeon Super Slimer
The perfect gift for: The Nick fan who's just itching to shoot the network's trademark Slime -- at distances of up to 25 feet -- at everyone. Or for yourself, as a great office toy but you didn't hear that from us.
Cost: $26.99
Buy it at: Shop.NickJr.com
'The Pink Panther' Ultimate Collection
Why buy? The set includes nine discs of 'Pink Panther' cartoons (more than 190 installments) and nine 'Pink Panther' movies, including Steve Martin's 2006 'Panther' remake.
Extras: The set includes the Oscar-winning 'Pink' short 'The Pink Phink' and the only two 'toons in which the Pink Panther speaks, and it's all housed in a furry pink box.
Cost: $149.99
'Seinfeld' Scene It?
The perfect gift for: The Seinfeldian who thinks he or she is a delicate genius, as George Costanza would say, on all things related to Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, George, Newman yada, yada, yada. Who knows, maybe you could even be master of your domain.
Cost: $39.99
Buy it at: Amazon.com
'Little House on the Prairie': The Complete Television Series
Why buy? It's the first time all nine seasons of this beloved family drama have been collected into one set.
Extras: Packaging that looks like the Ingalls family's covered wagon, cast interviews, episode commentary by Alison 'Nellie Oleson' Arngrim and a featurette on 'The Genius of Michael Landon.'
Cost: $199.99
'The Simpsons' 20Q Ball
The perfect gift for: 'Simpsons' fans who think they can stump the all-knowing 20Q Ball on any person, place or thing related to 'The Simpsons' universe. Bonus: The 'ball' is actually shaped like one of Homer's pink frosted doughnuts. Mmmmmmm ... doughnut.
Cost: $16.19
Buy it at: Amazon.com
Reader Comments (1)
chicago storage at 3:26PM on May 15th 2009
Gosh I will definitely find something interesting here.