A would-be restaurant critic must complete her first article by Christmas Eve to guarantee her future career, but a visit from her overbearing mother leaves her with little time to work. The writer persuades a restaurateur to date her mother in return for a glowing review, only to see the fake romance unexpectedly turn into a real one. Comedy, starring Christine Baranski, Carly Pope and Bobby Cannavale.

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.