December 14 - 20, 2019 Festive Funnies www.southernheatingandac.biz/ Homer from “The Simpsons” $10.00 OFF any service call one per customer. 910-738-70002105-A EAST ELIZABETHTOWN RD CARDINAL HEART AND VASCULAR PLLC Suriya Jayawardena MD. FACC. FSCAI Board Certified Physician Heart Disease, Leg Pain due to poor circulation, Varicose Veins, Obesity, Erectile Dysfunction and Allergy clinic. All insurances accepted. Same week appointments. Friendly Staff. Testing done in the same office. Plan for Healthy Life Style 4380 Fayetteville Rd. • Lumberton, NC 28358 Tele: 919-718-0414 • Fax: 919-718-0280 • Hours of Operation: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday Page 2 — Saturday, December 14, 2019 — The Robesonian ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Bless the Harts,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Family Guy’ air Christmas Specials By Breanna Henry “The Simpsons” is known for must be tracked down if there is overall, and having to follow a se- job at a post office. However, Lin- recognize the “Game of Thrones” TV Media its celebrity guest voices (many to be any hope of saving Christ- ries with 672 episodes (and a da discovers an undelivered pack- reference in this episode title, a celebs lend their own voices to a mas. In completely unrelated movie) under its belt might seem age and ends up going a little off- spin on the Stark family slogan uddle up for a festive, fun- storyline that’s making fun of news, this year’s Springfield Mall difficult if it weren’t for how book to ensure it reaches its in- “Winter is Coming.” Cfilled night on Fox, when the them). A special episode is the Santa is none other than famed much heart “Bless the Harts” has tended destination. “The Simpsons” signals the four funniest animated families perfect time to show off how actor, professor, scientist, former shown throughout its freshman While mom is out saving the beginning of family festivities on on television celebrate the holi- many celebs still love this show, mayor and convicted murderer season, particularly in the way it day, Bob (H. Jon Benjamin, “Ar- Sunday, Dec. 15, on Fox. The slew days with new Christmas spe- and “Bobby, It’s Cold Outside” Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr. has chosen to avoid tropes asso- cher”) and Tina (Dan Mintz, “Ad- of animated Christmas specials cials, airing Sunday, Dec. 15. The goes all out. “NCIS: New Or- PhD — more commonly known ciated with low-income families, venture Time”) end up stuck at from “Bless the Harts,” “Bob’s festive episode of “The Simp- leans” star Scott Bakula and for- as Sideshow Bob. The episode ti- a category that the Harts fall into. home with her difficult parents. Burgers” and “Family Guy” are sons” (titled “Bobby, It’s Cold mer Microsoft CEO-turned-LA tle riffs on the song “Baby, It’s Rather than having a dead- The younger kids, Gene (Eugene sure to have you and yours head- Outside”) is the show’s 20th Clippers owner Steve Ballmer Cold Outside,” which was written beat, alcoholic (or worse) boy- Mirman, who also voices a main ing to bed with a belly full of Christmas special, while “Bless both lend their voices to the epi- by a man named Frank Loesser in friend, Jenny (voiced by Kristen character in “Archer”) and Louise cheer and a boost in holiday spir- the Harts” is celebrating its first sode, which also features the re- 1944 to sing with his wife at par- Wiig of “Saturday Night Live” (Kristen Schaal, “The Last Man on it. (titled “Miracle on Culpepper turn of the most notorious Simp- ties. Despite never mentioning fame) has Wayne (Ike Barinholtz, Earth”), are scrambling at the last Slims Boulevard”). Add to that a sons villain: “Frasier” star Kelsey anything holiday-related, the “The Mindy Project”), who cer- minute to find the perfect gift for “Bob’s Burgers” special (“Have Grammer as Sideshow Bob. 75-year-old tune has been intrin- tainly won’t be winning any their eccentric older sister. Megan Yourself a Maily Linda Christ- It seems some evil-doer is sically linked to Christmas. awards for book smarts, but who Mullally (“Will and Grace”) re- Adelio’sItalian and American Gourmet Cuisine mas”) and one from “Family traipsing around Springfield “Bless the Harts” is the baby of wants nothing more than to care turns as Linda’s neurotic sister 111 W 3rd St, Lumberton Guy” (“Christmas is Coming”), stealing Christmas packages off Fox’s Animation Domination time for her and her family. In “Miracle Gayle, and Tim Meadows (910) 671-4747 and you’ve got a full night of ani- of people’s doorsteps (a timely block. The show’s first Christmas on Culpepper Slims Boulevard,” (“Schooled”) is back as reluctant mated fun. subject), and this no-goodnik special is only its ninth episode the show’s creator, Emily Spivey, mailman Mike Wobbles. voices Louise, Jenny’s boss at the Fox has been most secretive restaurant. Louise invites the Hart about the plot of the new “Family family to her annual Christmas Guy” holiday special, “Christmas party, but after seeing the extrav- is Coming.” All we know so far is agance of Louise’s home, Jenny that Meg (Mila Kunis, “The Spy begins to feel insecure about the Who Dumped Me,” 2018) is go- kind of holiday she is able to pro- ing to take Stewie (series writer vide for her own family, and her and creator Seth MacFarlane, Hours: mother, Betty (Maya Rudolph, who also voices Peter and Brian) Monday • 11 AM - 10 PM “The Good Place”), tries to focus to the mall to meet Santa, which Tuesday • 11 AM - 10 PM ends up traumatizing poor Stewie Wednesday • 11 AM - 10 PM on how she can stick to a budget Thursday • 11 AM - 10 PM but also “win” at Christmas gift- so badly that Brian needs to help Friday • 11 AM - 10 PM giving. him process the experience. If you Saturday • 5 PM - 10 PM It’s hard to believe “Bob’s were breathing at any point dur- Sunday • Closed Burgers” is already in its 10th ing the past 10 years, you should season (with a movie set to pre- miere next year), especially since the writers have been able to keep each episode as fresh and funny as the first. In “Have Your- self A Maily Linda Christmas,” the Belcher matriarch, Linda (hilari- ously voiced by comedian John Roberts, who based his perfor- mance on his own mother), wants some extra spending money for Jenny, Wayne, Betty and Violet from “Bless the Harts” the holidays, so she gets a temp The Robesonian — Saturday, December 14, 2019 — Page 3 ESPN2 UFC UFC 245 Preliminaries. WFXB NFL Football Seattle Seahawks MONDAY, DEC 16 4:30 pm ESPN Highly Questionable THURSDAY, DEC 19 (Live) (2h) at Carolina Panthers. (Live) (3h) (30m) FSS DFL Soccer Werder Bremen at Bay- ESPN NCAA Basketball Louisville at 10:00 am ESPN First Take (Live) (2h) ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) 12:00 pm ESPN SportsCenter (1h) Sports ern Munich. (2h) Kentucky. Women’s. (Live) (2h) ESPN2 Get Up! (2h) (30m) ESPN2 First Take (2h) this week 9:00 pm ESPN Boxing Top Rank. Terence ESPN2 Adventure Racing Spartan: Ul- 11:00 am NBCSN Sky Sports News (2h) 5:00 pm ESPN Around the Horn (30m) 1:00 pm ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) Crawford vs. Egidijus Kavaliasuskas. tra World Championship. (1h) 12:00 pm ESPN SportsCenter (1h30) ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (1h) (30m) (Live) (2h30) SATURDAY, DEC 14 1:30 pm NBCSN Premier League Goal ESPN2 First Take (2h) FSS Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Maga- 1:30 pm ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1h30) NBCSN 9:30 pm FIS Alpine Skiing World Zone (Live) (1h) 1:30 pm ESPN NFL Rewind (Live) (1h) zine (30m) 2:00 pm ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1h) 7:25 am NBCSN EPL Soccer Watford at Cup Women’s Super G. (1h) 2:30 pm ESPN2 Serie A Soccer Internazi- 2:00 pm ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1h) 5:30 pm ESPN Pardon the Interruption 3:00 pm ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1h) Liverpool. (Live) (2h05) 10:00 pm ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Gon- onale at Fiorentina. (Live) (2h30) (30m) ESPN2 NFL Live (1h30) 9:00 am ESPN College GameDay (Live) zaga at Arizona. (Live) (2h) NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) NBCSN WR Rugby World Sevens Series. (40m) FSS Inside Notre Dame Basketball 4:00 pm ESPN High Noon (30m) (3h) FSS NCAA Basketball Southern Uni- (30m) (2h30) 2:30 pm ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1h30) 4:30 pm ESPN Highly Questionable 9:30 am FSS Duke Basketball With versity at Butler. (2h) 6:00 pm ESPN SportsCenter (1h) 3:00 pm WTVD WPDE The American 2:40 pm NBCSN EPL Soccer Brighton & (30m) Mike Krzyzewski (30m) 10:30 pm NBCSN FIS Snowboarding ESPN2 Daily Wager (Live) (1h) ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) NBCSN Premier League Mornings World Cup Big Air. (1h) Game (1h) Hove Albion at Crystal Palace. (Live) WUVC Republica deportiva (1h) (2h20) FSS Champions Tennis Helpful Cup. (30m) (Live) (25m) QQQ Series. (2h) SUNDAY, DEC 15 ESPN NCAA Basketball Oklahoma 3:00 pm ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (Live) (1h) 5:00 pm ESPN Around the Horn (30m) 9:55 am NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2h05) GOLF Golf Central (1h) State at Houston. (Live) (2h) 4:00 pm ESPN SportsCenter (1h) ESPN2 High Noon (30m) 10:00 am ESPN2 SportsCenter (1h) 8:55 am NBCSN EPL Soccer Tottenham NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1h) 5:30 pm ESPN Pardon the Interruption FSS Ship Shape TV (30m) Hotspur at Wolverhampton. (Live) (2h05) 3:30 pm FSS Crashed Ice (1h) ESPN2 High Noon (30m) 4:00 pm WTVD WPDE The American 7:00 pm ESPN E:60 (1h) (30m) GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (2h) 9:00 am WWMB South Carolina Out- 4:30 pm ESPN2 Highly Questionable ESPN2 Highly Questionable (30m) Game (1h) (30m) ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Hall of Fame 11:00 am ESPN2 SportsCenter (1h) doors (30m) Invitational.