TV Barn's TV Picks for Dec. 11

TO MEL IN A HANDBASKET
Alice Hyatt was "a new girl in town" when she and her son Tommy moved West from ... ?

A) Florida
B) Georgia
C) Illinois
D) New Jersey
E) Washington, D.C.

[Your order and the correct answer are up at the bottom of the column.]

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TV Barn's TV Picks for Monday, December 11, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings

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FAMILY FRIENDLY
* "Mary Poppins" (ABC Family, 7 & 10 p.m.)
* "The Wizard of Oz" (TNT, 8 & 10:15 p.m.)

7 p.m.
"Ben 10" (Cartoon)
"Texas Cheer Moms" (TLC; also 7:30)

8 p.m.
On a special edition of "Deal or No Deal" (NBC), a gynecologist from Wolf Lake doesn't win the million.

Your mother is not met on "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS).

Chris is unpopular on "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW).

"Inside the Actors Studio" (Bravo): Forest Whitaker
"Backyard Habitat" (Animal Planet)
"2006 Blunders, Break-Ups and Babies" (E!)
"Not Your Average Travel Guide" (Travel; also 8:30): "RT 1" & "Napa"
"20th Century Battlefields" (Military)
"Conversations With Michael Eisner" (CNBC)
"Pokémon: Battle Frontier" (Cartoon)

8:30 p.m.
"All of Us" (CW) love "Rain Man," but not Chris.

"The Class" (CBS) sharpens its pencils.

Football: Chicago at St. Louis (ESPN)

9 p.m.
Peter Krause enters "The Lost Room" (Sci Fi; continues Tuesday and Wednesday). Will the secrets of the universe offer a bargain he can't refuse in his battle to save his daughter?

John Goodman stars in "The Year Without a Santa Claus" (NBC). Unless evil prevails, in which case, he doesn't.

"Two and a Half Men" (CBS) disagree with one another and then the kid insults them.

Sarah Paulson tries to get home in time for "A Christmas Wedding" (Lifetime).

John Stamos plays gay in "The Wedding Wars" (A&E). Sorta like when he pretended to be cool on "General Hospital" and "Full House."

Hood and company are vexed by a mysterious disease at the "Eleventh Hour" (BBC America).

"Girlfriends" (CW) have a Blue Christmas.

"Supernanny" (ABC) hopes to best a bully.

"Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers" (Sundance)
"High Stakes Poker" (GSN)
"WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA)
"Fabulous Life of ..." (VH1): "Jaw-Dropping Celebrity Splurges"
"The Dog Whisperer" (National Geographic)

9:30 p.m.
Christine dates someone new, Barb says something wacky and little Ricky plays the drums on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS).

The team loses "The Game" (CW).

10 p.m.
A secret from Dad's past leads Bridget to ask, "What About Brian" (ABC)?

The interrogators improvise on "Sleeper Cell: American Terror" (Showtime). Here's a box of hats, now do "the world's worst al Qaeda dating videos."

Lisa Scottoline gets away with "Murder by the Book" (Court).

"100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases" (TV Land): "100-81"
"Fabulous Life Presents: Really Rich Real Estate" (VH1)
"Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol" (Spike)
"Dr. 90210" (E!)
"American Chopper" (Discovery): "Eragon Bike 2"

10:30 p.m.
"Leave No Trace" (BBC America)

11 p.m.
"10 Items or Less" (TBS)
"Where Did It Come From?" (History): "The Ancient Maya: Power Centers"
"MSNBC Investigates" (MSNBC): "Lockup: Inside Indiana State Prison"

TALK SNOOP
* Rose: Lou Dobbs, Ken Auletta
* Sen. Lincoln Chafee affords "The Daily Show."
* Former President Jimmy Carter is nuts about Tavis.
* Dr. Peter Singer is so-so with Stephen.
* Matt Damon and Barbara Walters were bourne to chat with Dave.
* Former President Jimmy Carter and Edward Norton Panic! At the Disco with Jay.
* Cameron Diaz and Dashboard Confessional spend their holiday with Conan.
* Julia Sweeney, Ted Danson (maybe) and Akon say ha with Craig.

More talk-show information is available at www.interbridge.com/lineupsdate.html and charlierose.com.

KISS THEIR GRITS
After Mr. Hyatt was killed in a car accident, Alice and Tommy headed for Los Angeles from D) New Jersey. But their car broke down in Phoenix, Arizona. (Mel's Diner was in Tucson in the original film version, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.")

-- posted by Jon Delfin