History Main / AwayInAManger

* The last ever episode of ''BirdsOfAFeather'' had Sharon giving birth in a stable on Christmas Eve.

* In the ChristmasEpisode of ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'', a homeless woman detained at the police station suddenly goes into labour on Christmas Eve.

* ''HanginWithMrCooper''

* Baby William's birth and mysterious conception on ''{{The X-Files}}'' hold allusions to the Jesus birth story; though it takes place in mid-May rather than December. After going through a pregnancy that shouldn't have physically been able to happen, Scully is whisked away to an abandoned town by fellow agent Monica Reyes to give birth to her son, who is wanted by Super Soldiers intent on kidnapping him. While going out for a cigarette, Monica spies a proverbial "Star of Bethlehem", which Mulder eventually uses to find them. At the end of the episode, the Lone Gunmen step in as the Three Wise Men, visiting Scully and the baby at her apartment bearing gifts. Not only a parallel to Jesus himself: prophecy put him as the saviour of the human race from impending alien invasion. Poor little guy.

'''Esteban''': ''[[LampShading What a coincidence]].''\\

* In the ChristmasEpisode of UK sitcom ''TheThinBlueLine'', a homeless woman detained at the police station suddenly goes into labour on Christmas Eve.
* ''TheRoyleFamily'' had a ChristmasEpisode that used this trope.
* In the episode of ''EastEnders'' broadcast on Christmas Day 1990, Disa O'Brien gave birth in an abandoned building.
* ''{{Scrubs}}'' has Turk delivering a baby of a teenage runaway late on Christmas Eve, but who escapes the hospital just before going into labour - Turk finds her by following a star, and after the birth, everyone gathers round for a nice Christmas carol. [[GoldenMoment Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...]]
* In ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', the ChristmasEpisode featured a couple named Mary and Joseph, and Mary gave birth [[BornInAnElevator in the Tipton elevator]] on Christmas Eve. And since the show takes place in a hotel, there was "no room at the inn".

* Happens in the "An Angel on the Roof" episode of ''TouchedByAnAngel''. The episode has several groups of characters being brought together by the angels at a motel on Christmas Eve, including an illegal and pregnant immigrant couple. It climaxes not only with the wife giving birth, but with everyone staging a full "living Nativity" tableau that protects the couple from arrest and deportation (they were related to the motel owner; the angels manipulated circumstances to unite them).

[[BlessedWithSuck It's going to suck for that baby to have their birthday and Christmas presents lumped together for the rest of their natural born life.]][[hottip:*:Unless the parents decide to celebrate their half-birthday instead.]]

Basically, when a character gives birth on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day in a direct imitation of the Nativity. May be used as the high point of a ChristmasEpisode or the dramatic conclusion to a pregnancy storyline.

Compare MessianicArchetype and CrucifiedHeroShot for the other half of the Jesus-analog.

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* Happens in the Steve Martin film ''MixedNuts''.

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* The last ever episode of ''{{Birds of a Feather}}'' had Sharon giving birth in a stable on Christmas Eve.
* In the ChristmasEpisode of UK sitcom ''TheThinBlueLine'', a homeless woman detained at the police station suddenly goes into labour on Christmas Eve.
* ''TheRoyleFamily'' had a ChristmasEpisode that used this trope.

* Happens in the "An Angel on the Roof" episode of ''TouchedByAnAngel''. The episode has several groups of characters being brought together by the angels at a motel on Christmas Eve, including an illegal and pregnant immigrant couple. It climaxes not only with the wife giving birth, but with everyone staging a full "living Nativity" tableau that protects the couple from arrest and deportation (they were related to the motel owner; the angels manipulated circumstances to unite them).

* Baby William's birth and mysterious conception on ''{{The X-Files}}'' hold allusions to the Jesus birth story; though it takes place in mid-May rather than December. After going through a pregnancy that shouldn't have physically been able to happen, Scully is whisked away to an abandoned town by fellow agent Monica Reyes to give birth to her son, who is wanted by Super Soldiers intent on kidnapping him. While going out for a cigarette, Monica spies a proverbial "Star of Bethlehem", which Mulder eventually uses to find them. At the end of the episode, the Lone Gunmen step in as the Three Wise Men, visiting Scully and the baby at her apartment bearing gifts. Not only a parallel to Jesus himself: prophecy put him as the saviour of the human race from impending alien invasion. Poor little guy.

* Subtly subverted/inverted in the [[spoiler: seventh season]] ChristmasEpisode of ''HowIMetYourMother,'' where [[spoiler: Robin finds out she's infertile and "loses" her imaginary future children.]]

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* ''{{Adventures in Odyssey}}'' "Unto Us a Child in Born", in which Mary Barclay, playing Mary in a live radio play of the Nativity has to be rushed to the hospital.

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* In ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'', Brian is born at the same time as Jesus, in the manger next door.

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* Happens in the "An Angel on the Roof" episode of ''TouchedByAnAngel''. The episode has several groups of characters being brought together by the angels at a motel on Christmas Eve, one of which is an illegal immigrant couple with a pregnant wife. It climaxes not only with the wife giving birth, but also with everyone staging a full "living Nativity" tableau that protects the couple from being arrested and deported (they were related to the motel owner; the angels manipulated circumstances to unite them).

* Baby William's birth (and mysterious conception) on ''{{The X-Files}}'' hold allusions to the Jesus birth story; though it takes place in mid-May rather than December. After going through a pregnancy that shouldn't have physically been able to happen, Scully is whisked away to an abandoned town by fellow agent Monica Reyes to give birth to her son, who is wanted by Super Soldiers intent on kidnapping him. While going out for a cigarette, Monica spies a proverbial "Star of Bethlehem", which Mulder eventually uses to find out where they are. At the end of the episode, the Lone Gunmen step in as the Three Wise Men, visiting Scully and the baby at her apartment bearing gifts. Not to mention the baby was meant as a parallel to Jesus himself: prophecy put him as the saviour of the human race from impending alien invasion. Poor little guy.
* Parodied in the ''{{Bottom}}'' episode "Holy", when Richie finds a baby left on the doorstep of the flat during their Christmas party. True to form, following a few similarities to the Nativity story he lets this go [[AGodAmI completely to his head]], convinced that he's the "Mother of God" who has maintained his virginity because he's "better than everyone else in the world", and threatening to ensure that the other characters are sent to Hell by [[{{God}} his 'husband']]. [[spoiler: It turns out it's the grandson of their landlord, who left him on the step because he couldn't be bothered dealing with the kid himself.]]

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* The 2011 ChristmasEpisode of ''{{NCIS}}'' put Gibbs in the role of DeliveryGuy to a Marine lieutenant being pursued by mercenaries. And he pulled it off while Ziva fought and killed the last merc in the next room.

-->'''Geraldine''': No, because for one thing, your baby is a girl.

* In MontyPython's ''LifeOfBrian'', Brian is born at the same time as Jesus, in the manger next door.

[[BlessedWithSuck It's going to suck for that baby to have their birthday and Christmas presents lumped together for the rest of their natural born life.]]

'''London''': ''[[WhatAnIdiot I don't get it]].''\\

-->'''Matti''': ''Isn't that interesting. Mary and Joseph are traveling.''\\

* Parodied in the ''{{Bottom}}'' episode "Holy", when Richard finds a baby left on the doorstep of the flat during their Christmas party. True to form, following a few similarities to the Nativity story he lets this go [[AGodAmI completely to his head]], convinced that he's the "Mother of God" who has maintained his virginity because he's "better than everyone else in the world", and threatening to ensure that the other characters are sent to Hell by [[{{God}} his 'husband']]. [[spoiler: It turns out it's the grandson of their landlord, who left him on the step because he couldn't be bothered dealing with the kid himself.]]

* The Spanish movie ''El D? de la Bestia'' hinges about TheAntichrist being born on Christmas Eve. In Madrid. Under the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerta_de_Europa KIO Towers]].

* In MontyPython's ''Life Of Brian'', Brian is born at the same time as Jesus, in the manger next door.

* Happens in the Steve Martin film ''Mixed Nuts''.

* One of ''ThePunisher'' Max series christmas specials had this plot.

* Baby William's birth (and mysterious conception) on ''{{The X-Files}}'' hold allusions to the Jesus birth story; though it takes place in mid-May rather than December. After going through a pregnancy that shouldn't have physically been able to happen, Scully is whisked away to an abandoned town by fellow agent Monica Reyes to give birth to her son, who is wanted by Super Soldiers intent on kidnapping him. While going out for a cigarette, Monica spies a proverbial "Star of Bethlehem", which Mulder eventually uses to find out where they are. At the end of the episode, the Lone Gunmen step in as the Three Wise Men, visiting Scully and the baby at her apartment bearing gifts. Not to mention the baby was meant as a parallel to Jesus himself: prophecy put him as the saviour of the human race from impending alien invasion. Poor litle guy.

It's going to suck for that baby to have their birthday and Christmas presents lumped together for the rest of their natural born life.

* Alice in ''TheVicarOfDibley'' gave birth while on stage playing Mary in the village nativity play. Everybody thought [[AllPartOfTheShow it was an act]]. She had to be seen to by a vet.

* In ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', the ChristmasEpisode featured a couple named Mary and Joseph, and Mary gave birth in the Tipton elevator on Christmas Eve. And since the show takes place in a hotel, there was "no room at the inn".