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** Sharon makes a joke about ''Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery''.
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** Sharon makes a joke about ''Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery''.''Literature/TheGreatTrainRobbery''.
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** "Merry Christmas, Everyone" plays during the end credits.
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** "Merry Christmas, Everyone" plays during the end credits.
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->'''Sharon''': 'ere, Dorien. Talkin' o' postmen right, do we send you Jews Christmas cards or what? I mean like seeing 'ow you killed Jesus an' that.
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->'''Sharon''': 'ere, 'Ere, Dorien. Talkin' o' postmen right, do we send you Jews Christmas cards or what? I mean like seeing 'ow you killed Jesus an' that.
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* FireAlarmDistraction: {{Inverted}} when Dorien sets a fire alarm off using the faulty firelighter to get Tracey's attention.
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* FireAlarmDistraction: {{Inverted}} when Dorien sets a fire alarm off using the faulty firelighter lighter to get Tracey's attention.
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Tracey receives two tickets for a "Christmas Cruise" in the post - a romantic surprise planned by Darryl before being sent to prison. He booked two tickets as he wanted it to be just Tracey and him, thinking Garth would be on a school trip. Tracey decides to take Garth, annoying Sharon who wanted to go. When Garth telephones to say he will not be home for Christmas, Tracey refuses to go at all. However, Dorien devises a plan to get Tracey and Sharon to go on the cruise.
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The festive season is upon us, and as the girls discuss the gifts they will give to everyone, Tracey receives opens a letter from Darryl. The letter in question contains two tickets for a "Christmas Cruise" in Christmas cruise on the post - a romantic surprise planned by SS Dana Anglia, apparently the last thing Darryl did before being sent to prison. He booked two tickets as he wanted it committed BankRobbery.
At the prison, Darryl insists that the other ticket that can't be used is to bejust used for Garth, although Tracey and him, thinking is worried about Sharon. However, this plan is derailed when Garth would be reveals by telephone that he's going on a school trip. choir trip to Germany. With this in mind, Tracey sadly laments that Christmas is ruined and decides to take Garth, annoying Sharon who wanted to go. When Garth telephones to say he will not be home for Christmas, Tracey refuses to go at all. go.
However, Doriendevises a plan to get Tracey and Sharon won't have any of it and try to go get her to go. When this doesn't work, Dorien then offers to buy the tickets off of Tracey, much to Sharon's annoyance. However, she also gives them passes to the ship to see her and Marcus off.
At the cruise, Dorien shows them around the boat and is able to guilt Tracey until admitting that she wishes that she could have gone on the cruise. Afterwards, as the ship begins to depart, it's revealed that Dorien manipulated events to get them on the cruise in the end. With this in mind, they decide to have a wonderful cruise.
At the prison, Darryl insists that the other ticket that can't be used is to be
However, Dorien
At the cruise, Dorien shows them around the boat and is able to guilt Tracey until admitting that she wishes that she could have gone on the cruise. Afterwards, as the ship begins to depart, it's revealed that Dorien manipulated events to get them on the cruise in the end. With this in mind, they decide to have a wonderful cruise.
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* PetTheDog: Dorien manipulates events so that Tracey and Sharon have a nice cruise together with their best interests genuinely in mind.
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* SpecialEditionTitle: Instead of the usual (for the time) credits of the sisters going down a dark hallway, the credits are instead set to footage of the ship leaving for a cruise, with "Merry Christmas, Everyone" playing over it instead of the usual theme tune of "What'll I Do".
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* ChristmasEpisode: The first of the series.
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* ChristmasEpisode: The first of the series.series, it focuses on Tracey getting tickets for a Christmas cruise from Darryl and having to decide whether she wants to use them or not.
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* [[{{Manchild}} Womanchild]]: Sharon tells Dorien she's like a little kid when decorating for Christmas.
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* [[{{Manchild}} Womanchild]]: WomanChild: Sharon tells Dorien she's like a little kid when decorating for Christmas.
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* MeaningfulGift: Tracey gives Darryl a video Walkman for Christmas, so that he can listen to the football. He is genuinely pleased with this gift, although the moment is ruined when one of the officers try to nick it.
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* TheShutIn: It's briefly mentioned that Auntie Sylvie is so agoraphobic that the sisters had to send in the Christmas turkey limb by limb through the mailbox for her. Notably, this is a trait which [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness never appears again for her]].
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-->-- '''Sharon Theodopolopodous''' asking the Jewish '''Dorien Green''' about Christmas card etiquette.
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-->'''Sharon''': 'ere, Dorien. Talkin' o' postmen right, do we send you Jews Christmas cards or what? I mean like seeing 'ow you killed Jesus an' that.
-->'''Dorien''': Not me personally Sharon, I was at the hairdressers.
-->'''Dorien''': Not me personally Sharon, I was at the hairdressers.
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* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: Sharon mentions Auntie Sylvie is agoraphobic, something which is never mentioned when she finally appears later in the series.
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** Sharon mentions Auntie Sylvie is agoraphobic, something which is never mentioned when she finally appears later in theseries.series.
** Until the Creator/{{ITV}} run, this episode was the only ChristmasEpisode to not be an ExtraLongEpisode. It's also the first ChristmasEpisode to have been produced.
** Sharon mentions Auntie Sylvie is agoraphobic, something which is never mentioned when she finally appears later in the
** Until the Creator/{{ITV}} run, this episode was the only ChristmasEpisode to not be an ExtraLongEpisode. It's also the first ChristmasEpisode to have been produced.
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* FeeFiFauxPas: Tracey makes a comment about "splashing out". Sharon, who is upset that Tracey gave away tickets to a cruise", gets annoyed with her for this.
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* FeeFiFauxPas: Tracey makes a comment about "splashing out". Sharon, who is upset that Tracey gave away tickets to a cruise", cruise, gets annoyed with her for this.
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* NonIndicativeTitle: Despite the title of the episode, at no point does any sailing occur or is discussed. Perhaps "Cruising" would've been a more appropriate title?
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* BriefAccentImitation: Tracey briefly adopts an upper-class accent to sound posher.
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* PizzaBoySpecialDelivery: Dorien mentions having sex with a visiting milkman.
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** Sharon tries to guilt trip Tracey buy listing works set on boats (''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty'', ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' and ''Film/CarryOnCruising'').
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** Sharon tries to guilt trip Tracey buy by listing works set on boats (''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty'', ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' and ''Film/CarryOnCruising'').
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** Tracey brings up Creator/JeremyBeadle when talking about Dorien's surprise.
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* ShoutOut:
** Sharon makes a joke about ''Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery''.
** Tracey lies to Garth's headmaster that he loves ''Music/DefLeppard''.
** Tracey wears a jumper with WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse on it.
** Sharon tries to guilt trip Tracey buy listing works set on boats (''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty'', ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' and ''Film/CarryOnCruising'').
** Tracey brings up Creator/JeremyBeadle when talking about Dorien's surprise.
* [[{{Manchild}} Womanchild]]: Sharon tells Dorien she's like a little kid when decorating for Christmas.
** Sharon makes a joke about ''Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery''.
** Tracey lies to Garth's headmaster that he loves ''Music/DefLeppard''.
** Tracey wears a jumper with WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse on it.
** Sharon tries to guilt trip Tracey buy listing works set on boats (''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty'', ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' and ''Film/CarryOnCruising'').
** Tracey brings up Creator/JeremyBeadle when talking about Dorien's surprise.
* [[{{Manchild}} Womanchild]]: Sharon tells Dorien she's like a little kid when decorating for Christmas.
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-->'''Sharon''': 'ere, Dorien. Talkin' o' postmen right, do we send you Jews Christmas cards or what? I mean like seeing 'ow you killed Jesus an' that.
-->'''Dorien''': Not me personally Sharon, I was at the hairdressers.
-->'''Sharon''': 'ere, Dorien. Talkin' o' postmen right, do we send you Jews Christmas cards or what? I mean like seeing 'ow you killed Jesus an' that.
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* AssShove:
** Tracey offers a prison guard a metal tube and tells him to stick it up his ass.
** When putting an angel on top of Tracey and Sharon's Christmas tree, Dorien spreads the angel's legs and jams it on top.
* BrickJoke: The first scene has Sharon being burnt by a faulty lighter. Later in the episode it gets Dorien as well.
* CheatingWithTheMilkman: Dorien mentions inviting a postman inside to "warm him up".
* ChristmasEpisode: The first of the series.
* ContinuityNod: The prison guard Tracey kneed in the balls in [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E6Substitute the last episode]] still has it out for her.
* CruiseEpisode: Tracey receives tickets to a romantic cruise on the Dana Anglia. Although she initially refuses to go, Dorien devises a plan to get her and Sharon on board the ship. The last minutes of the episode are also set on the ship as they prepare to enjoy the cruise.
* DeadpanSnarker: Tracey is this in full force in the first scene.
-->'''Sharon''': Is that you Trace?
-->'''Tracey''': No, it's the Virgin Mary and I'm lookin' for me donkey.
* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: Sharon mentions Auntie Sylvie is agoraphobic, something which is never mentioned when she finally appears later in the series.
* FeeFiFauxPas: Tracey makes a comment about "splashing out". Sharon, who is upset that Tracey gave away tickets to a cruise", gets annoyed with her for this.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Sharon mocks Tracey behind her back when she uses a high-class voice to talk to Garth's headmaster on the phone.
* GoldDigger: According to Dorien, one of the perks of a cruise is being able to pick between all the rich old widowed men. Sharon agrees with her.
* OneWordTitle: The title of the episode is "Sailing".
* {{Pun}}: Sharon buys a knock-off lighter which is apparently indistinguishable from the real thing. When it burns her, Tracey mentions they should say it's in''ex''tinguishable.
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* AssShove:
** Tracey offers a prison guard a metal tube and tells him to stick it up his ass.
** When putting an angel on top of Tracey and Sharon's Christmas tree, Dorien spreads the angel's legs and jams it on top.
* BrickJoke: The first scene has Sharon being burnt by a faulty lighter. Later in the episode it gets Dorien as well.
* CheatingWithTheMilkman: Dorien mentions inviting a postman inside to "warm him up".
* ChristmasEpisode: The first of the series.
* ContinuityNod: The prison guard Tracey kneed in the balls in [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E6Substitute the last episode]] still has it out for her.
* CruiseEpisode: Tracey receives tickets to a romantic cruise on the Dana Anglia. Although she initially refuses to go, Dorien devises a plan to get her and Sharon on board the ship. The last minutes of the episode are also set on the ship as they prepare to enjoy the cruise.
* DeadpanSnarker: Tracey is this in full force in the first scene.
-->'''Sharon''': Is that you Trace?
-->'''Tracey''': No, it's the Virgin Mary and I'm lookin' for me donkey.
* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: Sharon mentions Auntie Sylvie is agoraphobic, something which is never mentioned when she finally appears later in the series.
* FeeFiFauxPas: Tracey makes a comment about "splashing out". Sharon, who is upset that Tracey gave away tickets to a cruise", gets annoyed with her for this.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Sharon mocks Tracey behind her back when she uses a high-class voice to talk to Garth's headmaster on the phone.
* GoldDigger: According to Dorien, one of the perks of a cruise is being able to pick between all the rich old widowed men. Sharon agrees with her.
* OneWordTitle: The title of the episode is "Sailing".
* {{Pun}}: Sharon buys a knock-off lighter which is apparently indistinguishable from the real thing. When it burns her, Tracey mentions they should say it's in''ex''tinguishable.
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* Date First Aired: 26/12/1989
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Tracey receives two tickets for a "Christmas Cruise" in the post - a romantic surprise planned by Darryl before being sent to prison. He booked two tickets as he wanted it to be just Tracey and him, thinking Garth would be on a school trip. Tracey decides to take Garth, annoying Sharon who wanted to go. When Garth telephones to say he will not be home for Christmas, Tracey refuses to go at all. However, Dorien devises a plan to get Tracey and Sharon to go on the cruise.
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