BLACKADDER'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1988)

PREMISE A visit from the Spirit of Christmas (Robbie Coltrane) convinces Ebenezer Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson, at left), a Victorian doormat, to turn over a new leaf and become a greedy, cold-hearted bastard.

BAH, HUMBUG! MOMENT Ebenezer snubs and insults a visiting couple, unaware that they're Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

MEMORABLE QUOTE When Mrs. Scratchit sobs that Tiny Tom will have no goose this Christmas, Ebenezer replies: ''Mrs. Scratchit, Tiny Tom is 15 stone and built like a brick privy. If he eats anymore heartily, he will turn into a pie shop.''