YULE TUBE: Splattered Santa!

Oh, boy! One of the coolest Christmas episodes ever!

Married With Children announced its subversive presence on nascent network Fox back in 1987 by offing old St. Nick, or at least a muscatel-chugging mall approximation of same who plummeted from a helicopter into the Bundy backyard.

Sorry for the late notice, but this one's on the air Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 a.m. on TBS. (We'll keep scouring the listings for the inevitable encore run.)

If you miss this black comedy classic (also on the Married With Children second-season DVD set), try the condensed five-minute Minisode version: