airdate: December 13, 2011
written by: Christopher J. Waild
directed by: Dennis Smith

• Gibbs answering Lt. Reynolds' question of "Are you a leatherneck?" His response; "Where do you think I got this haircut?"
• Slater's time-out in Forensics.
• Breena interrupting her father.
• The 'cookie interrogation'.
• Tony's reference to his ex-fiancée as Ghost of Christmas past. He calls Palmer "Tiny Tim"
• Ducky says "humbug."
• Palmer refers to Ed as Ebenezer.
• Ducky calls Ed Slater Mister Ed.
• Abby mentions Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
  

• Palmer finally stood up to his overbearing future father-in-law.
  
  
• It seemed easier for Gibbs to talk about Kelly, perhaps because he was talking to a fellow marine.
  
  
• Tony seriously considers reopening his past with Wendy, but veers away at the end.
  
  
• Gibbs telling DiNozzo that he's making a mistake by avoiding relationships. "Man up! Move on!" and "Don't be like me! Learn from it."
  
  
• We learn that Layla and Emira are now living in Washington D.C.
  

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• Chat about Newborn King
  
  
• ADD DISCUSSION THREAD

• 9.12 Housekeeping The investigation into the murder of a Navy Commander leads the NCIS team to E.J. Barrett’s whereabouts.

• Larry Miller (Ed Slater)
• Erin Cottrell (Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds)
• David S. Lee (Veli Tupolev)
• Hugh Scott (Police Deputy Billy McCormick)
• Brandi Burkhardt (Desk Clerk)
• Michelle Pierce (Breena Slater)
• Kevin Rock (Department of Defense Liaison Harris Klein)
• Marc Aden Gray (Navy Captain Jake Marsden)

• Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer)

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• A Christmas Carol
• The Andy Griffith Show
  
• Bad Santa