Ross (played by David Schwimmer) then invents the Holiday Armadillo to explain the Hanukkah holiday story to his son. In this classic Friends episode, Ross’ son Ben is staying with him for the holidays, however, Ben hasn't only ever celebrated Christmas. “The One With the Holiday Armadillo” (Season 7, Episode 10 of “Friends”) on Hulu, Max, Amazon Prime and Grace decide to drive to Boston in a snowstorm, which sends Fran into a panic. In this episode, Fran is excited to celebrate her first Hanukkah with her new husband, but Maxwell, C.C.
The producers of The Nanny originally wanted Fran Fine to be Italian, however, the proud Jewish-American actress Fran Drescher fought for her character to be a Jew from Queens like herself, according to Page Six.
“The Hanukkah Story” (Season 6, Episode 10 of “The Nanny”) on Max, Amazon Prime The episode weaves the baby’s shenanigans with a retelling of the Hanukkah story, which features its most famous line, “A Maccababy’s gotta do what a maccababy’s gotta do!” 2.
Widely considered one of the best representations of Hanukkah, the children show’s Hanukkah special made waves when it debuted back in the 90s. “A Rugrats Chanukah” (Season 4, Episode 1 of “Rugrats”) on Paramount+, Amazon Prime
