"Caroline and the Decanter" is the second Christmas episode of the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City, aired in the show's third season.
Synopsis[]
When Caroline's parents are stranded in Wisconsin by a snowstorm, she reluctantly accompanies Del to his dysfunctional family Christmas - especially after he tells her that his mother still resents her never having brought a hostess gift the first time they met - leaving Charlie to housesit Salty and attempt to spend some quality holiday time with his father. Meanwhile, when Richard tries to be enthusiastic about a delayed honeymoon trip to Hawaii, Annie trips to help Julia overcome her fear of flying with some tranquilizers that work all too well - and while defending herself to a furious Richard, lets slip the little fact that Caroline is "still" in love with him.