Charlie Garner 

Opinion Editor

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“Good Luck Charlie” has always been my all-time favorite Disney Channel TV show, and I still never get tired of watching it even though I have seen every episode probably one hundred times. When I was in third grade, I was ecstatic for the Christmas movie, “Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas!” to premiere on Disney Channel, and I made sure to watch it the night that it aired. Even all these years later, I still have a love for this movie, and I make sure to watch it every year during the holiday season. 

The movie is kind of a Disney Channel version of “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,” with more of a family message and is just overall family-friendly in general. Amy and Teddy get separated from the rest of the Duncan family when they are on their way to Palm Springs for their Christmas vacation. It starts when Teddy wants to be more independent and takes an offer to fill one extra seat on another plane, and Amy goes after her because she does not want Teddy to fly by herself. Neither of them gets on the plane, so they have to find alternative ways to get to Palm Springs, while the rest of the family stays with Amy’s parents, where some chaos ensues. 

It is very endearing to see the girls trying so hard to get back to their families for Christmas, and it is nice to see all of the little plotlines tied together. The biggest aspect of “Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas!” is certainly the relationship between Amy and Teddy. Throughout the movie, we get to see the relationship between the mother and daughter get stronger and develop more in mature ways as Amy tries to be more trusting of Teddy while Teddy tries her hardest to show Amy her maturity. And the characters of Bob, PJ, Gabe, and Charlie all get their own respective screen time as well, and we get to see more of their bond as they try to deal with the grandparents and when they eventually try to pick up the girls. 

The biggest plotline in the movie is when Amy reveals that she is pregnant, which is a plotline that carries over into the third season of the main show. When she reveals this to the entire family at the end of the movie, which takes place on Christmas morning, is a very wholesome ending and a great segway into the next season. 

It may be a simple movie for kids with a simple premise, but I cannot help but love it and it is certainly a comfort holiday movie for me.