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10 Best ‘South Park’ Holiday Episodes, Ranked
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South Park isn’t just one of the single greatest animated shows of all time; it’s also a groundbreaking step forward in American comedy. Trey Parker and Matt Stone created a series that was filled with satire, popular cultural references, and the occasional heartfelt moments, proving to be much more insightful than anyone would have realized. Similar to The Simpsons’ success in the decade prior, South Park has now become a foundational text as it heads into its third decade of existence.
Although it has aired many amazing episodes since its debut in 1997, South Park has consistently delivered fantastic holiday-themed installments that often subvert expectations regarding the show’s standard story structure. These episodes allow the show to mock some of its frequent targets, including traditional community values and religious extremism. These are the best South Park holiday episodes, ranked by how funny they are, how well they integrate the holiday into the plot, and their overall quality.
- Release Date
- August 13, 1997
- Seasons
- 27
10 “A Very Crappy Christmas” (2000)
Season 4, Episode 17
“A Very Crappy Christmas” was one of the most important South Park festive episodes, as it was one of the initial installments to introduce the character of Mr. Hankey. This peculiar creation is certainly one of South Park’s more divisive characters, as some fans have felt that he has overstayed his welcome due to some less well-received installments within later seasons.
“A Very Crappy Christmas” has Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman actually working together for once to help save Christmas.
Still, “A Very Crappy Christmas” works as an overt parody of classic animated holiday specialslike A Charlie Brown Christmas and even has a musical number inspired by The Lion King. While it does contain the cynical edge that has always made South Park such a trailblazing program, “A Very Crappy Christmas” also has Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman actually working together for once to help save Christmas, which does reflect a more positive message than the nasty feuds that they have tended to get into throughout the series.
9 “Pinkeye” (1997)
Season 1, Episode 7
Although there have certainly been some controversial, divisive, and gross moments in the history of the series, South Park actually got into some real horror with the Halloween episode “Pinkeye.” Although the running joke of Kenny being brought back to the dead has been a part of the series since the beginning, “Pinkeye” framed his resurrection amidst a zombie invasion that threatens to take over the town.
“Pinkeye” is a great parody of zombie movies, as it shows how ignorant people would actually be in a situation where the undead threatened to take over. South Park has never been for the faint of heart, as it has managed to get more disturbing than even what other contemporary adult animated shows like Family Guy or King of the Hill were capable of. That being said, “Pinkeye” is just gross, even by South Park standards.
8 “It’s Christmas in Canada” (2003)
Season 7, Episode 15
Canada has been a frequent target of satire in South Park, as a fictional war with the United States was even the subject of the critically acclaimed 1999 film South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. The episode “It’s Christmas in Canada” brings the tensions back when Kyle’s younger brother Ike is discovered by his birth parents, who attempt to bring him back to Canada to live with them.
There are many episodes of the show that lampoon classic films from the Golden Age of Hollywood, but “It’s Christmas in Canada” has many hilarious references to The Wizard of Oz. Although Parker and Stone try to avoid being too sentimental like it is the plague, there are some moments of fraternal bonding between Kyle and Ike that reflect a more heartfelt aspect of what the series could be capable of.
7 “Red Sleigh Down” (2002)
Season 6, Episode 17
Santa Claus is a South Park character that seems well-suited for a spinoff. The series certainly managed to show a radically different version of St. Nick than the one seen in family holiday films like Miracle on 34th Street or The Santa Clause.
“Red Sleigh Down” features a team-up between Santa, Jesus, and Mr. Hankey, who are all recruited by Cartman to spread holiday joy to the people of Iraq. It’s actually one of the more action-packed episodes of the series, as there are many sly references to recent war films, including David O. Russell’s Three Kings and Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down. South Park has never been shy of examining controversial topics like the Iraq War, but “Red Sleigh Down” managed to merge festive sentiments with bloody action into one of the weirdest installments in the show’s early history.
6 “Starvin’ Marvin” (1997)
Season 1, Episode 8
In one of the show’s rare Thanksgiving episodes, South Park made some razor-edged points about the reality of charitable programs in “Starvin’ Marvin.” The episode centers on Kyle, Cartman, Stan, and Kenny, who accidentally adopt a starving African child named Marvin after sending money to his home country in hopes of getting a watch.
“Starvin’ Marvin” was one of the earliest episodes of South Park and showed how dark the series was willing to get with its jokes about the human rights crimes committed in overseas countries and why Americans were so ignorant. Cartman’s true ignorance and cruelty came out in a way unforeseen in the show previously. The episode also featured a hilarious war scene involving the Chef that parodied Braveheart, the Mel Gibson war epic that had won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director just a few years prior.
5 “Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!” (1998)
Season 2, Episode 16
“Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!” is actually one of the most important episodes of South Park, as it involves one of the first true disputes between Stan and his parents. Although Stan’s home life has always been a bit dysfunctional, he defies their authority when he decides to join his friends to visit Cartman’s grandparents during a holiday trip to Nebraska.
As the title would suggest, “Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!” features an appearance by the signature serial killer and cult leader who was responsible for the death of Sharon Tate in 1969. While Manson has been depicted subsequently in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and the second season of Mindhunter, it was still fairly groundbreaking for South Park to crack jokes about it. Involving Manson with Cartman’s villainous Uncle Howard was another instance where the series blurred reality and fiction together.
4 “Fantastic Easter Special” (2007)
Season 11, Episode 5
In one of the rare episodes set outside the South Park town, “Fantastic Easter Special” sees Stan questioning the connection between the Easter Bunny and Jesus, as he isn’t able to understand what they have to do with each other. After his parents give him an unsatisfying answer, Stan goes out on an adventure to solve the mystery, leading to a secret society that protects an age-old secret.
“Fantastic Easter Special” does a great job at parodying conspiracy thrillers, as the notion of a secret organization that operates behind closed doors feels somewhat inspired by Stanley Kunbrick’s erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut and Alan J. Pakula’s political mystery The Parallax View. “Fantastic Easter Special” was also an important episode for Stan’s development, as he begins to question the values that he has been raised on, leading to more disputes with his parents in subsequent seasons.
3 “Mr. Hankey, The Christmas Poo!” (1997)
Season 1, Episode 9
“Mr. Hankey, The Christmas Poo!” was the first Christmas-themed episode of South Park and is responsible for establishing many of the show’s running storylines. Although the first season is generally not heralded as one of South Park’s best, it did have an important task of introducing key concepts that would be addressed at a later point.
“Mr. Hankey, The Christmas Poo!” was one of the first instances in which South Park took aim at political correctness. Although most of the town’s residents think that Kyle’s belief in Mr. Hankey is silly, they feel a need not to deny his beliefs out of fear of offending him. Many aspects of the show have changed in the subsequent decades, but Parker and Stone seem just as adamant in criticizing the ways in which political correctness can be a barrier to logic.
2 “A Song of Ass and Fire” (2013)
Season 17, Episode 8
“A Song of Ass and Fire” was part of a trilogy of South Park episodes that parodied Black Friday shopping and how ridiculous it can get when consumerism goes wild. Although there had been previous make-believe episodes in which the boys played characters from The Lord of the Rings, “A Song of Ice and Fire” drew from Game of Thrones, which was then heralded as one of the greatest drama shows of all time.
“A Song of Ass and Fire” is just funny and ridiculous enough that even those who have never seen or read Martin’s novels or seen
Game of Thrones
can enjoy it.
“A Song of Ice and Fire” was perfectly timed, as it aired amidst the third season of Game of Thrones when the “Red Wedding” incident took viewers who had not already read George R.R. Martin’s books by complete surprise. That being said, “A Song of Ass and Fire” is just funny and ridiculous enough that even those who have never seen or read Martin’s novels or seen Game of Thrones can enjoy it. The hilarious episode even provoked a response from Martin himself, who denied the show’s insinuation that he’s obsessed with “weenies.”
1 “Woodland Critter Christmas” (2004)
Season 8, Episode 14
“Woodland Critter Christmas” is one of the most perfect South Park episodes and certainly one of the darkest. The notion of a group of friendly wild animals gathering for Christmas is a part of many beloved family holiday specials. However, South Park manages to take a considerably more disturbing take on this classic narrative when Stan travels into the woods outside of South Park and discovers that the animals are involved in an evil, cannibalistic ceremony.
“Woodland Critter Christmas” proves once again that nothing is sacred in South Park, as there isn’t anything that Parker and Stone were incapable of mocking. Although the series would go on to pull off more extended storylines in subsequent seasons, the shock of the big twist in “Woodland Critter Christmas” remains one of the most jaw-dropping moments in the entire history of South Park, which is really saying something when you think about it.
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Quem é Yamandu Orsi, o próximo presidente do Uruguai? | Notícias Eleitorais
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25 de novembro de 2024Yamandu Orsi será O próximo presidente do Uruguaidepois que o líder de esquerda emergiu como o vencedor de um segundo turno de fim de semana para liderar a nação sul-americana de 3,4 milhões de habitantes.
Orsi, da aliança Frente Ampla, obteve 49,8% dos votos durante segundo turno no domingo para derrotar Álvaro Delgado, do Partido Nacional, de centro-direita, que obteve 45,9 por cento de apoio.
A sua vitória marca o regresso de um governo de centro-esquerda à presidência do Uruguai, após cinco anos de uma administração conservadora.
Mas quem é Orsi? Aqui está o que você precisa saber sobre o presidente eleito.
Primeiros anos
Professor de história, dançarino folclórico e ex-prefeito, o político de 57 anos é considerado herdeiro político do antigo Presidente José Mujica.
Mujica acompanhou Orsi na sua campanha e elogiou-o como um novo líder capaz de encontrar o equilíbrio certo entre as prioridades sociais, políticas e económicas.
Orsi nasceu em 13 de junho de 1967, na zona rural do departamento de Canelones. Seu pai era agricultor de vinhedos e sua mãe costureira. Enquanto morava no campo, sua irmã o ensinou a ler e escrever.
Mas o jovem Orsi começou a moldar as suas opiniões e desejos políticos em plena ditadura no Uruguai, que durou de 1973 a 1983.
Após o fim desse período, Orsi juntou-se ao Movimento de Participação Popular liderado por Mujica, o ex-líder guerrilheiro que se tornou presidente em 2010.
Promessas de campanha
Orsi disse que quer inaugurar “uma esquerda moderna” para combater os sem-abrigo, a pobreza e o crime – uma preocupação fundamental entre Eleitores uruguaios.
As taxas de homicídio no país aumentaram acentuadamente nos últimos anos, alimentadas pela mudança nas rotas de contrabando de cocaína.
A taxa de pobreza é uma das mais baixas da região e voltou a cair para os níveis anteriores à COVID-19 este ano, mas as instituições de caridade dizem que continua a afectar as crianças de forma desproporcional.
“O destino e o futuro deste país têm de mudar”, disse Orsi à agência de notícias Reuters numa entrevista na capital Montevidéu no mês passado, dizendo que a sua coligação Frente Ampla alcançaria um equilíbrio diferente entre o bem-estar social e o crescimento económico.
Como prefeito de Canelones, na segunda maior região do país, ele foi creditado por ajudar a atrair potenciais investidores e aliviar a burocracia local para atrair empresas internacionais como o Google, com algum nível de sucesso.
Ele disse que planeia evitar aumentos de impostos apesar de um défice crescente e, em vez disso, concentrar-se em estimular um crescimento mais rápido.
Durante o seu discurso de vitória no domingo, Orsi prometeu “ser o presidente que apela continuamente ao diálogo nacional”.
Estilo folclórico
O pai de gêmeos fez campanha como moderado e com uma abordagem realista.
Mas o seu fracasso em estabelecer um plano claro para o governo atraiu críticas. Ele também se recusou a participar de debates e deu poucas entrevistas à mídia.
Embora as eleições venham a alterar o equilíbrio de poder no Uruguai, os analistas não previram uma mudança massiva na direcção económica do país, tendo Orsi prometido anteriormente “uma mudança que não será radical”.
A administração de Orsi tomará posse em Março próximo e, tal como Mujica – mais conhecido pelas suas condições de vida humildes que lhe valeram o apelido de “o presidente mais pobre do mundo” – ele disse que não viverá na residência presidencial.
Orsi tem várias semelhanças com seu padrinho político, como o amor pelo campo e um estilo de vida tranquilo.
Ele é frequentemente fotografado carregando o tradicional chá mate, passeando com seu cachorro, Ramon, e vestindo-se casualmente.
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Trump ameaça tarifas pesadas sobre Canadá, México e China – DW – 26/11/2024
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25 de novembro de 2024Presidente eleito dos EUA Donald Trump planeja impor uma tarifa de 25% sobre todos os produtos provenientes México e Canadáe uma tarifa adicional de 10% sobre mercadorias de Chinacitando preocupações sobre a imigração ilegal e o comércio de drogas ilícitas.
“Em 20 de janeiro, como uma das minhas primeiras ordens executivas, assinarei todos os documentos necessários para cobrar do México e do Canadá uma tarifa de 25% sobre TODOS os produtos que entram nos Estados Unidos e suas ridículas fronteiras abertas”, postou Trump em seu Truth. Plataforma social.
Ele também prometeu impor um aumento de 10% nas tarifas à China em resposta às questões do tráfico de drogas.
Trump criticou a China por não fazer o suficiente para impedir a entrada de drogas ilegais nos EUA através do México.
“Até que parem, cobraremos à China uma tarifa adicional de 10%, acima de quaisquer tarifas adicionais, sobre todos os seus muitos produtos que entram nos Estados Unidos da América”, disse Trump.
Tarifas fazem parte da agenda económica de Trump
Durante a campanha, prometeu impor tarifas de 10% sobre todos os produtos importados para os EUA e tarifas ainda mais elevadas de 60% sobre produtos fabricados na China.
Trump acredita que uma maneira de impulsionar a produção nos EUA é imposição de tarifas sobre produtos importados.
Ele tem teve como alvo a China em particular prometendo impor tarifas sobre as importações chinesas de mais de 60% – muito mais altas do que as impostas durante o seu primeiro mandato.
de Trump nomeado para Secretário do Tesouro, Scott Bessentsupervisionaria a implementação das tarifas, se confirmada. Ele vê as tarifas como uma ferramenta de negociação com outras nações.
Num artigo de opinião da Fox News, Bessent argumentou que as tarifas são “uma ferramenta útil para alcançar os objectivos de política externa do presidente. Seja fazendo com que os aliados gastem mais na sua própria defesa, abrindo os mercados estrangeiros às exportações dos EUA, assegurando a cooperação para acabar com as exportações ilegais imigração e interditar o tráfico de fentanil, ou dissuadir a agressão militar, as tarifas podem desempenhar um papel central.”
Esta é uma história em desenvolvimento, mais a seguir.
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Inside John, Jim Harbaugh’s first meeting since Super Bowl
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25 de novembro de 2024Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterNov 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET
Close- Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
It was not what John Harbaugh had envisioned as the pinnacle of his sport. Growing up, he watched Super Bowl-winning coaches being carried off the field by their players or drenched in Gatorade showers.
But when the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 to capture Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, John was surprised to find himself alone on the field. Then it dawned on him. He knew what he had to do.
After the only Super Bowl featuring siblings as head coaches, John found his younger brother Jim and shook his hand. Then, he started to lean in for an embrace, but Jim put an outstretched forearm into John’s chest.
“There will be no hug,” he told John.
On Monday, John and Jim will meet again as opposing coaches for the first time since that historic and emotionally taxing matchup over 11 years ago. John will take his Ravens (7-4) across the country to face Jim’s Los Angeles Chargers (7-3) at SoFi Stadium (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC).
The feeling among family members is this won’t be Har-Bowl, Part 2. The stakes aren’t nearly as high this time around. John and Jim’s teams are battling for AFC playoff seeding, not football’s biggest prize — the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
But for brothers who competed in the backyard and on the biggest stage in football, bragging rights will always be on the line. When people point out John is 2-0 against Jim, John makes a correction: He’s 3-0. John beat Jim in a preseason game between the Ravens and 49ers in 2014.
John recently recited what he heard Jim say during the week leading up to their Super Bowl.
“‘When that game starts, my brothers are going to be the guys on the sideline with me,'” John said. “That is the way it works. When you get on that sideline, you stake out your territory on a football game and you’re with your family over there.”
The Harbaughs are the only brothers to face each other as head coaches in the NFL’s 105-year history and in the championship game of a major American sport. The first meeting happened on Thanksgiving in 2011, when the Ravens beat the 49ers 16-6. The next came in the Super Bowl a season later, which was another triumph for John — but this is rarely spoken about between the brothers.
John didn’t hear Jim speak positively about that game until three years ago. Jim had driven with his son Jack in an RV from Michigan to John’s house in Maryland. They went into John’s recreational barn, which has a picture from the Super Bowl hanging inside.
“We don’t really talk about that, do we, Dad?” said Jack, now 12 years old.
Jim replied, “It’s okay to talk about that. That was a great day for Uncle John. We’re happy to celebrate that.”
Others are unsure whether Jim has fully come to terms with that loss.
“I think he’s still working on it,” said their father, Jack.
JOHN AND JIM’S father has become the subject of the most debated Super Bowl story in the family.
According to Jim, he couldn’t sleep after losing the Super Bowl and started channel surfing when he saw his father on TV celebrating at the Ravens’ victory party. Jim said Jack was doing the twist while smoking a cigar.
“That’s not true,” John said.
Jim shot back, “I don’t lie.”
Jack pushed back as well, saying, “I’ve never had a cigar in my mouth.”
Super Bowl XLVII is remembered as Hall of Fame middle linebacker Ray Lewis’ final game and for a power outage that caused a 34-minute blackout at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. But for Jim it’s the pivotal non-call in the final minutes that has stuck with him.
With San Francisco trailing by three points, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s fourth-down pass from the 5-yard line sailed over wide receiver Michael Crabtree’s head in the end zone. Officials determined that Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith’s contact with Crabtree was incidental, but Jim insisted a holding penalty should have been called.
Jim didn’t speak to John for five days after the Super Bowl. John was on a train to New York, heading there to appear on the “Late Show with David Letterman,” when he finally got a call from Jim. To this day, John believes Jim called him out of fear that his older brother would tell a national audience that he hadn’t heard from him.
John recalls it being a great conversation until Jim brought up the officiating.
“It was kind of left at that over the years,” John said.
John is in his 17th season coaching the Ravens, making him the second-longest tenured coach in the league, behind only Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Jim spent four seasons with the 49ers from 2011 to 2014 before leaving to coach at Michigan for nine years.
Both usually send game film to their father, a longtime college coach who won the Division I-AA title at Western Kentucky in 2002. Jack watches the tape and calls his sons with his thoughts.
Those calls with Jack have been different since January, when Jim left Michigan after winning the national championship and returned to the NFL. There is an understanding that you can’t tell any team secrets to Jack, especially this past week.
“It’s both of them,” Jack said. “They say, ‘I would like to tell you this, but if there’s any thought that you would share it with the other one, I’m not going to do it.'”
JACKIE, THEIR MOTHER, says, “They’re almost like twins.”
Born 15 months apart, John and Jim mirror each other, from football philosophy to wardrobe to personnel and coaching staffs.
Both want to play a physical brand of football by establishing the run, typically wear ball caps and khakis on the practice field and love parroting the mantras their father shared with his players. In his first news conference, Jim told reporters, “We’re going to be a tough team, a resilient team, a relentless team, a physical team; that’s what we’re going to aspire to be. Don’t let the powder blues fool you.” In postgame speeches, John has shouted to his players, “Who’s got it better than us?”
The similarities extend to the locker room. Jim is coaching seven of John’s former players — running backs J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards, center Sam Mustipher, safety Tony Jefferson, cornerback Shaun Wade, tight end Hayden Hurst and center Bradley Bozeman — all of whom joined the Chargers after Jim became coach in January. John’s backup quarterback is Josh Johnson, who was coached by Jim at the University of San Diego.
Even the coaching staffs are intertwined. Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman served as John’s offensive coordinator for the Ravens (2019-22) after he was the 49ers’ OC during Jim’s four seasons. Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter received his first NFL job under John, serving as a Ravens defensive assistant (2017-20). Three other Chargers coaches — Andy Bischoff (tight ends), Mike Devlin (offensive line) and Marc Trestman (senior offensive assistant) — previously worked under John. Chargers GM Joe Hortiz also spent 26 years in the Ravens’ front office, where he helped build the Super Bowl-winning team that beat Jim.
When the Ravens needed a defensive backs coach this offseason, John hired Doug Mallory, a college teammate of Jim’s who spent the past three seasons as a defensive analyst at Michigan. Mallory remembers being in a coaches meeting with the Atlanta Falcons five years ago and being asked who was the most competitive person he knew. Mallory said Jim at the time, but he would probably include both Harbaugh brothers after working with John this year.
“They don’t like to lose,” Mallory said. “They’re going to do everything they can to win.”
During this year’s training camp, a video of a 60-year-old Jim participating in reverse sled pulls went viral.
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— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) July 26, 2024
Not to be outdone, two weeks later, the 62-year-old John joined a fumble recovery drill that involved a player jumping on the ball while others douse him with water hoses. John injured a shoulder.
Last one best one 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/cUdc9gI77d
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) August 6, 2024
“They’re very passionate about the game of football,” Josh Johnson said. “It’s the environment that they create. The winners are the workers. They’re going to work you in a way where your team is going to be ready to compete and can will your way to victory.”
LONG BEFORE THEY competed in billion-dollar NFL stadiums, they tried to best each other in their backyard. John and Jim played a childhood game of “chicken,” firing a football at each other from increasingly close range until one of them dropped it or quit.
There were also one-on-one battles in the driveway. Armed with tennis balls and hockey sticks, John and Jim took turns aiming at a goal made of chicken wire, though many of the shots ending up hitting the windows of their one-car garage.
“We didn’t have any pads or anything, and we would go for hours and just tabulate who could score more against the other guy,” John said. “Knocked out every window eventually. I think Mom put cardboard on all those windows.”
Jim was the bigger and stronger athlete. He starred as quarterback at Michigan and became a starter for the Bears, Colts, Ravens and Chargers. John was a partial-scholarship defensive back at Miami (Ohio).
“Jim was one of the most underrated quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League,” John said. “And I’ve said this many times.”
The Harbaughs have always had each other’s backs. When John was a junior cornerback at Pioneer High in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jim was a freshman who watched from the stands, too young to play on varsity.
There was a game when John was dominating, knocking down a couple of passes on out patterns. Jim sensed the opposing team was setting up John for a double move, and their father urged Jim to go tell his brother. After running down the steps, Jim yelled from the fence: “Out-and-up! Out-and-up!”
When the other team tried the double move, John was all over it. “I’m glad we got to him,” Jim said.
Eventually, Jim made varsity, and when he threw a pass to John (who also played receiver in high school), the announcer declared, “Harbaugh to Harbaugh.”
“That was one of those moments that stay with me for a long time,” Jackie said.
The only time they played on opposing teams growing up was in baseball, as teenagers. John got recruited to play for a higher-level travel team, and Jim played for a team that was coached by their father.
When they faced each other, John’s team came out on top 1-0.
“So I won that one, too,” John said with a smile.
WHEN THE LEAGUE announced its 2024 schedule in May, Jackie couldn’t believe the date for the Ravens-Chargers game. It’s Nov. 25, Jackie and Jack’s 63rd wedding anniversary.
“What the heck is the NFL trying to do here?” Jackie remembers asking.
Jack and Jackie don’t watch games together anymore. Jack sits in front of the upstairs TV, while Jackie watches the downstairs one.
Jackie has to be on her feet when the game is on, calling plays out and criticizing the officials. Jack is the quieter one — who has one complaint when they’re in the same room.
“Sometimes she gets in the line of vision where I can’t see,” Jack said.
Upon hearing this, Jackie cried out, “For God’s sake.”
When the Ravens and Chargers play in Los Angeles, Jack and Jackie will be in Florida with their daughter, Joani Crean, and her family. (Crean is married to former Indiana and Georgia men’s basketball coach Tom Crean, currently a TV analyst for ESPN.) The plan is for everyone to watch the game together — in the same room.
Asked how her father and mother will handle this latest game between John and Jim, Joani recalls the Super Bowl when the family was in NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s box.
“It was the quietest any of us have ever been watching a game,” she said. “So I think I’m expecting that … maybe.”
For the first time since that Super Bowl, football’s greatest sibling rivalry will be rekindled. But those closest to John and Jim don’t expect the same level of drama.
“I guess everybody’s more weathered to it,” Joani said. “It’s not something you circle on your calendar.”
Earlier this year, John told Jack that Monday night’s game has to be easier on everyone because it’s not the Super Bowl. This time, whatever happens, John and Jim still have a chance to lead their teams to the postseason and an NFL title.
“So, when he said that, it made sense,” Jack said. “I kind of shook my head and I said, ‘There’s probably a lot of truth to that.'”
Kris Rhim contributed to this story.
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