THE HAMILTON FAMILY LEARNS THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS WHEN TRINA�S FATHER FALLS ON HARD TIMES, ON ABC�S �RODNEY�

�O Christmas Trees� � Rodney and Trina have a bitter feud over which angel to put on a Christmas tree that her father, Carl, overcharged them for. So when Rodney goes to Carl�s office to demand a new, free family tree, he finds that Carl has been living down and out in his office. In the true spirit of Christmas, Rodney decides to make peace with Carl and invites him to live with them until he gets back on his feet, on �Rodney,� TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network.

�Rodney� stars Rodney Carrington as Rodney Hamilton, Jennifer Aspen as Trina Hamilton, Amy Pietz as Charlie, Nick Searcy as Barry, Oliver Davis as Jack Hamilton and Matthew Josten as Bo Hamilton.

Guest starring are Mac Davis as Carl, Brandon Ford Green as the dad and Cody Menefee as the son.

�O Christmas Trees� was written by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen and directed by Shelley Jensen.

�Rodney� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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