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Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
Episode 1558
It’s a brand-new episode — Brian is here to review the only new Hallmark Christmas movie of the week: Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
ABOUT MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER!
A weatherman reunites with his high school crush while on vacation in his hometown.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER!
October 25, 2025 | Hallmark Channel
CAST & CREW OF MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER!
- Robert Buckley as Ted Cooper
Kimberley Sustad as Dr. Hope Miller
Meghan Heffern as Kate Cooper
Barbara Pollard as Ruth Mittens
BRAN’S MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER! SYNOPSIS
We’re watching WKJU Channel 7 News and, most importantly, it’s the weather with Ted! He clearly has some tension with news anchor Ken, who brings up Ted’s string of bad luck at Christmastime. Ted insists there’s nothing to it — he’s not gonna let it bring him down. Ted LOVES Christmas!
He gets a job offer from a bigger network in the state, but he’s not sure if he’s going to take it. He likes it at WKJU, even though everyone there is placing bets on what bad thing is going to happen to him this year. Ted says, “NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN!”
The next day, he heads home for the holidays…but his car won’t start. Again, could happen to anyone! So he hops on the bus, where he’s greeted by his sister Kate. When they get to Kate’s house, he discovers there’s been a bag switch-em-up. Naturally, the next day he’s rocking a tiny sweater — it’s all he’s got. That doesn’t stop him from climbing the ladder to put up Christmas lights on the house… until he promptly falls off and takes a box of lights to the head.
Off to the ER he goes, where he’s checked out by Dr. Hope Miller — and they clearly have a past. Everyone reminds him that he had quite the crush on her back in high school. He also bumps into Miss Mittons, his old teacher. After getting cleared, he goes with Miss Mittons to help her pick out a Christmas tree. Needless to say, he ends up back in the ER and has to rock an eye patch during his first TV spot promoting the Gingerbread Invitational.
He joins Miss Mittons’ walking group to go clothes shopping and grab some hot chocolate. Of course, Hope shows up, and the two of them end up leaving together to grab a bite to eat. The night is fantastic — until he gets arrested for breaking into his own car. Then, the next day, he eats a peanut butter cookie and has an allergic reaction. Classic Ted Cooper.
Kate is throwing a costume party. She’s working overtime, so she calls Dr. Hope and invites her to come early. They look at their yearbook and admit they were both really into each other back then. Ted’s like, “I wish we had this conversation in high school!” The party’s a blast, and he wants to ask her out but chickens out. He ends up going to her house later that night and finally asks her out — and she’s down to clown.
They do a Christmas-themed escape room, and it’s going great until they need help… but the helper has fallen asleep and doesn’t hear them, so they end up trapped there overnight. They talk all night, and right when they’re about to kiss — boom, the guy wakes up and interrupts them. But the vibes? Off the charts.
The next day, Ted uses a rideshare to get to his news shoot, and a limo picks him up. He accidentally leaves his phone behind. Later, when Hope tries to call him, a woman answers — she’s partying hard — and Hope thinks Ted is with her!
Ted realizes his phone is missing and goes to leave a note on Hope’s door, but the note blows away. Classic misunderstanding.
Miss Mittons gives Ted his own track jacket and tells him not to worry — these thin
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