Professor Pringle starts the holiday season with a visit to a manufacturer of Christmas decorations and learns why those plastic reindeer look so real, the symbiotic relationship between holiday decorations and dog food factories, as well as how many lights are needed to be seen from space.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Professor Pringle finds out how useful freakishly small hands can be when it comes time to stuff a turkey --or anything else-- when he interviews a professional stuffer.

Professor Pringle discovers the importance of precise grind, optimum temperature and obsessive attention to detail that goes into making the perfect cup of coffee when he interviews the owner of an artisanal coffee shop.

Professor Pringle meets with a man who has created a miniature town, complete with 5,000 anatomically correct figures (including a serial killer).

How the heck did that idiot get to be my boss? In this week's interview Professor Pringle learns the inside secrets of a management consultant. (Hint: Post-its, Post-its, Post-its!)