View Full Version : Anyone else disappointed by the Thanksgiving Reunion episode?


704Hauser
10-27-2012, 02:17 AM
Just watched that episode a few days ago, and it seemed half-baked and stretched out, especially for a one hour episode. Particularly Gloria's crying (I swear she got worse as the years went on), and the lack of laughs. What a sad way for the final appearance of Archie, Edith, Gloria and Mike together :(. I give it either a 5.5 or 6 out of 10, and that's with an extra .5 bonus for the original 4 being together!

gilligan fanatic
10-27-2012, 02:27 PM
Just watched that episode a few days ago, and it seemed half-baked and stretched out, especially for a one hour episode. Particularly Gloria's crying (I swear she got worse as the years went on), and the lack of laughs. What a sad way for the final appearance of Archie, Edith, Gloria and Mike together :(. I give it either a 5.5 or 6 out of 10, and that's with an extra .5 bonus for the original 4 being together!

I saw it maybe a year or two ago and I can't honestly remember much about it, must not have been that special because I really can't remember much from it.

TVFactFan
10-27-2012, 05:48 PM
Just watched that episode a few days ago, and it seemed half-baked and stretched out, especially for a one hour episode. Particularly Gloria's crying (I swear she got worse as the years went on), and the lack of laughs. What a sad way for the final appearance of Archie, Edith, Gloria and Mike together :(. I give it either a 5.5 or 6 out of 10, and that's with an extra .5 bonus for the original 4 being together!


Wait Mike and Gloria made an appearance on the Thanksgiving ep of 1979 aka season 1?

TVFactFan
10-27-2012, 05:48 PM
Just watched that episode a few days ago, and it seemed half-baked and stretched out, especially for a one hour episode. Particularly Gloria's crying (I swear she got worse as the years went on), and the lack of laughs. What a sad way for the final appearance of Archie, Edith, Gloria and Mike together :(. I give it either a 5.5 or 6 out of 10, and that's with an extra .5 bonus for the original 4 being together!


Did you recently purchase the DVD

gilligan fanatic
10-27-2012, 06:18 PM
Wait Mike and Gloria made an appearance on the Thanksgiving ep of 1979 aka season 1?

Wow, you didn't know something :eek:

TVFactFan
10-27-2012, 06:48 PM
Wow, you didn't know something :eek:



I;m about to watch it now on Youtube

704Hauser
10-27-2012, 07:22 PM
I saw it maybe a year or two ago and I can't honestly remember much about it, must not have been that special because I really can't remember much from it.

You're right, it's not that special, mind you, the 1978 episode of All In The Family where Archie and Edith go to California isn't much better.

Did you recently purchase the DVD

Yes I did, I bought it back in June.

TVFactFan
10-27-2012, 08:13 PM
Just watched the Thanksgiving episode on Youtube and I enjoyed it and give it a 8 out of 10 because

1. The kids had a small role in this episode

2. Edith's line to Mike after he said he marched in the Nude to prevent the Nuclear Tower from being built.....And you thought if they saw you naked they wouldn't build it?" LOL

3.The scene at the dinner table once it was out the bag that Mike loss his job

4.Archie's term for word eavesdropping............"EavesDripping":lol:


Annoying part of the episode........."Gloria's crying of course"

The WTF part of the episode........."Gloria telling Mike he is childish" Really?

And the most shocking scene allowed in this episode for network TV which was so many years ago was........"Gloria kissing Mike on his bare chest?


I have never seen a woman kiss a man on his chest on any sitcom EVER!!! LOL

Surprising and Unexpected part of the episode....."Archie telling Mike that as long as he is alive he will never go hungry"


I thought that was nice

704Hauser
10-27-2012, 08:38 PM
Just watched the Thanksgiving episode on Youtube and I enjoyed it and give it a 8 out of 10 because

1. The kids had a small role in this episode

2. Edith's line to Mike after he said he marched in the Nude to prevent the Nuclear Tower from being built.....And you thought if they saw you naked they wouldn't build it?" LOL

3.The scene at the dinner table once it was out the bag that Mike loss his job

4.Archie's term for word eavesdropping............"EavesDripping":lol:


Annoying part of the episode........."Gloria's crying of course"

The WTF part of the episode........."Gloria telling Mike he is childish" Really?

And the most shocking scene allowed in this episode for network TV which was so many years ago was........"Gloria kissing Mike on his bare chest?


I have never seen a woman kiss a man on his chest on any sitcom EVER!!! LOL

Surprising and Unexpected part of the episode....."Archie telling Mike that as long as he is alive he will never go hungry"


I thought that was nice

Eavesdripping... now THAT was hilarious!

Glad to hear you enjoyed it TVFactFan, and just out of interest, what did you think to the All In The Family episodes where Archie & Edith visit California?

TVFactFan
10-27-2012, 09:00 PM
Eavesdripping... now THAT was hilarious!

Glad to hear you enjoyed it TVFactFan, and just out of interest, what did you think to the All In The Family episodes where Archie & Edith visit California?


Is that during season 1 of ABP also?

704Hauser
10-28-2012, 03:43 AM
Is that during season 1 of ABP also?

Not quite, it's in Season 9 of All In The Family, which if you ask me, was really a transitional season between AITF and ABP.

UMfan77
11-18-2012, 11:56 AM
I've never seen that episode! I wonder if TVLand will air it this week since Thanksgiving is only a few days away. I've seen the two part Christmas episode where Edith and Archie go to California. I think it's a sad story because Mike and Gloria are pretending to be married when really, they're separated. The scene in the bathroom with Edith and Gloria is sad to me because Edith was so excited about the visit, seeing her grandson and everything.

TVFactFan
11-18-2012, 01:23 PM
I've never seen that episode! I wonder if TVLand will air it this week since Thanksgiving is only a few days away. I've seen the two part Christmas episode where Edith and Archie go to California. I think it's a sad story because Mike and Gloria are pretending to be married when really, they're separated. The scene in the bathroom with Edith and Gloria is sad to me because Edith was so excited about the visit, seeing her grandson and everything.



The episode is on youtube. That's where I went to watch it since it's not in syndication.

DJM77
11-18-2012, 02:25 PM
I've never seen that episode! I wonder if TVLand will air it this week since Thanksgiving is only a few days away.

Not a chance.

TVFactFan
11-18-2012, 08:44 PM
Not a chance.

The Thanksgiving episode is on youtube

Johnny be good!
02-11-2018, 04:39 AM
And DVD.

sm95fan
11-20-2023, 02:31 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_s5LtRS6Gg

sm95fan
11-20-2023, 02:53 PM
For me the worst part was most of season 1 up to that pointed had been focused building the new Archie's Place, but this was shot in old Archie's Place. That was the downside of filming all the Edith episodes first before the rest of the season.

Dude111
11-22-2023, 01:11 AM
Just watched that episode a few days ago, and it seemed half-baked and stretched out, especially for a one hour episode.Yup there is no surprise though where just about everything is crap now.......