ABC Thanksgiving--Sitcoms in the Daytime & Primetime on 11/27/03

[Pavan]

On Thanksgiving night (THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2003), ABC presents re-airings of the most memorable sitcom episodes from the past year -- some holiday themed, some (one) not.

8:00PM My Wife & Kids: "From Dummy to Daddy" (Original Airdate: 9/24/03)
(Note: NOT a Thanksgiving episode)
8:30PM George Lopez: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey" (OAD: 11/27/02)
9:00PM According to Jim: "Thanksgiving Confidential" (OAD: 11/26/02)
9:30PM Hope & Faith: "Phone Home for the Holidays" (OAD 11/21/2003)

(I can understand why the 8 Simple Rules' Thanksgiving episode from last year isn't airing at 8 p.m. A non-holiday episode of My Wife & Kids will re-air instead.)

[Pavan]

ABC now has ALSO added DAYTIME airings as well on Thanksgiving Day!!

SPECIAL THANKSGIVING DAY COMEDY MARATHON

11:00AM HOPE & FAITH -- “CAR COMMERCIAL” -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 -- Two-time Emmy winner and legendary talk show host Regis Philbin joins the hit sitcom in a guest-starring role. In the episode, Philbin plays Handsome Hal Halverson, a used car salesman who hires Faith (Kelly Ripa) to co-star in his commercial in exchange for a free car. He soon discovers he got more than he bargained for when Faith tries to upstage him. Meanwhile, Hope is confident that Charley will remember the anniversary of their first kiss. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/7/03)

11:30AM I’M WITH HER -- “MEET THE PARENT” -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 -- Patrick is excited to have his hard-to-please mother, Rosalyn (Susan Sullivan, “Dharma & Greg”), meet his famous girlfriend during the Thanksgiving holiday. But when Rosalyn shocks Alex by telling her to break it off with her son, Alex decides to win her over by preparing Thanksgiving dinner herself -- which could prove to be a daunting task since she doesn’t know how to cook. Betty White makes a special cameo appearance. Thanksgiving themed episode. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/25/03)

NOON-1PM (LOCAL AFFILIATE PROGRAMMING)

1:00PM 8 SIMPLE RULES -- “THE FIRST THANKSGIVING” -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 – While Cate plans to raise the family spirits with a special Thanksgiving dinner, Rory takes it upon himself to be the man of the house by looking after Bridget and Kerry when he learns that they are planning to attend a party with their boyfriends on the holiday. Meanwhile, Laura’s (Suzanne Pleshette) visit to the Hennessy household ignites sparks between her and Jim (James Garner). (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/25/03)

1:30PM MARRIED TO THE KELLYS -- “THE APARTMENT” -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 – At Thanksgiving time, Susan becomes upset when she discovers that Tom has never given up his old New York apartment. Thanksgiving-themed episode. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/21/03)

2:00PM LESS THAN PERFECT -- “CLAUDE’S ALTERNATIVE THANKSGIVING” -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 -- Claude is throwing her first Thanksgiving for all her friends. Owen’s two lesbian moms (Valerie Harper and Joanna Kerns) come to visit and share the holiday. The only problem is that his moms have always assumed that Owen is gay. Hoping to keep up the ruse, Owen lets his moms think that Carl is his lover. Claude convinces Owen to “come out” and tell his moms that he’s straight. Meanwhile, Lydia and Kipp both get invited to Will’s Thanksgiving party, where Kipp is briefly the star attraction. Patrick Warburton reprises his guest star role of Jeb Denton, the on-air political pundit. Thanksgiving themed episode. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/25/03)

2:30PM LIFE WITH BONNIE -- “BOOMERANG” -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 -- David hopes to be back in his house by Thanksgiving. The construction is finally finished, but when Bonnie and the “Morning Chicago” gang pitch in to help with the move, their efforts to lend a hand result in disaster. Meanwhile, Bonnie attempts to jump rope with the U.S. Amateur Jump Rope World Champions -- Jumping for Joy. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/21/03)

3:00PM ACCORDING TO JIM -- “THE EMPTY GESTURE” -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 -- Cheryl starts to feel taken for granted as she prepares Thanksgiving dinner. She suffers the ultimate insult when she gets stuck on the roof after retrieving a tablecloth that Jim had fashioned into a ghost for Halloween, and no one notices her absence until she unhooks the satellite. To apologize, Jim tells her that he, Dana and Andy will prepare the dinner. Jim never thinks that Cheryl, being the control freak that she is, would allow that to happen, so he doesn’t make dinner. Unfortunately, neither does Cheryl. Thanksgiving themed episode. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/25/03)

3:30PM IT’S ALL RELATIVE -- “THANKS, BUT NO THANKS” -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 -- Thanksgiving turns into a fiasco when Liz invites Mace’s overbearing mother, Colleen (Olympia Dukakis, “Moonstruck”) to the dinner. A web of deception begins when Mace tells the very conservative Colleen that Philip and Simon are Liz’s uncles – instead of her dads. As luck would have it, Colleen is so charmed by Philip and Simon that she wants to introduce them to her unmarried daughter. Meanwhile Philip spins a tale of his own when he tells his stuffy decorator that Liz’s future in-laws are wealthy. But it all goes awry when the designer pays a surprise visit during dinner to meet Liz’s future in-laws. Thanksgiving themed episode. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/26/03)

ALL TIMES ET/PT.

[Brent88]

WOW... thanks Pav!

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by pavanbadal
On Thanksgiving night (THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2003), ABC presents re-airings of the most memorable sitcom episodes from the past year -- some holiday themed, some (one) not.

8:00PM My Wife & Kids: "From Dummy to Daddy" (Original Airdate: 9/24/03)
(Note: NOT a Thanksgiving episode)
8:30PM George Lopez: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey" (OAD: 11/27/02)
9:00PM According to Jim: "Thanksgiving Confidential" (OAD: 11/26/02)
9:30PM Hope & Faith: "Phone Home for the Holidays" (OAD 11/21/2003)

(I can understand why the 8 Simple Rules' Thanksgiving episode from last year isn't airing at 8 p.m. A non-holiday episode of My Wife & Kids will re-air instead.)

Good choice of shows.