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Brian Damage · 11-26-2004, 01:01 PM

Last night, with no new Joey episode, I finally saw what others have been saying for a long while. There should've been a Joey Thanksgiving episode. There was a void there. Friends owned Thanksgiving and this was the first year in a while that there was no new Thanksgiving episode. It made me wish, that Joey would fill that void with a holiday episode of his own.

slackermonkey · 11-26-2004, 06:40 PM

True, but in a way, I'm glad it didn't happen. The annual Thanksgiving episodes were a Friends tradition, and it wouldn't have been right to continue that tradition with Joey. It needs to build its own traditions.

ljonesxoxo · 11-26-2004, 06:41 PM

At least there was a will and grace thanksgiving episode which was good.

slackermonkey · 11-26-2004, 07:00 PM

Yes, but it was Will, Grace, Jack and Karen, not Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe. It's not the same.

spunkygirl · 11-27-2004, 03:20 AM

I agree Brian. What doesn't he celebrate Thanksgiving now that he's moved away from his "Friends"

He could set up a nice tradition with Gina and Michael

slackermonkey · 11-27-2004, 04:06 AM

He does, we just don't see it. Any Thanksgiving episode Joey would do, sadly, would draw comparisons to Friends.

Other shows didn't do an annual Thanksgiving episode, but no one complains about "What, they don't celebrate Thanksgiving on this show? What a gyp!"

Brian Damage · 11-27-2004, 12:58 PM

The difference between Joey and other shows that don't do annual Thanksgiving shows, is that Joey airs every Thursday. Hence, Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday. That is why Friends always had a traditional Thanksgiving episode.

slackermonkey · 11-27-2004, 06:32 PM

Thursday doesn't really have anything to do with it. There are sitcoms that aired on other days that still had a traditional Thanksgiving episode.

Anyway, other Thursday night sitcoms like Cheers and Will & Grace had Thanksgiving episodes, but it wasn't an annual thing. That was my point.

barwars · 11-27-2004, 06:53 PM

I think the Thanksgiving tradition was because Friends aired on Thursdays.

Anyways, I think Joey can build a tradition of its own. Find it's "own" holiday.

I'm sure they'll have an eventual Thanksgiving episode.... which would make a perfect time for a "Friend" to guest star.

Brian Damage · 11-28-2004, 02:10 AM

Well, they are having a Christmas episode, so that should be good. Maybe it doesn't have to be a holiday, maybe they could have a running joke about the Emmy awards. Like every year, Joey tries to get invited to the awards and hillarity ensues. I don't know. barwars is the writer of these forums anyway.

slackermonkey · 11-28-2004, 02:19 AM

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to the Christmas episode. I just hope Alex is included. She's always left out of stuff.

barwars · 11-28-2004, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Maybe it doesn't have to be a holiday, maybe they could have a running joke about the Emmy awards. Like every year, Joey tries to get invited to the awards and hillarity ensues. I don't know. barwars is the writer of these forums anyway.

Haha, the Emmys could work.
Actually.... that's a really good idea.

spunkygirl · 11-28-2004, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Well, they are having a Christmas episode, so that should be good. Maybe it doesn't have to be a holiday, maybe they could have a running joke about the Emmy awards. Like every year, Joey tries to get invited to the awards and hillarity ensues. I don't know. barwars is the writer of these forums anyway.

I love that idea!

slackermonkey · 11-28-2004, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Well, they are having a Christmas episode, so that should be good. Maybe it doesn't have to be a holiday, maybe they could have a running joke about the Emmy awards. Like every year, Joey tries to get invited to the awards and hillarity ensues. I don't know. barwars is the writer of these forums anyway.

Except they kind of already did that once on Friends.

But I'm sure they could find a fresh take on it with Joey. It would be hilarious if done right. Nice idea.

Brian Damage · 11-28-2004, 10:56 PM

I swear I had no idea it was done on Friends.

11-26-2004, 01:01 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I now can see the light Last night, with no new Joey episode, I finally saw what others have been saying for a long while. There should've been a Joey Thanksgiving episode. There was a void there. Friends owned Thanksgiving and this was the first year in a while that there was no new Thanksgiving episode. It made me wish, that Joey would fill that void with a holiday episode of his own.

11-26-2004, 06:40 PM	#2
slackermonkey the big yellow joint Senior Member Join Date: Oct 05, 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,779	True, but in a way, I'm glad it didn't happen. The annual Thanksgiving episodes were a Friends tradition, and it wouldn't have been right to continue that tradition with Joey. It needs to build its own traditions.
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11-26-2004, 06:41 PM	#3
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11-26-2004, 07:00 PM	#4
slackermonkey the big yellow joint Senior Member Join Date: Oct 05, 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,779	Yes, but it was Will, Grace, Jack and Karen, not Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe. It's not the same.

11-27-2004, 03:20 AM	#5
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	I agree Brian. What doesn't he celebrate Thanksgiving now that he's moved away from his "Friends" He could set up a nice tradition with Gina and Michael

11-27-2004, 04:06 AM	#6
slackermonkey the big yellow joint Senior Member Join Date: Oct 05, 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,779	He does, we just don't see it. Any Thanksgiving episode Joey would do, sadly, would draw comparisons to Friends. Other shows didn't do an annual Thanksgiving episode, but no one complains about "What, they don't celebrate Thanksgiving on this show? What a gyp!"

11-27-2004, 12:58 PM	#7
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The difference between Joey and other shows that don't do annual Thanksgiving shows, is that Joey airs every Thursday. Hence, Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday. That is why Friends always had a traditional Thanksgiving episode.

11-27-2004, 06:32 PM	#8
slackermonkey the big yellow joint Senior Member Join Date: Oct 05, 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,779	Thursday doesn't really have anything to do with it. There are sitcoms that aired on other days that still had a traditional Thanksgiving episode. Anyway, other Thursday night sitcoms like Cheers and Will & Grace had Thanksgiving episodes, but it wasn't an annual thing. That was my point.

11-27-2004, 06:53 PM	#9
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	I think the Thanksgiving tradition was because Friends aired on Thursdays. Anyways, I think Joey can build a tradition of its own. Find it's "own" holiday. I'm sure they'll have an eventual Thanksgiving episode.... which would make a perfect time for a "Friend" to guest star.

11-28-2004, 02:10 AM	#10
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Well, they are having a Christmas episode, so that should be good. Maybe it doesn't have to be a holiday, maybe they could have a running joke about the Emmy awards. Like every year, Joey tries to get invited to the awards and hillarity ensues. I don't know. barwars is the writer of these forums anyway.

11-28-2004, 02:19 AM	#11
slackermonkey the big yellow joint Senior Member Join Date: Oct 05, 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,779	Yeah, I'm really looking forward to the Christmas episode. I just hope Alex is included. She's always left out of stuff.

11-28-2004, 10:56 PM	#15
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I swear I had no idea it was done on Friends.