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Rosslover · 11-28-2008, 12:09 AM

Everyone knows the FRIENDS had many great Thanksgivings like TOW the Football and the Brad Pitt TOW the Rumor...but here are some other Thanksgving memories..feel free to share

WKRP in Cincinnati when the Big Guy staged the turkey giveaway and threw the turkeys out of a helicopter onto the concrete parking lot..As God is my witness I thought turkeys could fly

and the Cheers episode that culminated with a huge food fight...Sam Malone kiss your butt goodbye!!!

catlover79 · 11-28-2008, 01:23 AM

WKRP's "Turkeys Away" is and always will be a classic. I LOVE IT!!

Other classics - "An American Family" (1974) and "Over the River and Through the Woods" (1975) of The Bob Newhart Show!!

sunshinefizzy · 11-28-2008, 08:39 AM

I liked the ELR Thanksgiving episodes a lot. My fav. being the very first one where Debra cooks the fish instead of the turkey. Who could forget Uncle Mel???

Mel: Fred and Bishop are parking their car outside.
Debra: Wait, Fred and Bishop?
Mel: They're friends of mine. We're not gay!

comedyfreak · 11-28-2008, 09:47 AM

I liked the Thanksgiving episode on Bewitched. I also liked the Friends Thanksgiving with the Football game.

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-28-2008, 12:45 PM

WKRP Turkey Away

Yooch · 11-28-2008, 01:46 PM

The Cheers episode when they had the food fight at Thanksgiving. They're dressed like the Pilgrims. Diane wanted to have a proper Dinner, then she gets hit with food. She flings some mashed potatoes at Sam; she says, "Sam Malone...kiss your butt goodbye." The food fight starts.

phoebe7165 · 11-28-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rosslover

Everyone knows the FRIENDS had many great Thanksgivings like TOW the Football and the Brad Pitt TOW the Rumor...but here are some other Thanksgving memories..feel free to share

TOW where Ross Got High is still one of my fave Friends Thankgiving eps. Everybody was on top of their game for that ep.

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-28-2008, 02:00 PM

another favorite Thanksgiving episode was a Friend when Brad Pitt Guest Started on Friend

catlover79 · 11-28-2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I liked the Thanksgiving episode on Bewitched. I also liked the Friends Thanksgiving with the Football game.

Yes, the Bewitched episode is very sweet, too. I loved the Pilgrim costumes. The tofu turkey episode of Everybody Loves Raymond was funny, too.

wkomorow · 11-28-2008, 07:42 PM

Newhart when Dick invites everyone in town over for thanksgiving after the parade. flood threatens the town, and Dick and company feed all the volunteers.

catlover79 · 11-28-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by wkomorow

Newhart when Dick invites everyone in town over for thanksgiving after the parade. flood threatens the town, and Dick and company feed all the volunteers.

I missed that one.

Which season did it air?

AB · 11-28-2008, 11:10 PM

WKRP - "Turkeys Away" ranks right up there at the top. That's one episode that makes me laugh no matter how many times I watch it.

Rosslover · 11-28-2008, 11:12 PM

to the person who mentioned the Brad Pitt FRIENDS..it was entitled TOW the Rumor. It was from Season 8...one of the best.

oh and I almost forgot Will and Grace's Thanksgiving eps when Will came out in an eighties flashback "Lows in the Mid Eighties." and also when Will and the gang met his lover Vince's parents. Little notes about this episode Robert Costanzo who played Vince's dad played Joey's dad on FRIENDS and Joey and his mother was played by the same actress who played his mistress "Ronnie" the pet stuffer. also featured was Jamie Lyn Sigler from the Sopranos as Vince's sister Ro.

and there was one episode of the late Joey series where Joey's sis takes over Thanksgiving and makes everyone miserable

andress_jade · 11-29-2008, 05:26 PM

All of the Thanksgiving Episodes on Dr. Quinn are my favorites.

Season 2 had "Giving Thanks" it was a really nice episode. Sully and Michaela had officially told each other "I love you". It was sweet. They had a drought and when they were serving Thanksgiving dinner it started to rain and everyone started dancing in the rain.

Season 3 had "Thanksgiving" and that is when Sully and Michaela had to go on a trip and on the way they ran into Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. They almost died because there were some Indians holding them hostage in an abandoned building that used to be where the stagecoach let people off. While there, Johnny sang a song.
When they got back to Colorado Springs, the kids had a dinner waiting on them.

Season 4 had "One Touch of Nature". It was a great episode because Michaela found out she was pregnant. Through the entire episode, she was worried she couldn't concieve a baby, and it turns out she was pregnant already. They had some good scenes with Michaela and Sully talking and "having fun trying" to have a baby. I love the way it ended.

Season 5 had "The Tempest". A really bad storm was coming to Colorado Springs and all Michaela was worried about was making a good Thanksgiving dinner. It turns out that the storm prevented them from even having a dinner because she and Katie were trapped in the homestead by themselves while Brian and Sully had to wait it out before they could go home. It was a great episode. I loved the way Michaela comforted Katie when she was scared of the storm. It was so sweet to see the concern she had for her baby daughter.

I don't know about Season 6 yet. I will post it once I have seen that episode.

I loved the Thanksgiving episode in the first season of The Fresh Prince. Vivian has all the kids cook the dinner and turns out to be a disaster. It was so funny.

I loved some of the Thanksgiving episodes on The Cosby Show. In the first season little Rudy was so cute when she was thanking everyone, even her teddy bear. It was adorable. Theo was going to be able to carve the turkey and Cliff kept giving him a hard time about it. It was so funny.
I also like the episode when Clair keeps sending Cliff out in the bad weather to get ingredients for the Thanksgiving dinner. After he gets done and begins to take off all his wet stuff, the sun comes out. It was hilarious. Poor Cliff.

I will post more later.

Kristen · 11-29-2008, 10:49 PM

WKRP "Turkeys Away" is tough to top! The story Johnny tells about Carlson sending blonde wigs to earthquake victims cracks me up. And of course, "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"

I agree about the Bob Newhart ep, too. Bob, Jerry, Howard and Mr. Carlin all drunk together...what more can I say?

I can't believe no one's mentioned "Mission Control" from Murphy Brown, when the gang spends the day volunteering to feed the homeless. The scene where Miles comes in with the turkeys (who are very much alive!) is priceless!

- Kristen

11-28-2008, 12:09 AM	#1
Rosslover Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 21, 2005 Posts: 431	Favorite Thanksgiving Episodes Everyone knows the FRIENDS had many great Thanksgivings like TOW the Football and the Brad Pitt TOW the Rumor...but here are some other Thanksgving memories..feel free to share WKRP in Cincinnati when the Big Guy staged the turkey giveaway and threw the turkeys out of a helicopter onto the concrete parking lot..As God is my witness I thought turkeys could fly and the Cheers episode that culminated with a huge food fight...Sam Malone kiss your butt goodbye!!!

11-28-2008, 01:23 AM	#2
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11-28-2008, 09:47 AM	#4
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Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	The Cheers episode when they had the food fight at Thanksgiving. They're dressed like the Pilgrims. Diane wanted to have a proper Dinner, then she gets hit with food. She flings some mashed potatoes at Sam; she says, "Sam Malone...kiss your butt goodbye." The food fight starts.
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11-28-2008, 08:39 AM	#3
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	I liked the ELR Thanksgiving episodes a lot. My fav. being the very first one where Debra cooks the fish instead of the turkey. Who could forget Uncle Mel??? Mel: Fred and Bishop are parking their car outside. Debra: Wait, Fred and Bishop? Mel: They're friends of mine. We're not gay!

11-28-2008, 02:00 PM	#8
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	another favorite Thanksgiving episode was a Friend when Brad Pitt Guest Started on Friend

11-28-2008, 07:42 PM	#10
wkomorow Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2005 Posts: 227	Newhart when Dick invites everyone in town over for thanksgiving after the parade. flood threatens the town, and Dick and company feed all the volunteers.

11-28-2008, 11:10 PM	#12
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	WKRP - "Turkeys Away" ranks right up there at the top. That's one episode that makes me laugh no matter how many times I watch it.

11-28-2008, 11:12 PM	#13
Rosslover Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 21, 2005 Posts: 431	to the person who mentioned the Brad Pitt FRIENDS..it was entitled TOW the Rumor. It was from Season 8...one of the best. oh and I almost forgot Will and Grace's Thanksgiving eps when Will came out in an eighties flashback "Lows in the Mid Eighties." and also when Will and the gang met his lover Vince's parents. Little notes about this episode Robert Costanzo who played Vince's dad played Joey's dad on FRIENDS and Joey and his mother was played by the same actress who played his mistress "Ronnie" the pet stuffer. also featured was Jamie Lyn Sigler from the Sopranos as Vince's sister Ro. and there was one episode of the late Joey series where Joey's sis takes over Thanksgiving and makes everyone miserable

11-29-2008, 05:26 PM	#14
andress_jade Life Goes On... Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2004 Location: Iola, KS or Glenbrook Posts: 1,220	All of the Thanksgiving Episodes on Dr. Quinn are my favorites. Season 2 had "Giving Thanks" it was a really nice episode. Sully and Michaela had officially told each other "I love you". It was sweet. They had a drought and when they were serving Thanksgiving dinner it started to rain and everyone started dancing in the rain. Season 3 had "Thanksgiving" and that is when Sully and Michaela had to go on a trip and on the way they ran into Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. They almost died because there were some Indians holding them hostage in an abandoned building that used to be where the stagecoach let people off. While there, Johnny sang a song. When they got back to Colorado Springs, the kids had a dinner waiting on them. Season 4 had "One Touch of Nature". It was a great episode because Michaela found out she was pregnant. Through the entire episode, she was worried she couldn't concieve a baby, and it turns out she was pregnant already. They had some good scenes with Michaela and Sully talking and "having fun trying" to have a baby. I love the way it ended. Season 5 had "The Tempest". A really bad storm was coming to Colorado Springs and all Michaela was worried about was making a good Thanksgiving dinner. It turns out that the storm prevented them from even having a dinner because she and Katie were trapped in the homestead by themselves while Brian and Sully had to wait it out before they could go home. It was a great episode. I loved the way Michaela comforted Katie when she was scared of the storm. It was so sweet to see the concern she had for her baby daughter. I don't know about Season 6 yet. I will post it once I have seen that episode. I loved the Thanksgiving episode in the first season of The Fresh Prince. Vivian has all the kids cook the dinner and turns out to be a disaster. It was so funny. I loved some of the Thanksgiving episodes on The Cosby Show. In the first season little Rudy was so cute when she was thanking everyone, even her teddy bear. It was adorable. Theo was going to be able to carve the turkey and Cliff kept giving him a hard time about it. It was so funny. I also like the episode when Clair keeps sending Cliff out in the bad weather to get ingredients for the Thanksgiving dinner. After he gets done and begins to take off all his wet stuff, the sun comes out. It was hilarious. Poor Cliff. I will post more later.
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11-29-2008, 10:49 PM	#15
Kristen Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 4,042	WKRP "Turkeys Away" is tough to top! The story Johnny tells about Carlson sending blonde wigs to earthquake victims cracks me up. And of course, "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!" I agree about the Bob Newhart ep, too. Bob, Jerry, Howard and Mr. Carlin all drunk together...what more can I say? I can't believe no one's mentioned "Mission Control" from Murphy Brown, when the gang spends the day volunteering to feed the homeless. The scene where Miles comes in with the turkeys (who are very much alive!) is priceless! - Kristen
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