Happy Thanksgiving y’all. I’ve got a lot of things to be thankful for this year – and no, those things are not TV related (I do have a life outside of the box), but in the spirit of this blog – here’s some entertainment for your turkey filled day.
Check out these TV episodes to see families just as, if not more, dysfunctional than your own:
- Life Unexpected “Thanks Ungiven” 2×10
- The O.C. “The Homecoming” 1×11 & “The Cold Turkey” 4×3
- Parenthood “Happy Thanksgiving” 2×10
- Friday Night Lights “Thanksgiving” 4×13
- Community “Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations” 4×5
- Shameless “Just as the Pilgrims Intended” 2×11
- Desperate Housewives “Don’t Walk on the Grass” 6×6 & “Sorry Grateful” 7×8
- Everwood “A Thanksgiving Tale” 1×11 & “Unhappy Holidays” 2×10
- Mad Men “The Wheel” 1×13, “Public Relations” 4×1, “Dark Shadows” 5×9
- Dawson’s Creek “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” 3×8
- Gilmore Girls“A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving” 3×9 & “He’s Slippin ’em Bread…Dig?” 6×10
- Gossip Girl “Blair Waldorf Must Pie!” 1×9 & “The Treasure of Serena Madre” 3×11
How about some good old fashioned drama:
- One Tree Hill “Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace” 8×9
- House MD “Ignorance Is Bliss” 6×8
- Grey’s Anatomy “Thanks for the Memories” 1×9, “Holidaze” 6×10, “Somebody That I Used to Know” 10×10
- Greek “The Wish-Pretzel” 3×9
Need some action this Thanksgiving? Check out these episodes:
- Buffy “Pangs” 4×8
- Jericho “Red Flag” 1×10
- Smallville “Rage” 6×7
- The Vampire Diaries “Fade Into You” 6×8
Here are some episodes that highlight the hilarity of this occasion:
- Cougar Town “Here Comes My Girl” 1×9 & “When the Time Comes” 2×9, “It’ll All Work Out” 3×13
- Scrubs “My Day Off” 1×9
- New Girl “Thanksgiving” 1×6, “Parents” 2×8, “Thanksgiving III” 3×10, “Thanksgiving IV” 4×9
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine “Thanksgiving” 1×10 & “Lockdown” 2×7
- Marry Me “Thank Me” 1×5
- Modern Family “Punkin Chunkin” 3×9 & “Three Turkeys” 6×9
- The Middle “Thanksgiving I” 1×8, “Thanksgiving II” 2×9, “Thanksgiving III” 3×10, “Thanksgiving IV” 4×8, “Thanksgiving V” 5×7, “Thanksgiving VI” 6×7
- Hart of Dixie “The Pirate & the Practice” 1×9
- Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 “It’s a Miracle…” 2×4
- The League “Thanksgiving” 3×8
- The Mindy Project “Thanksgiving” 1×6
- The Office “WUPHF.com” 7×9
- Happy Endings “More Like Stanksgiving” 3×4
And for all of you crazy enough to brave Black Friday, here’s what you have to look forward to:
- Chuck “Chuck Versus The Nemesis” 1×10
Don’t see your favorite shows, try this list of Thanksgiving episodes.