Here's a terrific find: The Classic TV Database (http://classic-tv.com). A couple of their choices for top Thanksgiving episodes jibe with a couple of choices here. Theirs and ours include:
*WKRP In Cincinnati, "Turkeys Away": We talked about this one last week.
*The Bob Newhart Show, "Over the River and Through the Woods": When Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) is away, Bob, Jerry (Peter Bonerz), Carlin (Jack Riley) and Howard (Bill Daily) order some moo-moo-goo-goo - uh, moo goo gai pan.
*Mad About You, "Giblets For Murray": Just how many turkeys did Paul and Jamie (Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt) have to buy? Have fun counting with this hilarious episode.
Another comedy episode not listed at the database:
*Murphy Brown, "Mission Control": Murphy (Candice Bergen) and the gang serving Thanksgiving dinner at a homeless shelter? Yikes! (I still remember Corky (Faith Ford) saying a turkey is a very stupid animal.)
And among episodes of dramas:
*The West Wing, "Sibboleth" and "The Indians in the Lobby": Think of Press Secretary C.J. Cregg (Alison Janney) and her dilemma with two turkeys the next time you watch a president pardon a turkey in "Sibboleth." In "The Indians in the Lobby," C.J. also had the job of meeting with the title characters, who wanted to meet President Bartlett (Martin Sheen).
*The Waltons, "The Thanksgiving Story" and "Reunion": No series did holiday drama better than this one; in "The Thanksgiving Story," an accident threatens the sight of John-Boy (Richard Thomas). "Reunion" was a post-series movie that united the surviving members of the original cast in the Thanksgiving week that followed the horrible events of November 22, 1963.
All of these are available on DVD.
Happy Thanksgiving! And until next week, Happy Viewing!
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