My top Thanksgiving episodes
Ya know how some people watch The Christmas Story movie all day on Christmas? Well, I watch tv all Thanksgiving day while I'm preparing food. Here are the big eps I catch and a few silly moments from them. BTW...Veronica Mars had no Thanksgiving episodes, sad, right?
The Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving, Gilmore Girls
There's something about four Thanksgiving dinners that gets me. Rory and Lorelai have over extended themselves and are going to hit four seperate dinners: Suki and Jackson (who've got a deep fried turkey), Luke's, the Kim's, and the Gilmore residence.
Luke: Shouldn't we give thanks first?Jess: Thanks for what?Luke: Well, that we're not Native Americans who got their land stolen in exchange for smallpox infested blankets.Lorelai: Amen.
Pangs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Indians that give Xander syphillis? Check! Buffy more concerned about basting a turkey than the afore mentioned Indians? Check! Willow and Spike fighting over how to treat an indigenous people? Check! Also, the above icon is awesome!
Spike: Oh, someone put a stake in me!Xander: You gotta lot of volunteers in here.Spike: I just can't take all this namby-pamby boo-hooing about the bloody Indians.Willow: Uh, the preferred term is-Spike: You won. All right? You came in and you killed them and you took their land. That's what conquering nations do. That's what Caesar did, and he's not going around saying, "I came, I conquered, I felt really bad about it." The history of the world is not people making friends. You had better weapons, and you massacred them. End of story.Buffy: Well, I think the Spaniards actually did a lot of-- Not that I don't like Spaniards.Spike: Listen to you. How you gonna fight anyone with that attitude?Willow: We don't wanna fight anyone.Buffy: I just wanna have Thanksgiving.Spike: Heh heh. Yeah...Good luck.Willow: If we could talk to him--Spike: You exterminated his race. What could you possibly say that would make him feel better? It's kill or be killed here. Take your bloody pick.Xander: Maybe it's the syphilis talking, but... some of that made sense.Giles: I made a lot of these points earlier, but fine, no one listens to me.
Shibboleth, The West Wing
There are a lot of serious issues in this ep, but the important thing is the pardoning of the turkeys. The thing I love about the West Wing is the explanation of traditions of the White House. The turkey pardoning being one of those moments.
C.J.: They sent me two turkeys. The most photo-friendly of the two gets a Presidential pardon and a full life at a children's zoo. The runner-up gets eaten.Bartlet: If the Oscars were like that, I'd watch.
The Indians In the Lobby, The West Wing
Again, lots going on, but the butterball hotline and the president is worth the watch.
Bartlet: [sits down] Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct?Operator: It can also be baked in a casserole dish.Bartlet: Well, then we'd have to call it something else, wouldn't we? [Toby sits down and puts his hand under his chin.]Operator: I suppose.Bartlet: If I cook it inside the turkey, is there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker.Operator: Well, there are some concerns. Two main bacterial problems are Salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni.Bartlet: All right. Well, first of all, I think you made the second bacteria up, and second of all, how do I avoid it?
What are your favorite Thanksgiving eps?
The Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving, Gilmore Girls
There's something about four Thanksgiving dinners that gets me. Rory and Lorelai have over extended themselves and are going to hit four seperate dinners: Suki and Jackson (who've got a deep fried turkey), Luke's, the Kim's, and the Gilmore residence.
Luke: Shouldn't we give thanks first?Jess: Thanks for what?Luke: Well, that we're not Native Americans who got their land stolen in exchange for smallpox infested blankets.Lorelai: Amen.
Pangs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Indians that give Xander syphillis? Check! Buffy more concerned about basting a turkey than the afore mentioned Indians? Check! Willow and Spike fighting over how to treat an indigenous people? Check! Also, the above icon is awesome!
Spike: Oh, someone put a stake in me!Xander: You gotta lot of volunteers in here.Spike: I just can't take all this namby-pamby boo-hooing about the bloody Indians.Willow: Uh, the preferred term is-Spike: You won. All right? You came in and you killed them and you took their land. That's what conquering nations do. That's what Caesar did, and he's not going around saying, "I came, I conquered, I felt really bad about it." The history of the world is not people making friends. You had better weapons, and you massacred them. End of story.Buffy: Well, I think the Spaniards actually did a lot of-- Not that I don't like Spaniards.Spike: Listen to you. How you gonna fight anyone with that attitude?Willow: We don't wanna fight anyone.Buffy: I just wanna have Thanksgiving.Spike: Heh heh. Yeah...Good luck.Willow: If we could talk to him--Spike: You exterminated his race. What could you possibly say that would make him feel better? It's kill or be killed here. Take your bloody pick.Xander: Maybe it's the syphilis talking, but... some of that made sense.Giles: I made a lot of these points earlier, but fine, no one listens to me.
Shibboleth, The West Wing
There are a lot of serious issues in this ep, but the important thing is the pardoning of the turkeys. The thing I love about the West Wing is the explanation of traditions of the White House. The turkey pardoning being one of those moments.
C.J.: They sent me two turkeys. The most photo-friendly of the two gets a Presidential pardon and a full life at a children's zoo. The runner-up gets eaten.Bartlet: If the Oscars were like that, I'd watch.
The Indians In the Lobby, The West Wing
Again, lots going on, but the butterball hotline and the president is worth the watch.
Bartlet: [sits down] Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct?Operator: It can also be baked in a casserole dish.Bartlet: Well, then we'd have to call it something else, wouldn't we? [Toby sits down and puts his hand under his chin.]Operator: I suppose.Bartlet: If I cook it inside the turkey, is there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker.Operator: Well, there are some concerns. Two main bacterial problems are Salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni.Bartlet: All right. Well, first of all, I think you made the second bacteria up, and second of all, how do I avoid it?
What are your favorite Thanksgiving eps?