Are there TV shows and/or movies that you watch every Christmas? If you're like me, you try to catch It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Bad Santa, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph and other specials. And on Halloween we have, well, Halloween and It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.But what about Thanksgiving? Do you have any TV traditions for this holiday?
I have a few. I watch all of the Friends Thanksgiving episodes, of course, along with the two West Wing Thanksgiving episodes I've written about here. I also watch the Kate & Allie Thanksgiving episode where Allie invites her ex-husband and his new wife (played by Wendie Malick) for dinner and a lot of guests are called away and Allie and the new Mrs. Lowell have to have a talk about marriage and affairs and being a wife. That's a Thanksgiving tradition in my house, too.
What about you? I mean besides the stuff that's on the TV when you're cooking, like football and the Macy's Parade.
Gareth David-Lloyd of Torchwood: The TV Squad Interview 
Seven greatest hand cannons in TV history
TV Squad previews NBC's new shows (part 1)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-26-2008 @ 3:40PM
Eric J. said...
It hasn't been a tradition for a number of years, but Turkey Day was when I discovered MST3K, and I wish it was still an option.
Reply
11-26-2008 @ 3:40PM
Dave said...
It's called Thanksgiving, Bob. Not turkey day.
To answer your question, no tv on Thanksgiving.
Reply
11-26-2008 @ 5:11PM
Andrew said...
Isn't Thanksgiving a day where you eat turkey? There's no rules on what you can and can't call it are there?
11-26-2008 @ 3:56PM
I miss my stars! said...
It's called Thanksgiving and Turkey Day at my house.
We watch the Macy's Day Parade while getting the feast prepared then movies in the afternoon.
Our tradition is to play the movie Scrooge (which is a very good musical version of A Christmas Carol which stars Albert Finney) while we put up and decorate our tree. My hubby is no fan of musicals, but likes this one.
The best Thanksgiving television program has to be WKRP's Turkey giveaway episode. Oh, the humanity.
Reply
11-26-2008 @ 4:17PM
Elf said...
Dave wrote: "It's called Thanksgiving, Bob. Not turkey day."
Eh, Bob is just part of the War on Thanksgiving that Bill O'Reilly is always harping about this time of year.
Anyway, my family Turkey Day (Did I mention I'm on Bob's side in this war?) TV tradition involves watching episodes of Police Squad (In color!) on an old videocassette from 1989 when A&E showed all the episodes in a row. Sure, I've got the DVD now, but it's more fun seeing it with the same old commercials every year. It's just not Turkey Day for use without a mention of that all-night wicker joint and the joint appearance of Sgt. Takeheraway and Sgt. Booker.
Reply
11-26-2008 @ 5:35PM
Steve said...
My wife and I watch all the Friends episodes, WKRP, Cheers, and Thanksgiving themed movies, "Home For The Holidays", "Dutch", and "Planes,Trains and Automobiles".
11-26-2008 @ 6:29PM
Galley said...
It's Thanksgiving Day pizza and a movie, for me.
Reply
11-26-2008 @ 6:59PM
sdm said...
I watch Martin Scorcese's film The Last Waltz, perhaps the best concert film of all time. Great music. Great food. Can't beat it.
Happy Thanksgiving,
sdm
Reply
11-26-2008 @ 8:18PM
MrsLaFitz said...
The Last Waltz is a great film but our tradition is to watch and/or listen to Alice's Restaurant!
11-27-2008 @ 4:38AM
Brent McKee said...
Doesn't bother me what you call it - I'm Canadian and we've already had ours.
Reply
12-03-2008 @ 6:24PM
jen said...
Without a doubt, WKRP in Cincinnati's Turkey's Away. Funniest Thanksgiving episode ever!
"As God as my witness, I thought turkey's could fly."
Reply