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BigmanPigman

(52,356 posts) Thu Nov 28, 2024, 02:53 AM Nov 28

Which Thanksgiving TV shows and films do you enjoy?

I love the classics like Charlie Brown, the funny WKRP Turkey Drop and the too cool Alice's Restaurant.

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Which Thanksgiving TV shows and films do you enjoy? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Nov 28 OP

March of the Wooden Soldiers/Babes in Toyland no_hypocrisy Nov 28 #1

Just watched "Addams Family Values" and will probably watch "A Christmas Story". Behind the Aegis Nov 28 #2

Home for the holidays Sedona Nov 28 #3

I just checked the cable schedule and it is on BigmanPigman Nov 28 #5

A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation TommieMommy Nov 28 #4

After I saw A Christmas Story I asked my BigmanPigman Nov 28 #6

OMG that's so funny 😁 TommieMommy Nov 28 #7

Anything "Peanuts", including the soundtrack from Mike 03 Nov 28 #8

Those songs are my childhood favorites... BigmanPigman Nov 28 #15

I like the original Bob Newhart episode cloudbase Nov 28 #9

I love the original Bob Newhart. BigmanPigman Nov 28 #14

Macy's parade PJMcK Nov 28 #10

Yes I try to watch the Macy's Parade every year FakeNoose Nov 28 #11

What a great memory for you and your son! PJMcK Nov 28 #12

Thank you and same to you! FakeNoose Nov 28 #13

Spiderman LessAspin Nov 29 #16

no_hypocrisy

(49,193 posts)

1. March of the Wooden Soldiers/Babes in Toyland

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 03:02 AM

Nov 28

on WPIX at 10:00 a.m. in NYC

Silas Barnaby is starting to look a lot like Trump these past few years.

Behind the Aegis

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2. Just watched "Addams Family Values" and will probably watch "A Christmas Story".

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Thu Nov 28, 2024, 03:13 AM

Nov 28

Sedona

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3. Home for the holidays

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Thu Nov 28, 2024, 03:25 AM

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Directed by Jodi Foster

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BigmanPigman

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5. I just checked the cable schedule and it is on

Reply to Sedona (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 04:32 AM

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TV about 5 times over the next few weeks. I'm going to record it. I've never seen it, thanks.

TommieMommy

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4. A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation

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Thu Nov 28, 2024, 03:50 AM

Nov 28

BigmanPigman

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6. After I saw A Christmas Story I asked my

Reply to TommieMommy (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 04:37 AM

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grandparents individually why they never got my dad a Red Ryder BB Gun and they each said automatically, "He'd shoot his eye out". I laughed so hard.

TommieMommy

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7. OMG that's so funny 😁

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Thu Nov 28, 2024, 04:43 AM

Nov 28

Mike 03

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8. Anything "Peanuts", including the soundtrack from

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 06:34 AM

Nov 28

a Charlie Brown Christmas.

From childhood, I always loved "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" (and the music) but TBH I haven't seen it in a very long time.

As an adult, I've really come to love old time radio broadcasts that focus on the holidays, especially Jack Benny and the spinoff show from that, the Phil Harris Show. Jack Benny is so hilarious. The writing on that program is brilliant, some of the best I've ever heard. I wish there were some books about every aspect of that program, some bios on the people, maybe a book of scripts. I'm sure at the time those programs were popular there was a lot more info, but it's been lost to history or hard to find.

BigmanPigman

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15. Those songs are my childhood favorites...

Reply to Mike 03 (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 09:54 PM

Nov 28

Charlie Brown, The Grinch and Rudolf (sung by Burl Ives). I find Frosty The Snowman and The Little Drummer Boy creepy for some reason.

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But I also love Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, etc.

I taught my 1st grade students to sing "The 12 Days..." each year and they were hysterical. We went "caroling" to the other classrooms and the other teachers always cracked up. One year a student sang "Two Turtle Ducks" and the kid next to him nudged him so hard he almost fell over. I couldn't contain my laughter. I have the VHS tape and I still crack up.

cloudbase

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9. I like the original Bob Newhart episode

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Thu Nov 28, 2024, 06:37 AM

Nov 28

where he and Jerry are on their own.

BigmanPigman

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14. I love the original Bob Newhart.

Reply to cloudbase (Reply #9)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 09:33 PM

Nov 28

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I need to find that episode now or I'll go nuts.

I just Googled it and there are 3 Xmas episodes...

Bob Has His Tonsils out
I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
His Busiest Season

I'll be watching all 3! Thanks for reminding me about them.

PJMcK

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10. Macy's parade

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Thu Nov 28, 2024, 07:07 AM

Nov 28

My wife and some of our friends are the characters on the Macy's Peanuts float every year. It's fun to see them in costume even though it's only a few moments. I never know where they'll be so I leave the TV on till they're featured.

FakeNoose

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11. Yes I try to watch the Macy's Parade every year

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #10)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 08:59 AM

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Over 30 years ago my son was playing tuba with his high school marching band and they were in the Macy's parade. I was living in NJ at the time and working in Manhattan, so I went to the parade that year and got some great photos. Now that I think about it, that was almost 40 years ago, probably '86 or '87.