Digital Potpourri 11/20: Thanksgiving Edition

Hey, you crazy kids! I know it’s been a while since you’ve gotten any updates on what’s happening in the internet, and you’re perhaps a little antsy. It’s totally understandable. But you can relax, I’m back. And I have a pretty good reason for being gone:

Oliver James. Born 10/18. 8 lbs, 4 oz. 21.5″. Wiggly.

So for my Thanksgiving blog post, I decided to try and list my top 10 Thanksgiving TV episodes of all time. Unfortunately, I could only think of 2 off the top of my head, and I don’t have time to watch a bunch of 80’s sitcoms. I decided just to google it and rank other people’s lists of top 10 Thanksgiving TV episodes instead. (To be fair, regurgitating junk I find online is my entire schtick anyway, right?). So after 10 solid minutes of surfing, I now proudly present to you:

Adriano’s Top 1 List of Top 10 Best Thanksgiving TV Episodes…Lists.

#1: Flavorpill’s Zagat-Style Guide to TV’s Best Thanksgiving Episodes

Click on the link to see descriptions of each episode and perhaps even video.

Episodes in this list:
10. “Slapsgiving,” How I Met Your Mother
9. “Thanksgiving,” Felicity
8. “Cliff’s Wet Adventure,” The Cosby Show
7. “A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving,” Gilmore Girls
6. “The One with Chandler in a Box,” Friends
5. “Pangs,” Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. “Thanksgiving Orphans,” Cheers
3. “We Gather Together,” Roseanne
2. “Shibboleth,” The West Wing
1. “Turkeys Away,” WKRP in Cincinnati

I chose this list because it met all three of my criteria:

1. Spans 4 decades of television.
WKRP’s “Turkeys Away” is #1. Hands down the best Thanksgiving episode ever, from the oldest show on the list. If you haven’t seen this one, it’s worth your time to track it down on hulu.
Includes Slapsgiving. Since this episode is new enough (2007) that it may still be collecting e-dust in your DVR, I won’t spoil it. But let’s just say there’s some slappin’ going on. Hilarity ensues.