Part of the genius of The Sopranos is how it juxtaposes Tony’s violence-heavy mob life with his pretty normal home life. The Sopranos // “He Is Risen” (Season 3, Episode 8) What the episode lacks in edible food, it makes up for in spirit-not to mention some lively dancing to The Temptations’s “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” a song that also makes a memorable reappearance in the season 5 Fresh Prince episode “To Thine Own Self Be Blue … And Gold.” Rather than having them start out with some basic chores, matriarch Vivian tasks them with cooking the entire Thanksgiving dinner. When Will’s mother, Viola, visits for Thanksgiving, she takes issue with how pampered the kids seem. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air // “Talking Turkey” (Season 1, Episode 12) “She said ‘Jon, if you are going to do that show, you get them to buy the car from me,’ which I didn’t have the guts to ask them, but they probably would have done it!” Voight told DC Life Magazine. In real life, the Midnight Cowboy star never owned a Chrysler LeBaron, but his mother did. One of the Seinfeld writers bought a Chrysler LeBaron that he thought had once belonged to Voight, only to find out later that it was a different Jon Voight. Both occur in this episode of Seinfeld (the first to Kramer, the second to Elaine).Īccording to Voight, the episode was actually based on a true story. Is there anything that evokes Thanksgiving more than getting bitten by Jon Voight while you’re trying to ask him if he used to own your friend’s Chrysler LeBaron? Yes, many things-like winning a radio contest so your boss can hold one of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. Seinfeld // “The Mom & Pop Store” (Season 6, Episode 8) Here are 12 top-notch television installments that capture the spirit (and stress) of Turkey Day. But if you’re planning a Thanksgiving-themed binge-watch, your options aren’t confined to just A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
There may be more movies and TV episodes centered around Christmas than any other holiday.