One Week Til Turkey!!

So I'm clearly excited for Thanksgiving to be so close! (that or I really love doing countdowns, okay a little of both) I really need a break at this point in the semester, although this won't be much of a break since I'll be taking the GRE, sending out my grad school applications, and writing my letters of intent. Yikes, that's a lot to do! In the mean time though, to get you pumped for that delicious turkey I'm going to give you my 7 favorite TV Thanksgiving episodes to look up. Get it? That's one for each day until Thanksgiving! So here you go...

Oh and these don't include episodes from the show 'Friends', that's a whole other post that's coming on Thanksgiving Day!! Hey, it's tradition!

Top 7 TV Thanksgiving Episodes

7. Will & Grace - "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (3.8)

• This episode is a flashback to Thanksgiving 1985 when Grace brought Will home for the holiday as her boyfriend. Now if you know the show, you know that Will is gay and Grace is his hag, but this takes place before Grace knew will was gay and believes she is going to marry him. Between the 80's wardrobe and miscommunications it is one hilarious episode.

6. Boy Meets World - "Turkey Day" (4.10)

• Now it is my greatest hope right now that everyone remembers this gem of a show called Boy Meets World. I won't tell you all about it, just the episode. Cory, from a middle class family, and Shawn, who came from humble beginnings are best friends. On Thanksgiving Shawn invites Cory and his family to their trailer for some home cookin'. I won't give away the ending but it is a heart-warming episode like so many were from that show.

5. How I Met Your Mother - "Slapsgiving" (3.9)

• After losing a bet earlier in the season Barney, the womanizer, must let Marshall, the big teddy bear type of guy who is also tough, slap him in the face 5 times at the times of Marshall's choosing. He informs Barney that he will be slapping him for the third time on Thanksgiving and what follows is so funny. Just classic How I Met Your Mother!

4. Will & Grace (yes, I really like their Thanksgiving episodes, so what?) - "Moveable Feast" (4.9)

• In this episode all four of the usual gang want to spend the holiday together but have other commitments. So Will comes up with the idea that they all go to each others commitments, but they are limited to one hour per location. Of course this only makes the whole situation worse, but it makes for some funny scenes!

3. Seinfeld - "The Mom and Pop Store" (6.8)

• In this episode the gang goes to a friend's pre-Thanksgiving party even though Jerry isn't technically invited. The friend's apartment happens to overlook the location where the balloons for the Macy's parade are being kept. I should also mention that Elaine has found a way to let her eccentric boss participate in the parade. And as usual for everyone on that show things just don't go the way you think they will.

2. How I Met Your Mother - "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap" (5.9)

• In this episode Marshall invites a guest that is less than okay with his wife. Meanwhile Marshall has given the gift of "slap" to Ted and Robyn. One of them is going to get to slap Barney in the place of Marshall, the problem is figuring out which one gets the honor.

1. Will & Grace (yes, again) - "Queens for a Day Part 1 & 2"

• In this two-parter Will wants to impress the mother of his serious boyfriend, Vince. Unfortunately while he tries to create the perfect Thanksgiving for her, Grace and Karen are hooking up with a 16 year old and Jack is trying to convince Vince's younger engaged sister to come out as a lesbian. What else could you ask for?

I love those episodes, if you haven't noticed I prefer sitcoms to every other type of show. Anyway I hope y'all have time to look those up and enjoy them. As for me? It's back to studying. Ugh...only 3 days til semi-break. I will make it!