Episode 63: Friendsgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! Or, Friendsgiving. We take that idea very literally today and try to find the BEST Friends Thanksgiving episode! It’s football vs. trifles today. Listen here.

Episodes:

• Friends 3×09 ‘The One With the Football”|Nov. 21, 1996, NBC | Old sibling rivalry between Monica and Ross resurfaces and postpones Thanksgiving dinner when the gang decide to play a game of “touch” football. (IMDb) | Streaming on Netflix

vs.

• Friends 6×09 “The One Where Ross Got High”| Nov. 25, 1999, NBC | Ross is forced to reveal the reason why Jack and Judy don’t like Chandler. Rachel tries to make dessert for the gang. (IMDb) | Streaming on Netflix

Honorable Mentions

In lieu of choosing “honorable mentions,” we briefly discuss every Friends Thanksgiving episode. This includes: “TOW Underdog Gets Away” (1), “TOW The List” (2), “TOW Chandler in a Box” (4), “TOW All The Thanksgivings”(5), “TOW Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs” (7), “TOW The Rumor” (8), “TOW Rachel’s Other Sister” (9), and “TOW The Late Thanksgiving” (10)

Categories Judged

• Thanksgiving tropes
• Subplots
• The meal
• Overall

Currently Watching….

Hannah: Breaking Bad, but mostly the live action Scooby-Doo movie

Beth: Saturday Night Live, especially this sketch

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