The Monkees

Here is my list of stuff, I'm sure I have more, but I'm not sure on titles of Thanksgiving episodes and stuff.

Movies

Bad Santa
Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Batman Returns (Christmas)
Black Christmas (1974)
Black Christmas (2006)
Christmas Evil (a.k.a. You Better Watch Out!)
A Christmas Story
Christmas with the Kranks
Die Hard (Christmas)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Christmas)
Eight Crazy Nights
Elf
Ernest Saves Christmas
Gremlins (Christmas)
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Dr. Suess' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (Live Action)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
Jingle All the Way
Muppet Christmas Carol
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause 2
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

TV Specials

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dr. Suess' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (Animated)
The Flintstones' Christmas Carol
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty Returns
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
A Garfield Christmas
He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
The Little Drummer Boy
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
A Very Brady Christmas
The Year Without a Santa Claus

TV Shows

8 Simple Rules Episode 1.12 "All I Want for Christmas"
Animaniacs Episode 1.50 "A Plotz Christmas"
Bewitched Episode 1.15 "A Vision of Sugar Plums"
Brady Bunch Episode 1.12 "The Voice of Christmas"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode 3.10 "Amends" (Christmas)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode 4.8 "Pangs" (Thanksgiving)
Family Guy Episode 3.16 "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas"
Family Guy Episode 2.3 "Da Boom" (New Years)
Family Ties Episode 1.11 "A Christmas Story"
Family Ties Episode 2.9 "A Keaton Christmas Carol"
Futurama Episode 2.8 "Xmas Story"
Futurama Episode 4.2 "A Tale of Two Santas"
Grounded for Life Episode 2.7 "I Saw Daddy Hitting Santa Claus"
The Ren & Stimpy Show Episode 2.7 "Son of Stimpy" (Christmas)
Roseanne Episode 6.10 "Thanksgiving 1993"
Roseanne Episode 6.12 "White Trash Christmas"
Roseanne Episode 7.10 "Thanksgiving 1994"
Roseanne Episode 8.8 "The Last Thursday in November"
Saved by the Bell Episode 3.24 "Home for Christmas Part 1"
Saved by the Bell Episode 3.25 "Home for Christmas Part 2"
Saved by the Bell: The College Years Episode 1.10 "A Thanksgiving Story"
The Simpsons Episode 1.1 "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (Christmas)
The Simpsons Episode 2.7 "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
The Simpsons Episode 7.11 "Marge Be Not Proud" (Christmas)
The Simpsons Episode 9.10 "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" (Christmas)
South Park Episode 1.8 "Starvin' Marvin" (Thanksgiving)
South Park Episode 1.9 "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo"
South Park Episode 2.16 "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!"
South Park Episode 3.15 "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics"
South Park Episode 4.17 "A Very Crappy Christmas"
South Park Episode 6.17 "Red Sleigh Down" (Christmas)
South Park Episode 7.15 "It's Christmas in Canada"
South Park Episode 8.14 "Woodland Critter Christmas"
Tru Calling Episode 2.6 "Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again"
The Twilight Zone (1959) Episode 2.11 "The Night of the Meek" (Christmas)
The Twilight Zone (1985) Episode 1.13 "Night of the Meek" (Christmas)
Veronica Mars Episode 1.10 "An Echolls Family Christmas"
The Weird Al Show Episode 1.12 "The Obligitory Holiday Episode"

MayCanady

If you have season 4 of South Park, the episode "Helen Keller: The Musical" is a Thanksgiving episode.

The Monkees

Oh yeah, I forgot about that episode.

Also, I just got the whole series of Full House, so here are the episodes that work from that:

Episode 1.9 "The Miracle of Thanksgiving"
Episode 2.9 "Our Very First Christmas Show"
Episode 4.13 "Happy New Year"
Episode 6.12 "A Very Tanner Christmas"
Episode 8.11 "Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

ALSO JUST A HEADS UP, THE CHALLENGE BEGINS IN A LITTLE OVER A WEEK!

Clayman32

I went back and found the results thread from last year because I forgot where I finished in the challenge(7th)here's the link:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....iday+challenge

I'm hoping I can surpass the 56 I watched last year.

Bluelitespecial

I wish Fox would have put out a new SE of Home alone 2 this year instead of Jingle all the way. I taped over my VHS copy hoping that would happen this year.

The Monkees

Yeah I agree, a nice new anamorphic release would be nice for the 15th anniversary! Oh well...

Bluelitespecial

Maybe next year

Trevor

Just making sure, but cartoons count, right?

Say I go thru my loony tunes collection and find 5 different Christmas cartoons, then a Tom and Jerry maybe, a couple ancient Christmas cartoons in an old movie, etc etc. They each count as 1, right?

The Monkees

Yep, this challenge is very laxed, you can pretty much watch anything.

Trevor

Thanks, that's what I figured. Just wanted to be sure before I sorted thru my closet of cartoons.

In a couple days, I'll go thru the thread and combine everyone's offerings into a massive list for each holiday, unless someone else beats me to it.

The Monkees

Well here are all the Thanksgiving Movies / TV Shows we all listed in one coherent list, I'll do Christmas and New Years tomorrow or Sunday.

Thanksgiving

Movies

Alice's Restaurant
Avalon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
The Daytrippers
Dutch
Home for the Holidays
The House of Yes
The Ice Storm
Mighty Joe Young
The Myth of Fingerprints
Pieces of April
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Scent of a Woman
Son-in-Law
Squanto
Tadpole
What's Cooking?

TV Shows

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode 4.8 "Pangs"
Cheers Episode 5.9 "Thanksgiving Orphans"
Cybill Episode 2.8 "They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?"
Dharma & Greg Episode 1.10 "The First Thanksgiving"
Ellen Episode 4.10 "Kiss My Bum"
Family Ties Episode 1.8 "No Nukes is Good Nukes"
Felicity Episode 1.9 "Thanksgiving"
Felicity Episode 2.8 "Family Affairs"
Frasier Episode 4.7 "A Lilith Thanksgiving"
Frasier Episode 7.9 "The Apparent Trap"
Friends Episode 1.9 "The One Where Underdog Gets Away"
Friends Episode 2.8 "The One With the List"
Friends Episode 3.9 "The One With the Football"
Friends Episode 4.8 "The One With Chandler in a Box"
Friends Episode 5.8 "The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks"
Friends Episode 6.9 "The One Where Ross Got High"
Friends Episode 7.8 "The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs"
Friends Episode 8.9 "The One With the Rumor"
Friends Episode 9.8 "The One With Rachel's Other Sister"
Friends Episode 10.8 "The One With the Late Thanksgiving"
How I Met Your Mother Episode 1.9 "Belly Full of Turkey"
Living Single Episode 1.13 "Love Takes a Holiday"
Mad About You Episode 1.9 "Riding Backwards"
Mad About You Episode 3.8 "Giblets for Murray"
Ned and Stacey Episode 1.10 "Thanksgiving Day Massacre"
Picket Fences Episode 1.9 "Thanksgiving"
Roseanne Episode 6.10 "Thanksgiving 1993"
Roseanne Episode 7.10 "Thanksgiving 1994"
Roseanne Episode 8.8 "The Last Thursday in November"
Saved by the Bell: The College Years Episode 1.10 "A Thanksgiving Story"
The Simpsons Episode 2.7 "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
South Park Episode 1.8 "Starvin Marvin"
South Park Episode 4.14 "Helen Keller: The Musical"
Sports Night Episode 1.8 "Thespis"
What's Happening: "Mama, the School Girl"
Ugly Betty: "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral"
Will & Grace: "Homo for the Holidays"
Will & Grace: "Lows in the Mid-Eighties"
Will & Grace: "Moveable Feast"

FusionX

If I can count the Thanksgiving/Christmas related Jerry Springer shows, I am in. If it wasn't for Jerry I would have won the Halloween challenge in a walk.

Trevor

Oh no, any chance of anyone else "winning" the challenge is now over. FusionX has found us.

On Mighty Joe Young, which one qualifies as Thanksgiving, the original or the Bill Paxton Disney remake, or both?

whitetigeress

WTF

I would not count talk shows as entries for this contest. So, then if we are would food network shows count?

FusionX

If a Thanksgiving special of The Simpsons would count, why wouldn't a Thanksgiving special of Jerry Springer? If you go by volume, it takes twice as long to watch Springer as the half hour shows, so it would be a disadvantage to the viewer, if anything.

Trevor

The Monkees, you're missing a bunch of stuff in your Thanksgiving list. Just a few that I see: some Gilmore Girls, Northern Exposure, Once and Again, Cheers, all the things in my links in post #68, etc.

The Monkees

Wow, I missed a bunch. Sorry about that I'll update my list ASAP

FusionX

Nah, I won't even come close on this one. I think my goal will be 50, maybe a little more if I find enough television shows of interest.

fastforward

I don't think these were mentioned:

Thanksgiving

90210 Episode 3.15 "The Kindness of Strangers" (unfortunately Season 3 doesn't come out until December 11th)

Diff'rent Strokes Episode 2.11, 2.12 "Thanksgiving Crossover" (This I believe is just a one hour episode)

Doogie Howser, M.D. Episode 2.10 "Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down"


Christmas

90210 Episode 2.18 "A Walsh Family Christmas"

90210 Episode 3.16 "It's a Totally Happening Life"

Growing Pains Episode 1.12 "A Christmas Story"

Doogie Howser, M.D. Episode 1.13 "Doogie The Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Diff'rent Strokes Episode 1.8, 1.9 "Retrospective Part 1 and 2" (This one I'm a bit unsure about. It takes place during Christmas but a lot of it is clips from previous episodes. I think it's similiar to the Christmas episode from the first season of Family Ties. That took place during Christmas but it was mostly about each kid's birth. Personally, I think if that one counts so should these episodes.)

The Monkees

I am in the process of getting EVERYTHING from EVERYONE'S lists into one coherent list. Hopefully by Monday night I can have this all done.

Trevor

Thanks, I had been working on them but this is your baby, so go for it. I have the time to do it this morning so just let me know if you want that.

Also, sorry to keep harping, but can we please make the end date 1/01/08? I have an ethical dilemma with watching New Year's movies before New Year's Day.

Bluelitespecial

So how soon before the list thread is posted, and will it be a sticky?

Darth Maher

Most excellent. I was hoping somebody would do this. I would have tried, but I don't have the stamina.

I second this suggestion... again.

Trevor

Thanksgiving

Movies

Alice's Restaurant
Avalon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
A Day of Thanks on Walton’s Mountain
The Daytrippers
Dutch
Hannah and her Sisters
Holiday Inn
Home for the Holidays
The House of Yes
The Ice Storm
?? King Kong ??
?? Mighty Joe Young (1949) ??
The Myth of Fingerprints
National Lampoons Family Reunion
One Special Night
Pieces of April
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Scent of a Woman
Son-in-Law
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Tadpole
Teen-age Crime Wave (available in MST3K)
The Thanksgiving Promise (TV movie)
A Thanksgiving Treasure (1970s TV movie)
What's Cooking?

TV Series Episodes

All in the Family “A Little Atheist”
Amazing Stories, "Thanksgiving" (1986)
Bewitched, "Samantha's Thanksgiving To Remember"
Bob Newhart Show (S3) - "An American Family"
The Bob Newhart Show, "Over The River And Through The Woods" (1975)
The Brady Bunch "The Un-Underground Movie"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode 4.8 "Pangs"
Cheers Episode 5.9 "Thanksgiving Orphans"
The Class: "The Class Gives Thanks"
The Cosby Show - "Cliff's Wet Adventure" (1989)
Cybill Episode 2.8 "They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?"
Dharma & Greg Episode 1.10 "The First Thanksgiving"
Diff'rent Strokes 2.11, 2.12/Hello Larry, "Thanksgiving Crossover" (1979)
Doogie Howser, M.D. Episode 2.10 "Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down"
Ellen Episode 4.10 "Kiss My Bum"
ER-Scoop and Run (S13 Thanksgiving Ep)
Family Ties Episode 1.8 "No Nukes is Good Nukes"
Felicity Episode 1.9 "Thanksgiving"
Felicity Episode 2.8 "Family Affairs"
Frasier Episode 4.7 "A Lilith Thanksgiving"
Frasier Episode 7.9 "The Apparent Trap"
Friends Episode 1.9 "The One Where Underdog Gets Away"
Friends Episode 2.8 "The One With the List"
Friends Episode 3.9 "The One With the Football"
Friends Episode 4.8 "The One With Chandler in a Box"
Friends Episode 5.8 "The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks"
Friends Episode 6.9 "The One Where Ross Got High"
Friends Episode 7.8 "The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs"
Friends Episode 8.9 "The One With the Rumor"
Friends Episode 9.8 "The One With Rachel's Other Sister"
Friends Episode 10.8 "The One With the Late Thanksgiving"
Full House Episode 1.9 "The Miracle of Thanksgiving"
Gilmore Girls Season 3: A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
Gilmore Girls Season 6: He's Slippin’ ‘Em Bread... Dig
Happy Days, "The First Thanksgiving" (1978)
Hazel: 'Everybody's Thankful But Us Turkeys'
Hello Larry/Diff'rent Strokes, "Thanksgiving Crossover" (1979)
How I Met Your Mother Episode 1.9 "Belly Full of Turkey"
Iron Chef, "Turkey Battle" (1994)
Jericho - "Red Flag"
King of Queens "Supermarket Story"
King of the Hill - "Happy Hank's Giving" (1999)
King of the Hill "The Hank's Giving Episode"
King of the Hill - "Spin the Choice"
King of the Hill - "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men" (1998)
Living Single Episode 1.13 "Love Takes a Holiday"
Mad About You Episode 1.9 "Riding Backwards"
Mad About You Episode 3.8 "Giblets for Murray"
Moesha - "Thanksgiving" (1999)
Ned and Stacey Episode 1.10 "Thanksgiving Day Massacre"
90210 Episode 3.15 "The Kindness of Strangers"
Northern Exposure (S4) - "Thanksgiving"
Once & Again (S1) - "Thanksgiving"
Once & Again (S2) - "Feast or Famine"
Once & Again (S3) - "Chaos Theory"
Picket Fences Episode 1.9 "Thanksgiving"
Reba - "Thanksgiving" (2004)
Reba - "Invasion" (2005)
Roseanne - "We Gather Together" (1989)
Roseanne Episode 6.10 "Thanksgiving 1993"
Roseanne Episode 7.10 "Thanksgiving 1994"
Roseanne Episode 8.8 "The Last Thursday in November"
Saved by the Bell: The College Years Episode 1.10 "A Thanksgiving Story"
Seinfeld “The Mom & Pop Store”
The Simpsons Episode 2.7 "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
South Park Episode 1.8 "Starvin Marvin"
South Park Episode 4.14 "Helen Keller! The Musical"
Sports Night Episode 1.8 "Thespis"
?? Sports Night: The Quality of Mercy at 29K ??
Still Standing - "Still Thankful" (2002)
3rd Rock from the Sun: Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick
That '70's Show - "Thanksgiving" (1998)
That '70's Show - "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (2004)
Titus: The Perfect Thanksgiving
What's Happening: "Mama, the School Girl"
Ugly Betty: "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral"
The Waltons: A Thanksgiving Story
West Wing: Shibboleth
Will & Grace: "Homo for the Holidays"
Will & Grace: "Lows in the Mid-Eighties"
Will & Grace: "Moveable Feast"
WKRP (S1) - "Turkeys Away"

Specials/Cartoons

Bear in the Big Blue House – Halloween and Thanksgiving
Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet
Buttons & Rusty And The Turkey Gang: The Turkey Caper
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving
Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989)
Mouse on the Mayflower
A Rugrats Thanksgiving
This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers (1988)
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving

Trevor

Sorry TM, I had the list half done and got tired of waiting. I've pulled everything Thanksgiving from this thread, the two older threads, the links here, and some googling.

I'll let you do Christmas.

I'll update if people have additions.

Edit - Just found a few more w/ some googling. Also confirmed that we have to count Hannah and Her Sisters. It is listed in pretty much every Thanksgiving Movie List on the net. I don't own it and won't watch it, so I'm not biased here.