7 Black Sitcom Thanksgiving Episodes You Must Watch
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful. That could be being thankful for your friends, family, a new job, a new relationship, graduating school, the birth of a new child,…
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful. That could be being thankful for your friends, family, a new job, a new relationship, graduating school, the birth of a new child, or personal growth from the year prior. It's also a time to show off a bit. More often than not, you're planning your flyest outfit to outdress all of your cousins in the living room. You might play football with your family in the yard (or leave it to the professionals on the television). Or you might want to play board games with your family while waiting for the food -- and watch out for your uncle, who always cheats. Eventually, you'll make your way to the dining room table with traditional food from your culture and catch up with family you haven't seen in a while. You might find yourself dodging questions like "How's school?" or "Are you dating anyone?" as you politely decline to disclose any personal information that your nosy aunt can't seem to find out about you on Facebook.
While Thanksgiving shenanigans are bound to happen, the reality of the holiday can also be a solemn time for some. If you are grieving someone this year, do what you can to make the holiday as bearable as possible.
Thanksgiving On Television
As much as we want to enjoy our family and friends this Thanksgiving, we are thankful for television, too. Television has a funny way of reflecting on what happens in real life. First off, there is always some sort of drama. Whether that is someone coming in fashionably late, your cousin who thinks they can cook bringing their "special dish" that ends up in the trash at the end of the night, or you politely having to cut off that relative who continues to make their way to the alcohol. However, your Thanksgiving ends up being this year, your favorite characters have got your back.
Take a look at 7 Black sitcom Thanksgiving episodes that you need to watch this holiday below:
'Living Single' - "Thanks For Giving" (Season 2, Episode 12)
(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)'Living Single's' Thanksgiving episode arrives on episode 12 of season two and has enough chaos to distract you from your own table this year. Khadijah James (Queen Latifah) thinks her lost love, Terrence "Scooter" Williams (Cress Williams), is going to surprise her by proposing. You can stream 'Living Single' on Hulu, Max (formerly known as HBO Max), Amazon Prime Video, and Apple TV.
'Girlfriends' - "Fried Turkey" (Season 1, Episode 9)
(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)Sometimes Thanksgiving with your Girlfriends is all you need. However, in this case grilfriends try to ruin Joan Clayton’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) holiday by interrupting her date. You can see it all go down on season one, episode nine of the series. You can stream 'Girlfriends' on Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video.
'Black-Ish' - "Auntsgiving" Season 3, Episode 7
(Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)One way to not have a good Thanksgiving is to piss the matriarch off. In 'Black-ish’s' Thanksgiving episode, Ruby (Jenifer Lewis) is upset that her ex-sister-in-law is coming to Thanksgiving. The kids are trying to figure out why Ruby can’t stand her ex-sister-in-law. You can stream 'Black-ish' on Hulu and Disney+.
'The Parkers' - "It's A Family Affair" (Season 1, Episode 11)
(Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)If you want a drama-filled Thanksgiving episode, 'The Parkers' have you covered. In this episode, Nikki Parker (Mo’Nique) has to deal with her bougie older sister disrespecting her, and Kim Parker (Countess Vaughn) sneaks out with her cousin to hang out with boys. They also have another Thanksgiving episode on season two, episode 10, where Kim gets mad at Nikki and is reminded to be thankful for what she has. You can stream 'The Parkers' on Netflix.
'One On One' - "Thanksgiving It To Me, Baby" (Season 1, Episode 11)
(Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET)If you’re thinking of spinning the block this Thanksgiving, 'One on One' should be your choice to watch. Flex Washington’s (Flex Alexander) feelings for Breana’s mother (Tichinia Arnold) start to come back when she visits for Thanksgiving. You can stream 'One on One' on Netflix.
'The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' - "Talking Turkey" (Season 1, Episode 12)
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)This Thanksgiving episode is for those who are used to someone dictating tasks that you want to be no part of. Will Smith’s mother (Vernee Watson) hops on a plane over to Bel-Air to visit her son for Thanksgiving. While she’s thankful for reuniting with her son, the tasks she’s assigning to the kids for dinner don’t go as planned.
