M*A*S*H : The Yalu Brick Road (1979)

Made for CBS, airing November 19th in the US.

Season 8. Episode 10.
The story: Last night, in honor of Thanksgiving, Klinger cooked a turkey for everyone.
Today, Potter is helping everyone who ate the turkey last night.
He is treating them all for salmonella poisoning.
Potter believes it is from eating the turkey, but he and Klinger ate turkey as well and they are not sick.
Well, not when everyone else is anyway.
At the same time, BJ and Hawkeye find themselves lost.
After having a slight accident , ruining their vehicle and trying to think of what to do next , they  meet a North Korean soldier who becomes an unlikely , helpful new friend.
Stars Harry Morgan, GW Bailey, Jamie Farr, William Christopher, Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Soon Tek Oh, David Ogden Stiers, Loretta Swit, Byron Chung, Bob Okazaki, Jeff Maxwell
Directed by Charles S Dubin
Not Rated
COMEDY/DRAMA/SERIES/THANKSGIVING

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Released April 11th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Friends Denise , Jerry , Mary and Bill are taking a road trip together while on their way to visit Denises' parents.
Jerry and Bill are into visiting and writing about road side attractions.
When they get into an argument , Jerry suggests they stop at the nearby now Captain Spauldings roadside attraction.
Once inside , Jerry and Bill are totally into it but Mary and Denise , not so much.
The guys talk the girls into taking Captain Spauldings Murder Ride.
That is when they all learn about Dr. Satan....
Jerry and Bill must go to see what has become of the legend of Dr. Satan.
Stars Sid Haig , Irwin Keyes , Michael J Pollard , Gregg Gibbs , Jake McKinnon , Erin Daniels , Chris Hardwick , David Reynolds , Rainn Wilson , Jennifer Jostyn , Jerry Goldsmith , Harrison Young , Tom Towles , Sheri Moon Zombie , Robert Allen Mukes , Matthew McGrory , Bill Moseley , Irvin Mosely Jr , Karen Black , Joe Dobbs III , William Bassett , Walton Goggins , Chad Bannon
Directed by (& story written) Rob Zombie
Rated R
HORROR/MYSTERY

The Lords of Salem (2012)

Released April 19 , 2013 in the US.
Filmed in California and Massachusetts.
The story : In 1619 , a Reverend did away with a group of witches that he could no longer stand.
Before their deaths , the witches cursed the Reverend and the people of Salem that their children shall be damned.
Fast forward to the present day.
Heidi is a popular DJ working at a local Salem radio station.
Things are going rather well for cheery Heidi.
She wakes up one morning and thinks she has sort of  met her new neighbor.
Her landlord assures her no one is living next to her....
That night at work , someone leaves a strange album addressed to Heidi.
She plays it on the air and the young women listening in on the show all get strangely effected by it.
It gives Heidi a headache!
But the more she listens to it , the more messed up she gets.
Stars Andrew Prine , Meg Foster , Sheri Moon Zombie , Jeff Daniel Phillips , Patricia Quinn , Bruce Davison , Judy Geeson , Dee Wallace , Ken Foree , Richard Fancy , Maria Conchita Alonso , Sid Haig
Directed by (& story written) Rob Zombie
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Cheers : Ill-Gotten Gaines (1992)

Made for NBC, airing November 19th in the US.

Season 11. Episode 8.
The story: This year for Thanksgiving, Rebecca has offered to have everyone at the bar to her house for dinner.
While asking, she tells of the first and last time she made dinner.
That's when Sam decides they should all get together at the bar and have a pot luck.
Everyone agrees to that.
Then Woody's father-in-law shows up, asking Woody to sign some papers.
Woody feels his father-in-law has no respect for him so Sam convinces him to go to his house and demand his respect.
Woody walks in on his father-in-law and his brother's wife, only he doesn't realize that.
His father-in-law thinks he seen them so when Woody asks for respect, his father-in-law promises anything he wants.
Stars Kirstie Alley, Ted Danson, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Rhea Perlman, Woody Harrelson, Kelsey Grammer, Robert Cornthwaite, Sondra Currie, Richard Doyle, Jackie Swanson, Keene Curtis, Christopher Graves, Kevin Graves, John Valentine
Directed by James Burrows
Not Rated
COMEDY/SERIES/THANKSGIVING

Everybody Loves Raymond : Older Women (2001)

Made for CBS, airing November 19th in the US.

Season 6. Episode 9.
The story: Debra's parents have gotten divorced since the last Thanksgiving they were all together.
They are both coming again this year to spend the holidays with Debra and Ray.
Debra's mom decides to tell them that her dad has a new girlfriend and that he will be bringing her along with him for dinner.
Debra doesn't like this one bit but her mom insists it doesn't bother her and that it's fine.
But Debra is still unhappy about her dad bringing his younger new girlfriend.
When dad shows up and his date, she isn't what anyone expected at all.
Stars Patricia Heaton, Katherine Helmond, Ray Romano, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Robert Culp, Patricia Place, Madylin Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten, Sawyer Sweeten
Directed by Gary Halvorson
Not Rated
COMEDY/SERIES/THANKSGIVING

"Kill is going to Debra you."

Raising Hope : Burt's Parents (2011)

Made for Fox,  airing November 15th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 7.
The story: It's Saturday.
Jimmy and Sabrina are playing an intense game of toss the balloon over the couch with Maw Maw , Burt and Virginia.
Then the phone rings, it is Burt's parents.
His dad explains that Burt's brother cannot have them over for Thanksgiving dinner this year , so they thought they would spend the holiday at Burt's house.
Burt panics.
His parents judge him so much and he's worried that if they come over , they will see he hasn't done anything with his life in the last five years.
Virginia concocts a brilliant idea to help Burt.
Stars Lucas Neff , Garrett Dillahunt , Martha Plimpton , Shannon Woodward , Cloris Leachman , Lee Majors , Shirley Jones , Greg Binkley , Cameron Moulene , Gavin MacIntosh , Jeric Rogers , Michael Scott Allen , 
Baylie Cregut
Directed by Eyal Gordin
Not Rated
COMEDY/SERIES/THANKSGIVING

"No offense but this salad dressing tastes like douche."

Mystery Science Theater 3000 :The Movie (1996)

Released April 19th in the US.
The story : Dr. Clayton Forrester has done the deed he believes everyone would love to have done.
He has sent a man into space in the Satellite Of Love and subjected him to watching horrible movies with no restraint as experiments.
The subject , Mike Nelson - has actually out-smarted the doctor by not keeling over and dying do to having no other option than watching bad movies.
But this time , the doctor thinks he will succeed and finally rule the world!
Now to watch the scifi movie , 'This Island Earth' from 1955 with Mike and the robots Tom Servo and Crow while they rip on it out of boredom.
Stars Trace Beauileu , Michael J Nelson , (voice) Jim Mallon , (voice) Kevin Murphy , John Brady , Faith Domergue , Lance Fuller , Russell Johnson , Reggie Patron , Rex Reason , Robert Nichols
Directed by Jim Mallon
Rated PG13
COMEDY/SCIFI

"Our licorice ice cream cones melted!"