‘That Girl,’ “Thanksgiving Comes But Once a Year, Hopefully”
No one ever said Thanksgiving was easy, but the holiday serves up a completely unique kind of stress for those in new relationships. That Girl, the groundbreaking late ’60s sitcom about a sweet and independent struggling actress in the Big Apple, perfectly captured all the anxiety in an episode that is stuffed with mishap after mishap. What’s worse than preparing your first Thanksgiving dinner? Preparing it for your parents and the parents of your potential in-laws, too! Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) scrambles to make everyone happy and ends up wrecking bird after bird in this madcap yet sincere episode.