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What's your favorite Thanksgiving episode?


I have to say this show has some great ones, but my favorite is probably The Bird from season 8. What about you guys?

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This is the greatest single sitcom of all time.

A live studio audience. Filmed in front of a live studio audience. Shot like a play for the audience.

...Documentary: "Exporting Raymond".

The rest was Golden!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exporting_Raymond

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VIA VOX: "At a time when the TV comedy was increasingly embracing more cinematic forms and leaving the sound of live studio audience laughter behind, the stage-bound, audience laughter–enabled Raymond could feel a bit like a relic."

https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/9/27/13037234/everybody-loves-raymond-anniversary

A television show, that was filmed like a play. The 1st act has a set. Then so does the 2nd act.

All with a studio audience.

There's no scene on the street with a laugh track and than back to the couch. Laugh track. And then the living room. Laugh track. Then the bedroom. Laugh Track.

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Shot like a play. A live television program. A complete throwback to the 50's era TV comedy.

It ended it's finale season in the top 10. Won best comedy series in 2006 at the Emmy's for it's finale season.

That's extremely hard to do...Seinfeld, Friends, Cheers, Frasier, Modern Family did not belong in this category.

TV Guide named the episode "Baggage" as the 6th best episode of all time.

But..."The Bird"?

It has to be "No Fat" from the 3rd season!

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The Bird

I like how it showed the hypocrisy of people who eat "bird" getting upset about bird dying. I like seeing Pat who is suppose to be timid standing up Marie. Her sweet calm voice made jokes even funnier. I like Pat. She is one of my favorites.

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