Let's Dish (Up)
Though it was not likely enjoyed at the first Thanksgiving, this temperamental fowl has come to be the primary dish associated with the holiday
Turkey
This New York City spectacle is known to feature jumbo size versions of Snoopy the beagle, SpongeBob SquarePants, and the Pillsbury Dough Boy
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Initially paired with the Speedwell, this 100 foot long, 25 foot wide floating block of wood carried 130 Pilgrims across the Atlantic Ocean for 66 grueling days.
The Mayflower
This Cavanaugh preschooler, who has come to be known as "Icky," once pooped in the neighbors' garage - permanently scarring his older brother Jason - and has never lived it down.
Uncle Eric
This majestic frontier is so significant to the Pickett family history, that it's Grannie and Grandpa's password for quite literally everything
Alaska
Whether it comes from a can or comes with Nana's signature orange peel, no Thanksgiving feast is complete without this bittersweet condiment.
Cranberry Sauce
In this Thanksgiving classic cartoon, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcy, Sally, and Franklin guest star alongside our bald, gullible, but generally good-hearted hero
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
This renowned member of the Patuxet tribe is said to have saved the Pilgrims from starvation by teaching them indigenous agricultural practices, starting a partnership which led to the first Thanksgiving.
Squanto
Known to their friends as "Betty" and "Ray" this founding couple took over Betty's father's family business which was known by this name.
Miller's Shoe Repair
Whether beating her husband's assaulter over the head with a piece of drift wood, or instructing her pubescent sons to get out of the station wagon and "go get him boys," Grannie always had these beauty products stuck in her hair.
Curlers
The unique flavor of Grandma Griffith's beloved holiday mix was once believed to come from the coffee cans in which it was stored.
It was only after she passed away that it was discovered that it actually came from this secret ingredient.
Cigarette Smoke.
Grant Pickett, Nathan Cavanaugh, Uncle Eric, Uncle Bill, Uncle Jim. All have this team-based sport - with a distinctive Thanksgiving vibe - in common.
Football
Fleeing religious persecution in England, the Pilgrims initially attempted to emigrate to this nation - known for its towering windmills and colorful tulips - before making the long, difficult voyage to the New World.
Holland
This creep from Silver Meadows, tormented Laura and Kara Cole by flipping his eyelids inside-out and chasing them around the neighborhood.
Gentry Lauk
Some say Will and Kate blew up the internet when they got together, but the royal couple doesn't hold a candle to the sensation that @jimmyfire117 and @sisterinlaw_8 cause on this social media app
TikTok
Though not a holiday specific libation, this rose colored cocktail has been enjoyed at virtually every family gathering since circa 2016.
Pink Panther
Thanksgiving is to binge-eating as _______ is to binge-shopping.
Black Friday
Authored by pastor and pilgrim William Brewster, this document established the first, formalized system of democratic governance in the New World
The Mayflower Compact
In this year, Jim and Jacquie found Jesus, changing the course of their family's history for generations to come
1972
A delicious aquatic protein that can (and has) doubled as a weapon to settle domestic violence disputes.
Frozen Salmon
To the chagrin of Cavanaugh Thanksgiving traditionalists, this beloved Aunt has often besmirched the named of Thanksgiving by referring to the crowd-favorite Scalloped Corn as "Corn Chowder"
Aunt Jessie
This ossified structure not only supports the bustiest part of the turkey, it also grants the deepest desires of the heart.
The Wishbone
This 1678 Christian Allegory was written by an author with the same surname as a lumberjack who befriended a blue ox.
Pilgrim's Progress
"Here's Lookin' At You Kid"
Rumor has it, Bertie Higgins wrote this song - ostensibly about Humphrey Bogart and Laruen Bacall - actually about Jim and Jacquie Cavanaugh, starring in their own late late show.
Key Largo
After the Pickett men took a trip to this god-forsaken body of water. Jack was horrified to have seen his grandpa skinny dip amongst the bugs and snakes, and, upon returning home, little Grant was thankful to be "back in America."
Beans Creek (in Tennessee)