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The Thanksgiving Show

  • Episode aired Nov 24, 1999
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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7.6/10
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Michael J. Fox, Heather Locklear, Barry Bostwick, Alan Ruck, Michael Boatman, Connie Britton, Victoria Dillard, Alexander Chaplin, Richard Kind, and Beth Littleford in Spin City (1996)
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Mike and Caitlin play a couple to win the endorsement of widowed Senator Grady during Thanksgiving at Randall's Connecticut home, while Nikki and Janelle try to keep James from killing a tur... Read allMike and Caitlin play a couple to win the endorsement of widowed Senator Grady during Thanksgiving at Randall's Connecticut home, while Nikki and Janelle try to keep James from killing a turkey for their holiday dinner.Mike and Caitlin play a couple to win the endorsement of widowed Senator Grady during Thanksgiving at Randall's Connecticut home, while Nikki and Janelle try to keep James from killing a turkey for their holiday dinner.

  • Director
    • Andy Cadiff
  • Writers
    • Gary David Goldberg
    • Bill Lawrence
    • Richard Day
  • Stars
    • Michael J. Fox
    • Richard Kind
    • Alan Ruck
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    7.6/10
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    • Director
      • Andy Cadiff
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Richard Day
    • Stars
      • Michael J. Fox
      • Richard Kind
      • Alan Ruck
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Michael J. Fox
    Michael J. Fox
    • Mike Flaherty
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • Paul Lassiter
    Alan Ruck
    Alan Ruck
    • Stuart Bondek
    Michael Boatman
    Michael Boatman
    • Carter Heywood
    Connie Britton
    Connie Britton
    • Nikki Faber
    Alexander Chaplin
    Alexander Chaplin
    • James Hobert
    Victoria Dillard
    Victoria Dillard
    • Janelle Cooper
    Heather Locklear
    Heather Locklear
    • Caitlin Moore
    Barry Bostwick
    Barry Bostwick
    • The Mayor
    John McMartin
    John McMartin
    • Senator Joseph Grady
    Beth Littleford
    Beth Littleford
    • Deirdre West
    Mike Struck
    • Sailor in Steakhouse
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    • Director
      • Andy Cadiff
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Richard Day
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      References The Shining (1980)

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    8/10
    The Mayor needs the retiring Senator's endorsement.
    As the Mayor is running for Senate, he is disappointed that he has not received the endorsement of the retiring sitting Senator, Joseph Grady. With Senator Grady visiting City Hall, this will be a good time for Catlin and Mike to get the Mayor to invite the Senator for Thanksgiving at his home. They feel like they will surely get the endorsement if Senator Grady can view the Mayor and staff having a weekend dinner.

    Senator Grady's wife had died a few months ago and he is sentimental about the holiday. When he sees Catlin and Mike, he believes that they are a couple just like his life when younger. Catlin and Mike will keep up the charade in order to receive Grady's endorsement.

    Also in the episode, we get to welcome back Stuart's sex craze girlfriend, Deidre. Needless to say her appetite for the deviate has not slowed as Stuart and her are all over each other. But when Deidre corrects Carter's language skills. she brags that she is smarter than Carter. She just might have to play a game of strip chess to prove her point.

    As always, the story with Deidre is by far the best thing in the script. Beth Littleford always makes the character so interesting that she steals any scene she occupies. The Senator story was the main plot of the episode and inched Mike and Catlin relationship closer. There was some nice playful scene during the story and was actually quite entertaining.

    There is also a few more smaller side-stories that seemed like fillers. But the fillers just added to the nice compact feeling of the show. An entertaining well-rounded episode.
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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ubu Productions
      • Lottery Hill Entertainment
      • DreamWorks Television
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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