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Master of None
S2.E8
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Thanksgiving

  • Episode aired May 12, 2017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 34m
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9.4/10
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Lena Waithe in Master of None (2015)
ComedyDrama
Over a series of Thanksgivings from the '90s to the present, Denise settles into her sexuality and faces the challenge of coming out to her family.Over a series of Thanksgivings from the '90s to the present, Denise settles into her sexuality and faces the challenge of coming out to her family.Over a series of Thanksgivings from the '90s to the present, Denise settles into her sexuality and faces the challenge of coming out to her family.
IMDb RATING
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2.9K
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    • Melina Matsoukas
  • Writers
    • Aziz Ansari
    • Alan Yang
    • Lena Waithe
  • Stars
    • Aziz Ansari
    • Lena Waithe
    • Angela Bassett
    • Melina Matsoukas
  • Writers
    • Aziz Ansari
    • Alan Yang
    • Lena Waithe
  • Stars
    • Aziz Ansari
    • Lena Waithe
    • Angela Bassett
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    • 6User reviews
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    Angela Bassett and Lena Waithe in Master of None (2015)
    Angela Bassett, Kym Whitley, Venida Evans, Lena Waithe, and Ebony Obsidian in Master of None (2015)
    Angela Bassett and Kym Whitley in Master of None (2015)
    Angela Bassett, Kym Whitley, Venida Evans, Heaven Michelle McCoy, and Vijay Mahimtura in Master of None (2015)
    Kym Whitley, Venida Evans, Heaven Michelle McCoy, and Vijay Mahimtura in Master of None (2015)
    Angela Bassett, Kym Whitley, and Aziz Ansari in Master of None (2015)
    Vijay Mahimtura in Master of None (2015)
    Angela Bassett, Kym Whitley, Venida Evans, Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe, and Ebony Obsidian in Master of None (2015)
    Angela Bassett, Kym Whitley, Venida Evans, Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe, and Ebony Obsidian in Master of None (2015)
    "Thanksgiving"
    Angela Bassett as Catherine, Ebony Obsidian as Michelle
    Lena Waithe and Ebony Obsidian in Master of None (2015)

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    Aziz Ansari
    Aziz Ansari
    • Dev
    Lena Waithe
    Lena Waithe
    • Denise
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Catherine
    Kym Whitley
    Kym Whitley
    • Joyce
    Venida Evans
    Venida Evans
    • Ernestine
    Ebony Obsidian
    Ebony Obsidian
    • Michelle
    Erica Mena
    Erica Mena
    • Nikki
    Vijay Mahimtura
    • Kid Dev
    Heaven Michelle McCoy
    • Kid Denise
    • (as Heaven McCoy)
    Aryan Renjith
    • Pre-Teen Dev
    Casey Renee
    • Pre-Teen Denise
    • (as Casey Watkins)
    Suraj Partha
    Suraj Partha
    • Teen Dev
    Eden Duncan-Smith
    Eden Duncan-Smith
    • Teen Denise
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Radio Raheem
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
      • Melina Matsoukas
    • Writers
      • Aziz Ansari
      • Alan Yang
      • Lena Waithe
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    • Trivia
      Much of Denise's coming out story came from Lena Waithe's life. She cowrote this episode with Aziz Ansari.
    • Goofs
      During the Thanksgiving 1995 sequence Denise's video collection includes copies of Shaft (2000) and Men in Black (1997).
    • Quotes

      Dev: Denise! You can't be dating some girl with the Instagram name NipplesAndToes23.

      Denise: I know, man. I'm trying to get her to change it.

      Dev: [Scoffs] I'm surprised there was twenty-two other NipplesAndToes.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
      Written by Ishmael Butler, Mary Ann Vierra

      Performed by Digable Planets

    User reviews6

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    10/10
    Outstanding
    You do not ever need to see a single episode of this series in order to appreciate the perfection, beauty, pain and humor of this episode. You will feel transported back in time - perhaps feel a similarity to your own youth as I did as I am the same age as the characters (33) - and go from 1992-2017. Denise handles coming to terms with being gay and her old fashioned mother who actually is just afraid for her. It sounds dark and serious, but it isn't! It is real and so funny and so fresh. And the end is satisfying and comes full circle. The casting was spot on for the younger versions of Denise and Dev. Bravo - I am clapping still. Watch this with your parents, friends, anyone.
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    • Jun 21, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2017 (United States)
      • Clinton Diner, Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
      • Alan Yang Pictures
      • Fremulon
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    Technical specs

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    • 34 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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