Nov 27 2008
A very special holiday blogisode
TV shows were different when I was a child. Teenagers did not look like grown ups (well except for 90210, I mean Gabrielle Carteres - seriously?). The families were not dysfunctional and the kids did not do drugs or have sex. It was a much more innocent time. And, every year, sometimes a few times a year, there would be the very special holiday episode. The episode would involve a family overcoming challenges and in so doing discovering the true meaning of the holidays.
I miss these episodes. See, I was raised by television. I learned about the dangers of smoking cigarettes when Stephanie Tanner was offered a “smoke” from a bad kid. As Danny Tanner explained, smoking is not cool. You got it dude.
I learned about the dangers of drinking from the Cosby Show when Vanessa got hammered and called Denise to pick her up from the party using a shoe phone. It was hilarious and very informative.
And, I learned about the birds and the bees from 90210 when Brenda and Dylan finally did it on homecoming night. Of course from that point on I had unreasonably high expectations of homecoming dances. My date for my first homecoming dance was no Dylan McCay and he drove a Dodge neon, not a super cool vintage porsche.
Of course, as you can probably guess, my whole moral code was derived from a montage of 80s and early 90s shows. The very special holiday episodes was key to my development. It taught me the importance of family.
So, on this Thanksgiving day, I will try to do my best to give you a very special holiday blogisode. The moral of this post is - enjoy your family. And for those of you who do, please let me know where you live because I need a new family.
Time to eat pumpkin pie - GLURP GLURP GLURP.
