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Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day

  • Episode aired Nov 24, 1998
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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Michael J. Fox, Barry Bostwick, and Philip Bosco in Spin City (1996)
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Randall's cranky father joins the staff for a live televised Thanksgiving dinner at the Mayor's mansion, where he and Randall argue, Carter and James stage a puppet show to promote family va... Read allRandall's cranky father joins the staff for a live televised Thanksgiving dinner at the Mayor's mansion, where he and Randall argue, Carter and James stage a puppet show to promote family values, and Stuart tricks Stacey.Randall's cranky father joins the staff for a live televised Thanksgiving dinner at the Mayor's mansion, where he and Randall argue, Carter and James stage a puppet show to promote family values, and Stuart tricks Stacey.

  • Director
    • Andy Cadiff
  • Writers
    • Gary David Goldberg
    • Bill Lawrence
    • Tom Hertz
  • Stars
    • Michael J. Fox
    • Richard Kind
    • Alan Ruck
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    145
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andy Cadiff
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Tom Hertz
    • 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
    Jennifer Esposito
    Jennifer Esposito
    • Stacey Paterno
    Barry Bostwick
    Barry Bostwick
    • The Mayor
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • Randall Winston, Sr.
    Deborah Rush
    Deborah Rush
    • Helen
    Mike Lupica
    Mike Lupica
    • Mike Lupica
    Joe Torre
    Joe Torre
    • Joe Torre
    Todd Stashwick
    Todd Stashwick
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      • Andy Cadiff
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Tom Hertz
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    Too many things going on in this show that made no sense.

    In this Thanksgiving episode, the Mayor is having dinner for everyone at the mansion. Mike has also got the local TV channel to broadcast a the Mayor surrounded by friends eating dinner. The Mayor's father is also going to be in attendance. The only bad thing is that the Mayor and the father do not like each other.

    When the show begins the Mayor gets upset and leaves-- Paul is doing ads for places that give him discounts-- Nikki is too busy trying to tell her boyfriend, Arthur that she loves him-- Stuarts has tricked Stacey into kissing him --and Mike is trying to settle everything down. It is going to be a total disaster if things do not change.

    This episode could have been so much better but ended up being more of silly skirmishes that never end up going anywhere. It was a great idea but did not work in practical terms. There was just too many senseless things afoot that nothing had any value. It looked like someone just threw things together and made an episode. Not one of the better offerings.

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      Mike Flaherty: [Mayor's daughter is not coming for Thanksgiving] Well sir, look on the bright side. At least your Dad's coming.

      Mayor Randall M. Winston Jr.: Now don't get me wrong, my father and I have this wonderful, healthy relationship. We just don't like each other.

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1998 (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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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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