‘New Girl,’ “Thanksgiving”
As with every highly choreographed holiday, Thanksgiving just isn’t Thanksgiving without a thing or twelve going wrong. That’s what happens when the guys’ tradition of beer and football gets wrecked by Jess’ (Zooey Deschanel) sudden plan to cheer up a despondent co-worker (Justin Long)–and also maybe make him her boyfriend. What follows is a half hour of botched plans and kitchen disasters, all culminating–just like so many Thanksgiving adventures–at Best Buy’s Black Friday sale. New Girl turns out classic Thanksgiving episodes every year, starting with this one.