Happy Frick the Pilgrims Day | The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

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[@apizzathatgiantforthesimpl5191]

The irony of the whole "Pilgrims and Natives gathering together in peace and harmony" is that the "first Thanksgiving" wasn't even about that. It was basically just a ceasefire while the two groups figured out how to move forward with their interactions. So technically the meaning of Thanksgiving was "let's grudgingly gather our families together and try to not kill each other for five minutes." Makes sense. 😂 Side note: I had that Bubba toy and I assure you it was just as outrageous and strange as it looks in the commercials. 😂

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's so true and omg you had a bubba!

[@robertstuart480]

That opening narrator sounds like Phil Hartman. RIP.

[@christopherb501]

Was totes him.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Love and miss Phil Hartman 💛

[@tmamone83]

1:41 - [sighs] I miss Phil Hartman :( 2:45 - Yes, do it! 11:00 - Yeah, Rugrats were the only ones representing non-Christian holidays!

[@samih5916]

Incredible reaction video Avery. I like how the pilgrim boy and native boy were both parented by a squirrel which I did not expect and also when the start of the video where they were eating the thanksgiving food fast. The tv commercials are so nostalgicly phenomenal. Hope your thanksgiving is excellent Avery.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thanks Sami!

[@samih5916]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff you're welcome

[@christopherb501]

DESERVED TO BE FORGOTTEN

[@princess_ama]

This movie is actually from 1972. Which explains why the animation and music sounds so old, and why they’re pushing that “buddy buddy” Thanksgiving narrative.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yup, that'll do it 🫣

[@patrickmgaddis]

I sent you Horton Hears A Who

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you!

[@patrickmgaddis]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff You’re welcome. It’s in you IM

[@RABartlett]

Having Phil Hartman announce the bumper is 1) Really haunting, as this was probably 1998, and the first Thanksgiving he would not be around for 2) Evidence that even Cartoon Network knew this was kitsch. Yeah, our reckoning with settler colonies has really made Thanksgiving a bare bones affair and bereft of themed programming. What's interesting is, even though Nativity works are sometimes controversial because the of the "religion vs secular" battle, it's actually a very interesting setting in its own right (And the colonizers are the Romans).

[@pokemaniac05]

Not to mention a few AUS tv shows/movies that was going to plan on watching, but YT blocked or taken down in Australia making things difficult i.e Lightning Point or Worst Year of My Life, Again etc. Yeah i'm not having much luck lately.

[@KannaFan]

Yes... The cartoon with the talking animals is in fact historically inaccurate...

[@joshuakeller634]

Bon Voyage Charlie Brown is burned into my memory!

[@donnytonny730]

Talking squirrel = pepsi can

[@zikamo]

Lmfao the squirrel!!!

[@jenniferschillig3768]

There are a few other Thanksgiving specials I remember: Daffy Duck's Thanks-For-Giving Special (one of those Looney Tunes compilation shows), The Mouse On The Mayflower from Rankin-Bass (traditionally animated), and Dorothy In The Land Of Oz (loosely based on elements from later Oz books, and taking place at Thanksgiving--some later airings retitled it Thanksgiving In Oz).

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oooh! I'll have to check those out!

[@robertstuart480]

Just a minor correction, that wrestling promo was for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which was owned by Ted Turner/Time Warner. The promotion was doing very poorly from late 1999-early 2001, and then the AOL/Time Warner merger happened. And the new CEO didn't want wrestling, so they sold the company to WWE. I miss WCW.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Ah, thank you! I know nothing about wrestling.

[@AntonWongVideo]

to paraphrase michael che: thanksgiving is like the NFL; enjoyable as long as you forget about that other stuff

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yup!

[@toysvilltvstudios2.072]

Compairing Holidays as 3 siblings is so funny and true! XD Plus, you chould check out the Rugrats Passover Episode sometime soon. ;)

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I will look into that!

[@barrymk400]

I don't do anything for thanksgiving. But i do say happy thanksgiving to my friends, as its still something nice to say.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Totally valid!

[@PaulonotPaul8]

I didn't grow up with this but man do I miss Phil Hartman. Hope everything's going well for the charity stream 🙂

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I miss him too! Had no idea that was him. 😭 Charity stream is good to go!

[@pinbackcat]

The Rugrats Hanukkah episode truly IS so good, I would love it if you covered that episode :D

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Definitely trying to!

[@patrickmgaddis]

BTW this is from 1972

[@natyc19]

ELLA WAKE UP! AVERY POSTED

[@thomasbelancio4494]

❤❤❤❤

[@patrickmgaddis]

POWER RANGERS! IN SPACE!

[@zikamo]

Oh rugrats content!!! I’d adore that so much!!

[@donnytonny730]

Torte micllore!

[@natyc19]

I'm in love with an ostrich is the best song ever

[@apizzathatgiantforthesimpl5191]

A certified bop. 😊

[@natyc19]

@@apizzathatgiantforthesimpl5191literally can't thank you enough pizza for introducing that song into my life

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you pizza! We stan daydreamin in this house!

[@darthsidious47]

I think the oddest thing about this little special is that all the pilgrims and the natives have American accents already.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Ikr?? 😅

[@KannaFan]

8:35 I just watched the cartoon for myself. The native was the one that came off more as a bully: native child: "you!" pilgrim child: "you!" native child: "you scared off my turkey!" pilgrim child: "that was me! I thought you were a turkey." native child: "if you were any kind of a hunter, you would know that it was only a turkey call." You seem a little too eager to pick sides here.

[@prixe12]

Bruh the white kid literally called the native kid a turkey first the native kid just retaliated

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

The pilgrim kid is also pretending to shoot cars so immediately I don't like him.

[@KannaFan]

@@prixe12 Yes because the native kid was making turkey sounds. They both thought the other was a turkey...

[@texaskc]

Now for the "Halloween That Almost Wasn't'

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's a thing??

[@texaskc]

It's a thing. And live action. There's a couple of decent copies on youtube.

[@pokemaniac05]

Yeah, Australia doesn't really do Thanksgiving. Idk why we don't do it though. Currently & planned shows: Strangers (1989) which is one of two New Zealand tv shows i'm watching from the 80s, the other being afterwards is the 1985 tv adaptation of Terry and the Gunrunners, then possibly Animalia (another based on a book series) from 2007 & it's Australian btw. Then proper rewatches of shows i have watched, but i haven't all of it or not seen enough i.e Parallax, Silversun, H2O & Lightning Point. As for the rest, i'm still unsure of lately, this is before i even suggest them or not after watching as they are on YT or some other sites that are available on. Though i'm annoyed with Netflix making AUS tv shows or movies leaving on the platform in this specific date & idk if any other streaming services do this often.

[@jordanmoore6551]

I totally had that Talking Bubba toy. My grandma got it for me for Christmas.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Omg!

[@mdksailormoon]

I REMEMBER THIS! I've had vague memories for years of a thanksgiving cartoon from my childhood and couldn't for the life of me remember what it was called. AND THIS IS IT!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yay! I'm happy to help!

[@robertstuart480]

I think it said "1971 Hanna-Barbera" under the title.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah I did some research and found out that it aired in 1972 for the first time, but says 1971 in the credits.

[@theasexualvampire13]

Funny I just happened to see this cartoon as I'd never heard of it. I grew up with The Mouse and the Mayflower, which if you can believe it, is wayyy worse.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh lord I've heard of that but haven't seen it yet.