I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! Here’s a few thoughts on what I watched this week, in between shopping, eating Thanksgiving dinner, and celebrating Erin’s birthday!
The Amazing Race (Wednesday Night, CBS)
The Race continued! My sister and I need to get on this show while we still can.
Baywatch Nights (YouTube)
I wrote about Baywatch Nights here!
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (Apple TV+)
Erin and I watched this on Wednesday night, as we do every November. You can read her thoughts here!
Check It Out (Tubi)
I watched another episode of this show earlier today. Unless I fall asleep, I’ll be posting a review of it in an hour or two. (Warning: There’s a very good chance that I might fall asleep.)
CHiPs (Freevvee)
Degrassi Junior High (YouTube)
Dr. Phil (YouTube)
I watched an episode of Dr. Phil this afternoon, just because I needed some background noise. Dr. Phil was yelling at a woman who was cheating on her husband.
Fantasy Island (Daily Motion)
I wrote about Fantasy Island here!
Football: Commanders vs Cowboys (Thursday Afternoon)
Football: 49ers vs Seahawks (Thursday Night)
Football: Packers vs Lions (Thursday Morning)
Yep, the family was watching football all Thursday and I occasionally glanced at the television. I was happy that the Cowboys beat the Commanders. I can’t remember who won the other games. I accidentally called the Commanders by their original name and I got yelled at by my cousin. Bleh.
Happy Hour (YouTube)
I watched an episode of this 90s, celeb-themed game show on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, one of the celebs was Danny Masterson so I cringed whenever the camera went past him.
Highway to Heaven (Tubi)
I wrote about Highway to Heaven here!
Jennifer Slept Here (YouTube)
I wrote about Jennifer Slept Here on Thursday.
Kitchen Nightmares (Tuesday Night, Fox)
On Tuesday, I watched the latest episode of Kitchen Nightmares, which featured Gordon Ramsay helping out a married couple who were on the verge of divorcing over their restaurant. I always like it when Gordon shows off his nice side and he seemed to really care about this couple. On Wednesday, I rewatched the classic Amy’s Baking Company episode on Hulu.
The Love Boat (Paramount Plus)
I wrote about The Love Boat here!
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (Thursday Morning, NBC)
It’s not Thanksgiving without the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade playing in the background. I watched some of it with my family. I liked the balloons but I got tired of all the reporters talking.
Monsters (Tubi)
Snub (YouTube)
This is a British music show from the late 80s. I watched the first episode on Friday night. Three bands performed. I particularly liked Fugazi’s performance.
Survivor (Wednesday Night, CBS)
Crazy Eye Kendra is gone so that’s a good thing!
T and T (Tubi)
Welcome Back Kotter (Tubi)
I wrote about Welcome Back Kotter here!
WKRP In Cincinnati (DVD)
On Tuesday night, Jeff and I watched the classic “I thought turkey could fly” episode of this 70s sitcom. This episode always makes me laugh. Jeff has the entire series on DVD so who knows? This could be a future entry in my retro television reviews!
Yes, Prime Minister (Monday Night, PBS)
This week’s episode was amazingly cynical, even by the standards of this rather cynical show. Sir Humphrey effortlessly manipulated Jim Hacker into nominating a corrupt banker to an important post. Somehow, it was also quite funny. There’s just something about the way that poor, earnest (if occasionally pompous) Jim Hacker continually falls for every scheme that Sir Humphrey comes up with. It helps that the schemes usually seem to turn out for the best. If anything, Sir Humphrey might have a point about the importance of not giving the Prime Minister too much room to think for himself.