'''Basic Trope''': A DysfunctionalFamily dinner.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have their relatives over for Thanksgiving. At the provocation of ObnoxiousInLaws, a CavemenVsAstronautsDebate ensues.
* '''Exaggerated''': Aunt Harriet gets drunk and [[LampshadeWearing puts a lampshade on her head]], Cousin Karl announces his engagement to GirlOfTheWeek [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim Darla]], and a FoodFight ensues, all before the turkey is brought to the table.
* '''Downplayed''': No actual bickering, but definitely some bad vibes in the air and a few {{Stealth Insult}}s exchanged.
* '''Justified''':
** Conflict ensues when a DysfunctionalFamily or BigScrewedUpFamily gets together like that.
** The family members have personal grudges, such as the aftermath of a very messy divorce.
** The family moved far away from each other so they don't have to interact. Only on times like Thankgiving and Christmas do they reluctantly gather.
* '''Inverted''': The Tropers are better behaved at Thanksgiving Dinner than any other time of the year.
* '''Subverted''': An argument seems to be brewing, but the family takes steps to defuse the conflict.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then CousinOliver throws in some insults, bringing the tension to the boiling point.
* '''Parodied''': The dinner party winds up resembling something more like a WildTeenParty.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': AliceAndBob go in, expecting a massive headache and free-for-all at the holiday dinner. However, everyone is behaving diplomatically and tactfully avoiding arguments. After a while, it becomes clear that they're all [[StepfordSmiler pasting on a smile to avoid or forestall the inevitable]]. Then Uncle Bob has had a bit too much alcohol and brings up religion, politics, or both. Cousin Karl tries to divert the conversation, but then Aunt Harriet insults Karl's girlfriend, and it all goes to hell after that.
* '''Averted''': The Tropers get along decently with their family.
* '''Enforced''': "We need to take our DysfunctionalFamily up to eleven for this ChristmasEpisode!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "No, Alice, we can't do a big Thanksgiving dinner this year. [[NoodleIncident Remember what happened last time?]]"
* '''Invoked''': AliceAndBob have relatives who are ... troublesome and/or have grudges against one another.
* '''Exploited''': AliceAndBob know full well the family's full of crap, and they want nothing to do with them. So they start the fight at dinner, hoping that they'll [[PersonaNonGrata never be invited back]].
* '''Defied''':
** AliceAndBob decide not to have a big-to-do Thanksgiving dinner for just this reason.
** AliceAndBob say "screw it," make some excuse about stomach flu, stay at home, and [[PekingDuckChristmas order Chinese]].
* '''Discussed''': "I know they're [[ThickerThanWater blood]], but do we have to invite them? All they do is cause trouble ... and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking eat all the pie!]]"
* '''Conversed''': "Ugh, family. CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem."
* '''Played for Drama''': Someone's feelings get seriously hurt. It turns violent, causing the cops to show up. Someone ends up in the hospital, jail, or the [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs jail's hospital ward]], and the family members refuse to speak to one another after that.
* '''Played for Laughs''': CringeComedy
* '''Implied''': The party proper isn't shown, but afterwards, AliceAndBob just say "Thank God ''that's'' over" to each other.
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