Lost Version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles to be Released

 Almost 2 years ago, I shared that there is a 'Lost' version of "Plains, Trains and Automobiles."

That footage has now been found and will be released on Blu-Ray later this year. According to TheHDRoom, the set will include:

Over and hour’s worth of newly discovered never-before-seen deleted and extended scenes from the archives of John Hughes are being packaged on an additional Blu-ray in this set. The 4K disc will house some legacy extras noted below.

• Getting There is Half the Fun: The Story of Planes, Trains and Automobiles
• John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast (2-Part Documentary):
• John Hughes: The Voice of a Generation
• Heartbreak and Triumph: The Legacy of John Hughes
• John Hughes for Adults
• A Tribute to John Candy

Irish People Try Thanksgiving Pies

 

When I first saw the title I thought it was silly. There's only one Thanksgiving pie and it's Pumpkin. But, I have seen the rest of the video and I think their choices are acceptable.

The Irish people are difficult to impress, as a rule, and so I consider this a Win.

The Lost Version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles

 There really aren't many Thanksgiving movies. As a major holiday, it's really underrepresented in movies.

When I think of Thanksgiving in movies, the main one that comes to mind is "Avalon". This one doesn't really translate though because, even though Thanksgiving plays a major part in the movie, it's more of a July 4th movie.

The main one most people think of is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". It's considered a classic. But it's interesting to learn that another, completely different movie could be made from the footage that John Hughes intended to be included.

North Koreans try American Thanksgiving

Head Swap! - Thanksgiving Edition

It's time once again for the smart, hip, biting satire that is ... Head Swap!

Guess The Pies

It's a Thanksgiving tradition. Every year on the Thanksgiving episode of the Late Show, we visit Dave's mom and try to guess which pies she baked this year. See if you can (psychically) determine which pies she made.

Can't embed the video. Follow this link for the full episode and skip to the second segment.

Spoilers Below....

First off, way to go Dave's mom, denying global warming. Stickin' it to the man. Dave is obsessed with global warming so it features in the show often (to my annoyance).

Dave's first guess is Pumpkin. And Dave's first guess is ALWAYS pumpkin. He goes for the percentage shot first. Out of the years that Guess the Pie has been played, a Pumpkin pie was a correct answer 75% of the time. If that guess is correct, the real work begins but at least it's only one-to-go. If that guess isn't correct (as is the case this year), he's really in trouble. In these situations he does the best thing which is to just do the "RSTLNE" of the pie world (Cherry, Apple, Blueberry, Pecan).

In years in which she's feeling creative, the pie(s) can be virtually ungettable. The fact that he got the Sugar Cream pie was quite a home run (though it was huge that he got the clue he did). Looking it up, it looks like Sugar Cream is a pie that's specific to the Indiana region. It's also known as "Hoosier Sugar Cream" and "Indiana Sugar Cream". That explains why I've never heard of it.

The major pie in the "ungettable" category that sticks out in my mind was from 1997. That year she made a Coconut Butterscotch Pecan pie. WHOAH. Are you kidding me?! Another year the (much less difficult) pie was a Rhubarb pie which always reminds me that I've never had a Rhubarb pie and I'll have to find one some time.

GUESS THE PIE BONUS COVERAGE:

As the Sugar Cream is specific to Indiana, I've never had it but there are tons and tons of pies specific to my region. The most obscure one, which I have had, is Ground Cherry pie. Oh, you mean a Cherry pie? No. Oh, you mean a specific type of Cherry pie? No, GROUND CHERRY pie. It's a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition/recipe and sure enough my great-grandmother used to make them every year for Thanksgiving. (The recipe was passed down to my grandmother and then my aunt). What do ground cherries taste like? It's very much an "aquired taste" [read: kinda gross]. The closest thing I can point to is they kinda taste a little bit like tomatoes. As such it's a pie that, I think, is teetering on the edge of extinction. It doesn't even have a wikipedia page to link to. I'm not partial to it, myself, but I always think it's a shame when the old-timey traditions like that die out.

Who Cares Wins - Thanksgiving Edition

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the folks at Video Vision were kind enough to make an instructional video 25 years ago to guide the weary viewer through this tricky holiday.

That's What Friends Are For

For his first Thanksgiving in LA, Conan sits down to Thanksgiving Dinner with his closest acquaintances Jordan Schlansky, Pierre Bernard and Wing Peng. There are two certainties in life anytime Conan hangs out with Jordan. 1) There will be pretension and 2) Conan's gonna meet Jordan's pretension head-on with "alcohool". Drink up, Squanto.

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I really hope this becomes a holiday tradition. This is eerily similar to an another LA talk show host who also gathered his assorted gang for Thanksgiving Dinner Roundtable...

Ahhh, I so wish I had more of these on tape. It was a Thanksgiving tradition that I looked forward to every year. RIP - Rod Roddy.