Dawn of the Peck – S5 E4
What happens when you take the plot of most zombie movies and replace all the undead with a swarm of overly aggressive turkeys looking to peck anything and anyone who gets in their collective way? You get the second-best Thanksgiving-themed episode of the series.
For a long time while making this list, I actually had this episode at number one. And I still think it’s my favorite to go back to anytime of the year. But it doesn’t quite capture the vibes of Thanksgiving like our actual number-one pick does. Instead, this is just a really well-done, high-concept episode that involves many characters, locations, and a lot of great jokes. It’s sort of a Thanksgiving episode, but really more of an excuse to do a big zombie parody without breaking the show’s dedication to being grounded in reality.
