Original artwork, not a still
What kind of Thanksgiving dinner is this? Where’s the turkey, Chuck? Don’t you know anything about Thanksgiving dinners? Where’s the mashed potatoes? Where’s the cranberry sauce? Where’s the pumpkin pie?
— A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving · 1973
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
This is a flustered complaint about a holiday meal that doesn't match the classic picture. The speaker rattles off the expected dishes one by one, growing more exasperated with each missing item, and directs the blame at the person who hosted the dinner.
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