‘Buffy’ Flashback: Thanksgiving, Vampire Slayer Style
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Eight episodes into the show’s fourth year, on Nov. 23, 1999, the Joss Whedon-created series took a break from its season-long arc pitting UC Sunnydale freshman Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) against the subterranean military operation known as The Initiative for a standalone hour set on Turkey Day. With her mom out of town, a homesick Buffy strives to re-create her usual Thanksgiving feast for the rest of the Scooby Gang. As usual, though, her best-laid plans go awry thanks to a little paranormal activity — in this case the reawakened spirit of the Chumash people, a Southern California-dwelling Native American tribe.