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"Do you actually want to be in a relationship where you can use the phrase: 'That's not how your dad used to do it?'"

Remember what life was like before Netflix?

Every major network show would air an annual holiday special around Christmas. But in that regard, "Friends" was different. Sure, there were episodes featuring Holiday Armadillos, Monica frantically making Christmas candy for the neighbors and gift-shopping expeditions gone awry.

But Thanksgiving loomed large over all of the show's other holiday trappings. Here are all of "Friends'" Turkey Day episodes, ranked.

(Pro-tip: If you're stuck on a long holiday drive, you can download a few of these and watch them in the back seat while your Thanksgiving driver navigates roads full of terrible Oregon motorists.)

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10. "The One With the List," Season 2

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“The One With the List” is a good episode. But its central conflicts don’t revolve wholly around Thanksgiving, a tradition that earnestly kicks into full gear one year later with “The One With the Football.”

Still, Michael McKean’s Mr. Rastatter mentions the holiday in a bid to market a gross chocolate substitute. With that in mind, “The One With the List” technically counts as a Thanksgiving episode if only to get this list to 10.

Quote of the episode goes to Chandler as Ross complains about having to choose between two women: "Oh, no. Two women love me. They're both gorgeous and sexy. My wallet's too small for my 50s, and my diamond shoes are too tight!"

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9. "The One With Rachel's Other Sister," Season 9

Christina Applegate’s Amy Green gets a few laughs every time she calls Emma Emmett and when she terrorizes Phoebe, but this is an otherwise “meh” episode.

Quote of the episode goes to Rachel, after Amy tries to equate re-decorating an office with having a baby: "Well, unless you pushed a desk out of your vagina — not the same thing."

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8. "The One With the Late Thanksgiving," Season 10

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Even though the laughs are fewer and further between than in previous seasons, so many of the series’ final episodes at least pull at the heartstrings enough to make them worthwhile.

The last few minutes more than make up for the lack of laughs as the Geller-Bings finally get the phone call they’ve been waiting for.

Quote of the episode goes to Chandler: "Get ready to taste my very special cranberries. Or should I say: Chanberries!"

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7. "The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs," Season 7

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Clunkers — that titular canine Chandler’s averse to — is a drag on this entire episode. It’s a shame, because so much of the writing in this witty and sharp.

Then again, the show has been off the air for more than 13 years at this point, which means much of this critique is a moo point.

Quote of the episode goes to Joey, explaining the phrase "moo point:" "It's like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter — it's 'moo.'"

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6. "The One With the Rumor," Season 8

Remember when Brad Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston? If nothing else, that relationship got us this guest appearance. And Pitt's dedication to Will's schtick of hating Rachel — and Phoebe's enamoration with the guy — get plenty of laughs.

Quote of the episode goes to Phoebe: “C’mon, Will. Just take off your shirt and tell us!”

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5. "The One Where Underdog Gets Away," Season 1

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The series' earliest episodes are undoubtedly the most relatable and heartfelt. Twentysomethings of any generation can recall their first friendsgiving or a time when their checking account balance just wouldn't cut it.

Quote of the episode goes to Ross speaking to his ex-wife’s belly, which houses his unborn child: “You have no idea what I’m saying because, let’s face it: You’re a fetus. You’re just happy you don’t have gills anymore.

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4. "The One With All the Thanksgivings," Season 5

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The first half of the show’s run had a bit of a love affair with flashbacks and this might just be the best of them all. The Fat Monica jokes fall a bit flat, but every ludicrous escapade at the Gellers' is made all the better by Ross and Chandler's throwback outfits.

Quote of the episode goes to the Bings' butler in Chandler's flashback: "More turkey, Mr. Chandler?" (Because what else would it be?)

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3. "The One Where Ross Got High," Season 6

This episode is the result of the “Friends” writers’ room firing on all cylinders. There’s not a wasted moment and everyone has a gag that pays off in the final minutes.

Ross frantically trying to hide his misdeeds? Good.

Phoebe’s re-tellings of her strange, erotic dreams? Good.

Judy Geller telling everyone off at the end of the episode? GOOOOOOD.

Quote of the episode goes to Chandler as he tries to escape to the balcony and dispose of Rachel's trifle: "Yeah, this is so good that I'm gonna go enjoy it on the balcony so that I can enjoy the view whilst I enjoy my dessert."

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2. "The One With the Football," Season 3

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The greatness of this episode is twofold: It officially sets up the series’ long-running tradition of the special Thanksgiving episode. And it also gives us one of the first glimpses into the abject weirdness of the Geller siblings’ rivalry.

Quote of the episode goes to Chandler: "Guys, guys! C'mon — it's Thanksgiving. It's not important who wins or loses. The important thing is the Dutch girl picked me! Me! Not you! Holland loves Chandler! Thank you, Amsterdam! Good night!"

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1. "The One With Chandler in a Box," Season 4

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In a season featuring some of the series' best episodes, from Joey and Chandler's takeover of Monica and Rachel's apartment to Ross and Joey's hilarious dating mishaps, even the Thanksgiving special stands out. It's the combination and culmination of several of those threads that puts this episode head and shoulders above the rest.

Quote of the episode goes to Monica after she gets fed up with everyone criticizing her Thanksgiving date with Richard's son: "Fine! Judge all you want, but married a lesbian, left a man at the altar, fell in love with a gay ice dancer, threw a girl's wooden leg in a fire, live in a box!"