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Bob & LBF in the Morning

Bob & LBF in the Morning

Watch Adam Sandler’s Original Version Of The Thanksgiving Song

Author Bob Bronson
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Turkey, turkey dap!

It’s hard to believe it’s been over 30 years since Adam Sandler debuted the original version of the Thanksgiving Song. What started out as an idea that was supposed to showcase an individual cast member that would write and perform a Thanksgiving song. It turned out that Sandler’s version was an instant hit, and became a tradition that lives on to this day.

Adam still performs the song live at his shows around the holiday and he has since updated some of the lyrics that are now dated. I mean does anyone under 40 know who Betty Grable is?

When SNL was truly funny

When the song was first performed in November of 1991 the cast was incredible. It featured Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Kevin Nealon, David Spade, Chris Farley and of course Manchester New Hampshire’s own Adam Sandler. Most of them went on to star in movies and television sitcoms.

Most importantly, the show was very good. The writing was original with great characters like, The Church Lady, Hans and Franz, Wayne and Garth and Rob Schneider as the “making copies guy” just to name a few.

Is Saturday Night Live alive?

I suppose you could call me a skeptic or someone who preferred things back in the day. I maintain that Saturday night live of today is nowhere near as good as it was in the 70s 80s 90s and early 2000s. Something happened to the show that has made it loses focus from the idea of being funny and relevant to being politically correct.

Leaning left?

The show obviously leans in one direction, politically and it shows. If you were honest, you would admit that the show is much more politically aligned with one party. In the days of Chevy Chase, Dennis, Miller, Kevin Nealon, and Norm MacDonald. The show was not aligned with any particular party. The idea was to poke fun at all sides without a particular political perspective.

Today’s weekend update is much more in line with the left than the right. I’m not saying that’s right or wrong, I just think it was better when it was down the middle.

Let’s watch the legendary debut of The Thanksgiving Song

 

 

Bob is a native New Englander, growing up (sorta) in Maine where his love for radio started at a young age. While in high school he hosted radio shows on a local radio station, and he has never looked back. Bob joined the US Navy and served onboard the Sixth Fleet Flagship as a radio and TV host. After serving for 3 years, it was off to Emerson College in Boston. Bob hosted shows in Boston on WMEX, WVBF and WSSH in the 80’s and 90’s before heading to radio stations in Raleigh, NC, Manchester, NH, and New York City. Bob has been married for almost 25 years to Carolyn, a Woburn gal and they have 3 daughters, Nicole, Taylor, and Bridget. Bob and Carolyn are proud first-time grandparents to baby Caroline, who they plan to spoil every chance they get! “I started my career in New England and could not be happier to come back to Boston where I can root for all the Boston sports teams and eat lots of lobster rolls and clam chowder (okay not lots)… It is an honor to host the WROR morning show with LBF and wake up the World’s Greatest City!” Bob writes about recipes and restaurants, pop culture and trending topics.

Adam Sandler's Best Movies Ranked

Adam Richard Sandler is one of the funniest comedic actors of our time. Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 9, 1966. He grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire, after moving there at the age of six. Sandler graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. A year prior, he played Theo Huxtable’s friend Smitty on The Cosby Show and was on the MTV game show Remote Control. His film debut was in the 1989 comedy Going Overboard.

Sandler also performed in comedy clubs, first taking the stage when he was 17. He was discovered by comedian Dennis Miller, who recommended him to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for SNL in 1990 and became a featured player the following year. By 1995, NBC hired Sandler and Chris Farley, but in 2019, he hosted the show and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Career Success

In 1993, Sandler appeared in the Coneheads with Farley, David Spade, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, and Jane Curtin. In 1994, he co-starred in Airheads with Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi. Sandler’s comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). He has also taken on dramatic roles such as in Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Reign Over Me (2007), The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), Uncut Gems (2019), and Hustle (2022), with the latter three ranked as his major career highlights.

Besides acting, Sandler is also a lover of basketball and often plays pickup basketball games across the country, sometimes with other celebrities like J. Cole and Timothee Chalamet. As for his personal style, in 2021, Vogue named Sandler as the year’s fashion icon for popularizing a “grocery-run look.” This is characterized by oversized T-shirts, XXL pants, and Nike sneakers. Speaking of the title with Esquire, Sandler said in deadpan, “It took a while. I was working that angle for years. For a while I was like, ‘Please accept me and the way I dress.’ And 30 years later, they finally came around.”

Take a look below at our top picks of Adam Sandler’s best movies, ranked.

  • 8. Little Nicky

    This 2000 comedy is probably the most out there of all of Sandler’s films. He plays the kind and naive Nicky, whose mom is an angel and dad is the devil. His two evil brothers Adrian (Rhys Ifans) and Cassius (Tommy Lister Jr.) have just escaped from Hell and are wreaking havoc on earth. The film is silly but that is the fun thing about Little Nicky.

  • 7. Eight Crazy Nights

    This 2002 animated comedy musical is one of our favorite works of Sandler. He voiced three characters in the film: Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore, and boy, he ran wild with it. Though rated PG-13, the Hanukkah feature has more than its fair share of inappropriate and gross-out humor, which we thoroughly enjoy.

  • 6. Anger Management

    In 2003, two actors who we love seeing get angry filmed a whole movie about being angry. Jack Nicholson plays an unorthodox anger management teacher, who pushes Sandler’s character to the limit time and time again. The film is highly entertaining and infuriating watching Nicholson mess with him in order to overcome his anger problems.

  • 5. Mr. Deeds

    This 2002 rom-com is a great rags-to-riches story. It’s a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. The story follows Sandler’s Deeds, who inherits a $40 billion dollar fortune. With Winona Ryder as his love interest and other co-stars like John Tuturro, Peter Gallagher, Steve Buscemi, and Peter Dante, the film is an enjoyable watch.

  • 4. Click

    2006’s Click changed the way we thought of the “beyond” in Bed Bath & Beyond stores. In the comedy-drama film, Christopher Walken fittingly plays an eccentric inventor who gives Sandler’s character a universal remote that controls time. Though he first has fun with the power and skips through boring times, he realizes he wants to cherish all of those precious moments with his family.

  • 3. Big Daddy

    In this 1999 comedy-drama, the Sprouse twins (Cole and Dylan) play Sandler’s adorable 5-year-old adopted son, Julian. Problem is, Sandler’s Sonny Koufax is a 32-year-old who is highly irresponsible. As he gets to know and love Julian, his change is heart-warming.

  • 2. The Longest Yard

    For those who aren’t big fans of sports movies, this 2005 comedy set in a prison might change the way you feel about the genre. Sandler’s self-serving pro football quarterback has to form friendships while recruiting a team together to face the guards, as per the warden’s (James Cromwell) request. With an all-star cast including Burt Reynolds, Chris Rock, Terry Crews, William Fichtner, Nicholas Turturro, WWE’s Bill Goldberg and The Great Khali, Nelly, the Dallas Cowboys’ Michael Irvin, Tracy Morgan, and Joey Diaz, they all have such fun and unique personalities that make this movie great.

  • 1. 50 First Dates

    This 2004 film is one of our favorites to rewatch at any time. Co-starring with Drew Barrymore, the two have amazing chemistry in this rom-com. We also love 1998’s The Wedding Singer, which also features the duo. Though it is absolutely hilarious at times, there are some really heart-wrenching moments in 50 First Dates that bring us to tears.

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