<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "The One Where Ross Moves In" </Td> <Td> Next → "The One with Ross's Sandwich" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Friends (season 5) List of Friends episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "The One with All the Thanksgivings" (also known as "The One with the Thanksgiving Flashbacks") is the eighth episode of the fifth season of Friends . It first aired on the NBC network in the United States on November 19, 1998 . In the episode, the main characters spend Thanksgiving at Monica's (Courteney Cox) apartment and begin telling stories about their worst Thanksgivings: Chandler (Matthew Perry) learning of his parents' divorce, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) losing arms in past lives and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) having his head stuck in a turkey . Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) reveals Monica's worst Thanksgiving--accidentally cutting off Chandler's toe after he called her "fat" in their first encounter . When Monica begs Chandler to forgive her, he accidentally reveals that he loves her . </P> <P> The episode was directed by Kevin S. Bright and written by Gregory S. Malins . It guest - stars Elliott Gould and Christina Pickles as Jack and Judy Geller, with a cameo appearance by Morgan Fairchild as Nora Tyler Bing . The idea was conceived by the writers, who suggested short stories about the "worst Thanksgivings ever". A flashback approach was incorporated as the producers realized the audience responded well to it, despite concern the episode might be confused for a clip show . </P>

Friends episode with the turkey on the head