All My Children - 2001 - Thanksgiving

All My Children, 2001, At the beginning of the All My Children Thanksgiving special, Stuart lies in bed writing a letter to Scott. His narration intersperses the scenes. After finishing the letter, Stuart drifts off to a dream. There is a flashback scene of Scott when he was a child. The scene shows Scott, fearful of his mother's impending death, wondering what it will be like to have Stuart as his father. Marian rouses Stuart, concerned that he is crying. Stuart explains he is happy, not sad. He tells her they are going home for the holidays. Brooke begins the day by leafing through a photo album of Jamie's baby pictures. She is amazed at how fast time flies, and how quickly Jamie is growing up. Jamie comes downstairs with a shaved head. Brooke is ready to fly off the handle when Jamie explains it is just a joke. He is wearing a bald cap. Edmund arrives with his children in tow. As Brooke prepares dinner, Edmund remembers a previous Thanksgiving with Brooke when he tried to express his feelings about her. Suddenly Edmund gathers up the kids and informs Brooke they are going to break all the rules for the holidays.
At the Santos condo, Hayley and Mateo celebrate their baby's first Thanksgiving while Rosa attempts to cook her first turkey. Unfortunately, when it is time to serve dinner, the turkey is still raw. As Rosa laments her cooking skills, Marian and Stuart arrive with food from the Serving Spoon. Soon after, Phoebe, Brooke, Edmund, and children also arrive to surprise the Santos family with dinner. Hayley magically expands the dinner table on the patio to accommodate all of the newcomers when the Martin's as well as the crew from Myrtle's arrive. Thanksgiving is salvaged. The entire party celebrates with a rendition of the song “We Gather Together.” Julia Barr, Brooke English, John Callahan, Edmund Grey, Ruth Warrick, Aunt Phoebe, Eden Riegel, Bianca Montgomery, Susan Lucci, Erica Kane, Jennifer Bassey, Marion Colby Chandler, David Canary, Stuart Chandler, Kelly Ripa, Hayley Vaughn Santos, Mark Consuelos, Mateo Santos, Eileen Herlie, Myrtle Fargate

[@jonbanks3143]

Watching AMC was a staple in my family for 4 generations.

[@jennamartin4208]

Yes Yes yes I love love love Bianca 💯 💌 💟 ❤️ 😍 💖 💯 💌 💟 ❤️ 😍 💖

[@lancejm1]

rest in Peace David Canary

[@victoriajohnson5461]

Amen.

[@jl7044]

Loved seeing Alana de la Garza as Rosa. Granted it was short but she did pretty well!

[@angiesunflower101]

Love how they sang the same song that the quartermaines sing for thanksgiving on GH

[@ErickGainesSanders]

I think it was pretty much the semi-official Thanksgiving anthem for ABC Daytime that year. Appropriate and quite welcome, given the horror of two months prior.

[@victoriajohnson5461]

Worst actor ever that Jamie.