Orange Is the New Black
Fucksgiving
TV Flash files “Fucksgiving” as hour 9 of 91 in the TV Flash guide — Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019) on Netflix, season 1, episode 9, aired 2013-07-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 91 in the Orange Is the New Black guide, hour 9 of 13 in season 1. It aired 2013-07-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Moscow Mule” (S01E08). Next is “Bora Bora Bora” (S01E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Thanksgiving arrives with the promise of a visit by Larry, but Piper's raunchy dance moves land her in solitary with a holiday feast of moldy bologna.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Fucksgiving sit in the Orange Is the New Black guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 91 — hour 9 of 13 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did Orange Is the New Black S01E09 air?
Fucksgiving aired 2013-07-11 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
The 2013 premiere is the Piper on-ramp. Stay long enough for the flashback structure to hand the show to the ensemble — that handoff is the point.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Jenji Kohan's Litchfield ensemble: Piper opens the gate, then Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, Laverne Cox, and the chorus take the yard. Flashbacks recontextualize inmates the system flattens. Early Netflix's signature comedy-drama — prison as a society, not a privileged diary, with representation that launched careers.
July 11, 2013: a privileged newcomer walks into Litchfield and the yard takes the hour. Jenji Kohan built *Orange Is the New Black* from Piper Kerman's memoir, and Taylor Schilling's Piper Chapman is the ticket, not the house. Max will file this as a vending-machine phenomenon — seven seasons, ninety-one episodes, one of Netflix's most-watched early originals. The older pattern is an ensemble that outgrows its star. Prison as a society, not a privileged diary. Comedy, cruelty, and solidarity sharing the cafeteria.
Filed against
- Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman
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- Uzo Aduba as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren
Uzo Aduba’s Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren took Orange Is the New Black’s yard from Piper’s gate into a society the system flattens — flashbacks as recontextualization, early Netflix signature — then argued Mrs. America’s ERA war in an…
- Danielle Brooks as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson
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- Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols
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- Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset
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- Kate Mulgrew as Galina “Red” Reznikov
Kate Mulgrew’s Galina “Red” Reznikov ran Orange Is the New Black’s kitchen as a nation — Jenji Kohan’s Litchfield ensemble, Piper opening the gate, then Aduba, Brooks, Lyonne, Cox, and the chorus taking the yard. Flashbacks…