Azeezah Ibraheem, Near East University

Sometimes the best way to destress from a long year is by sitting down with your favorite TV characters.

Julie Morse, Pomona College

From Carrie Bradshaw to Lizzie McGuire, these TV icons exemplify the fashion of the first decade of the 21st century.

Noir Galvin, Arcadia University

The idea of gratitude associated with the popular holiday is lost in today’s television shows.

Esha Shah, New Jersey Institute of Technology

These five show selections are bound to help audiences relate and relieve their stress as the holiday — and potential family drama — approaches.

Noir Galvin, Arcadia University

The series’s tiny community of Stars Hollow provides viewers with a sense of comfort and nostalgia.

Madalyn Watson, Baylor University

And no, Ross and Rachel from ‘Friends’ are not a good example of this television trope. Their relationship is awful.

Luke Gair, Sewanee: The University of the South

Amy Sherman-Palladino’s titular mother-daughter duo continues to make even the worst days just a bit better. The final episode may have aired back in 2007, but fans are still eager to get their fix of life Stars Hollow.

Madalyn Watson, Baylor University

It feels like I’ve grown up beside the ‘Gilmore Girls’ character. I never really thought I’d end up here, but I’m so glad I did.

Myah Clinton, University of Alabama at Birmingham

No self-respecting show would send a teenage character to school in a necktie skirt, right?

Kate Maxwell, NC State University

Which, as it just so happens, is exactly why what they’re doing is so important.

Ana Greening, Texas State University

This actress has been in more movies and TV shows than you realize.

Lizzy Spangler, University of North Texas

The family that binges together stays together.

Lindsey Davis, Iowa State University

I was so excited to finally reunite with the Gilmore gals, but Palladino’s reboot (and the famous four-word ending) left me confused and let down.

Mykaela Alvey, Anderson University

My early teen years are coming back with a vengeance, and for once I’m not upset.