Being around family can be joyful, but also chaotic, stressful and totally unpredictable… *especially* during the holidays. From awkward convos to money tension to generational clashes and beyond, chaotic family Thanksgiving dinners and family holiday events on screen are so hilariously relatable.

Why do these stories so often end up feeling heartwarming, even when everything falls apart? In this compilation video, we’re taking a look back at some of our videos on the dysfunctional family and holiday chaos tropes (from Modern Family to WandaVision to The Bear and more,) and how they’ve evolved beyond the old “perfect nuclear family” myth. We also explore the rise of chosen family and found family narratives (like in OFMD, Friends, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine,) and why they resonate so deeply with millennials and Gen Z searching for belonging, love and relationships that are built by choice, not obligation.