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Grandpa Phil (Thanksgivies)
Played by Bobby Moynihan
Grandpa Phil, played by Bobby Moynihan, in Saturday Night Live’s cut-for-time Thanksgivies. Honored with the Thanksgiving Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award for ruining 35 years of holidays with his volcanic temper, he thanks everything…
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Grandpa Phil, played by Bobby Moynihan, in Saturday Night Live’s cut-for-time Thanksgivies. Honored with the Thanksgiving Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award for ruining 35 years of holidays with his volcanic temper, he thanks everything that ever made him angry.
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