“I hates meeces to pieces!"
It’s usually fine if there’s enough gravy on it. 
Truly, gravy would be the one thing I would be/have been disappointed if it weren’t part of the feast.
I have shared before and will mention again that I once went to someone’s Thanksgiving dinner, where I had to brave literal falling boulders and a tremendous rain storm to attend. I could forgive the boxed mashed potatoes and dressing. I could forgive the disgracefully over-dry turkey and vegetables cooked to mush. But there was no gravy. None! Not a drip or a drop! Not even jarred or from a package!
I’ve never gone to anyone else’s Thanksgiving celebration since.
What a horror!
But do not be dismissive of locally made jarred turkey gravy. The stuff I’m talking about is truly amazing and addictive. I don’t know what they put in it. Maybe heroin!
It’s a fairly large jar and only keeps for a few days after being opened, which is why I’ve taken to freezing tiny single-use portions. It works with roast chicken, too, and is great for dipping fries.
Forgive me. I wasn’t being dismissive of it. I would have been grateful for it at the dinner I attended, believe me!
My own homemade Thanksgiving gravy is a 3-day process. And worth it, if I do say so myself. 
I freeze leftovers, too, and if I could, I’d jar it for future use.
Come to my place; my smoked turkey doesn’t need any gravy.
Ohh… I’m sure it’s delightful. However, my parents were very early proponents of Weber kettle grill smoked turkeys. They did smoked turkeys all year long, not just at Thanksgiving. No argument they’re delicious. But when one is made to eat too much smoked turkey all year long, it gets a bit old. All through the early 70s, I ate way too much smoked turkey to ever crave it again. I appreciate your point, though.
I love this idea! The closest I came to this was during the shutdown, when I wasn’t able to buy my usual turkey. I was able to get my hands on a farm-raised duck…that was a nice treat.
I think I ate too much Stovetop stuffing as a kid…I like a bite or two for nostalgia, but meal after meal of it is too much.
Ever since I found out there are other ways to cook turkey besides popping it in the oven for hours, the turkey has been my favorite part! I’m with you on the mashed potatoes though, especially if they’re Yukon Gold.
Yukon Gold are literally my favorite potatoes. I love them so much.