The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski is an American made-for-television family-comedy film, directed by Fred Barzyk, with a script written by Jean Shepherd.

Released exclusively as it aired on American Playhouse, season four, episode nine, the film was met with positive critical reception, with praise directed at the script, returning cast, and its Thanksgiving setting.

[1] A middle-aged Ralph Parker introduces the film as the character is going to a movie in theaters directed by a Polish director, which reminds him of a memory from his past.

Set during the late-1940s to early-1950s America, high school aged Ralph Parker prepares for Thanksgiving celebrations with his family.

His father, Mr. Parker, decides that he wants to buy a new family vehicle and starts the processes of purchasing a yellow colored Buick, while Ralph's younger brother Randy reluctantly practices for his starring role as a turkey in the school Thanksgiving Day play.