List of Thanksgiving TV Show Episodes
Children's
Adventures from the Book of Virtues: Generosity (1997) Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin’s Thanksgiving Celebration (2008) B.C.: The First Thanksgiving (1973) Bozo, Gar and Ray: WGN TV Classics (2005) The Care Bears: Grams Bear's Thanksgiving Surprise (1986) Calvin and the Colonel: Thanksgiving Dinner (1961) Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989) Hey Arnold!: Arnold's Thanksgiving (1997) The Mighty B! Thanksgiving Beeninactment (2008) The Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) Planet Sheen: Thanksgetting (2010) Rugrats: The Turkey Who Came to Dinner (1997) The Spectacular Spider-Man: Nature vs. Nurture (2008) The Thanksgiving that Almost Wasn't (1972) Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)Looney Tunes/Warner Bros. Animation
Animaniacs: Turkey Jerky (1993) Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet (1978) Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980)Peanuts (Charlie Brown)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) This is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers (1988)Winnie the Pooh
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998) Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)Action/Adventure
The A-Team: Family Reunion (1986) Alias: Color Blind (2001) Daniel Boone: The Thanksgiving Story (1965) MacGyver: The Outsiders (1988) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Peking, March 1910 (1993)American TV Drama
AfterMASH: Thanksgiving of '53 (1983) Ally McBeal: Troubled Water (1999) Boston Legal: Thanksgiving (2008) Boston Public: Chapter Five (2000) Brothers & Sisters: Just a Sliver (2008) Chicago Hope: Tantric Turkey (1998) Chuck: Chuck Versus the Nemesis (2007) The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd: Here's a Quick and Easy Recipe for Leftovers (1990) Dirty Sexy Money: The Facts (2009) Dexter: Hungry Man (2009) Doogie Howser, M.D.: Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down (1990) Eight Is Enough: All the Vice-President's Men (1978) Friday Night Lights: Thanksgiving (2010) Homicide: Life on the Street: Hate Crimes (1995) House: Ignorance Is Bliss (2009) I'll Fly Away: Coming Home (1991) Jericho: Red Flag (2006) Judging Amy: The Persistence of Tectonics (1999) Life Goes On: A Thatcher Thanksgiving (1990) Lipstick Jungle: Thanksgiving (2008) Little House on the Prairie: The Little House Years (1979) M*A*S*H: The Yalu Brick Road (1979) Men in Trees: New York Fiction (2006) My Own Worst Enemy: High Crimes and Turducken (2008) NCIS: Child's Play (2009) Northern Exposure: Thanksgiving (1992) Parenthood: Happy Thanksgiving (2010) Picket Fences: Thanksgiving (1992) Reunion: 1992 (2005) Sisters: Georgie Through the Looking Glass (1991) Spenser: For Hire: Thanksgiving (1987) Sports Night: Thespis (1998) St. Elsewhere: A Wing and a Prayer (1983) Thirtysomething: We Gather Together (1987) Trapper John, M.D.: Thanks for Giving (1982) Trauma: Thank You (2009) Ugly Betty: Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral (2006) The Wonder Years: The Ties That Bind (1990)7th Heaven
7th Heaven: Last Call for Aunt Julie (1996) 7th Heaven: Thanksgiving (2004) 7th Heaven: Gratitude (2004) 7th Heaven: Turkey (2005) 7th Heaven: Thanks and Giving (2006)American Dreams
American Dreams: The End of the Innocence (2002) American Dreams: What Dreams May Come (2004)Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives: Don't Walk on the Grass (2009) Desperate Housewives: Sorry Grateful (2010)Ed
Ed: Something Old, Something New (2000) Ed: The New World (2001) Ed: The Proposal (2003)ER
ER: ER Confidential (1994) ER: Great Expectations (1999) ER: Freefall (2005) ER: Scoop and Run (2006)Everwood
Everwood: A Thanksgiving Tale (2002) Everwood: Unhappy Holidays (2003)Family
Family: A Tale Out of Season (1977) Family: Generations (1978) Family: Thanksgiving (1979)Felicity
Felicity: Thanksgiving (1998) Felicity: Family Affairs (1999) Felicity: The Last Thanksgiving (2001)Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls: A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving (2002) Gilmore Girls: He's Slippin 'em Bread...Dig? (2005)Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy: Thanks for the Memories (2005) Grey's Anatomy: Holidaze (2009)Mad Men
Mad Men: The Wheel (2007) Mad Men: Public Relations (2010)Melrose Place
Melrose Place: Cold Turkey (1993) Melrose Place: The Days of Wine and Vodka (1994)Once and Again
Once and Again: Thanksgiving (1999) Once and Again: Feast or Famine (2000) Once and Again: Chaos Theory (2001)Promised Land
Promised Land: The Homecoming (1996) Promised Land: To Everything a Season (1997)Providence
Providence: Thank You, Providence (1999) Providence: The Thanksgiving Story (2000) Providence: Gobble, Gobble (2001) Providence: Left-Overs (2002)Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel: An Unexpected Snow (1994) Touched by an Angel: Homecoming (1996) Touched by an Angel: Heaven's Portal (2001)The Waltons
The Waltons: The Thanksgiving Story (1973) A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982) - TV movie A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993) - TV movieThe West Wing
The West Wing: Shibboleth (2000) The West Wing: The Indians in the Lobby (2001)Teen Dramas
Dawson's Creek: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1999) Jack & Bobby: Lost Boys (2004) Life Unexpected: Thanks Ungiven (2010) One Tree Hill: Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace (2010)Beverly Hills, 90210: The Kindness of Strangers (1992) Beverly Hills, 90210: Radar Love (1993) Beverly Hills, 90210: Breast Side Up (1995) Beverly Hills, 90210: If I Had a Hammer (1996) Beverly Hills, 90210: You Say GoodBye, I Say Hello (1998) Beverly Hills, 90210: What's in a Name (1999)Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls: A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving (2002) Gilmore Girls: He's Slippin' Em Bread Dig? (2005)The O.C.
The O.C.: The Homecoming (2003) The O.C.: The Secret (2003) The O.C.: The Cold Turkey (2006)Party of Five
Party of Five: Thanksgiving (1994) Party of Five: Tender Age (1998) Party of Five: We Gather Together (1999) Time of Your Life: The Time They All Came Over for Thanksgiving (1999)Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl: Blair Waldorf Must Pie (2007) Gossip Girl: The Magnificent Archibalds (2008) Gossip Girl: The Treasure of Serena Madre (2009)Supernatural/Sci-Fi
Amazing Stories: Thanksgiving (1986) Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Pangs (1999) A Gifted Man: In Case of Missed Communication (2011) Heroes: Thanksgiving (2009) Quantum Leap: The Leap Home (Parts 1 and 2) (1990) Roswell: Max In The City (2000)Charmed
Charmed: The Truth Is Out There... And It Hurts (1998) Charmed: There's Something About Leo (2004)Smallville
Smallville: Rage (2006) Smallville: Ambush (2010)Sitcoms
2 Broke Girls: And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving (2011) 3rd Rock from the Sun: Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick (1996) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Day After Thanksgiving (1952) ALF: Turkey in the Straw (Parts 1 and 2) (1988) Alice: Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving (1982) All in the Family: The Little Atheist (1975) Almost Perfect: The Lost Weekend (1995) Archie Bunker's Place: Thanksgiving Reunion (1979) Barney Miller: Thanksgiving Story (1977) Becker: Sister Spoils the Turkey (2003) Better with You: Better with Thanksgiving (2010) Bewitched: Samantha's Thanksgiving to Remember (1967) The Big Bang Theory: The Pirate Solution (2009) Bob: Mad Dog on 34th Street (1992) The Bob Cummings Show: Thanksgiving at Grandpa's (1957) The Brady Bunch: The Un-Underground Movie (1970) Burns and Allen: Thanksgiving (1951) Caroline in the City: Caroline and the Balloon (1995) The Class: The Class Gives Thanks (2006) Clueless: Never P.E.T.A. Squirrel (1998) Coach: It Came from New York (1993) Complete Savages: Thanksgiving with the Savages (2004) Cybill: They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They? (1995) Designing Women: Perky's Visit (1986) A Different World: If You Like Pilgrim Coladas (1988) The Drew Carey Show: Mimi's Day Parade (1996) Ellen: Kiss My Bum (1996) Empty Nest: Thanksgiving at the Westons' (1992) Evening Shade: The Thanksgiving Show (1991) Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Thanksgiving (2006) Family Ties: No Nukes Is Good Nukes (1982) Father Knows Best: Thanksgiving Day (1954) Fired Up: Honey, I Shrunk the Turkey (1997) Flo: A Castleberry Thanksgiving (1980) Full House: The Miracle of Thanksgiving (1987) Gary Unmarried: Gary Gives Thanks (2008) George & Leo: The Thanksgiving Show (1997) Girlfriends: Fried Turkey (2000) Going Places: The Thanksgiving Show (1990) Good Morning Miami: A Kiss Before Lying (2003) Greek: The Wish-Pretzel (2009) Happy Days: The First Thanksgiving (1978) Happy Family: Not Thanksgiving (2003) Head of the Class: Cold Turkey (1986) Hello, Larry/Diff'rent Strokes crossover: Thanksgiving Crossover (1979) It's All Relative: Thanks, But No Thanks (2003) The Jeff Foxworthy Show: The Thanksgiving Episode (1996) Jesse: The Cheese Ship (1998) Joey: Joey and the Bachelor Thanksgiving (2005) Just Shoot Me!: The First Thanksgiving (2000) Kate & Allie: Thanksgiving (1985) Kenan and Kel: Turkey Day (1997) The League: Thanksgiving (2011) Less than Perfect: Claude's Alternative Thanksgiving (2003) Life's Work: Gobbledegook (1996) Listen Up!: Thanksgiving (2004) The Love Boat: The Best of Friends/Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way (1982) Malcolm in the Middle: Thanksgiving (2003) Mama's Family: An Ill Will (1986) Married to the Kellys: The Apartment (2003) Married... with Children: A Bundy Thanksgiving (1996) The Middle: Thanksgiving (2009) Mike & Molly: Mike Cheats (2011) A Minute with Stan Hooper: An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2003) Mister Ed: Ed the Pilgrim (1962) The Mommies: Thanks, But No Thanksgiving (1993) Mr. Belvedere: The Letter (1985) Mr. Peepers: Thanksgiving Show (1953) The Munsters: Low-Cal Munster (1964) Murphy Brown: Mission Control (1991) My Three Sons: Chip's Harvest (1960) My Two Dads: Thanks for the Memories (1989) Ned & Stacey: Thanksgiving Day Massacre (1995) The New Adventures of Old Christine: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner? (2008) New Girl: Thanksgiving (2011) The New Leave It to Beaver: Thanksgiving Day (1984) Newhart: Thanksgiving for the Memories (1986) The Office: WUPHF.com (2010) Our Miss Brooks: Thanksgiving Show (1953) Out of Practice: Thanks (2005) Outsourced: Temporary Monsanity (2010) Perfect Strangers: Wild Turkey (1991) Quintuplets: Thanksgiving Day Charade (2004) Raising Hope: Meet the Grandparents (2010) Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Love Means Having to Say You're Sorry (1999) Saved by the Bell: The College Years: A Thanksgiving Story (1993) Saved by the Bell: The New Class: Thanks For Giving (1997) Scrubs: My Day Off (2001) Seinfeld: The Mom and Pop Store (1994) Sister, Sister: Thanksgiving in Hawaii (Parts 1 and 2) (1995) Something So Right: Something About Thanksgiving (1996) Still Standing: Still Thankful (2002) Suddenly Susan: Cold Turkey (1996) That Girl: Thanksgiving Comes But Once a Year, Hopefully (1967) Two and a Half Men: Merry Thanksgiving (2003) Union Square: Jack Gets a Hot Tip (1997) Veronica's Closet: Veronica's First Thanksgiving (1997) Who's the Boss?: Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's (1985) WKRP in Cincinnati: Turkeys Away (1978) Yes, Dear: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (2001)8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules: Paul Meets His Match (2002) 8 Simple Rules: The First Thanksgiving (2003) 8 Simple Rules: Thanksgiving Guest (aka Thanksgiving) (2004)According to Jim
According to Jim: The Turkey Bowl (2001) According to Jim: Thanksgiving Confidential (2002) According to Jim: The Empty Gesture (2003) According to Jim: The Hunters (2004)All of Us
All of Us: Parents Just Don't Understand (2004) All of Us: My Two Dads (2006)The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show: Tryptophan-tasy (2002) The Bernie Mac Show: Thanksgiving (2004)The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies: Turkey Day (1963) The Beverly Hillbillies: The Thanksgiving Story (1968)The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show: An American Family (1974) The Bob Newhart Show: Over the River and Through the Woods (1975)Brothers
Brothers: Gobba, Gobba (1985) Brothers: Thanksgiving (1987)Cheers
Cheers: Thanksgiving Orphans (1986) Cheers: Ill-Gotten Gaines (1992)Cougar Town
Cougar Town: Here Comes My Girl (2009) Cougar Town: When the Time Comes (2010)The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show: Bon Jour, Sondra (1984) The Cosby Show: Cliff's Wet Adventure (1989)Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg: The First Thanksgiving (1997) Dharma & Greg: Thanksgiving Until It Hurts (1999) Dharma & Greg: Wish We Weren't Here (2001)Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond: Turkey or Fish (1996) Everybody Loves Raymond: No Fat (1998) Everybody Loves Raymond: No Thanks (1999) Everybody Loves Raymond: Fighting In-Laws (2000) Everybody Loves Raymond: Older Women (2001) Everybody Loves Raymond: The Bird (2003) Everybody Loves Raymond: Debra's Parents (2004)Frasier
Frasier: A Lilith Thanksgiving (1996) Frasier: The Apparent Trap (1999)The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Talking Turkey (1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: There's the Rub (Part 1)/There's the Rub (Part 2) (1995)Friends
Friends: The One Where Underdog Gets Away (1994) Friends: The One with the List (1995) Friends: The One with the Football (1996) Friends: The One With Chandler In A Box (1997) Friends: The One with All the Thanksgivings (1998) Friends: The One Where Ross Got High (1999) Friends: The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs (2000) Friends: The One with the Rumor (2001) Friends: The One with Rachel's Other Sister (2002) Friends: The One with the Late Thanksgiving (2003)George Lopez
George Lopez: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey (2002) George Lopez: Would You Like a Drumstick or a Kidney? (2003)Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire: Cold Turkey (1994) Grace Under Fire: Thanks for Nothing (1995)Half & Half
Half & Half: The Big Thanks for Forgiving Episode (2002) Half & Half: The Big Thanks for Nothing Episode (2004)Home Improvement
Home Improvement: A Frozen Moment (1993) Home Improvement: My Dinner with Wilson (1994) Home Improvement: The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry (1996) Home Improvement: Thanksgiving (1997) Home Improvement: Thanks, but No Thanks (1998)How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother: Belly Full of Turkey (2005) How I Met Your Mother: Slapsgiving (2007) How I Met Your Mother: Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap (2009) How I Met Your Mother: Blitzgiving (2010)The King of Queens
The King of Queens: Supermarket Story (1998) The King of Queens: Roamin' Holiday (1999) The King of Queens: Dark Meet (2000) The King of Queens: Loaner Car (2002) The King of Queens: Thanks Man (2003)Living Single
Living Single: Love Takes a Holiday (1993) Living Single: Thanks for Giving (1994)Mad About You
Mad About You: Riding Backwards (1992) Mad About You: Gibblets for Murray (1994)Martin
Martin: Thanks for Nothing (1993) Martin: Feast or Famine (1994)Moesha
Moesha: Road Trip (1996) Moesha: Thanksgiving (1999) Moesha: All This and Turkey, Too (2000)Night Court
Night Court: Harry and the Madam (1984) Night Court: The Last Temptation of Mac (1988)The Parkers
The Parkers: It's a Family Affair (1999) The Parkers: Turkey Day Blues (2000)Reba
Reba: Thanksgiving (2004) Reba: Invasion (2005)Roseanne
Roseanne: We Gather Together (1989) Roseanne: Thanksgiving '91 (1991) Roseanne: Thanksgiving '93 (1993) Roseanne: Thanksgiving '94 (1994) Roseanne: The Last Thursday in November (1995) Roseanne: Home Is Where the Afghan Is (1996)The Single Guy
The Single Guy: Sister (1995) The Single Guy: Davy Jones (1996)Spin City
Spin City: The Competition (1996) Spin City: Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day (1998) Spin City: The Thanksgiving Show (1999) Spin City: Balloons Over Broadway (2000)That '70s Show
That 70's Show: Thanksgiving (1998) That '70s Show: Thank You (2002) That '70s Show: You Can't Always Get What You Want (2004)Too Close for Comfort
Too Close for Comfort: Rafkin's Bum (1981) Too Close for Comfort: A Thanksgiving Tale (1982)Two Guys and a Girl
Two Guys and a Girl: Two Guys, a Girl and a Thanksgiving (1998) Two Guys and a Girl: Talking Turkey (1999)Webster
Webster: Thanksgiving Show (1984) Webster: Thanksgiving with the Four Tops (1989)What I Like About You
What I Like About You: Thanksgiving (2002) What I Like About You: Ground-Turkey-Hog Day (2005)Will & Grace
Will & Grace: Homo For The Holidays (1999) Will & Grace: Lows in the Mid-Eighties (2000) Will & Grace: Movable Feast (2001) Will & Grace: Queens For A Day: Part 1/Queens For A Day: Part 2 (2004)Animated Sitcoms
American Dad!: There Will Be Bad Blood (2010) Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Dressing (2003) Beavis and Butt-Head: Beavis and Butt-Head Do Thanksgiving (1997) Family Guy: Thanksgiving (2011) Father of the Pride: The Thanksgiving Episode (2004) King of the Hill: Happy Hank's Giving (1999)The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show: A Brown Thanksgiving (2009) The Cleveland Show: Another Bad Thanksgiving (2010)The Simpsons
The Simpsons: Bart vs. Thanksgiving (1990) The Simpsons: Homer vs. Dignity (2000) The Simpsons: Homer the Moe (2001) The Simpsons: The Wettest Stories Ever Told (2006)South Park
South Park: Starvin' Marvin (1997) South Park: Helen Keller! The Musical (2000) South Park: A History Channel Thanksgiving (2011)Canadian Sitcoms
The Best Years: Destiny (2009) How To Be Indie: How to Be Thankful (2010)Other
Conan: The Turducken Kerfuffle (2010) Glutton for Punishment: Pumpkin Regatta (2008) King of Cars: Talkin' Turkey (2006) The Lawrence Welk Show: Thanksgiving Special (1973) The Oprah Winfrey Show: Oprah's Favorite Things (2002–2008, 2010) NBC News: Matt Lauer specials: People of the Year (2009-10), Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 85th Anniversary Special (2011) Remembering Bo (2006) Rosie Live (2008) The Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion incident took place the Sunday before Thanksgiving in 1987. 
