10 Thanksgiving TV episodes from the 1980s

By Alex Wiggan

Baste the turkey and gather together your loved ones, as Thanksgiving is almost here. And what better way to celebrate the season than with some classic helpings of television delight to go with all that turkey.

And in this post you can have it, via a list of ten Thanksgiving-themed episodes of popular TV shows from the 1980s. You want to see your favourite characters celebrating Thanksgiving? Then dive in!

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10 Thanksgiving episodes from the 1980s

Want ten Thanksgiving-themed episodes of popular ’80s TV shows? Then check out this list below for all your TV needs.

Too Close for Comfort – Rafkin’s Bum: Season Two, Episode Six (1981)
Alice – Alice’s Turkey of a Thanksgiving: Season Seven, Episode Six (1982)
Family Ties – No Nukes Is Good Nukes: Season One, Episode Eight (1982)
Newhart – Don’t Rain on My Parade: Season Two, Episode Six (1983)
Night Court – Harry and the Madam: Season Two, Episode Eight (1984)
Kate & Allie – Thanksgiving: Season Three, Episode Eight (1985)
Cheers – Thanksgiving Orphans: Season Five, Episode Nine (1986)
Brothers – Thanksgiving: Season Four, Episode Twenty-One (1987)
A Different World – If You Like Pilgrim Coladas: Season Two, Episode Six (1988)
Garfield’s Thanksgiving (1989)

Seek out the above episodes through streaming services, disc, or television re-runs, and you’ll have all the Thanksgiving fun from you could ever ask for.

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Editor/Writer/TV Watcher

Alex Wiggan

Alex is a writer, editor, and blogger specialising in movies, TV, comics, retro toys, and general geekery. He is a championing voice in nerd content, an expert in pop culture, and a trusted movie critic who publishes new reviews on a weekly basis. After graduating with a degree in film & television studies from the University of Derby in the UK, Alex went on to study journalism in Sheffield, before acquiring NCTJ accreditation. Prior to a career in blogging, Alex was a magazine editor, a senior copywriter, a features writer, and a freelancer.

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