Over 100 assorted television episodes for Thanksgiving

By Alex Wiggan

Thanksgiving is on the way, you want something to watch which feels warm and nostalgic, but you need a dash of inspiration. Does this sound correct? Then you’ve come to the right place, because this post is all about what to watch at Thanksgiving!

From cartoons to live-action, and from sitcoms to serious dramas, below you will find a list of over 100 TV episodes perfect for Thanksgiving. Most are Thanksgiving-themed episodes, while a few offer some seasonal silliness.

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Over 100 TV shows for Thanksgiving

01) 3rd Rock From the Sun – Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick: Season Two, Episode Ten (1996)
02) 8 Simple Rules – Thanksgiving Guest: Season Three, Episode Nine (2004)
03) 9JKL – Make Thanksgiving Great Again: Season One, Episode Eight (2017)
04) A Different World – If You Like Pilgrim Coladas: Season Two, Episode Six (1988)
05) Accidental Family – What Is This – Thanksgiving or a Nightmare?: Season One, Episode Ten (1967)
06) According to Jim – The Turkey Bowl: Season One, Episode Eight (2001)
07) The Agency – Thanksgiving: Season Two, Episode Nine (2002)
08) Alice – Alice’s Turkey of a Thanksgiving: Season Seven, Episode Six (1982)
09) All In The Family – The Little Atheist: Season Six, Episode Eleven (1975)
10) Animaniacs – Turkey Jerky: Season One, Episode Forty-Six (1993)
11) Are We There Yet? – The Thanksgiving Episode: Season Three, Episode Forty-Three (2012)
12) Barney Miller – Thanksgiving Story: Season Four, Episode Nine (1977)
13) Becker – Sister Spoils the Turkey: Season Six, Episode Seven (2003)
14) Better With You – Better with Thanksgiving: Season One, Episode Nine (2010)
15) The Beverly Hillbillies – Turkey Day: Season Two, Episode Ten (1963)
16) Bewitched – Samantha’s Thanksgiving to Remember: Season Four, Episode Twelve (1967)
17) Big Mouth – Thanksgiving: Season Five, Episode Five (2021)
18) Black-ish – Auntsgiving: Season Three, Episode Seven (2016)
19) Blue Bloods – Thanksgiving: Season Two, Episode Eight (2011)
20) Bob’s Burgers – I Bob Your Pardon: Season Nine, Episode Seven (2018)
21) The Bob Cummings Show – Thanksgiving at Grandpa’s: Season Four, Episode Nine (1957)
22) The Bob Newhart Show – An American Family: Season Three, Episode Eleven (1974)
23) Boston Common – Gobble, Gobble, Aggch!: Season Two, Episode Eight (1996)
24) Boston Legal – Thanksgiving: Season Five, Episode Ten (2008)
25) Boy Meets World – Turkey Day: Season Four, Episode Ten (1996)
26) The Boys Are Back – Thanksgiving: Season One, Episode Nine (1994)
27) The Brady Bunch – The Un-Underground Movie: Season Two, Episode Four (1970)
28) Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Lockdown: Season Two, Episode Seven (2014)
29) Brothers – Thanksgiving: Season Four, Episode Twenty-One (1987)
30) Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Pangs: Season Four, Episode Eight (1999)
31) Call Me Kat – Call Me Fancy Puffenstuff: Season Three, Episode Eight (2022)
32) The Care Bears – Grams Bear’s Thanksgiving Surprise: Season One, Episode Eleven (1986)
33) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
34) Cheers – Thanksgiving Orphans: Season Five, Episode Nine (1986)
35) The Chi – Thanksgiving: Season Six, Episode Sixteen (2024)
36) The Class – The Class Gives Thanks: Season One, Episode Nine (2006)
37) The Cleveland Show – A Brown Thanksgiving: Season One, Episode Seven (2009)
38) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – My First Thanksgiving with Josh!: Season One, Episode Six (2015)
39) Cuts – The Turkey Triangle: Season Two, Episode Ten (2005)
40) Cybill – They Shoot Turkeys, Don’t They?: Season Two, Episode Eight (1995)
41) Dharma & Greg – Thanksgiving Until it Hurts: Season Three, Episode Ten (1999)
42) The Donna Reed Show – Guest in the House: Season One, Episode Ten (1958)
43) Don’t Trust the B**** in Apartment 23 – It’s A Miracle: Season Two, Episode Four (2012)
44) Dr. Ken – Thanksgiving Culture Clash: Season One, Episode Eight (2015)
45) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman – Giving Thanks: Season Two, Episode Eight (1993)
46) ER – ER Confidential: Season One, Episode Nine (1994)
47) Evening Shade – The Thanksgiving Show: Season Two, Episode Ten (1991)
48) Everwood – A Thanksgiving Tale: Season One, Episode Eleven (2002)
49) Everybody Loves Raymond – No Fat: Season Three, Episode Ten (1998)
50) Family Guy – Thanksgiving: Season Ten, Episode Six (2011)
51) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – Talking Turkey: Season One, Episode Six (1990)
52) Friday Night Lights – Thanksgiving: Season Four, Episode Thirteen (2010)
53) Friends – The One with the Late Thanksgiving: Season Ten, Episode Eight (2003)
54) Glee – Thanksgiving: Season Four, Episode Four (2012)
55) The Goldbergs – Another Turkey in the Trot: Season Ten, Episode Eight (2022)
56) Good Luck Charlie – It’s A Charlie Duncan Thanksgiving: Season Two, Episode Twenty-Nine (2011)
57) Good Times – Grandpa’s Visit: Season Four, Episode Nine (1976)
58) Grey’s Anatomy – Every Day Is A Holiday (With You): Season Eighteen, Episode Six (2021)
59) Half & Half – The Big Thanks for Forgiving Episode: Season One, Episode Ten (2002)
60) Happy Days – The First Thanksgiving: Season Six, Episode Twelve (1978)
61) Hazel – Everybody’s Thankful But Us Turkeys: Season One, Episode Nine (1961)
62) Home Improvement – My Dinner with Wilson: Season Four, Episode Nine (1994)
63) How I Met Your Mother – Slapsgiving: Season Three, Episode Nine (2007)
64) The Incredible Hulk – Homecoming: Season Three, Episode Eight (1979)
65) Joey – Joey and the Bachelor Thanksgiving: Season Two, Episode Ten (2005)
66) Kate & Allie – Thanksgiving: Season Three, Episode Eight (1985)
67) Kenan and Kel – Turkey Day: Season Two, Episode Eleven (1997)
68) Kevin Can Wait – Cooking Up a Storm: Season Two, Episode Nine (2017)
69) The King of Queens – Dark Meet: Season Three, Episode Eight (2000)
70) Malcolm in the Middle – Thanksgiving: Season Five, Episode Four (2003)
71) Married… with Children – A Bundy Thanksgiving: Season Eleven, Episode Six (1996)
72) The Michael J. Fox Show – Thanksgiving: Season One, Episode Ten (2013)
73) The Mindy Project – Thanksgiving: Season One, Episode Six (2012)
74) Mister Ed – Ed the Pilgrim: Season Three, Episode Nine (1962)
75) Modern Family – Winner Winner Turkey Dinner: Season Nine, Episode Seven (2017)
76) My Two Dads – Thanks for the Memories: Season Three, Episode Ten (1989)
77) New Girl – Thanksgiving III: Season Three, Episode Ten (2013)
78) Newhart – Don’t Rain on My Parade: Season Two, Episode Six (1983)
79) Night Court – Harry and the Madam: Season Two, Episode Eight (1984)
80) Northern Exposure – Thanksgiving: Season Four, Episode Eight (1992)
81) Once Again – Thanksgiving: Season One, Episode Ten (1999)
82) Ordinary Joe – Thankful: Season One, Episode Nine (2021)
83) The Osbournes – Get Stuffed: Season One, Episode Seven (2002)
84) Police Story – Thanksgiving: Season Four, Episode Seven (1976)
85) The Really Loud House – A Really Loud Thanksgiving: The Gobble Squabble Debacle: Season Two, Episode Twenty (2024)
86) Rocko’s Modern Life – Turkey Time: Season Four, Episode Thirteen (1996)
87) Roseanne – Thanksgiving ‘91: Season Four, Episode Ten (1991)
88) Saved By the Bell: The College Years – A Thanksgiving Story: Season One, Episode Eleven (1993)
89) Saved By the Bell: The New Class – Thanks For Giving: Season Five, Episode Nineteen (1997)
90) The Simpsons – Bart vs. Thanksgiving: Season Two, Episode Seven (1990)
91) Small Wonder – Thanksgiving Story: Season Two, Episode Twelve (1986)
92) South Park – A History Channel Thanksgiving: Season Fifteen, Episode Thirteen (2011)
93) Teen Titans Go! – Thanksgiving: Season Two, Episode Twenty-Three (2014)
94) Thanks – Thanksgiving: Season One, Episode Six (1999)
95) Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)
96) Too Close for Comfort – Rafkin’s Bum: Season Two, Episode Six (1981)
97) Twins – Sister’s Keeper: Season One, Episode Ten (2005)
98) Ugly Betty – Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral: Season One, Episode Eight (2006)
99) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Kimmy Finds Her Mom!: Season Two, Episode Thirteen (2016)
100) Who’s the Boss? – Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini’s: Season Two, Episode Nine (1985)
101) With Love – Thanksgiving: Season Two, Episode Five (2023)