Thanksgiving Favorites
by wlkernan-813-619203 | created - 10 Oct 2013 | updated - 10 Oct 2013 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1.
This Is America, Charlie Brown (1988–1989)
Episode:
The Mayflower Voyagers
(1988)
Unrated | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Peanuts gang tells the story of the 1620 Mayflower voyage from England to the new world detailing the hardships they faced, how the Natives helped them survive, and ending the following autumn in a feast of Thanksgiving.
Director: Evert Brown | Stars: Erin Chase, Frank Welker, Brandon Stewart, Gregg Berger
Votes: 448
2. Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989 TV Short)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jon falls for Garfield's veterinarian--who puts Garfield on a diet--and invites her to Thanksgiving dinner.
Directors: Phil Roman, Gerard Baldwin, Bob Nesler, John Sparey | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Julie Payne
Votes: 1,302
3. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973 TV Short)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner.
Directors: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman | Stars: Todd Barbee, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea, Hilary Momberger-Powers
Votes: 12,350
4. Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999 Video)
G | 70 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Join Pooh and his friends in three stories about the seasons.
Directors: Jun Falkenstein, Karl Geurs, Gary Katona, Ed Wexler | Stars: Gregg Berger, Brady Bluhm, Jim Cummings, Scott Dreier
Votes: 1,659
5. Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet (1979 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Bugs is a devoted doctor prescribing a delightful dose of cartoons, including "Rabbit Every Monday," "Stop! Look! And Hasten!," "Guided Muscle," "Beep Beep," "Tweet Dreams," and more.
Directors: David Detiege, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 121
6. Little House Years (1979 TV Movie)
132 min | Drama, Family
"Little House on the Prairie" Thanksgiving clip show in which Laura Ingalls reminisces about the Ingalls' journeys and struggles during a family Thanksgiving gathering.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 341
"The Little House Years" is a three-hour 1979 Little House on the Prairie Thanksgiving special.
7.
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
Episode:
Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick
(1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
It's Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, the Solomons don't have a clue what Thanksgiving is. Mrs. Dubcek and her daughter Vicky help them.
Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 416
8.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with All the Thanksgivings
(1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
The gang remember and share with each other their worst Thanksgivings.
Director: Kevin Bright | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 6,610
9.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the Rumor
(2001)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Monica invites Will, an old school friend of her and Ross over for Thanksgiving dinner, unaware he isn't too fond of Rachel.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 8,035
10.
The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
Episode:
The First Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
In this spoof of the Miles Standish-John Alden-Priscilla Mullins legend, Red plays John in a broad, farcical manner, given to slapstick clumsiness and cigar chomping anachronisms. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Red Skelton, Lola Albright, Jan Arvan, Kathryn Card
11.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
A Lilith Thanksgiving
(1996)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Niles' plans for a 'rustic' thanksgiving (complete with mints on the pillows) are scuppered when Lilith arranges a meeting with the headmaster of the Marbury Academy, an exclusive school, with the aim of getting Frederick in.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 1,056
12. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean
Votes: 160,187 | Gross: $49.53M
13.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Pangs
(1999)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.
Director: Michael Lange | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters
Votes: 3,543
14. Mouse on the Mayflower (1968 TV Movie)
TV-G | 45 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Mayflower journey as seen through the experiences of a church mouse.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Eddie Albert, John Gary, Joanie Sommers
Votes: 197
15. Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980 TV Movie)
25 min | Animation, Comedy
A collection of classic Looney Tunes shorts hosted by Daffy Duck and centered around the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Phil Monroe | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 86
16.
Animated Hero Classics (1991–2005)
Episode:
William Bradford: The First Thanksgiving
(1992)
30 min | Animation
In 1620, John Carver, William Bradford, Captain Standish and 99 pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower toward America in search of religious freedom. As disease and storms hit they are almost ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: U. Jonathan Toppo, James March, Joe Lynch, Victor Humphries
Votes: 32
17. The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't (1972 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation
A talking squirrel must save the holiday by rescuing a young Pilgrim boy and a young Native American boy that has gone missing in the woods on Thanksgiving day.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Kevin Cooper, June Foray, Marilyn Mayne, Don Messick
Votes: 118
18.
Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode:
Turkey Jerky/Wild Blue Yonder
(1993)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A Thanksgiving cartoon, "Turkey Jerky," features the Warner siblings in Plymouth, Massachusetts, protecting their pet turkey from hunter Miles Standish.
Directors: Alfred Gimeno, Gary Hartle | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche
Votes: 159
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