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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of my favorite Thanksgiving episodes into the ol’ VCR. 

Friends, it’s somehow November, which means it’s officially time to start talking about Thanksgiving. 

Now, I was originally going to do a nostalgic Thanksgiving post like I did for Halloween and plan to do for Christmas (spoiler), but I just couldn’t find enough content for a piece. Instead, I’m combining Thanksgiving episodes both old and new for one piece.

Additionally, I know that HIMYM and Friends have both had SUPER problematic storylines and jokes (because they’re essentially the same show); Gilmore Girls also has its fair share. That’s why I’ve purposely excluded one Thanksgiving episode of Friends in particular. 

Without further ado, let’s serve up some of my favorite Thanksgiving episodes. 

“Who” by David Byrne and St. Vincent 

One-Off episodes 

• As Told By Ginger – “Ten Chairs” 
• Full House – “The Miracle of Thanksgiving” 
• Gilmore Girls – “A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving” 
• Hey Arnold! – “Arnold’s Thanksgiving” 
• The O.C. – “Homecoming” 

A sprinkling of episodes 

• Boy Meets World – “Turkey Day” and “Chasing Angela” 
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – “Talking Turkey,” “There’s the Rub (Part 1),” and “There’s the Rub (Part 2)” 

I feel like we all start Thanksgiving day as Seth and end Thanksgiving Day as Ryan, disassociating in the background. 

Repeat episodes 

Bob’s Burgers 

• “An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal” 
• “Turkey in a Can” 
• “Dawn of the Peck” 
• “Gayle Makin’ Bob Sled”
• “The Quirkducers” 
• “Thanks-Hoarding” 
• “I Bob Your Pardon” 
• “Now We’re Cooking with Gas” 
• “Diarrhea of a Poopy Kid” 
• “Stuck in the Kitchen with You” 
• “Putts-giving” 

Friends 

• “The One Where Underdog Gets Away” 
• “The One With The List” 
• “The One With The Football” 
• “The One With Chandler In A Box”
• “The One Where Ross Got High” 
• “The One Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs” 
• “The One With The Rumor” 
• “The One With Rachel’s Other Sister” 
• “The One With The Late Thanksgiving 

How I Met Your Mother: 

• “Belly Full of Turkey” 
• “Slapsgiving” 
• “Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap” 
• “Blitzgiving” 
• “The Rebound Girl” 

New Girl 

• “Thanksgiving” 
• “Parents”
• “Thanksgiving III” 
• “Thanksgiving IV” 
• “Last Thanksgiving” 

Honorable mentions 

I wanted to throw out two of my favorite specials because there isn’t going to be a nostalgic Thanksgiving piece. They aren’t TV episodes, but they sure are special to me. 

• Garfield’s Thanksgiving 
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

This is still one of my favorite memes on the internet.