The following is a list of Thanksgiving television specials in the United States and Canada. Unless otherwise stated, these are episodes of established television series or one-off specials that are rerun annually.
Events not specifically made for television (e.g. parades, theatrical films, unscripted sporting events) are not included in this list; professional wrestling pay-per-view specials, because they are scripted and made primarily for television, are included in this list.
Children's/family
Adventures from the Book of Virtues: Generosity (1997) Allegra's Window: Mitten Weather (1995) Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Celebration (1994) Amphibia: The Big Bugball Game (2019) Angela Anaconda: No Thanksgiving (2000) Animaniacs: Turkey Jerky (1993) As Told By Ginger: Ten Chairs (2004) B.C.: The First Thanksgiving (1973) Barbie: It Takes Two: Turkey Trouble (2022) Bear in the Big Blue House: The Best Thanksgiving Ever (1999) The Berenstain Bears: The Prize Pumpkin (2003) The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw (1980) Blue's Clues: Thankful (1999) Blue's Clues & You!: Thankful With Blue (2020) Bobby's World: Generics and Indians (1997) Bozo, Gar and Ray: WGN TV Classics (2005) Bubble Guppies: Gobble Gobble Guppies! (2014) Butterbean's Cafe: Fairy Happy Thanksgiving / Cricket's The Boss! (2018) Caillou: Caillou's Thanksgiving (2000) The Care Bears: Grams Bear's Thanksgiving Surprise (1986) Casper the Friendly Ghost: Do or Diet (1953) CatDog: Talking Turkey (1999) Clarence: Chadsgiving (2017) Craig of the Creek: Craig and the Kid's Table (2019) Cyberchase: Giving Thanks Day (2019) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Thank You, Grandpere Tiger!/Neighborhood Thank You Day (2012) Davey and Goliath: The Pilgrim Boy (1962) Doctor Dolittle: The great turkey race (1970) Dora the Explorer: Dora's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2012) Doug: Doug's Thanksgiving (1997) The Emperor's New School: "Cornivale" (2008) The Fairly OddParents: Timmy Turnip (2009) Fluppy Dogs (1986) Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989) Get Rolling with Otis: The Thankful Parade / Hay Day Hay Maze (2021) Harriet the Spy: The Walrus and the Carpenter (2023) Harvey Beaks: Yampions (2015) Henry Hugglemonster: Huggsgiving Day (2013) Hey Arnold: Arnold's Thanksgiving (1998) The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange: Thanksfornothing Day (2013) The Huckleberry Hound Show: Grim Pilgrim (1959) House of Mouse: House of Turkey (2003) Intergalactic Thanksgiving (1979) Jay Jay The Jet Plane: Snuffy's Thanksgiving (2001) Jerky Turkey (1945) JoJo's Circus: The Thanksgiving Hip-Hooray Parade (2005) Life with Louie (Season 1, Episode 9): The Fourth Thursday in November (1995) Loopy De Loop: Drum-Sticked (1963) MAD: Bourne Leg-a-Turkey/Pilgrimm (2012) Martha Speaks: Martha's Thanksgiving (2012) Maya & Miguel: The Best Thanksgiving Ever (2005) Megas XLR: Thanksgiving Throwdown (2004) Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Thanks a Bunch Day (2008) Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures: Mickey's Thanksgiving Family Fun Race / Happy Thanksgiving Helpers! (2019) Minnie's Bow-Toons: Turkey Time (2014) The Mighty B: Thanksgiving Beeninactment (2008) Molly of Denali: Thanks-for-giving (2024) Moose and Zee: We're Thankful (2005) Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) The Muppet Show (Arlo Guthrie, 1979) My Gym Partner's a Monkey: A Thanksgiving Carol (2008) My Little Pony: Friends Are Never Far Away (2005) My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale: "Panic on Harvest and Hugs Day" Nick's Thanksgiving Fest (1989) Nina's World: "Nina's Thanksgiving" (2016) "The Thanksgiving Sharing Box" (2017) Pac-Man: The Animated Series: Happy Pacs-Giving (1983) PAW Patrol: Pups Save Thanksgiving (2018) Peppa Pig: Thanksgiving (2024) Peppa Pig Tales: Happy Thanksgiving (2022) Pepper Ann: Thanksgiving Dad (1997) Pinkalicious & Peterrific: A Fairy Thanksgiving (2020) The Pink Panther: Pilgrim Panther (1993) Planet Sheen: Thanksgetting (2010) Pocoyo: You Are Welcome for Thanksgiving (2018) Popeye the Sailor: Pilgrim Popeye (1951) Pupstruction: Petsgiving At PawPaw’s (2024) Raw Toonage: Gobble Gobble Bonkers (1993) The Real Ghostbusters: The Revenge of Murray the Mantis (1987) Recess (Season 1, Episode 22): The Great Can Drive (1997) Regular Show: The Thanksgiving Special (2013) Rocko's Modern Life: Turkey Time/Floundering Fathers (1996) Sago Mini Friends: Happy Thankful Day (2022) Saturday Supercade: Q*bert: Thanksgiving For the Memories (1983) Shining Time Station: Billy's Party (1993) The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show: What a Turkey! (1995) Skylanders Academy: Thankstaking For the Memories (2017) So Weird: "Earth 101" (2000) The Spectacular Spider-Man: Nature vs. Nurture (2008) Stanley: A Turkey of a Thanksgiving (2004) Steven Universe: Gem Harvest (2016) Sunny Bunnies: "Sunny Thanksgiving" (2019) Super Duper Bunny League: "The Gobbler!" (2025) Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales: The Romance of Plymouth Rock (1965) Teacher's Pet: The Turkey That Came to Dinner (2002) Teletubbies: Handshapes-Turkey (1999) Teletubbies Let's Go: A Very Special Meal/Noo-Noo Eats All The Tubby Custard (2023) Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980) A Thanksgiving Tale (1983) The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't (1972) Thomas & Friends: "Thomas and Percy's Mountain Adventure" (1993) Toon Heads: Turkey Toons (1999) T.O.T.S.: Totsgiving (2020) Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: "Funsgiving" (2019) The Turkey Caper (1985) Turkey Hollow (2015) Underdog: Simon Says No Thanksgiving (1965) Wild Kratts: Happy Turkey Day (2012) The Wild Thornberrys: A Family Tradition (2000) Wordgirl: Guess Who's Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner (2014) WordWorld: Pig's Big Moonlight Feast (2007)
Arthur Francine's Pilfered Paper (2007) An Arthur Thanksgiving (2020)
Big City Greens Big Deal / Forbidden Feline (2018) Harvest Dinner (2019) Turkey Trouble (2024)
Clifford's Puppy Days Fall Feast (2005) But I Really, Really Saw It (2006) The Perfect Pancake (2006)
Looney Tunes Tom Turk and Daffy (1944) Holiday for Drumsticks (1949) Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet (1979/CBS) Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980/NBC) The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: Happy Pranksgiving (1997) New Looney Tunes: No Thanks Giving (2019) Looney Tunes Cartoons: Pilgwim's Pwogress (2022)
The Loud House/The Casagrandes The Loudest Thanksgiving (2018) The Loud House Thanksgiving Special (2022) The Casagrandes: Cursed (2020)
Max & Ruby Max's Thanksgiving (2004) Max and Ruby Give Thanks (2012)
The Patrick Star Show Blorpsgiving (2023) Thanks But No Thanksgiving (2024)
Paw Patrol/Rubble & Crew Pups Save Thanksgiving / Pups Save a Windy Bay (2018) The Crew Celebrates BuilderCovegiving Day / The Crew Builds a Rocket Ship Ride (2024)
Peanuts (Charlie Brown) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973/CBS) This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers (1988) Peanuts (TV series): Good Dog/Woodstock (2016)
Puppy Dog Pals Turkey on the Town / Friendship Feast (2019) Pups on Parade / Pop's Promise (2020) A Very Berry Friendship Feast / Nature Pillow Pups (2022)
Rugrats/All Grown Up The Turkey Who Came to Dinner (1997) R.V. Having Fun Yet? (2005)
Sesame Street Episode 4324: Thanksgiving Day (2013) Episode 4801: A Sesame Street Thanksgiving (2017) Elmo's World: Thanksgiving (2017)
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City Berry Bounty Banquet: Part One / Berry Bounty Banquet: Part Two (2021) Berry Bounty Bust (2023)
Teen Titans Go! Thanksgiving (2014) Black Friday (2015) Thanksgetting (2017) A Doom Patrol Thanksgiving (2021) The Wishbone (2023)
The Tiny Chef Show Fwendsgiving (2023) Fwendsgiving Feast (2024)
Tom and Jerry The Little Orphan (1949) The Tom and Jerry Show: Turkey Tom (2021)
Winnie the Pooh Welcome to Pooh Corner: Pooh Corner Thanksgiving (1983) A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998) Seasons of Giving (1999) My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Many Thanks for Christopher Robin (2007)
Action/adventure series The A-Team: "Family Reunion" (1986) Alias: "Color Blind" (2001) Daniel Boone: "The Thanksgiving Story" (1965) The Incredible Hulk: "Homecoming" (1979) MacGyver: "The Outsiders" (1988) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Storybook Rangers (Parts 1 and 2) (1995) (Season 2, Episodes 48 & 49) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: "Peking, March 1910" (1993)
Chuck "Chuck Versus the Nemesis" (2007) (Season 1, Episode 10) "Chuck Versus the Gravitron" (2008) (Season 2, Episode 8) "Chuck Versus the Leftovers" (2010) (Season 4, Episode 10)
American drama series
413 Hope St.: "Thanksgiving" (1997) The Agency: "Thanksgiving" (2002) Almost Family: "Thankful AF" (2019) American Playhouse: "The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski" (1985) Apple's Way: "The Real Thanksgiving" (1974) Beauty & the Beast: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" (2013) Blue Bloods: "Thanksgiving" (2011) Bones: "High Treason in the Holiday Season" (2015) Boston Legal: "Thanksgiving" (2008) Boston Public: "Chapter Five" (2000) Brothers & Sisters: "Just a Sliver" (2008) Castle: "The Good, The Bad And The Baby" (2013) The Chi: "Thanksgiving" (2024) Chicago Fire: "Two Families" (2012) Chicago Hope: "Tantric Turkey" (1998) Commander in Chief: "The Mom Who Came to Dinner" (2005) Dexter (Season 4, Episode 9): "Hungry Man" (2009) Dynasty: "Shoot from the Hip" (2019) Feud: Capote vs. The Swans: "Ice Water in Their Veins" (2024) Flipper: "Thanksgiving" (1998) Friday Night Lights: "Thanksgiving" (2010) Good Trouble: "Turkey for Me, Turkey for You" (2023) The Good Wife: "A Defense of Marriage" (2012) Hill Street Blues: "Low Blow" (1984) Homicide: Life on the Street: "Hate Crimes" (1995) House (Season 6, Episode 9): "Ignorance Is Bliss" (2009) I'll Fly Away: "Coming Home" (1991) Jericho: "Red Flag" (2006) Judging Amy: "The Persistence of Tectonics" (1999) The L Word: Generation Q: "Quality Family Time" (2023) Law & Order: Criminal Intent: "The War at Home" (2006) LAX: "Thanksgiving" (2004) Life Goes On: "A Thatcher Thanksgiving" (1990) Lipstick Jungle: "Chapter 16: Thanksgiving" (2008) Little House on the Prairie: "The Little House Years" (1979) My Own Worst Enemy: "High Crimes and Turducken" (2008) Now and Again: "Pulp Turkey" (1999) Ordinary Joe: "Thankful" (2021) Picket Fences: "Thanksgiving" (1992) Police Story: "Thanksgiving" (1976) The Resident: "Peking Duck Day" (2019) Reunion: "1992" (2005) Revenge: "Lineage" (2012) St. Elsewhere: "A Wing and a Prayer" (1983) Sisters: "Georgie Through the Looking Glass" (1991) The Sopranos: "He Is Risen" (2001) Spenser: For Hire: "Thanksgiving" (1987) Stumptown: "November Surprise" (2019) Third Watch: "History of the World" (1999) Thirtysomething: "We Gather Together" (1987) Trapper John, M.D.: "Thanks for Giving" (1982) Trauma: "Thank You" (2009) The Trials of Rosie O'Neill: "Rosie Gets the Blues" (1990)
7th Heaven "Last Call for Aunt Julie" (1996) "Thanksgiving" (2004) "Turkey" (2005) "Thanks and Giving" (2006)
American Dreams "The End of the Innocence" (2002) "What Dreams May Come" (2004)
Dirty Sexy Money "The Country House" (2007) "The Facts" (2009)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: "Giving Thanks" (1993) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: "Thanksgiving" (1994) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: "One Touch of Nature" (1995) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: "The Tempest" (1996)
ER "ER Confidential" (1994) "Great Expectations" (1999) "Rescue Me" (2000) "Freefall" (2003) "Scoop and Run" (2006)
Everwood "A Thanksgiving Tale" (2002) "Unhappy Holidays" (2003)
Family "A Tale Out of Season" (1977) "Generations" (1978) "Thanksgiving" (1979)
Felicity "Thanksgiving" (1998) "Family Affairs" (1999) "The Last Thanksgiving" (2001)
Grey's Anatomy "Thanks for the Memories" (2005) "Holidaze" (2009) "Somebody That I Used to Know" (2013) (Season 10, Episode 10) "Every Day Is a Holiday (With You)" (2021) (Season 18, Episode 6)