The American holiday of Thanksgiving is a time when families get together and fill up on lots of homemade goodies while also expressing thanks for everything and everyone they have in their life. Although not as widely celebrated on the small screen as its surrounding holiday brethren, there have been some episodes here and there on Saturday mornings. And these are those episodes, with more to come each year. Know of any we missed? Let us know!
Remember that one day when you could wake up without an alarm? When you would get your favorite bowl of cereal and sit between the hours of 8 and 12? This is a blog dedicated to the greatest time of our childhood: Saturday mornings. The television programs you watched, the memories attached to them, and maybe introducing you to something you didn't realize existed. Updated every weekend.
November 27, 2025
THANSKGIVING EPISODES AND SPECIALS
All Grown Up!
"R.V. Having Fun Yet?"
Tensions rise between the kids and their parents over conflicting ideas of "fun" as they embark on a road trip to bring Susie to her New York Thanksgiving parade performance.
Amphibia
"The Big Bugball Game"
Anne must learn to be a team player in order to help the farmers win the annual Bugball game against the Townies during their Thanksgiving-like holiday.
Animaniacs (1993)
Native American Warners must keep their pet turkey from becoming Thanksgiving dinner.
Big City Greens
"Big Deal"
Desperate for a new TV, Cricket convinces his family to go to a big Thanksgiving sale at a big-box store.
Big John, Little John
"Speak for Yourself, John"
Little John gets asked to the school’s Thanksgiving dance that Big John is asked to chaperone.
Bobby's World
"Generics and Indians"
A Native American community comes to the Generics' rescue when their van breaks down and offers them a different perspective of Thanksgiving.
The Care Bears Family
The Care Bears must stop Sour Sam from ruining Thanksgiving with his crabby apple pies.
CityKids
"Rooftop Thanksgiving"
The kids band together to help a hard-off family have a good holiday.
Craig of the Creek
"Craig and the Kids Table"
When Bernard accidentally ruins dessert, Craig and the Kids Table help keep him out of trouble with the family.
Disney's House of Mouse
"House of Turkey"
Everyone eagerly awaits Mr. Turkey's arrival as the literal dinner guest.
Doug/Disney's Doug
"Doug's Thanksgiving"
When Bill Bluff is told he should have Thanksgiving dinner with an average family to boost his popularity, Doug's family ends up chosen and their holiday is turned upside-down.
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
"The Temporary Thanksgiving Turkey Truce"
Lance’s holiday is disrupted by a search for microfilm.
Life with Louie
"The Fourth Thursday in November"
The Andersons host Thanksgiving dinner for the entire family.
The Loud House
"The Loudest Thanksgiving"
Lori and Bobby try to bring their respective families together so they won't have to spend Thanksgiving apart.
"The Loud House Thanksgiving Special (Clyde's Kitchen)"
Lincoln and Clyde are helping each other prepare the perfect Thanksgiving dinner over video chat.
Max & Ruby
"Max's Thanksgiving"
While Ruby is eager to help Grandma prepare for Thanksgiving dinner, Max is just ready to eat her famous stuffing.
"Max and Ruby Give Thanks"
Ruby encourages Max to go somewhere else to find something to be thankful for while she works on her Thanksgiving cards.
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
"A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving"
The gang learns about the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
Pac-Man
"Happy Pacs-Giving"
The Pac-Family hears a story about the first Pacs-Giving.
Pepper Ann
"Thanksgiving Dad"
Pepper Ann believes her father will actually visit this Thanksgiving.
Q*Bert
"Thanksgiving for the Memories"
Q*Bert's class gets a history lesson about the first Thanksgiving in Q*Burg.
The Real Ghostbusters
"The Revenge of Murray the Mantis"
Ghosts possess the Murray the Mantis parade balloon, and the guys' only chance at beating it rests with Mr. Stay Puft.
Recess
"The Great Can Drive"
Mikey is the only one who sees the Thanksgiving can drive as a way to help the needy, as the others get discouraged over once again not being able to beat The Ashleys at it.
Sesame Street
"A Sesame Street Thanksgiving"
All the residents of the street gather together for a Thanksgiving feast where they plan on sampling foods from each others' respective cultures.
The Spectacular Spider-Man
"Nature vs. Nurture"
Aunt May is released from the hospital just in time for Thanksgiving--and for the newly-transformed Venom to come looking for trouble.
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City
"Berry Bounty Bust"
Personalities clash over holiday traditions when Strawberry and her aunt are invited over to Lime's for a Berry Bounty banquet.
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
"Happy Pranksgiving"
Granny is on the hunt for the Squeegee the Clown parade balloon.
Teen Titans Go!
"Thanksgiving"
Uninvited guests look to spoil the perfect Thanksgiving Robin had planned for their special guest: Batman.
"Thanksgetting"
Bored with Thanksgiving, the Titans decide to come up with their own holiday and traditions.
"A Doom Patrol Thanksgiving"
Beast Boy returns home for Thanksgiving where the Doom Patrol enter a float in the local parade and watch old home movies the Chief had hidden from them.
"The Wishbone"
When the wishbone the Titans make wishes on breaks, they head to Gobble-Gobble land to set things right.
Teacher's Pet
The pets must protect the turkey Grandma Rose brought along from becoming Thanksgiving dinner.
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
"The Romance of Plymouth Rock"
Tennessee plans to put on a play about the Pilgrims and Jeroba Jump and Tiger Tornado join the cast in order to sabotage it.
Underdog (1964)
"Simon Says No Thanksgiving"
Simon Bar Sinister goes back in time to get rid of Thanksgiving so that the Thanksgiving parade won't prevent him from crossing the street.
Young Justice
"Illusion of Control"
It's a time for the team to get together, be thankful and heal, but an uninvited guest seeks to upend all that.
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