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30 greatest Thanksgiving episodes of all time

By Reed Gaudens

385848 12: Actors (l-r): Courteney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller and Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay star in NBC's comedy series "Friends" Episode: "The One Where Chandler Doesn''t Like Dogs." (Photo by Warner Bros. Television)
385848 12: Actors (l-r): Courteney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller and Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay star in NBC's comedy series "Friends" Episode: "The One Where Chandler Doesn''t Like Dogs." (Photo by Warner Bros. Television) /
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385848 16: Actors, left to right; David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing and Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani star in NBC’s comedy series “Friends” episode “The One Where Chandler Doesn”t Like Dogs.” It’s Thanksgiving, and Ross competes to prove that he, unlike everyone else, can successfully name all 50 states. (Photo by Warner Bros. Television) /

Which television shows have the best Thanksgiving episodes? Here are 30 of the all-time greatest from Friends, New Girl, Gilmore Girls, and Bob’s Burgers.

Every year when the holiday season rolls around, everyone immediately starts hyping up Christmas. Because let’s face it, there’s more than enough entertainment at the ready for Christmas. Between music, movies, and TV episodes, there’s no shortage of Christmas content. But Thanksgiving? It’s underrated, and these 30 episodes prove it.

While you’re stuffing the turkey and whisking the gravy, there’s nothing more comforting than throwing on the best Thanksgiving episodes television has to offer. There’s Lorelai and Rory’s deep-friend tour of Connecticut on Gilmore Girls, Buffy faced a demon with direct roots to the holiday’s past, How I Met Your Mother invented Slapsgiving, and Friends gave us 10 years of untouchable classics with flashbacks, football, and food fails.

Clearly, there is a lot to be thankful for this year and every year when the TV’s as good as the pumpkin pie. Until it’s time to dig into the feast and family festivities, click through our definitive ranking of the 30 greatest small-screen celebrations of all time from shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, This Is Us, and Cheers. If we left out your favorite Thanksgiving episode, drop some extra helpings for everyone to enjoy in the comments.

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