This episode list will feature guest contributor Julia:

With Halloween over and the rest of society seeming to hurtle headlong into Christmas already, I want to take a moment to appreciate the glorious holiday that is Thanksgiving. For starters, it’s an ENTIRE DAY devoted simply to eating good food and spending time with people you care about. What’s not to love? Why do people always want to skip over this amazing tradition? Sure, Halloween has all the cool, crisp fall vibes, with spooky fun and awesome costumes. And Christmas has the lights, the music, and yes, the gifts. But those louder, flashier siblings to poor middle-child Thanksgiving also come with a whole lotta stress. The only Thanksgiving stress is cooking, which let’s face it, you probably do on a fairly regular basis anyway. And true, Thanksgiving doesn’t have nearly the catalog of movies, music, and TV episodes dedicated to it like Halloween and Christmas. But they do exist, and are perfect for getting you in the mood to devour all that turkey and mashed potatoes and pie. So here are our favorite Thanksgiving episodes to get you ready for the food, friends, and family filled day!

Friends

The One Where Underdog Gets Away (season 1, episode 9)

The One with the Football (season 3, episode 9)

The One with Chandler in a Box (season 4, episode 8)

The One with all the Thanksgivings (season 5, episode 8)

The One Where Ross Got High (season 6, episode 9)

The One Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs (season 7, episode 8)

The One with the Rumor (season 8, episode 9)

The One with Rachel’s Other Sister (season 9, episode 8)

The One with the Late Thanksgiving (season 10, episode 8)

Frasier

A Lilith Thanksgiving (season 4, episode 7)

The Apparent Trap (season 7, episode 9)

How I Met Your Mother

Belly Full of Turkey (season 1, episode 9)

Slapsgiving (season 3, episode 9)

Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap (season 5, episode 2)

Blitzgiving (season 6, episode 10)

The Rebound Girl (season 7, episode 11)

New Girl

Thanksgiving (season 1, episode 6)

Parents (season 2, episode 8)

Thanksgiving III (season 3, episode 10)

Thanksgiving IV (season 4, episode 9)

Last Thanksgiving (season 6, episode 7)

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The Gang Squashes Their Beef (season 9, episode 10)

Cheers

Thanksgiving Orphans (season 5, episode 9)

Glee

Thanksgiving (season 4, episode 8)

Big Bang Theory

The Thanksgiving Decoupling (season 7, episode 9)

The Platonic Permutation (season 9, episode 9)

Doug

Doug’s Thanksgiving (season 6, episode 7)

Hey Arnold

Arnold’s Thanksgiving (season 3, episode 14)

Rugrats

The Turkey Who Came to Thanksgiving (season 4, episode 16)

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving