Netflix Thanksgiving Episodes: Over 20 Turkey Day Themed TV Specials Available To Stream In November

Why wait until Nov. 27 to celebrate Thanksgiving? Netflix is allowing Turkey Day lovers to dive into the holiday early this year with special Thanksgiving-themed episodes of your favorite TV shows. From a spooky Sunnydale Thanksgiving dinner in “Buffy” to a wonky celebration with the Stars Hollow residents in “Gilmore Girls,” the streaming service has something for everyone to watch.

Settle down with a turkey sandwich and get into the holiday spirit with more than 20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes on Netflix:

1. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 4, episode 8: “Pangs”

Buffy Summers and the rest of the gang get a Thanksgiving surprise when the spirit of a Native American warrior returns to the land of the living.

2. “Cheers” Season 5, episode 9: “Thanksgiving Orphans”

In this 1986 episode, Diane is one of the few graduate students selected to spend Thanksgiving with her professor and his family in the “Pilgrim tradition.”

3. “Everybody Loves Raymond” Season 3, episode 10: “No Fat”

Debra, Raymond and the kids spend Thanksgiving at Frank and Marie’s house in this 1998 episode.

4. “Everybody Loves Raymond” Season 8, episode 9: “The Bird”

Hilarity ensues when the Barones spend Thanksgiving with Amy’s parents in this 2003 holiday special.

5. “Family Ties” Season 1, episode 8: “No Nukes Is Good Nukes”

Steven and Elyse attend an anti-nuclear protest on Thanksgiving … and end up in jail.

6. “Gilmore Girls” Season 3, episode 9: “A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving”

Lorelai and Rory overload on Thanksgiving when they have four celebrations with family and friends in this 2002 episode.

7. “Gossip Girl” Season 1, episode 9: “Blair Waldorf Must Pie!”

Dan invites Serena and her family to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family in this 2007 episode, serving up a heaping helping of drama.

8. “Gossip Girl” Season 2, episode 11: “The Magnificent Archibalds”

Blaire’s mother’s new boyfriend “ruins” Blaire’s favorite Thanksgiving tradition in this 2008 holiday special.

9. “Family Guy” Season 10, episode 6: “Thanksgiving”

Lois invites the whole gang over for Thanksgiving dinner.

10. “How I Met Your Mother” Season 1, episode 9: “Belly Full of Turkey”

Lily thinks she may be pregnant while celebrating Thanksgiving with Marshall’s family.

11. “How I Met Your Mother” Season 3, episode 9: “Slapsgiving”

Lily and Marshall host their first Thanksgiving as a married couple, but Barney can’t enjoy it because he’s too busy watching the slap bet countdown.

12. “How I Met Your Mother” Season 5, episode 9: “Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap”

The slap bet gets passed on to Ted and Robin in this 2009 followup to the first “How I Met Your Mother” “Slapsgiving.”

13. “How I Met Your Mother” Season 6, episode 10: “Blitzgiving”

A jinxed college friend ruins Ted’s plans for a Thanksgiving feast.

14. “How I Met Your Mother” Season 9, episode 14: “Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment In Slapmarra”

In the final installment of the “Slapsgiving series,” Marshall tells Barney about the “Slap of a Million Exploding Suns.”

15. “Frasier” Season 4, episode 7: “A Lillith Thanksgiving”

Frasier goes to Boston on Thanksgiving when his ex-wife “summons” him for a “very important mission.”

16. “American Dad” Season 6, episode 6: “There Will Be Bad Blood”

Stan invites his half-brother Rusty to Thanksgiving dinner so he can show off his “wealth and good fortune.”

17. “The West Wing” Season 2, episode 8: “Shibboleth”

Bartlet “decides the fate of illegal Chinese immigrants” as Thanksgiving approaches.

18. “The West Wing” Season 3, episode 8: “The Indians in the Lobby”

Two American Indians camp in the White House lobby while Bartlet “worries about where he will be on Thanksgiving.”

19. “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 2, episode 9: “Thanks for the Memories”

The residents and interns struggle with Thanksgiving.

20. “Grey’s Anatomy Season 10, episode 10: “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Emma helps Meredith plan Thanksgiving dinner in this 2013 episode.

21. “New Girl” Season 1, episode 6: “Thanksgiving”

Jess invites her crush to Thanksgiving dinner.

22. “New Girl” Season 2, episode 8: “Parents”

Jess tries to reunite her divorced parents during Thanksgiving.

23. “New Girl” Season 3, episode 10: “Thanksgiving III”

Jess and Nick decide the gang should celebrate Thanksgiving in the wilderness.

24. “Dexter” Season 4, episode 9: “Hungry Man”

Rita prepares a big Thanksgiving meal while Dexter and Debra conduct investigations.

25. “One Tree Hill” Season 8, episode 9” “Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace”

The gang spends Thanksgiving at Nathan and Haley’s house.

26. “Parenthood” Season 2, episode 10: “Happy Thanksgiving”

Camille and Amber bond over cooking Thanksgiving dinner while Adam has to choose between his job and family.

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