Viceroy
11-27-2003, 11:11 PM
Currently, it seems as though only "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and "Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't" are the only Thanksgiving specials still on the air (and "CBT" was actually not shown on CBS the last 10 or so years on its contract, only returning to TV when ABC picked it up) . Some that have fallen by the wayside:
(Note: I am only referring to animated TV specials, not Thanksgiving-themed episodes of shows like "The Simpsons"/"Rugrats"/"South Park" or Thanksgiving shorts like "Jerky Turkey" and the Daffy Duck ones)
(Note the 2nd: Thanksgiving is hereafter referred to as "TG")
Garfield's Thanksgiving (First aired 1989) - Garfield gets put on a diet just before TG. Jon's grandmother shows up to fix TG dinner while Jon bombs on his date with Liz the vet. More info and photos at http://www.parnasas.com/PopArena/Articles/garfield.html
Released on VHS, but now out of print.
An Intergalactic Thanksgiving (First aired 1979) - from Canadian animation company Nelvana, when it was still young and had ambitions to rival Disney (So what happened? "Rock & Rule", whose box-office failure nearly put the company in bankruptcy and scared the owners into sticking with pay-in-advance projects such as the Care Bears from then on). Some intergalactic pioneers (who travel in rocket-powered covered wagons) land on an apparently uninhabited planet. Turns out the planet is not only inhabited, but the inhabitants are unintentionally destroying it, requiring the outsiders' help to set them straight. Was released on a couple of compilations of Nelvana shorts in the early 80s, but now out of print.
B.C.-The First Thanksgiving (First aired 1984) - based on the Johnny Hart comic strip. B.C. and the gang attempt to catch a turkey to flavor their rock soup. A series of pretty much unrelated gags emphasizing characters and situations from the comics, loosley grouped around the catch the turkey theme (In one pointless scene, B.C. suddenly seperates from the gang chasing the turkey, jumps into a phonebooth tree, and re-appears as The Midnight Skulker, a Batman spoof Hart used often in the 70s. As he strikes a pose, the phone rings. Skulker picks up the receiver, has a brief and uninteresting chat with someone who sounds just like the turkey, hangs up, jumps back in the phonebooth, re-emerges as B.C. and rejoins the chase). This special was apparently made before Hart's religious conversion, as the only reference is a prayer to "The Great Provider" at the end which sets up another gag. Released on video, now out of print.
So, does anyone remember any more Thanksgiving specials?
(Note: I am only referring to animated TV specials, not Thanksgiving-themed episodes of shows like "The Simpsons"/"Rugrats"/"South Park" or Thanksgiving shorts like "Jerky Turkey" and the Daffy Duck ones)
(Note the 2nd: Thanksgiving is hereafter referred to as "TG")
Garfield's Thanksgiving (First aired 1989) - Garfield gets put on a diet just before TG. Jon's grandmother shows up to fix TG dinner while Jon bombs on his date with Liz the vet. More info and photos at http://www.parnasas.com/PopArena/Articles/garfield.html
Released on VHS, but now out of print.
An Intergalactic Thanksgiving (First aired 1979) - from Canadian animation company Nelvana, when it was still young and had ambitions to rival Disney (So what happened? "Rock & Rule", whose box-office failure nearly put the company in bankruptcy and scared the owners into sticking with pay-in-advance projects such as the Care Bears from then on). Some intergalactic pioneers (who travel in rocket-powered covered wagons) land on an apparently uninhabited planet. Turns out the planet is not only inhabited, but the inhabitants are unintentionally destroying it, requiring the outsiders' help to set them straight. Was released on a couple of compilations of Nelvana shorts in the early 80s, but now out of print.
B.C.-The First Thanksgiving (First aired 1984) - based on the Johnny Hart comic strip. B.C. and the gang attempt to catch a turkey to flavor their rock soup. A series of pretty much unrelated gags emphasizing characters and situations from the comics, loosley grouped around the catch the turkey theme (In one pointless scene, B.C. suddenly seperates from the gang chasing the turkey, jumps into a phonebooth tree, and re-appears as The Midnight Skulker, a Batman spoof Hart used often in the 70s. As he strikes a pose, the phone rings. Skulker picks up the receiver, has a brief and uninteresting chat with someone who sounds just like the turkey, hangs up, jumps back in the phonebooth, re-emerges as B.C. and rejoins the chase). This special was apparently made before Hart's religious conversion, as the only reference is a prayer to "The Great Provider" at the end which sets up another gag. Released on video, now out of print.
So, does anyone remember any more Thanksgiving specials?