Halloween episodes and Christmas episodes typically get all the attention, but there's a special delight to be had in watching a well-executed Thanksgiving episode of television. A great TV installment centered around the quintessential American holiday can belong to the tradition of warm and fuzzy celebrations of family and togetherness, or to the more iconoclastic strain of shows that use Thanksgiving as a springboard for ironic dysfunction; for the more ambitious storytellers, it can even do a little bit of both.

Whatever the flavor you favor, there are plenty of excellent options out there. Below, you'll find a ranking of the very best Thanksgiving-themed episodes across all eras of television, including several bonafide classics of the medium and a handful of underrated gems.

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