On Television
National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Reunion," TBS Superstation's first original comedy movie debuting Sunday at 8 p.m.
The Waltons: The Thanksgiving Story (1972)
Holiday Movies (in theaters now)
Cat in the Hat
Classic Thanksgiving Films
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) - Steve Martin and John Candy
Thankgiving Cartoons
Rugrats - A Rugrats Thanksgiving (1991) - This frantically energetic show from the hit animation series--certainly best appreciated by little kids who can keep up with it--focuses on Thanksgiving festivities at the Pickles house. Besides the usual holiday traditions of nonstop football on television and bickering, there's a problem when a real live turkey shows up at the door, and the kids conspire to keep it from ending up on the dinner table. If you can wire yourself to this highly charged program, there are good laughs and lessons in it for the whole family.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - This sweet, heartwarming 1973 offering from the Peanuts gang (and Charles Schultz) once again shows Charlie Brown in a pickle, as his erstwhile friends impose upon the hapless would-be-host to provide a memorable and traditional Thanksgiving feast. And as much as Charlie Brown would rather forget the whole thing, he just can't help but try for fear of being labeled a failure. Ultimately it's up to Snoopy and Woodstock to save Charlie from certain embarrassment, and it falls to Linus to impart to all assembled the true meaning of Thanksgiving. This very special Emmy Award-winning cartoon features the usual sweet unassuming humor that only the Peanuts can provide, along with the melodic Vince Guaraldi score, and is one of those childhood classics meant to be enjoyed again and again.