Garfield’s Thanksgiving!
Garfield’s Thanksgiving is probably the least loved of the fat cat’s holiday specials, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad… more just that his Halloween and Christmas specials are so good!
Released in 1989, I concede that it has a pretty weak plot, and feels more like a rough-around-the-edges short from Garfield and Friends than a major primetime network special.
Still, all must be forgiven, because Garfield’s Thanksgiving features the return of your queen and mine, Grandma Arbuckle. (Remember, without her, Garf’s Xmas special would’ve just been “another cartoon.”)
Enjoy!
Q*Bert’s Thanksgiving!
Believe it or not, there’s a Thanksgiving cartoon starring Q*Bert. Yes, Q*Bert, that fuzzy orange alien thing with the big nose.
Q*Bert’s cartoon shorts were part of Saturday Supercade, an early ’80s animated series that collected many of the era’s popular video game characters. (The one people knew from arcades and the Atari, as this was even before Nintendo was a household name!)
Good luck with this one. By default, any Thanksgiving special starring Q*BERT must be the weirdest of all time.
Mr. Belvedere’s Thanksgiving Special?
…well, Thanksgiving-themed episode, at least.
I haven’t watched it yet, but when I do, it’ll mark the first time in around 15 years that I’ve seen an episode of Mr. Belvedere. I’m not totally sure how much Thanksgiving comes into play, but on a quick scan, I SAW A TURKEY.
A Very Brady Christmas!
You may not be ready to dip your feet this far into the holidays just yet, but I can’t help myself. Here’s A Very Brady Christmas:
I watched this TV movie on its debut night back in ’88, much like half the world did. No, seriously, it was a huge success. (In fact, it was directly responsible for 1990’s The Bradys — the weekly drama series that pretty much nobody, including the cast, seemed to like very much.)
Since A Very Brady Christmas was meant to capitalize on the wave of late ’80s Brady Bunch nostalgia, I can’t imagine it having the same effect almost thirty years later. Still, from what I remember, it was a decent little special, and even its dopiest moments seemed more charming than irritating.
Tl; dr: Worth seeing if you’re even a slight Brady fan, but totally skippable if you aren’t.
