Bob's Burgers Wiki
For the extendedplay, see Thanksgiving (EP).

Thanksgiving is a real-life holiday that characters celebrate on the fourth Thursday of November every year. The first episode centered on the holiday is "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal," the fifth episode in Season 3 and the twenty-seventh episode overall.

Description[]

People celebrate the holiday to celebrate good events that have happened during the year or things they appreciate.[1] "Now We're Not Cooking with Gas" shows this the best, where Tina has a Thundergirls assignment to have herself and her family write down things they're grateful for. Similarly, "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal" introduces that Bob prepares speeches and toasts for a holiday, and other characters, particularly his family members, do similar things when they gather together for a holiday, like when Linda toasts Bob in "Dawn of the Peck."

As mentioned, family members often meet during Thanksgiving, like how Gayle spends Thanksgiving with her sister and her family in "Turkey in a Can," "Gayle Makin' Bob Sled," and "Now We're Not Cooking with Gas." An essential part of Thanksgiving is the Thanksgiving dinner meal, in which people often serve a turkey with stuffing in it.[1][2] The Belchers appear to have turkey for Thanksgiving in every episode themed on the holiday. As a cook, Bob treasures Thanksgiving, and he believes the Thanksgiving meal is the "most important meal of the year" ("Thanks-hoarding"). Families might invite other people to their meals, like how Teddy and Mort have a Thanksgiving meal with the Belchers at their apartment in "Turkey in a Can," or how Teddy, Regular Sized Rudy, and Mickey do the same in "Dawn of the Peck."

People associate Black Friday with Thanksgiving because it occurs on the fourth Friday of November every year, the day after the holiday. Louise mentions the occasion in "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal."

List of episodes[]

Screenshot Title Original airdate Production code Season Episode # Total Episode # Viewers in Millions #
"An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal" November 18, 2012 2ASA08 3/5 27 3.94
The Belchers pretend to be Mr. Fischoeder's family when he tries to have sex with a woman who was his old flame.
"Turkey in a Can" November 24, 2013 3ASA16 4/5 50 4.076
Bob invites Mort, Teddy, and Gayle over for Thanksgiving. After Bob displays major frustration with the family's bizarre requests, someone sabotages the turkey and puts it in the toilet.
"Dawn of the Peck" November 23, 2014 4ASA16 5/4 71 1.904
Bob boycotts Thanksgiving when Linda and their kids spend the holiday at the First Annual Fischoeder Turk-tacular Turkey Town Festival, which the birds for the turkey run overtake.
"Gayle Makin' Bob Sled" November 8, 2015 5ASA17 6/4 92 3.126
Gayle becomes injured, and at Linda's request, Bob must bring her to the apartment for Thanksgiving, but his trip takes longer than he thought after a snowstorm occurs. He must face the storm with Gayle after entrusting Linda with the turkey.
"The Quirk-ducers" November 20, 2016 6ASA16 7/6 113 2.345
Gene and Louise decide they must take over Mr. Frond's play and ruin it to make their school half-day before Thanksgiving as short as possible. Linda finds a potato that resembles her late grandfather.
"Thanks-hoarding" November 19, 2017 7ASA15 8/5 134 2.370
The Belchers help Teddy plan his family's Thanksgiving, but they find out he's a hoarder.
"I Bob Your Pardon" November 18, 2018 8ASA08 9/7 157 2.908
A reporter becomes interested in the Belcher family's plan to save a turkey.
"Now We're Not Cooking with Gas" November 24, 2019 9ASA07 10/8 180 2.288
Bob ignores the risks and cooks his Riverbrook Lake Farm heritage turkey without gas on Thanksgiving.
"Diarrhea of a Poopy Kid" November 22, 2020 AASA08 11/7 201 1.766
Gene gets a stomach flu on Thanksgiving.
"Stuck in the Kitchen with You" November 21, 2021 BASA06 12/8 224 1.839
Bob offers to cook the dinner for a retirement home, and Louise must help him. Tina, Gene, and Zeke try to keep the residents happy.
"Putts-giving" November 20, 2022 CASA07 13/8 246 1.094
The Belchers go mini-golfing on Thanksgiving.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

References[]

See also[]

External links[]