85 Best Thanksgiving Jokes to Whip Out If Your Family Starts Getting Hangry
Share these witty one-liners and funny puns to get both the kids and adults laughing.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, there’s no better time to start pulling Thanksgiving recipes out of the vault and getting those plans in order. For many people, this holiday involves spending time with friends and family around the table while eating lots of comfort foods. That said, conversations may go in all different directions, but you can’t go wrong with having some Thanksgiving jokes on standby to lighten the mood when it takes a turn or perhaps you’ve exhausted all topics and just want to have a good belly laugh. Even the kiddos at the table will get a kick out of these jokes and will want to tell all of their school friends when they return.
Plus, you can use these Thanksgiving jokes in Instagram captions for those post social media posts if you want to have more fun with it outside of simply listing what you’re thankful for this season.
What key can’t open any doors?
A turkey.
What do you call a turkey who tells jokes?
A comedi-hen.
Why did the pie go to the dentist?
It needed a filling.
Why don’t turkeys trust each other?
Too much fowl play.
Why did the corn go to therapy?
It had too many ears listening in.
What do you call a group of musical sweet potatoes?
A yam session.
What do you call a running turkey?
Fast food.
Why did the mashed potatoes go to therapy?
Too many mixed feelings.
What do you call a turkey on the day after Thanksgiving?
Lucky.
Why did the turkey join the comedy club?
He had a fowl sense of humor.
What’s the best way to fix a broken pumpkin?
Use a pumpkin patch.
Why did the cranberry blush?
It saw the turkey dressing.
What do you need to make Thanksgiving s'mores?
Pil-grahams.
What did the Thanksgiving turkey say to the Christmas ham?
Nice to meat you.
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What's blue and covered in feathers?
A turkey holding its breath.
Knock, knock! Who's there? Norma Lee.
Norma Lee who? Norma Lee I don't eat this much.
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What did the ocean say when it saw the Mayflower crossing?
Nothing. It just waved.
Did you hear about the turkey that plays baseball?
He covers first baste.
If Pilgrims traveled on the Mayflower, what do college students travel on?
Scholar ships.
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What did the pilgrim wear to dinner?
A (har)vest.
Larry Stansbury is a writer whose work has appeared in POPSUGAR, Sports Illustrated, Her Campus, Distractify and more. He covers a wide range of topics, including entertainment, lifestyle and sports. Larry graduated with a B.A. in writing and rhetoric from Syracuse University in 2018. When he’s not writing, he is either working out, eating carbs or dancing to the next Little Mix song.
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