The Belcher family has attempted to cook up the perfect Thanksgiving for almost every season of Fox’s Bob’s Burgers—and they’ve even succeeded a couple of times. Watching Bob transform from a mild-mannered burger-flipper into a maniacal turkey chef is one of fall’s most delicious TV traditions.
There won’t be a Thanksgiving episode this year (not cool, Fox), but these 11 Bob’s Burgers Turkey Day classics are streaming on Hulu now.
“An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal” (Season 3, Episode 5): The first Bob’s Burgers Thanksgiving episode finds the Belchers pretending to be their landlord Mr. Fischoeder’s family for the holiday in exchange for free rent. Meanwhile, a bummed Bob trips on absinthe in the kitchen and bonds with “Lance” the turkey.
“Turkey in a Can” (Season 4, Episode 5): Bob prepares a three-day salt-rub turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, but somehow the bird ends up in … the toilet? Then Bob’s Burgers becomes a crime procedural, with Bob and Louise investigating the case separately with wildly different results. You’ll never guess the culprit.
“Dawn of the Peck” (Season 5, Episode 4): “It’s gonna be like the running of the bulls, but cute and safe!” That’s Linda’s observation of the Wonder Wharf’s Turk-tacular Turkey Town Festival and Turkey Trot 5K, which is quickly proven half-wrong. Angry turkeys, chickens and geese organize and (hilariously) attack the Trotters.
“Gayle Makin’ Bob Sled” (Season 6, Episode 4): A massive snowstorm thwarts Bob’s errand to pick up Linda’s sister Gayle for Thanksgiving, forcing the two (and Gayle’s cat, Mr. Business) to find their way back to the restaurant on foot and sled. Making matters worse, cooking the Thanksgiving turkey is now up to Linda (the worst possible scenario).
“The Quirk-ducers” (Season 7, Episode 6): Tina adapts her erotic fiction into a stage musical, The Quirky Turkey, for the school’s annual Thanksgiving play. Louise helps make it happen, believing it’ll be bad enough to get canceled and have school dismissed. Spoiler: No half-day for Louise.
“Thanks-Hoarding” (Season 8, Episode 5): The Belchers agree to help Teddy clean up his apartment so he can host Thanksgiving dinner for his family. But once they arrive at Teddy’s junk-piled pad, they realize that he’s a hoarder and doesn’t want to get rid of anything. Like any Teddy-centric episode, things get weird.
“I Bob Your Pardon” (Season 9, Episode 7): The kids discover that a local turkey pardoned by the mayor will meet its demise regardless, kicking off a political scandal and a blackmail scheme just in time for Thanksgiving. “I Bob Your Pardon” is also notable for the return of Double-Butt the Goat, which should be self-explanatory.
“Now We’re Not Cooking With Gas” (Season 10, Episode 8): After five years on a waiting list, Bob finally procures a rare, exotic turkey for Thanksgiving—but then a gas leak on Ocean Avenue forces him to cook it over a campfire in the alley. Bob slowly loses it and begins screaming about Independence Day (sure) as the kids scramble for anything to keep the fire burning.
“Diarrhea of a Poopy Kid” (Season 11, Episode 7): Gene contracts the stomach flu on the ultimate eating day of the year, leaving him stuck in the bathroom for Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Bob, Louise and Tina try to cheer him up with wild takes on Predator, Air Force One and Armageddon. But mostly, it’s diarrhea jokes.
“Stuck in the Kitchen With You” (Season 12, Episode 8): The Belchers volunteer to help out with Thanksgiving at The Elegant Doily, a local retirement home. But when the pressure of cooking for an entire community gets to Bob, Louise steps in and makes things worse. Meanwhile, Gene, Tina and Zeke throw an impromptu T-day parade.
“Putts-giving” (Season 13, Episode 8): The Belchers decide to spend Thanksgiving playing mini golf (can’t waste a coupon), but things don’t go well for competitive Linda as Bob constantly beats her. Oh, and the kids are causing plenty of chaos, too. It wouldn’t be a Belcher Thanksgiving without some collateral property damage.
