Kickstart the holiday season with a hearty chuckle, courtesy of our collection of top-notch Thanksgiving jokes. These cracks are so hilarious, they might just steal the spotlight from the turkey at your dinner table!
Whether you want to lighten up your family gathering or just looking for a quick laugh, these witticisms are just what you need. So buckle up and let’s dive into the ocean of Thanksgiving merriment!
Did you know that the first Thanksgiving feast didn’t actually include turkey? It’s true! The Pilgrims and Native Americans likely feasted on waterfowl, venison, and seafood. Turkey didn’t become a Thanksgiving staple until much later.
Table of the Best Thanksgiving Jokes
1. Why did the snowman win an award at Thanksgiving?
Because he was out-standing in the cold!
2. What kind of music are Pilgrims into?
They like “Plymouth Rock”!
3. Why do turkeys always gobble?
It’s because they never learned to share.
4. What’s the most musical part of a turkey?
The drumstick.
5. Why was the Thanksgiving soup so expensive?
Because it had 24 “carrots”!
6. Knock, Knock! Who’s there? Lettuce. Lettuce who?
“Lettuce” in, Thanksgiving dinner is starting!
7. What would you get if you crossed a turkey with an evil spirit?
A poultry-geist!
8. If a turkey jumps off a tall building, what will it become?
“Fast food”.
9. Why was the turkey at the concert?
It had the drumsticks!
10. Why can’t you take a turkey to church?
Because they use FOWL language.
11. What do you call a turkey after Thanksgiving?
Lucky!
12. What did the salad say to the turkey on Thanksgiving?
“Lettuce” be thankful!
13. How did the Mayflower show that it liked America?
It hugged the shore!
14. Why don’t you ever place the turkey near the corn?
Because it will gobble, gobble, gobble it up!
15. What did the cranberries say to the Turkey at Thanksgiving dinner?
“If you were any more boring, you’d be a pumpkin.”
16. How can you make a turkey float?
You need two cans of Thanksgiving dinner, root beer, and a scoop of ice cream.
17. What’s a turkey’s favorite dessert?
Peach “gobbler”.
18. Why didn’t the sweet potato ever cross the road?
No “yam” reason!
19. What do you get when you cross a turkey with a monkey?
A “banana gobbler”!
20. Who isn’t hungry at the Thanksgiving table?
Everyone, they are all “stuffed.”
21. What are grandparents like at Thanksgiving dinner?
They are “stuffing” experts.
22. Why did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he has the “drumsticks”.
23. Why is Thanksgiving such a smart holiday?
It’s “known for its sage.”
24. How do you feel after a Thanksgiving dinner?
Plum “tuckered out.”
25. What’s a turkey’s favorite clothes?
Its “feather” robe!
26. What do Pilgrims call their friends?
“Plymouth Rocks!”
27. How do you unlock the door after Thanksgiving?
With a “turkey.”
28. What key can’t open locks?
The “turkey.”
29. What do you get when you cross a turkey with a penguin?
A bird that wears a tuxedo to Thanksgiving dinner!
30. Why did the turkey refuse dessert?
Because he was already “stuffed.”
31. Why was the turkey terrible at telling jokes?
Because they were always a bit too “fowl”.
32. What did the turkey say to the hunter on Thanksgiving?
“Quit winging it and give me a break!”
33. Why did the pie break up with the turkey?
Because it found something “butter”.
34. What type of weather do turkeys like?
“Fowl” weather!
35. Why did the family invite the turkey to Thanksgiving every year?
They said he was the “main dish!”
36. How do you know if a turkey loves music?
It can’t stop bopping to “tur-keyboards.”
37. Why did the cranberry bring a ladder?
It was ready to “jam” up the Thanksgiving table!
38. What’s the most important thing on Thanksgiving?
The “roll” call!
39. Why didn’t the scarecrow come to Thanksgiving dinner?
He was out “standing in his field.”
40. Why don’t turkeys like fast food?
Because they can’t catch it!
41. What’s the turkey’s favorite game?
“Hide and Peep.”
42. How did the turkey answer his cell phone?
“Butterball” here!
43. Why did the turkey cross the playground?
To get to the other “side dish.”
44. What do you call a rude turkey?
A “jerk-ey.”
45. How does the turkey always end his arguments?
By “winging” it!
46. Why did the Thanksgiving turkey get promoted?
Because he was the “beak” of the bunch.
47. What did the mashed potatoes say to the gravy?
You “sauce” me at my best.
48. How does a turkey fix his broken feathers?
With “plaster of poultry.”
49. Why did the apple pie join the band?
It wanted to be in a “jam” session.
50. What did the turkey text his friends on Thanksgiving?
“Let’s get stuffed!”
51. Why did the turkey go to therapy?
It couldn’t stop “brooding.”
52. What’s a Thanksgiving turkey’s favorite horror movie?
“The Poultrygeist.”
53. Why are turkeys so bad at soccer?
They can only “fowl”.
54. Why did the mashed potatoes get a job?
To “butter” itself up!
55. How do pumpkins flirt?
They say, “You’re gourd-geous!”
56. Why did the Pilgrims cross the ocean?
To find some “peace” of pie.
57. What’s a turkey’s favorite country song?
“Don’t Go Bacon My Heart!”
58. What kind of shoes do turkeys wear?
Gobble-stompers!
59. Why did the stuffing break up with the turkey?
It felt “boxed in”.
60. Why did the turkey fail math?
It couldn’t count past “fowl.”
61. What’s the cranberry’s favorite thing to do on Thanksgiving?
“Jam” out!
62. Why did the pie bring an umbrella?
In case of “sprinkles.”
63. Why didn’t the turkey go to school?
He didn’t want to be a “nerd-bird.”
64. What’s the turkey’s favorite dance move?
The “twist and gobble!”
65. Why did the turkey end up in jail?
He got caught “peck-pocketing.”
66. How do turkeys keep in shape?
They do “squawks.”
67. Why are turkeys great detectives?
Because they always find the “drum-stick”.
68. What do you get if you cross a turkey with a ghost?
A “spook-easy.”
69. Why do turkeys love breakfast?
Because they’re eggs-cited about it!
70. Why do turkeys make terrible secret agents?
Because they always “gobble up” the intel!
71. How did the turkey get around on Thanksgiving?
In a “gravy train.”
72. What did the turkey say to the ham at Thanksgiving?
“Don’t hog the spotlight.”
73. Why did the bread fail its exam?
Because it “loafed” around too much.
74. What did the turkey say to the mashed potatoes?
“You’re the butter to my bread.”
75. Why was the Thanksgiving table so chill?
Because it had “roll” models.
76. Why did the pie feel so proud?
Because it was a “sweet success.”
77. How do turkeys get to the holiday party?
They “fly in” style!
Your Feast of Laughter Awaits!
You came for the Thanksgiving jokes, now depart with a belly full of laughter! And remember, a joke shared is a joke doubled. So, spread these around for some hilarious chit-chat this Thanksgiving. They’re an incredible way to add more flavor to your holiday.
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