45 Great Movie and TV Thanksgiving Quotes Worth Celebrating

“Yes, and this is gonna prove once and for all that we do not make up our songs, Seth. So get ready to enjoy ‘Pilgrims Are Always Friendly Unless They’re Pushed to Their Limit Because There’s Not One Pilgrim Who’s Gonna Be Mad Forever, Right?’” —Kat and Garth and their new backup singer, Jan Pockabook

“What is that? What am I supposed to be thankful for, exactly? Who am I meant to be thanking, right? I’ve had to scratch and claw for everything I’ve got. If anything, I should be thanking myself.” —Dennis

“Safety never takes a holiday.” —Paul Blart

Eleanor: “Christopher, we said we’re not talking politics.”

Chris: “I’m not going to ruin Thanksgiving, I promise. Rest assured.”

“Every fall, my Uncle Eldred used to build us a maze out of hay bales for us kids to play in. We called it Hay Place. Eldred called it Hay World. Eventually lawyers were brought in. But that’s all behind us. Hay Place lives on!” —Dwight Schrute

“We’re just gonna watch football, drink beer, and then we’re going to Best Buy later for Black Friday.” —Nick

“We have to invite your parents. It’s like when the Russians boycotted the Olympics. It diminished the whole event.” —Debra Barone

“November is all I know and all I ever want to know.” —Nelson Moss

“Eat us! Hey, it’s Thanksgiving day. Eat us! We make a nice buffet. We lost the race with Farmer Ed. Eat us, ’cause we’re good and dead.” —Camp Chippewa children

“Buddy, I hate to break it to you, but in the real world, where I live, there are only two kinds of love stories. Boy loses girl, and girl loses boy. That’s all there is. Somebody always gets left behind. You try to avoid that, you’ll end up an old man toastin’ yourself with egg nog in the mirror on Christmas Eve. You’ll end up dying in your own arms.” —John

“Not every woman needs 2.5 kids and a husband and a minivan to complete her. My friends are my family, that firm is my spouse, I wake up every morning a happy, single, successful woman, wondering what on earth could I possibly need?” —Claudia

“It ain’t cool being no jive turkey, so close to Thanksgiving.” —Man in jail cell

“You two need to run to the grocery store. I forgot green beans, yams, and cranberry sauce!” —Phil Dunphy

“It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a little emotional scarring.” — Timothy

Rebecca: “I know this is not a fun way to spend the holiday.”

Jack: “Not fun? Are you kidding me? Listening to your sister’s husband brag about his expensive CD player for three hours is the definition of fun.”

“My father was a stern man. He forbade us to participate in any activities that he thought were associated with the common man. The Thanksgiving Day Parade was first on the list.” —Mr. Pitt

“I’m sorry. Did you just say Canadian Thanksgiving was, and I’m quoting, “the real Thanksgiving”? What do Canadians even have to celebrate about?”—Barney

Jenny: “Why do you want to make the turkey taste like everything else we eat?"

Trinh: “Why do you want everything you eat to taste like McDonald’s?”

“Never too early to plan ahead, especially when it comes to matters of the tum.” —Dev Shah

“But we have to stay home. Thanksgiving’s not Thanksgiving without Frugal Hoosier canned corn, Safeway boxed stuffing, and CVS pumpkin pie.” —Sue Heck

“I swear to you, this will be your most memorable Thanksgiving, the one that you’ll want the rest of your life. The one that you say ‘Man, it was never as good as that night.’ So let this night be great.” —George Simmons

“Do you know what I dream about when I dream about Thanksgiving, which is often? I dream about eating so much deliciousness that all the blood rushes to my stomach and I pass out at the table. Please don’t deny me that.” —Seth Cohen

“Oh, I should be thankful for the wonderful fall we’ve been having.” —Joey Tribbiani

“When a nice boy who adores you offers you pie, say ‘Thank you.’” —William