15 Classic Thanksgiving TV Specials Everyone Remembers
Many Thanksgiving TV specials became treasured memories because they mixed warm stories, holiday humor and familiar characters.
Many Thanksgiving TV specials became treasured memories because they mixed warm stories, holiday humor and familiar characters.
Some TV specials made such an impact or stirred such controversy that they were broadcast a single time and never seen again.
Before streaming gave everyone their own screen, TV specials were family events you planned your evening around. These moments brought everyone together, filling living rooms with laughter, suspense, and unforgettable memories.
Some of the most curious and creative TV moments of the ’90s happened in one-night-only specials that came and went in a flash. These shows made us sit up, laugh, or wonder what we had just watched, only to never see them again. Whether holiday-themed, celebrity-packed, or just plain weird, these specials left their mark and then disappeared.
These after-school specials started with homework and hugs and then took a hard left into seriously dark territory.
Dive into the bizarre world of forgotten television with these 15 once-aired-only specials—strange, star-studded, and mysteriously vanished from the airwaves forever.