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22 Thanksgiving Jokes That Your Turkeys Will Gobble Up

By Christen Reiner, Macaroni KID Lakewood-Littleton, Macaroni KID Denver, and Macaroni KID Highlands Ranch-Parker-Castle Rock-Lone Tree Editor and Publisher November 23, 2024

Our family loves to laugh, and there's nothing better than a corny joke to start the giggles. Why? Because they are a-MAIZE-ing.

Here are twenty-two Thanksgiving themed jokes to make your turkeys laugh. 


🦃 What did the Thanksgiving turkey say to the Christmas ham?

Nice to MEAT you.

🦃 What is a turkey's favorite dessert?

Peach gobbler.

🦃 What do you call it when it rains on Turkey Day?

Fowl weather.

🦃 Where does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?

In the dictionary.

🦃 Why was the turkey asked to join the band?

Because turkeys bring their own drumsticks.

🦃 What song should you play while you prepare a turkey? 

All about that baste.

🦃 When is a turkey most grateful?

The day after Thanksgiving.

🦃 What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?

The letter G.



🦃 What sound does a turkey's phone make?

Wing, wing.

🦃 How many bakers does it take to bake a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?

3.14.

🦃 Why don't turkeys play baseball?

They always hit fowl balls.

🦃 What's the best way to stuff a turkey?

Feed it pizza and cake.

🦃 Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?

Of course, buildings can't jump.

🦃 Where did the turkey take its date?

The Butterball.

🦃 What smells the best at Thanksgiving dinner?

Your nose.

🦃 Why don't turkeys fly on airplanes?

They prefer to wing it.



🦃 How did the turkey cross the pond?

On a gravy boat.

🦃 What did the sweet potatoes say to the mashed potatoes?

I yam what I yam.

🦃 Which side of the turkey has the most feathers? 

The outside.

🦃 What’s the best thing to put in pumpkin pie? 

Your teeth.

🦃 What key won't open a door? 

A turkey.

🦃 What are turkeys most thankful for?

Vegetarians!


Happy Thanksgiving!
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