Odd Thanksgiving Jokes For Your 2025 Holiday Table

  • Because jokes are better than serious or dumb conversations around the holiday table.

These odd Thanksgiving jokes will help lighten your dinner table, and keep you from talking about stupid things. Do you want to share jokes at your holiday this year?

  • What superhero has the power to make people sleepy? Trypto-Man.
  • What do you call a golfing turkey? A putter-ball.
  • Where do chemistry students sit on Thanksgiving? At the periodic table.
  • What made the pilgrims on the Mayflower high? Sea weed.
  • What did the turkey say to the computer? Google, google, google!
  • What do you call a starch served to grunge rockers? Pearl yams.
  • Why do pilgrims’ pants keep falling down? Because they wear their belt buckles on their hats.
  • What do you call a butterball who likes to take the subway?An Underground turkey.
  • What do you call a fire-breathing creature that’s had too much to eat? Stuffed the Magic Dragon.
  • What do you call a smart-alecky butterball? A fresh turkey.
  • What do you get when you cross coffee creamer and a football game? Half-and-half time.
  • Why did the mashed potatoes cross the road? To get to the other sides.
  • Knock, knock. Who’s there? Olive. Olive who? Olive your pumpkin pie! Can I have another slice?
  • Knock, knock. Who’s there? Taylor.Taylor who? Taylor to pass the yams!
  • What do you call a turkey running on a football field?Lost.
  • Who do you get when you cross turkey soup with a rock star? David Lee Broth.
  • What is the fastest-cooking Thanksgiving dish? Insta-ham. What do you think of this as one of the best odd Thanksgiving jokes?
  • Did you hear about the turkey who had a fever? He had a temperature of 350!
  • What is a pumpkin’s favorite sport? Squash.
  • What do you call a silly male turkey’s behavior? Tomfoolery.
  • Which movie character makes the worst mashed potatoes? Forest Lump.
  • Knock, knock. Who’s there? Tamara. Tamara who? Tamara is Black Friday. et’s go shopping! 
  • What Arthurian palace rarely served turkey? Ham-elot.
  • Who was the singer on the Mayflower? Sailor Swift.
  • What do you call people thumbing through magazines after eating a big Thanksgiving meal? Readers digesting.
  • Why don’t pilgrims sue? Because they like to settle.
  • What was the Village People’s most famous Thanksgiving song? “In the Gravy.”
  • What is the coldest Thanksgiving leftover? Turkey chilly.
  • What’s the best way to stuff a turkey? Serve him lots of pizza and ice cream!
  • What would you get if you crossed a turkey with a ghost? A poultry-geist!
  • Knock, knock. Who’s there? Abby. Abby who? Abby Thanksgiving!
  • What do the universe and your waist after Thanksgiving dinner have in common?They’re both expanding.
  • What’s the hardest part about smoking a turkey? Lighting it!
  • What event was held on the Mayflower the day after Thanksgiving? A Black Friday sail.
  • What do you get when you cross an ornamental container with a brass instrument? A horn-ucopia.
  • Knock, knock. Who’s there? Anita. Anita who? Anita bigger pair of pants after all that food!
  • Which side of the turkey has the most feathers? The outside! Do you think this is one of the most odd Thanksgiving jokes? Or is it your new “bad” go to?
  • What do you get when you cross Miley Cyrus with a Thanksgiving dessert? Hanna Banana Pie!
  • What do you call astronauts after Thanksgiving? The Right Stuffed.
  • What do you call a turkey rock concert? Wood-flock.
  • What famous poet and playwright was known for his yummy pies? Bakespeare.
  • What did everyone tell the complaining pilgrim on the Mayflower? We’re all in the same boat!
  • Where do you find smart turkeys? In a brain forest.
  • What’s the most musical part of a turkey? The drumstick.
  • Who delivers the best Thanksgiving sides? Yam-azon.
  • What did the baker say to the pumpkin? “I only have pies for you.”
  • What has four legs and is really loud? The kids’ table.
  • What do you call a running turkey? Fast food. Is this one of the better odd Thanksgiving jokes?
  • What do turkeys have in common with the White House? They both have wings.
  • What is a turkey’s favorite ’60s band? The Yardbirds.
  • How can you be naked and dressed at the same time? Ask a turkey.
  • What do you call a turkey who’s bad at bowling? A gutterball.
  • Knock, knock. Who’s there? Honeydew. Honeydew who? Honeydew we have more cranberry sauce?

What do you think of these odd Thanksgiving jokes? Tell me your favorites in the comments, even if they aren’t on the list!