40 Funny Thanksgiving Fails That Will Have You Laughing Through The Leftovers

Let’s face it: Thanksgiving, while meant to be a time of gratitude and family, often becomes a stressful endeavor. Between the cooking, the cleaning, and the sometimes challenging family dynamics, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But, when you read about these funny Thanksgiving fails, you might find a silver lining.

These fails, each funnier and more unbelievable than the last, are a reminder that things could always be a bit more chaotic. You’ll likely feel thankful for your less eventful celebration as you go through these hilarious and sometimes cringe-worthy fails. It’s funny, but sometimes, seeing others’ Thanksgiving fails can put your stress into perspective and make you appreciate the small moments of peace and joy in your holiday.

So, as you navigate your Thanksgiving, remember these funniest of fails and give thanks for the calm in your Thanksgiving storm.


1. “It Only Lasted 10 Minutes, But Come On”

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2. “I Win Thanksgiving”

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3. “My Sister Was Supposed To Bring A Dessert For Thanksgiving”

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4. “Our Family Will Come For Thanksgiving, And My Mom Set Her Oven, Not Remembering That She Had Silicone Rack Guards In There”

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5. “Mom Was Making Thanksgiving Pie When Suddenly This Happened”

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6. “I Accidently Branded Rachael Ray’s Name On Myself With One Of Her Roasting Trays”

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7. “Nailed It”

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8. “Happy Humpsgiving”

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9. “My Boyfriend Fell Down Our Stairs On Thanksgiving Day. Instead Of Fixing The Hole, We Got Creative”

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10. “The Handle Of My Serving Spoon Snapped. Turns Out The Handle Was Full Of Sand, And It Ruined My Delicious Turkey Stuffing”

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11. “I Turned The Wrong Stove Burner On, And My Pumpkin Pie Made From Scratch Exploded”

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12. “My Solid White Husky/Shepherd Decided Thanksgiving Lunch Was The Perfect Opportunity To Be A Bad Boy”

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13. “Many People Helped Out With The Dishes On Thanksgiving Dinner. However, Today I Found My Chef’s Knife Like This”

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14. “My Wife Tried Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner For Us And Actually Burned The Cookbook”

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15. “Maybe Enough Gravy Can Fix That?”

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16. “My Brother’s Face, From My Point Of View, The Entirety Of Our Thanksgiving Dinner. I Didn’t Tell Him Until The End, When We Took The Picture”

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17. “An Extended Family Member Broke The Toilet Seat While At A Gathering And Left Without Mentioning It To Anyone”

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18. “Happy Thanksgiving”

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19. “Grandfather Tried To Cook A Turkey In A Pizza Oven Today”

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20. “Pie Update: The Paw Print Is Now A Small Sinkhole. The Piece Lives On, For Posterity”

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21. “This Stack Of Plates We Bought For Thanksgiving Only Has The Top Plate Decorated, And The Rest Are Plain White”

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22. “On Thanksgiving I Asked My Niece If She Farted. She Got Pretty Upset, And Then Her Mother Caught This Picture Of Our Reactions”

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23. “I Stayed Up Until 4 AM Baking My First Fully From Scratch Apple Pie For Thanksgiving. Stayed Up Until 4:30 AM Having A Breakdown Over Dropping It”

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24. “I Bit Down On My Crown While Eating An Appetizer Right Before Thanksgiving Dinner”

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25. “I Brought Cherry Pie For Our Station Thanksgiving, But I’m Clumsy And Dropped It In The Parking Lot. Thought That Counts?”

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26. “My Sister Made A Turkey Cake. I Can’t Decide If It Looks Like A Log Of Poo Or A Dong, But It Ain’t A Turkey For Sure”

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27. “Deep Frying A Turkey On A Windy Day”

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28. “My Late Mum Had This Served To Her On Thanksgiving During One Of Her Many Stays In The Hospital. They Called It A ‘Hot Turkey Sandwich'”

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29. “Our Thanksgiving”

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30. “Happy Thanksgiving”

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31. “Presentation Is A Key This Thanksgiving”

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32. “Today I Learned That Slow Cooking A Ham Overnight Will Still Burn The Hell Out Of It”

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33. “Every Year At Thanksgiving, I “Fix” My Aunt’s Computer. I Have A Feeling She’s Not Keeping Up With My Advice”

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34. “My Friend’s Thanksgiving Turkey”

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35. “Well Guess Who Forgot To Take The Thermometer Out When I Checked On The Turkey”

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36. “Happy Thanksgiving. This Brutality Is The Work Of My Mother. That Woman Can’t Carve A Turkey To Save Her Life”

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37. “Last Night, We Put Our Turkey Carcass In Water In Our Crockpot Slow Cooker To Make Stock. Later In The Evening, The Glass Lid Spontaneously Shattered”

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38. “Happy Thanksgiving”

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39. “My Mom’s Thanksgiving Desert”

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40. “We Had One Job. Who Likes Paprika?”

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.