The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't is an American Thanksgiving animated TV special produced by Hanna-Barbera for the Avco Broadcasting Corporation, who distributed it in syndication. It aired on November 21, 1972. It was written by Ken Spears and Joe Ruby, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

A young squirrel learns how his great-great-great grandfather saved Thanksgiving between the pilgrims and the Indians.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jimmy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| June Foray
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mom
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dad
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Squirrel kid
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Squirrel dad
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Vic Perrin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Squirrel mom
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| June Foray
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jeremy Squirrel
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Hal J. Smith
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mary Cooke
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Johnny Cooke
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pumpkin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Little Bear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Cooke
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Little Bear's father
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wolf
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Johnny Cooke's sister
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rabbit
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Little Bear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Cooke
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Little Bear's father
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wolf
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Johnny Cooke's sister
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rabbit
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Johnny Cooke's sister
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rabbit
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rabbit
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Massachusetts
 * Plymouth Bay
 * Plymouth Rock
 * England
 * The Moon

Objects

 * None

Vehicles

 * Mayflower

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1971.

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * November 21, 1972 in syndication

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 1, 2013: Warner Archive Collection releases Casper's First Halloween on DVD.