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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't''}}
{{Infobox movie
|image= [[File:The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't title card.png|300px]]
|caption= 
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|distributor= [[Avco Broadcasting Corporation]]
|released= [[November 21]], [[1972]]
|run_time= 
|starring= [[Hal Smith|Hal J. Smith]]<br />[[June Foray]]<br />[[Vic Perrin]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Don Messick]]
|producers= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|screenplay= [[Ken Spears]] and [[Joe Ruby]]
|director= William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
}}
'''''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.

==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Characters==
{{CastTop}}
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jimmy and Judy|Jimmy]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[June Foray]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jimmy and Judy|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 Smith|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
|-
{{CastBottom}}

==Locations==
* [[Earth]]
** [[United States]]
*** [[Massachusetts]]
**** [[Plymouth Bay]]
***** [[Plymouth Rock]]
** [[England]]
* [[Moon|The Moon]]

==Objects==
* None

==Vehicles==
* ''[[Mayflower]]''

==Production==
===Development===
===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

==Behind the scenes==
* 

==Errors==
* 

==Home availability==
* In the United States:
** [[October 1]], [[2013]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[Casper's First Halloween (DVD)|Casper's First Halloween]]'' on DVD.

==References==
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