The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t (1972): Cast
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t is a 1972 short animated family film directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, starring June Foray as Mom Squirrel / Son Squirrel (voice), Don Messick and Hal Smith. It runs 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Directors
- Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t About?
The premise of The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t without spoilers.
A talking squirrel must save the holiday by rescuing a young Pilgrim boy and a young Native American boy that has gone missing in the woods on Thanksgiving day.
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t Themes & Keywords
· 8 tags- wolf
- waterfall
- thanksgiving dinner
- indian
- gun
- thanksgiving
- squirrel
- pilgrims
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t Cast & Characters
June Foray leads the cast as Mom Squirrel / Son Squirrel (voice), with Don Messick as Wolf / Rabbit / Sparrow (voice) and Hal Smith as Jeremy Squirrel / Dad (voice). Directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Joseph Barbera
- Co-director William Hanna
- June Foray as Mom Squirrel / Son Squirrel (voice)
- Don Messick as Wolf / Rabbit / Sparrow (voice)
- Hal Smith as Jeremy Squirrel / Dad (voice)
- John Stephenson as Sparrow #2 (voice)
Also Starring in The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t
· 4 more- Vic Perrin Dad Squirrel / Francis Cooke / Massasoit (voice)
- Bobby Riha Johnny Cooke (voice)
- Kevin Cooper Little Bear (voice)
- Marilyn Mayne Janie / Mom / Mary Cooke (voice)
More from Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
More films directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, best-rated first: Anchors Aweigh, Jetsons: The Movie, Tom and Jerry: The Karate Guard and Scooby-Doo Meets Batman.
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The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t?
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t runs 30 minutes.
When was The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t released?
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t was released on November 21, 1972.
Who directed The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t?
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t was directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna.
More films by Joseph Barbera Who is in the cast of The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t?
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t stars June Foray as Mom Squirrel / Son Squirrel (voice), Don Messick as Wolf / Rabbit / Sparrow (voice) and Hal Smith as Jeremy Squirrel / Dad (voice), among 8 credited actors.
Does The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t have a post-credit scene?
No. The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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