Yogi's Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

Every November on the 4th thursday, Thanksgiving happens. It was a time where family members or friends got together to have dinner and be thankful for the ones around them.

Yogi considers the friends he's worked for on his tv show for 60 years as his family. They have starred in several shows together and off set the group would get together for holidays and special occasions. And Thanksgiving was one of the holidays the crew got together for. Yogi's friends would come to his house and they would have a delicious meal, picnic baskets included.

There's a knock at the door.

"Oh, that must be everyone else," Cindy Bear said.

"Wait, don't let them in, I'm still naked" Boo Boo said.

"You don't wear clothes in the first place" Cindy said.

"Yeah but I don't have my bowtie on," Boo Boo said. He places his bowtie on. "Ok, open the door"

Yogi opens the door and on the other side were his friends.

"Happy Thanksgiving!" They all said. Some of the friends were holding aluminum foil warped dishes, as they brought food to add to the table.

"I brought my famous meatloaf," Doggie Daddy said. "Can't have a thanksgiving dinner without it"

"And I brought the black stuff," Quick Draw said.

"It's called Plum Pudding Queek Straw," Baba Looey said.

"Well come on in, we've got room for everyone" Yogi says. He is immediately trampled by everyone walking into his house, scrambling to put their things on the table and getting a seat next to their sweethearts/family/friends.

"Make sure you wipe your feet and wash your hands" Yogi said, flat as a pancake and covered in footprints.

The gang are chatting as Yogi dusts himself off. The clinking of Yogi's glass cup makes everyone quiet down.

"Well everyone, this has been a hard year for us," Yogi said. "With the pandemic getting us out of a job for a few months and the disaster that was the recording of Space Jam A New Legacy, it's safe to say that we have survived yet another year together"

"And Now we're back on the air after 30 years," Boo Boo said. "This year has been hard but it's safe to say that Hanna Barbera is back and better than ever"

"Will and Joe would be proud" Doggie Daddy said.

"And I'm thankful for all of you being my friends after all these years," Yogi said. "From Yogi's Ark Lark to Jellystone, we've stuck together thick and thin. So let's have a great meal and here's to a bright 2022"

Everyone clinks their glasses together for a toast and begins to chow down and converse.

"I'm glad that the pilgrims and the natives sat down and had dinner together," Quick Draw said. "Otherwise we would never have thanksgiving"

"Queek Straw, that's not what happened" Baba Looey said.

"Oh, then what happened?" Quick Draw asked. Baba Looey leans in and whispers something in Quick Draw's ear. The smile that Quick Draw had on his face quickly faded.

"Oh...." Quick Draw said. He takes the plate of food he was eating and chucks it out the window.

"So what are you thankful for this year Augie?" Doggie Daddy asked.

"I'm thankful for you dear old dad. And thankful that you accept me no matter who I am" Augie said. Doggie Daddy patted her head.

"That's my girl who said that," Doggie Daddy said with a chuckle.

"So Baba, have you and Quick Draw hit it off yet?" Snagglepuss asked the donkey.

"You were there the day he proposed to me at the 50th anniversary celebration" Baba said. "You helped him plan it out."

"Oh right" Snagglepuss said. "We're still invited right?"

"Of Course" Baba Looey said. "You are my friends after all"

"Thank goodness this Thanksgiving doesn't end in an alcoholic fist fight" Huckleberry Hound said.

5 drinks and the kids sent to bed later.

"I am not gonna sit there and watch you bad mouth him like that" A Drunken Quick Draw said, "He is a good man serving this country"

"He wouldn't know a oboe from an elbow" A Drunken Huckleberry said.

"Don't you dare disrespect my fiance in this household ever again!" A Drunken Quick Draw said.

"None of you live here" A sober Boo Boo said.

Quick Draw and Huckleberry begin to throw hands, which turns into the rest of the drunk gang also throwing hands.

"I knew I shouldn't have brought the beer," Cindy said. A drunken Yogi walks over to her.

"Hey Cindy, you wanna know what my first kiss is gonna taste like?" Yogi said. Cindy bonks him with a frying pan. Doggie Daddy carries a sleeping Augie out of the crowd and out of the house.

Sure this thanksgiving ended in chaos, but every thanksgiving does. And it's better to be chaotic with your friends.

Happy Thanksgiving from Yogi's Gang and the author of this fic.