FILL UP YOUR VIEWING PLATE WITH THANKSGIVING DAY TV.

Byline: - Daily News

If you're not on Thanksgiving Day kitchen duty, there are a few things worth checking out on the tube. That is, besides the dull pro sports and college games being offered (unless you're waiting for the next NBA players vs. fans slugfest). Our favorite is the ``Glutton Bowl.'' Check it out.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: You can get a double dose of this annual event. NBC (Channel 4) is airing (tape-delayed, of course) the New York City parade at 9 a.m. with Katie Couric, Matt Lauer and Al Roker anchoring. Kelsey Grammer, Jimmy Smits, Tony Shalhoub and, natch, the Rockettes are scheduled to take part. At 1 p.m., after pro football (assuming there isn't a fistfight), CBS (Channel 2) will broadcast (tape-delayed even more) the parade from a different point with Hannah Storm and Dave Price anchoring. LeAnn Rimes is scheduled to perform, and there will be production numbers from ``Fiddler on the Roof'' and ``The Producers.''

National Dog Show: John O'Hurley (J. Peterman in ``Seinfeld'') returns to broadcast this real ``Best in Show,'' but don't confuse this with the more well-known Westminster Dog Show from New York City. This two-hour special involves highlights from the dog show sponsored by the Philadelphia Kennel Club a couple of weeks ago. It also tosses in info on dog breeds and tips for dog owners. The event's chief sponsor is Nestle Purina Pet Care. Surprised?

Cartoons: Starting at 6 a.m. you can turn on Nick for the tykes. The kids network is running mini-marathons of its cartoons, including ``Rugrats,'' ``The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron'' and others. At noon, the Disney Channel begins a ``Lilo & Stitch'' marathon of 16 episodes.

Ugly things: At 9 a.m. Sci Fi Channel begins a day of nature-gone-amok movies with ``Alligator,'' with its witty script by John Sayles.

007 rush: Spike! does a day of James Bond starting at 9 a.m. with ``Thunderball.''

You gotta believe: The 1947 ``Miracle on 34th Street,'' with Maureen O'Hara, John Payne and Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, airs at 2 p.m. on NBC (Channel 4).

Yada, yada, yada: Since Must-See Thursdays are a thing of the past, NBC (Channel 4) at 10 p.m. is serving up a bit of its old glory with ``The 'Seinfeld' Story,'' which looks at the sitcom's beginnings and coincidentally happens to be on the air just in time for release of the first three seasons of ``Seinfeld'' on DVD.

Gal pals: Lifetime does a tribute to female buddies of '70 and '80 sitcoms such as Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams of ``Laverne & Shirley'' and the women of ``The Golden Girls.'' ``TV's Greatest Sidekicks'' airs at 10 p.m.

Speaking of the greatest: No, we're not talking Ali (the real greatest) here. Instead, it's ``The 100 Greatest TV Characters'' on Bravo at 9 p.m. This is a series, so we're only getting Nos. 21 through 40. Miss Piggy and Kermit are No. 34.

Sticky business: Just in time to promote ``Spider-Man 2,'' which comes out on DVD next Tuesday is the first movie. ``Spider-Man'' (2002), with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, airs at 8 p.m. on Fox (Channel 11).

``A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'': What would a holiday be without Charlie and his pals? This 1973 Emmy-winning special airs at 8 p.m. on ABC (Channel 7).

``Glutton Bowl'': You may not want to eat before or after seeing this at 8 p.m. on Fox Sports West. Thirty-four professional competitors (is that what we call them?) will gorge themselves on butter, hard-boiled eggs, beef tongues, sushi, Rocky Mountain Oysters (bull testicles) and cow brains. The event, held in Santa Monica, is said to offer $45,000 in prizes. There is no prize for watching, though.

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(1) ``LILO AND STITCH''

(2) ``A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING''

(3) ``NATIONAL DOG SHOW''