Macy's Thanksgiving Parade: 16 Must-Discuss Moments

By Andy Swift Nov. 26, 2015 12:14 pm EST

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Blindspot's Jaimie Alexander

Here's an actual question Al Roker asked the star of NBC's new hit drama: "You portray a character who has no memory. How do you remember your lines?"

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Tom the Turkey

You've got to respect Tom for maintaining a brave face as Matt Lauer gloats that "more than 2.8 million turkeys are eaten every year on Thanksgiving." Statistically speaking, Tom must know at least a few of them.

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Uh...

What fresh hell is this?

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Superstore's Ben Feldman and America Ferrera

Al Roker introduced Ferrera as a "former Golden Globe winner." Did he... did he just revoke her Globe?

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Ice Age

Why do I find Scrat so relatable? (And other questions for my therapist.)

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Sesame Street

I know, I was surprised when Elmo screamed at the crowd to "WAKE THE F–K UP!" too, but hey, he's on HBO now.

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Hello Kitty

"Can't read my, can't read my, no you can't read-ah my POKER FACE."

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Telenovela's Eva Longoria

It was already freezing in Manhattan, but that didn't stop Longoria from adding a little more shade to the festivities while describing her new show Telenovela: "If you liked Housewives, and you thought that was funny, this is 10 times funner." (¡Ay Dios mio!)

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Ronald McDonald

Savannah Guthrie claims we're looking at "the most famous clown in town," so... step aside, Donald Trump, I guess.

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Kool-Aid Guy and the Red Power Ranger

This is the closest thing we'll ever get to a real-life monster battle in NYC. Soak it in, nerds.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I know I complain about this every year, but what has happened to the Ninja Turtles?! They're practically shells of their former selves at this point. (Sorry, forgot to warn you about that pun.)