2nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Episode (ft. Kimia Behpoornia)
Cast & Characters (5)
Bits & Timeline (18)
Macy's Parade Roll Call and the Devil's Juice
The crew returns for their second annual parade special. Giancarlo introduces himself as 'the filler' while Soup Senette reveals she was almost barred from the building for refusing the 'devil's juice' (the COVID vaccine).
"I was also given a strongly worded email that if I didn't take some certain type of awful medicine I wouldn't be allowed into the building."
"The devil's juice. The covid vaccine, I believe you're talking about."
Stizz's 50th Birthday Burden
Stizz, a professional balloon holder since high school, is celebrating her 50th birthday. As a 'gift,' the parade management is making her hold 50 floats at once using pockets and straps while she fuels up on steroids.
"I'm turning 50. This is my Big 5-0."
"Stizz will be holding in some capacity all 50 floats this year."
The Factory Farming Theme Reveal
Viv Tracy announces this year's parade theme: Factory Farming. The parade aims to 'reclaim' the term by featuring cage balloons and a thousand tiny cows bunched together in the air, sponsored by Monsanto.
"This year's theme is of course factory farming."
"We're going to put 1,000 tiny cows bunched together in the air."
Trevor's Peet's Coffee Obsession and the Celsius Float
Trevor Sullivan goes on a tangent about his loyalty to Peet's Coffee before announcing the Celsius Official float, which features bank-style pneumatic tubes and a performance by Vinnie Hacker.
"I've never heard anyone else talk about going to a Peet's Coffee and I just want to let people know that I go to Peet's Coffee."
"The Celsius float is a tubes themed float like those tubes at the bank that shoot our money up."
Mr. Beast's Celsius-Injected Turkey Challenge
Stizz reveals details about a Mr. Beast Thanksgiving tournament where contestants must chase 15 turkeys that have been injected with Celsius energy drink. The winner receives the state of Delaware.
"Mr. Beast has gathered around 15 turkeys and has injected Celsius into all of them."
"You haven't lived till you've seen a turkey run around injected with Celsius."
"What the winner of the turkey challenge wins, it's Delaware."
The Voice Judges on the MedMen Float
Trevor announces that the judges from The Voice will be appearing on a MedMen-sponsored float, sitting on giant spinning bean bags and landing on random audience members to force them to sing Santa Baby.
"All four judges from The Voice are going to be on the very special MedMen float."
"They're going to spin around on a giant bean bag shaped like their voice chair and they are going to land on somebody in the audience."
Neuralink Roosters and the 4 AM Wakeup Call
Viv explains that the parade is starting earlier to honor farmers, requiring a mandatory 4 AM wakeup for all staff. To ensure compliance, Elon Musk's Neuralink has been used to train roosters to wake up the city.
"We have trained some roosters via Elon Musk's Neuralink."
"They will be dead two hours after the parade ends."
Stizz's Houseboat in Toy's Pool
Giancarlo's obsession with Stizz's mailing address leads to the revelation that her 'houseboat' is actually parked in the swimming pool of her ex-girlfriend Toy's mansion.
"I have it parked in the pool of a mansion."
"It is my ex, Toy. Can you please fire Toy?"
Scientology and the L. Ron Hubbard Balloon
Viv reveals she has joined Scientology (part-time) and is pushing for an L. Ron Hubbard balloon sponsored by Hubba Bubba gum. Trevor describes the prototype as Hubbard blowing a giant bubble.
"I'm a Scientologist Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday."
"The L. Ron Hubbard balloon sponsored by Hubba Bubba gum."
The Goodyear Blimp Car and Blackpink
The Goodyear blimp will land and turn into a car for the first time. Stizz is tasked with dressing as a member of Blackpink to help pull the balloon down because the actual singers are too weak.
"The Goodyear blimp is going to land and it's going to have wheels and it's going to turn into a car."
"You have asked me to dress up as a member of Blackpink and help them pull that balloon down because they are weak and I am strong."
"He keeps on calling me his black rose."
"His agreement was that he could claim one."
The Hard Launch of a Finger
Soup Senette describes her 'hard launch' of her new boyfriend on Instagram, which involved posting a tiny bit of his finger every day for six months, eventually revealing it was actually his thumb.
"I laid it out for six months, a little bit of his finger every day."
"When it was revealed that it was his thumb and not his index finger, that was sexy."
The #FrySlay Slack Channel
Trevor and Viv discuss their DEI initiative, a Slack channel called #FrySlay where they send each other a picture of a gay person every Friday to learn about the culture.
"We send each other a gay person every Friday."
"Every morning I wake up and I Google five gay people."
The Oppenheimer Bomb Balloon
The hosts describe a new special balloon for the parade: a Robert Oppenheimer bomb that Stizz must hold down and attempt to diffuse while the Rockettes perform in half-Barbie, half-Oppenheimer costumes.
"I am supposed to try to hold down and defuse this large helium balloon."
"We are half Barbie, half Oppenheimer directly on our bodies."
Giancarlo's Croatian Army Backstory
Giancarlo explains his love for Thanksgiving by claiming his father was a soldier in the Croatian army and his mother would point at parade floats and tell him 'there's your dad.'
"My dad was a soldier for the Croatian army and my mom was a mom."
"She would look at me and go, there's your dad."
The Ozempic Float and Al Roker Rumors
Trevor and Viv address rumors about Al Roker's safety while promoting the new Ozempic float, which features Mindy Kaling screaming at a hostess in a nice restaurant.
"Al Roker is safe right now."
"Mindy Kaling is screaming at a hostess and it's gonna be so much fun."
"I got a very strange email from a no reply that said hang around after hang around after hang around after."
"Scroll down to see if that isn't just a Joe Biden text."
Stizz's Skin-Flailing Orgy Float
Stizz plans to jump into the crowd for a massive public orgy in Manhattan, which she intends to choreograph into the shape of a parade float to avoid police intervention.
"We will just orgy right there in the middle of New York City."
"If we can all shape our bodies into the shape of a float because there will be that many of us."
"I heard Stizz you got an exclusive deal with MeUndies to do that float."
Renee Rapp Sings the Chipmunks Christmas Song
Trevor describes a conflicting Neutrogena float featuring the New York Public Ballet and Renee Rapp performing a Chipmunks Christmas cover, leading to a debate on her vocal choices.
"It's going to be of course Renee Rapp singing the Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas song."
"Is she singing as a chipmunk?"
"Renee does what she wants and we let her."
The Bomb and the Showbiz Sign-Off
As the episode concludes, Soup Senette mentions a bomb that Stizz needs to unlock, casting a dark shadow over their 'safe and sound' holiday wishes before the final credits roll.
"Here's to hoping that Stizz can unlock the bomb."
"If you don't enjoy it, we're going to suffer."
"Now that's why they call it Showbiz."