Category Archives: Slice of Turkey

Slice of Turkey 2012: Ed McMahon Sings the Glories of Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Last year, I wrote series of posts under the banner of Slice Of Turkey, mostly about videos from old Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parades. One of my favorite clips I came across when searching for material for the series was of … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: Cornucopia Finale

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

To wrap up this feature, I figured I’d showcase a collection of Thanksgiving artifacts from years gone by that didn’t quite warrant a post of their own but which deserve viewing nonetheless. First, an NBC parade promo from 1977, which … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: Phil Hartman, 1996

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

In today’s clip, which I assume is from some sort of Thanksgiving Day parade pregame show, Phil Hartman gives us a bird’s eye view of the parade route from the cockpit of a helicopter. This was back in 1996, post-SNL, … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: Double Shot! 1993

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

While trawling through the interwebs looking for videos of yesteryear, I stumbled across this one from 1993 that said it featured comedian Elayne Boosler singing a song from Once Upon a Mattress. My first thought was, Ooh boy, do I … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: Ed McMahon and Regis Philbin, 1981

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Most of my youth, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was hosted by preternaturally gleeful souls like Willard Scott or Matt Lauer. Morning people, through and through, with orange juice and low-octane coffee running through their veins. Apparently, t’was not always … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: ABC News, 1980

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

I’ve written before about how terrifying I found the local news when I was a kid. In the 1980s, local NYC newscasts were catalogs of horror. Race riots. Crack. Serial killers. Bernie Goetz. Rock and roller cola wars, I CAN’T … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: Forever Plaid, 1990

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

One evergreen feature of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is to feature the cast of a Broadway musical performing a number from their show. The effect is often weird, since the actors, singers, and dancers are asked to complete a routine … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: Jim Henson Tribute, 1990

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Jim Henson passed away not too long before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade of 1990. In one capacity or another, Henson had been associated with the parade for quite some time, whether it was the Kermit balloon or some of his … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: The Joker, 1989

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

From the same parade that gave us ALF’s running commentary comes this bizarre artifact. 1989, you may recall, was the year that Tim Burton’s Batman came out. It’s suffered a hit in reputation of late, thanks to the newer, far … Read on! —->

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Slice of Turkey: ALF, 1989

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

As I’ve said many times thus far for this series, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is almost painfully earnest and free of irony. It doesn’t have a huge amount of self awareness, or any at all, really, because the slightest … Read on! —->

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