How Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Works

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

For almost a century, Macy’s department store has kicked off the holidays in America with a grand parade. And when you march thousands of clowns, lip synching celebrities, bands, and giant balloons through New York things get remarkable.

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0:42.8	I'm Josh.
0:43.8	There's Chuck Jerry's out there dressed as a turkey dress as a pilgrim, weirdly.
0:50.8	And that makes us of course stuff you should know the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade edition.
0:57.6	That's right.
0:58.6	This is an episode we've wanted to do for a while.
1:01.4	And there's a lot here.
1:02.4	It's really pretty interesting.
1:04.0	Do you watch?
1:05.0	By the way, I'm just curious.
1:06.0	Oh, sure.
1:07.0	If I missed one, I would just be in Shambles Cron.
1:10.2	Really?
1:11.2	I love the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for sure.
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