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Giving Thanks For Rick Astley

Posted Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:16pm PST by Lyndsey Parker in As Heard On...

The "Rickrolling" craze--the act of surprising web surfers with a video of carrot-topper crooner Rick Astley--reached its peak Thanksgiving morning, when millions of unsuspecting Americans watched Rick himself bumrush the Cartoon Network's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float and start singing "Never Gonna Give You Up" alongside a cast of Rickrolled puppets.

It was not only the coolest thing Rick Astley's ever done, and the coolest thing the Cartoon Network's ever done, but the coolest thing in the history of the entire parade.

Watch it now and give thanks for this amazing TV moment:

21 Comments

1. DUDE - Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:11pm PST

No thanks!!

2. Cory F - Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:35am PST

Rick is BACK, just as I prophesied!

3. Trin - Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:14pm PST

I thought it was pretty awesome.

4. Trin - Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:14pm PST

I thought it was pretty awesome.

5. Yahoo! Music User - Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:58pm PST

Rick is the best!

6. Kelly - Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:53pm PST

EPIC WIN

7. chris - Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:32pm PST

Rick's still hot!

8. DaleB - Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:25am PST

Rick Ghastley what a retread, no talent chump
Always was, always will be.

9. Sabree - Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:22am PST

This was the single most awesome moment in the history of the Macy's parade. You gotta give him props for getting in on it (I figured he woul... eventually).

10. oldiesfan - Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:32pm PST

Good job, Rick.
Where have you been?
I love you!!!!

11. MissyT - Mon Dec 1, 2008 9:44am PST

I screamed "My sister is going to freak out!" To which my husband replied "You mean just like you did?"

I loved it!

12. Doodlebug, Doodleface, Abbydoot, Crabbigail - Mon Dec 1, 2008 1:18pm PST

I thought this was the coolest thing I had seen all year. I started cracking up laughing when he came out and shouted, "Macy's parade got rickrolled!!!!!!" My family thought I was nuts.

13. Mike K: MCP President - Mon Dec 1, 2008 1:53pm PST

AWWW SH**!!! I GOT RICK ROLLED!!! AGAIN!!! I LIKE RICK ROLLING!!!

14. Tim - Mon Dec 1, 2008 3:18pm PST

uhhhh...am i missing something?

15. Mike K: MCP President - Mon Dec 1, 2008 3:40pm PST

FINALLY!!! Lyndsey Parker is right about SOMETHING!!! And that comment above, I always wanted to do that.

16. bdf - Mon Dec 1, 2008 4:45pm PST

This would have been interesting if he weren'y lip-synching.

17. Yahoo! Music User - Mon Dec 1, 2008 5:39pm PST

lol it was surprising to watch it happen live.
it isn't the same watching it on youtube

18. Sexy Dame - Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:26am PST

He was lipsinging it cuz there was no other band members playing the music, LAMO!!!!

19. Gwennie - Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:36pm PST

I love it!

20. Kelli - Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:00am PST

He was pulling a milli vanilli bigtime. And that float was creepy.

I like Rick, though.

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