As a long-time admirer of all things macabre and eerie, I must say that Wednesday Addams’ inclusion in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an absolute delight for dark souls like myself. Having grown up with the original films, I can attest to Wednesday’s disdain for the saccharine-filled holiday and her fiery rebellion against its whitewashed history.
The consequences could be severe after this latest turn of events. Today, we celebrate Thanksgiving – a day for expressing gratitude towards family, friends, and delicious food that might just put you into a deep post-feast slumber. Most people look forward to it, but not Wednesday Addams. On the Netflix show Wednesday, the character played by Jenna Ortega dislikes Thanksgiving and everything associated with it intensely. In keeping with the festive spirit, the streaming service has incorporated Wednesday, along with Thing and Pugsley, into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as an amusing touch.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Wednesday float will be displayed alongside impersonators of Wednesday characters and accompanied by a live performance of the Rolling Stones hit “Paint It Black,” sung by Bishop Briggs. The float showcases Wednesday offering her brother Pugsley’s head (in a float form) on a silver platter, with Thing sitting on her shoulder. If this float is to become a reality, this seems like the ideal way to execute it.
Every week, much like Ortega’s character Wednesday, I find myself harboring a certain disdain for Thanksgiving, having spent my time at the Pilgrim World tourist attraction. Yet, despite my personal feelings, I can’t help but appreciate the potential benefits of my float gracing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After all, this exposure could be a fantastic marketing strategy for the upcoming Netflix series Season 2 in 2025, especially with Lady Gaga lending her star power to the cause. It’s reassuring to know that I’ll be in the company of some esteemed celebrities such as T-Pain, Idina Menzel, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Alison Brie, and many others during this grand event.
Wednesday Addams Has Never Been a Fan of Thanksgiving
In the realm of Thanksgiving traditions, my association with this festive day stretches beyond what’s portrayed in the Netflix series. As a matter of fact, it was traced back to 1993, when Wednesday Addams (played by Christina Ricci) graced our screens as Pocahontas in Gary Granger’s (Peter MacNicol) Thanksgiving play at Camp Chippewa. My brother, Pugsley (Jimmy Workman), and I found ourselves at this camp after Debbie (Joan Cusack) cleverly deceived our parents, Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston), into thinking we yearned for a summer camp experience.
The play titled “A Turkey Named Brotherhood” doesn’t sit well with Wednesday. When she and fellow campers Pugsley and Joel (David Krumholtz) declined to join, they were sent to the “Harmony Hut” to watch endless amounts of family-friendly content as a form of discipline. One of the movie’s most memorable moments occurs when they exit the hut, claiming they’ve been transformed. Wednesday then decides to participate in the play, but soon reverts to her original self and sets the Pilgrim display ablaze – quite fitting for a Thanksgiving enthusiast indeed.
No matter who portrays Wednesday Addams, it’s clear that she believes that the holiday is a whitewashing of history in America, but it’s cool that Netflix had a little fun with her annoyance by adding her to the parade. For those wondering how to watch, NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade began airing live at 8:30 AM EST and runs until 12:00 PM EST, but should you have missed that early start, the event will stream on Peacock and will be presented in an afternoon encore showing on NBC.
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2024-11-28 19:31