Before beloved music icon Dolly Parton performed at halftime of Thanksgiving’s Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders game, CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz had the perfect joke for the occasion.
As his broadcast partner Tony Romo wanted him to sing a little bit of Parton’s music for all the viewers at home, Nantz refrained by hinting at one of Parton’s biggest hits from the movie 9 to 5.
“Ah, hey, listen, I’m just a guy who works 9 to 5. I can’t do that. I mean, you can, though!” Nantz joked with Romo, which made everyone do the Leonardo DiCaprio point-and-shout meme from Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
CBS' Jim Nantz and Tony Romo are ready for Dolly Parton at halftime!
Romo: "Give us a little jingle…"
Nantz: "Ah, hey, I'm just a guy who works 9-to-5. I can't do that. I mean, you can though!"— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 23, 2023
Hey, that’s a pretty great Parton joke there from Nantz, one that’s pretty easy to spot but funny all the same.
Parton’s arrival had to be one of the clear highlights of Thanksgiving television this year, and Nantz had a really nice zinger to mark the occasion.
