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Cory Woodroof

Jim Nantz had the perfect Dolly Parton joke to ring in her Thanksgiving halftime performance

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.

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.

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