--- title: Mandy Moore Gives This Is Us Kids a Birthday Challenge description: Ahead of the season 2 debut of 'This Is Us,' Mandy Moore gave her on-screen children a challenge inspired by the first episode of the show. canonical: https://time.com/4923516/mandy-moore-this-is-us-challenge/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-31T17:25:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:32:14.587Z og:title: Mandy Moore Gives the 'This Is Us' Kids a Birthday Challenge og:description: In honor of the Big 3's birthday og:url: https://time.com/4923516/mandy-moore-this-is-us-challenge/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdabb60bca8962803/6988dbffcf40a8779bc4933c/this-is-us-mandy-moore-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: This Is Us - Season 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mandy Moore Gives the 'This Is Us' Kids a Birthday Challenge twitter:description: In honor of the Big 3's birthday twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdabb60bca8962803/6988dbffcf40a8779bc4933c/this-is-us-mandy-moore-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Mandy Moore Surprise the Kids From _This Is Us_ With a Birthday Challenge > Sponsored content. 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Today, to celebrate the birthdays of the Big 3 and Jack, [Pearson matriarch Mandy Moore](http://time.com/4819554/quick-talk-with-mandy-moore/) issued a challenge for Parker Bates (Kevin), Mackenzie Hancsicsak (Kate), and Lonnie Chavis (Randall), who play her on-screen kids as 10-year-olds. Moore asked each of the kids to recreate the memorable “banana nut muffin Twinkie cupcake situation” that Moore made for Jack’s birthday in the Season 1 premiere — in just one minute. As might be expected, hilarity (and plenty of banana cream frosting shenanigans) ensue. While Season 2 of doesn’t start until Sept. 26, you can keep up with the Pearsons by watching the challenge below. > [](https://twitter.com/TheMandyMoore/status/903276741757616128) ## Transcript [00:00] Okay, I'm ready. Suits on? Yes Ma'am. Your birthday [00:04] suit. Only one I've got. [ LAUGH ] How could you [00:07] possibly want me right now? In [ UNKNOWN ] my wife. [00:11] You arouse me. I bet I could make that go away. [00:14] There's nothing you could say. My water just broke. [00:18] Yup. Yeah. [ MUSIC ] [00:28] I'm [00:37] 36 today. You don't look 36. This is [00:41] the biggest moment of your life. Now, which one of you [00:43] is pregnant? [ LAUGH ] [ MUSIC ] I'm [00:55] sorry, guys. I need a cut. Kevin, I know you care about [00:58] the character. I do care. So, say the line. Or find [00:59] another job. I found him. My father. He is looking [01:03] good. You [01:08] hear that baby you've got a boy. Jimmy not right now. [01:10] Some oxygen for her please. Sorry what's happening? [01:13] [ SOUND ] Your wife is in distress Jack. [ MUSIC ] [01:17] 36 years ago you left me at the front door of a fire [01:20] station. Tell me [ UNKNOWN ]. [01:23] Tell me to lose the damn weight. We [01:28] lost the third baby. But you have two healthy children, [01:30] Jack. [ MUSIC ] I [01:38] quit. **** you. [ SOUND ] [01:44] You want to meet your grandchildren? [ UNKNOWN ] [01:47] Single day that goes by that I don't think of the child I [01:50] lost. Go see your babies. They're excited to meet their [01:54] father. I think maybe they got a good one. [ MUSIC ] [01:59] Hi. You wanna be fat friends? I can't fall for a fat [02:02] person right now. I guess I'll lose the [02:19] weight then. 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