Verne Troyer -- One Helluva Butterball (PHOTO)

Thanksgiving shopping can be difficult when the food you're shopping for weighs almost as much as you do ... a lesson Verne Troyer learned the hard way.

Despite having his trusty scooter to aid him, the "Austin Powers" star struggled to wrangle his bird, eventually resorting to just dragging his dinner-to-be across the sidewalk.

Who wants seconds?