Balloon and Float Promotions (Fanmade)

Throughout the years, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has housed nearly 200 different balloons of famous cartoon characters. A large majority of these balloons were introduced to the Parade in order to promote a specific movie, television show, merchandise releases, and more.

Below, you will find a list of balloons that were part of a promotional campaign, alongside their respective promotions.

## Giant Balloons

### 1964

* Linus the Lionhearted - Created to promote the television series, *Linus the Lionhearted*.
* Donald Duck - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 30th Birthday.

### 1969

* Linus the Lionhearted - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 10th Birthday.

### 1973

* Astronaut Snoopy - Returned to the lineup to promote the television special, *A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving*.

### 1974

* Smokey Bear - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 30th Birthday.
* Donald Duck - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 40th Birthday.
* Underdog - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 10th Birthday.

### 1979

* Linus the Lionhearted - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 20th Birthday.
* Bullwinkle J. Moose - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate *The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show*'s 20th anniversary.
* Popeye - Created to promote the movie, *Popeye (1980)*.
* Aviator Snoopy - Returned to the lineup to promote *Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown! (and Don't Come Back!)*.

### 1980

* Happy Dragon - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 20th Birthday.
* Aviator Snoopy - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate *Peanuts*' 30th anniversary.
* Superman - Created to promote the movie, *Superman II*.

### 1983

* Mickey Mouse - Returned to the lineup to promote The Disney Channel, the opening of Tokyo Disneyland, Mickey's Christmas Carol, and to celebrate his 55th Birthday and Walt Disney Productions' 60th Anniversary.
* Donald Duck - Returned to the lineup to promote The Disney Channel, the opening of Tokyo Disneyland, Mickey's Christmas Carol, and to celebrate Walt Disney Productions' 60th Anniversary.
* Kermit the Frog - Returned to the lineup to promote *The Muppets Take Manhattan*.

### 1984

* Donald Duck - Returned to the lineup to celebrate his 50th Birthday.
* Underdog - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 20th Birthday.
* Kermit the Frog - Returned to the lineup to promote *Muppet Babies*.

### 1988

* Boingrufu-Do Detective - Created To Promote, the Movie, Nick Jr., Boingafu: Back To Challenges and To celebrate The television‘s 40th Birthday.
* Garfield - Returned To The Lineup, To Help Celebrate His 10th Birthday And the Premiere Of Garfield And Friends.

### 1992

* Kermit the Frog - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *The Muppet Christmas Carol*.
* Santa Goofy - Created to help celebrate his 60th Birthday and the Promote, Goof Troop.
* The Pink Panther - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *Son of the Pink Panther, And The Next year to celebrate His 30th Birthday.*

### 1993

* Beethoven the Dog - Created to promote the movie, *Beethoven's 2nd*.
* Garfield - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 15th Birthday.
* Fred Flintstone - Created to promote the movie, *The Flintstones (1994)*.
* The Pink Panther - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 30th Birthday.
* Smokey Bear - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 50th Birthday.
* Ronald McDonald - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 30th Birthday.
* Rex the Dinosaur - Created to promote the movie, *We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story*.
* Quik Bunny - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 20th Birthday.
* Clifford the Big Red Dog - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 30th Birthday.
* Snuggle Bear - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 10th Birthday.
* The Very hungry Catepillar - Returned To The Lineup, To Promote, Illumated’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
* Jayden - Returned To The Lineup, To Promote, Luis Alejandro’s Mystery Playdate.

### 1994

* Underdog - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 30th Birthday.
* The Cat in the Hat - Created to promote the television special, *In Search of Dr. Seuss*.
* Woody Woodpecker - Returned to the lineup to pay tribute to Walter Lantz.
* Santa Goofy - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *A Goofy Movie*.

### 1997

* Arthur Read - Created to promote the television series, *Arthur*.
* Peter Rabbit - Returned to the lineup to promote *The World of Peter Rabbit Exhibit* at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey.
* Barney the Dinosaur - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *Barney's Great Adventure*.
* Sonic the Hedgehog - returned to the lineup to promote the video game, *Sonic R*.
* The Cat in the Hat - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate the book's 40th Anniversary.
* Spider-Man - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 35th Birthday, as well as Stan Lee's 75th Birthday in December 1997.
* Bumpé - Created to promote the book, *Bumpé ABC*.

### 1998

* Babe the Pig - Created to promote the movie, *Babe: Pig in the City*.
* Barney the Dinosaur - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 10th Birthday.
* Garfield - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 20th Birthday.
* Mickey Mouse - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 70th Birthday.
* Rugrats - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *The Rugrats Movie*.
* Quik Bunny - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate Nestle Quik's 50th Birthday.

### 1999

* Big Bird - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate *Sesame Street*'s 30th anniversary and to promote the movie, *The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: The Movie*.
* Elmo - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate *Sesame Street*'s 30th anniversary and to promote the movie, *The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: The Movie*.
* Fred Flintstone - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas*.
* Rocky and Bullwinkle - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate *The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show*'s 40th anniversary and to promote the movie, *The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle*.
* Rocky Rhodes - Created to promote the movie, *Chicken Run*.
* Mario - To Returned To The Lineup, To Help Celebrate Nintendo’s 100th Birthday, To Promote, Mario Party 2, Mario Artist And Paper Mario And the Premiere of Wotskids.

### 2000

* Rugrats - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *Rugrats in Paris: The Movie*.
* Fred Flintstone - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate *The Flintstones*' 40th anniversary.
* Rocky and Bullwinkle - Returned to the lineup to promote *The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle*'s VHS and DVD releases.
* Bandleader Mickey Mouse - Created to Promote Toon Disney’s TV Show, Disney’s House Of Mouse.
* Clifford the Big Red Dog - Returned to the lineup to promote the TV Series *Clifford the Big Red Dog*.

### 2001

* Resse Wietherspoon - Created To Promote, The Movie, Legacy Blonde.
* Karate Jayden - Returned In the lineup, To Help celebrate Luis alejandro the Seties’s 10th Birthday
* Superman - Created To Promote, The Movie, Superman (2001)

### 2002

* Blue - Returned in the lineup to promote Joe's welcome to Blue's Clues.
* Arthur Read - Returned in the lineup to promote *Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll* and the 7th season.
* Jimmy Neutron - Returned in the lineup to promote *The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius*.
* Pikachu - Returned in the lineup to promote *Pokémon 4Ever*.
* Kermit the Frog - Created to celebrate The Muppet Show's 25th Anniversary and to promote *Kermit's Swamp Years* and *It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie* and also the Holiday Ambassador.

### 2003

* Pikachu - Returned to the lineup to promote Pokémon: Advanced.
* Clifford the Big Red Dog - Returned to the lineup to promote the TV show *Clifford's Puppy Days* and the movie, *Clifford's Really Big Movie*.
* Wild Thing - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate Where the Wild Things Are's 40th Birthday.
* Garfield - Created to promote the movie, *Garfield: The Movie*.

### 2004

* Chicken Little - Created to promote the movie, *Chicken Little*.
* SpongeBob SquarePants - Created to promote the movie *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*.
* Garfield - Returned to the lineup to promote *Garfield: The Movie*'s DVD and VHS releases.
* Clifford the Big Red Dog - Returned to the lineup to promote the VHS and DVD Release of *Clifford's Really Big Movie*.

### 2005

* Scooby-Doo - Created to promote the direct-to-video movie, *Scooby-Doo: Where's My Mummy?*.
* Chicken Little - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *Chicken Little*.
* Pikachu - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate Pokemon's 10th Anniversary.

### 2006

* Scooby-Doo - Returned to the lineup to promote the CW show Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
* Pikachu - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate Pokemon's 10th Anniversary.
* Garfield - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties*.
* Digimon - Returned to the Lineup to promote, Digimon: Data Squad.
* Mario With The teacher worm And His Backpack (WOtskids) - Created To Help celebrate Wotskids’s 75th Birthday, To Promote, WOtskids: The Movie, The Book, ABCs 123s, Videogame, Wotskids Kart Race GP, To honor Mario Having a Star On Hollywood Walk Of game on yesteryear, To Pay Tribute of Nintendo, The Musical, Wotskids Live On Broadway.

### 2008

* Smurf - Created to promote the movie, *The Smurfs (2011)*, and to help celebrate The Smurfs' 50th Anniversary.
* Bandleader Mickey Mouse - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 80th Birthday.
* Garfield - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 30th Birthday.
* Buzz Lightyear - Created to promote the movie, *Toy Story 3*.
* Kermit the Frog - Returned to the lineup to promote the television special, *A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa*.
* Shrek - Returned to the lineup to promote the musical, *Shrek The Musical*.
* Beethoven the Dog - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *Beethoven's Big Break*.
* Horton the Elephant - Created to promote the movie, *Horton Hears a Who!*

### 2009

* Scooby-Doo - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate his 40th Birthday.

### 2016

* Charlie Brown - Created to help celebrate *You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown'*s 50th Anniversary.
* Thomas the Tank Engine - Returned to the lineup to promote *Thomas and Friends: The Great Race*.
* Paddington - Returned to the lineup to help celebrate the announcement of *Paddington 2*.
* Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger - Returned to the lineup to promote the TV Series *Power Rangers: Ninja Steel*.
* Pikachu - Returned to the lineup to promote the video games, *Pokémon Sun* and *Pokémon Moon*.
* Papa Smurf - Returned to the lineup to promote the movie, *Smurfs: The Lost Village.S*