Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The first Kermit the Frog balloon debuted in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1977. The balloon was 63 feet tall and 24 feet wide, and took four hours and 5,220 cubic feet of helium to reach its full size. It was constructed at the Goodyear plant in Rockmart, Georgia.

Muppet appearances at the Macy's Parade include:


 * 1974: Sesame Street float
 * 1977: Kermit balloon debuts
 * 1979: Miss Piggy rode through the parade in a Rolls Royce, followed by the rest of the Muppets in the Electric Mayhem bus
 * 1984: Fraggle Rock float and walk-around characters
 * 1985: Kermit balloon
 * 1986: Big Bird balloon debuts
 * 1987: Kermit balloon, Jim Henson and Kermit accept the Roley Award
 * 1990: Kermit balloon, Tribute to Jim Henson
 * 1991: Kermit balloon
 * 1994: Sesame Street float, Kermit and Miss Piggy on a float
 * 1997: Sesame Street float
 * 1998: Babe the Pig balloon, Big Bird balloon, Sesame Street float
 * 1999: Sesame Street float
 * 2000: Sesame Street float
 * 2001: Big Bird balloon (New balloon debuts), Sesame Street float
 * 2002: Kermit balloon (New balloon debuts), Sesame Street float, Al Roker interviews Kermit and Miss Piggy
 * 2003: Super Grover balloon debuts, Kermit balloon, Sesame Street float
 * 2004: Super Grover balloon, Kermit balloon, Sesame Street float
 * 2005: Super Grover balloon, Sesame Street float, Big Bird balloon