THE 1920S PUPPETEER WHOSE INFLATABLE MONSTERS CHANGED THANKSGIVING

ATlas Obscura ^ | November 26, 2015 | ALLISON MEIER

[NYer]

Macys Parade 1930s

[smokingfrog]

I remember Felix the Cat. I think maybe they brought him out of retirement one year.

[doorgunner69]

Can’t have Felix now, someone from the SJW crowd would screech RACISSS!

[PLMerite]

Imagine waking up hungover in some seedy 5th Avenue hotel and looking out to see that sea serpent looking back at you...

[OrangeHoof]

Thanks for the history lesson.

[JoeProBono]

[the OlLine Rebel]

Very cool.

It actually dismays me how these days, every balloon is something corporate. Everything is a corporate TM character, not just generic fanciful child stuff.
Nevermind the endless inappropriate hip songs being sung. Why not just nice songs without the “edge” of being cool or “love” songs? Doesn’t have to be a rel Christmas song, but if ao, stop with everything being about so-called “love” (sex).

[clearcarbon]

"INFLATABLE MONSTERS CHANGED THANKSGIVING"

[Isabel2010]

With or without the hangover or seedy hotel~~~~they all look quite creepy to me! (not that I have ever been in a seedy hotel~~~hangover~yes)

[Cedar]

Interesting story. I miss the floats...too many inflatables now! But really just glad all went well.

[Chewbarkah]

That one’s even self-inflating.

[piasa]

Felix? I thought Felix was a communist - he’d be acceptable.

[clearcarbon]

"That one's even self-inflating."

...and static sensitive.

[17th Miss Regt]

And to think we elected him twice!

[Larry Lucido]

When did Woody Woodpecker make his first appearance?

[JoeProBono]

[17th Miss Regt]

Whoa!

[Biggirl]

.....They can simply be told to keep quiet, it is just a float.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks NYer.

[P.O.E.]

Cool, thanks for posting