Below, You will find a gallery for one of the Parade's biggest stars, Tom Turkey.
Turkey (1973-1992) [ ]
1973 [ ]
(Photo Courtesy of Producers Library)
1974 [ ]
1975 [ ]
(Photo: Marlene Kern Fischer)
1976 [ ]
The not yet named Turkey during the 1976 parade NBC telecast
1977 [ ]
1978 [ ]
(Photo Courtesy of Gerry Lang)
(Photo Courtesy of Gerry Lang)
1979 [ ]
(Screenshot Courtesy of NBC)
1980 [ ]
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1980 parade NBC telecast
1981 [ ]
The Thanksgiving Turkey on the 1981 NBC telecast
1982 [ ]
(Photo Courtesy of Bill Puleston)
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1982 parade NBC telecast
1983 [ ]
(Photo Courtesy of Pj Macari)
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1983 parade NBC telecast
1984 [ ]
(Photo Courtesy of David Schaefer)
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1984 parade NBC telecast
1985 [ ]
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1985 parade NBC telecast
1986 [ ]
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1986 parade NBC telecast
1987 [ ]
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1987 NBC telecast
1988 [ ]
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1988 parade NBC telecast
1989 [ ]
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1989 parade NBC telecast
1990 [ ]
(Photo Courtesy of Ben Marks)
The Thanksgiving Turkey during the 1990 parade NBC telecast
1991 [ ]
The Turkey during the 1991 parade NBC telecast
1992 [ ]
The Thanksgiving Turkey during it's last appearance as the original model 1992 parade NBC telecast
Other [ ]
Tom Turkey (1993-2002, 2004-2017) [ ]
1993 [ ]
Turkey during the 1993 parade NBC telecast
1994 [ ]
Turkey during the 1994 parade NBC telecast
1995 [ ]
Turkey during the 1995 parade NBC telecast
1996 [ ]
Tom Turkey during his appearance in the 1996 NBC telecast. (Screenshot: NBC)
1997 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 1997 NBC telecast
1998 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 1998 NBC telecast
1999 [ ]
(Photo Courtesy of Bob and Susan)
Tom Turkey during the 1999 NBC telecast
2000 [ ]
(Photo Courtesy of Karl Gercens)
(Photo Courtesy of Karl Gercens)
Tom Turkey leads the parade into the new millennium during the 2000 parade NBC telecast
2001 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2001 parade NBC telecast
2002 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2002 parade CBS telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2002 parade NBC telecast
2004-2007 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2004 parade NBC telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2005 parade NBC telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2006 parade NBC telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2007 parade NBC telecast
2008 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2008 parade NBC telecast
2009 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2009 parade NBC telecast
2010 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2010 parade NBC telecast
2011-2013 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2011 NBC telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2012 parade NBC telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2013 parade NBC telecast
2014 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2014 parade NBC telecast
2015 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2015 parade NBC telecast
2016-2017 [ ]
Tom Turkey during the 2016 parade NBC telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2017 parade NBC telecast
Other [ ]
Tom Turkey Macy's Holiday Parade (2015-2016) [ ]
December 5, 2015 [ ]
Tom Turkey (2018-present) [ ]
Concept art for the new Tom Turkey float.
Tom Turkey at Press Day 2018.
The third Tom Turkey look during the 2018 parade NBC telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2019 parade NBC telecast
Tom Turkey during the 2020 parade NBC telecast
Tom arrives at 34th Street in 2021 to welcome the parade back to the streets of New York.
Tom leads the parade into Herald Square on the 2022 NBC telecast.