An image gallery for the mascot of U.S. Forest Service, Smokey Bear.
Smokey Bear (1966-1981, 1993)[]
Test Flight[]
1966 Macy's Parade[]
1967 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo Courtesy of Hal Matthewson)
1968 Macy's Parade[]
1969 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Paul DeMaria)
1970 Macy's Parade[]
Smokey on the 1970 Parade NBC telecast.
1972 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Ron Rothschild)
(Photo: Steve Majewski)
(Photo: Joe Whitlow)
(Photo: Gordon Rynders)
(Photo: Dan Farrell)
1973 Macy's Parade[]
(Screenshot: Producers Library)
(Screenshot: Producers Library)
1974 Macy's Parade[]
Smokey Bear during the 1974 Parade NBC telecast
1975 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Bill Smith)
1976 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Kevin Jennings)
Smokey during his appearance in the 1976 NBC telecast. (Screenshot: NBC)
1977 Macy's Parade[]
Smokey Bear in the 1977 NBC Telecast. (Screenshot Courtesy of NBC)
1978 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo Courtesy of Gerry Lang)
(Photo Courtesy of Harry Hamburg)
1979 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo Courtesy of Harry Hamburg)
1980 Macy's Parade[]
Smokey Bear in the 1980 NBC Telecast. (Screenshot Courtesy of NBC)
1981 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Bill D D)
Smokey during his appearance on the 1981 NBC telecast. (Screenshot: NBC)
1993 Macy's Parade[]
(Screenshot: Jennifer Gee)
(Screenshot: Conus Archive)
(Screenshot: Family Memories)
Smokey during his appearance on the 1993 NBC telecast. (Screenshot: NBC)
(Screenshot: coolvalentine)
Other[]
Sketch of the balloon
The Smokey Bear decal that would be used on the posters from 1966-1977
Smokey on an alternate 1969 ad
Smokey Bear (2019-Present)[]
Development & Creation[]
Concept sketch of the new Smokey Bear balloon.
The model of the balloon.
Balloonfest 2019[]
2019 Macy's Parade[]
Smokey Bear during the 2019 parade NBC telecast.
2021 Macy's Parade[]
Smokey waves to the crowd during the 2021 parade NBC telecast
2022 Macy's Parade[]
Smokey Bear during the 2022 telecast.
2023 Macy's Parade[]
