Fraggle Rock is a children's musical fantasy comedy puppet television series, created by Jim Henson.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
A Fraggle Rock float appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1983 and 1984. The float featured the Gorgs' garden, with Uncle Traveling Matt hid below Junior's line of sight. the float opened out into a lavish Fraggle cave set, where the main characters played instruments and sang while other Fraggles played around them -- including two Fraggles balanced on a seesaw. For Both of the float's appearances, The Fraggles performed a short version of the "Fraggle Rock Theme." The float was also accompanied by a group of Fraggle walk-around characters.
For the 1984 Parade, a large animatronic figure of Junior Gorg, created by the Muppet Workshop's New York City team, was added on the float, sitting on top of the garden and swinging his club along the route. From that same year, the float was retired and It was later refurbished into SeaWorld's Undersea Fantasy float in the 1986 Parade.
In 2022, Fraggle Rock will return in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade after almost four decades, with Uncle "Travelling" Matt making a special appearance on the NBC broadcast. Leading up to the event, a series of shorts rolled out on Apple TV+ and Macy's social media accounts, depicting Uncle Matt searching for answers to the age-old questions about Macy's Thanksgiving Day celebration.
It starts off with him discovering and exploring the Macy's Parade Studio, only for him to get thrown into the Half-Baked Delivery Truck, During the NBC Telecast, Uncle Matt finds himself surrounded by members of the Vandegrift High School Marching Band, meets Jessica Chastain while trying to get her first name right, and gets stuck on the Spirit of America float. The series of shorts ends with the Fraggles having their own take on the Parade.