Below is a gallery for the many defects that have occurred with the balloons in the Macy's parade's history.
The Baseball Player's shoes was deflated in the 1946 Parade
Dino's neck was slightly bent in the 1976 Parade.
Kermit's right arm was slightly bent in the 1977 Parade
Linus's muzzle was slightly deflated in the 1978 Parade.
Underdog's right ear and left finger were deflated in the 1978 Parade.
Superman's left arm was bent in 1980.
Mickey Mouse's right leg was bent in 1981
Kermit's right arm was slighty bent in the 1982 Parade.
Yogi Bear's hat was a little deflated in 1983
Underdog's right hand was deflated in the 1984 Parade.
Woody Woodpecker's left arm was bent in 1984.
Raggedy Ann's collar was deflated in the 1984 Parade.
Kermit's Right Hand was Slightly Bent in the 1986 Parade
Baby Shamu's right flipper was low on helium in the 1986 Parade.
Big Bird's left leg was slightly bent in the 1988 Parade
Baby Shamu had less helium in the 1988 Parade.
One of the Snowflake Stars' bottom points were deflated in the 1988 Parade
Quik Bunny's drum was low on helium in the 1989 Parade.
The Pink Panther's innertube was Half Deflated in the 1991 Parade
Bart Simpson's Left foot was a Little Deflated in the 1991 Parade
Bart Simpson's right hand was deflated in the 1992 Parade
Snoopy's Right Earmuff was a Little Deflated in the 1993 Parade
Garfield's Tail was Slightly Bent in the 1993 Parade
Snoopy's Left Ice Skate was Deflated in the 1994 Parade
Bart's neck was deflated in the 1994 Parade.
Ronald's left shoe was slightly bent in the 1994 Parade.
The Pink Panther's Right Hand was Deflated in the 1994 Parade
Just like in the previous year, Bart's neck was deflated again.
Rocky and Bullwinkle's backpack was deflated in 1996.
Sonic's left sock was deflated in the 1996 Parade.
Eben's right hand was partially deflated in the 1996 Parade.
Eben Bear's candy cane was missing in the 1998 Parade
Millennium Snoopy's right face near his nose was a little deflated in 1999.
Big Bird's left leg was slightly bent in the 1999 Parade
Garfield's tail was slightly bent in the 1999 Parade
Buzz the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee's antennas were bent in 1999.
Quik Bunny had less helium in the 1999 Parade.
Arthur's right arm was marginally deflated in the 2000 Parade
Mr. Monopoly's right arm was deflated in the 2004 Parade.
Big Bird's tail was partially missing helium in the 2005 Parade.
Scooby-Doo's muzzle was a bit deflated
Beethoven's muzzle was slightly deflated
Hello kitty's Middle Was Slightly deflated, due to the front utility vehicle line tugging on the balloon, and with pressure in 2011.
Pikachu's ears were over-inflated and bursted
Spongebob lost helium in his right hand and shoe, and also looked very wrinkly
Finn with a deflated left ear in the 2013 Parade.
Scrat struggles to catch the allusive acorn with his bent arms during the 2017 Parade.
Red during the 2017 Parade with one of his eyebrows dented.
The Pillsbury Doughboy is seen with a busted mouth during the 2018 Parade.
The brim of The Elf on the Shelf's hat was slighty deflated
Hugg's left ear was deflated in 2018
Jett's left arm was bent and looked a bit deflated
One of the five surviving Bowling Pins had trouble standing up during the 2019 Parade, and had to be supported by two handlers.
The stems on Wiggle Worm's atennae were deflated
SpongeBob's left leg was bent during the 2019 Parade.
Ada Twist's face got slighty deflated in the 2021 Parade
Greg Heffley's head was slightly deflated in 2021.
Ada Twist's face got slighty deflated again in the 2022 Parade
Stuart the Minion's right hand got bent in the 2022 parade
Uncle Dan's right wing sagged helium at the start of the 2023 parade.
The right Poinsettia was a bit deflated in 2023.