Sesame Street is a children's television show produced by the non-profit organization Sesame Workshop (originally Children's Television Workshop) and created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. It debuted in November 1969 and is known for its educational programming communicated through the use of puppetry, animation, and short films. It has aired on public television stations owned by PBS (National Educational Television (NET) until October 1970) since its debut, with first-run airings of episodes moving to premium cable channel HBO in 2016. From Season 51 through Season 55, the series' new episodes were moved to HBO's streaming service, HBO Max. Beginning in 2025, new episodes will air concurrently on Netflix and PBS Kids.
Sesame Street was the first children's television show to use educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content and the first show to study its educational effects on children. The program was intended to teach preschool children such things as letters and numbers, socialization and cooperation; but through the use of its humor, cultural references, celebrity guest appearances, and Jim Henson's Muppets, the show was also able to have a strong appeal to parents. Sesame Street has been part of the childhoods of over 77 million Americans, spawned twenty international versions, and holds the record for the most Emmy Awards won by a children's television series.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
Sesame Street (1974-1978)[]
Sesame Street made its first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance in 1974 with a floating replica of the world-famous street. Standing outside Hooper’s Store under the famous street sign, human cast members Gordon, Bob, Mr. Hooper, David, and Maria greeted spectators. The Muppet characters waved to the crowd from the windows of the 123 Sesame Street brownstone, with Big Bird perched on the roof. Oscar the Grouch resided in his trash can in an alley and threw refuse at spectators.[1] Numbers and letters decorated a fence and trees at the back of the float.
The original Sesame Street float made five consecutive appearances and was retired after the 1978 Parade.
Sesame Street (1979-1982)[]
In 1979, Children’s Television Workshop celebrated the tenth anniversary of Sesame Street with a brand-new float that was “enlarged to twice the size of previous years.”[2] It was designed by Manfred Bass, and much of the carpentry was done by John Cheney.[3]
The float featured the two-story 123 Sesame Street brownstone with its iconic front stoop and lamp post. Big Bird and Willy tended to the rooftop garden, growing flowers for the windows where their Muppet contemporaries waved to the crowd. Oscar peeked out from his trash can while kids rode seesaws and played with Barkley under a tree in the nearby yard. The letters and numbers from the first float were recycled, decorating the brownstone and its ramshackle shed. Live pigeons were held in a coop on the roof during the float’s debut, eliciting concerned letters from viewers who worried the birds did not have enough water and food; they were replaced by ones carved of wood the following year.[3]
As part of the tenth anniversary, cast members on the float wore special “Sesame Street 10” sweatshirts, and a banner reading “Macy’s wishes Sesame Street a Happy 10th Year” preceded the float.[4]
Sesame Street Live! was publicized by the float in its later appearances. Costumed versions of Bert and Ernie on rollerblades, Cookie Monster, and Count von Count from the touring show appeared in 1980, 1981, and 1982 respectively.
Non-Float Appearances[]
A regular Sesame Street float was retired after 1982, though it would continue to be represented occasionally in the years to come.
The Countmobile and the Sloppy Jalopy from the show’s first feature film, Follow That Bird, appeared with the cast in 1984 to promote its forthcoming release.[5]
In 1988, the 20th anniversary of the show was celebrated with most of the human cast riding in the Euclid Beach Rocket Car, while costumed versions of Bert and Ernie roamed next to them. They performed the classic Sesame Street song “Sing.”[6]
The costumed versions of Bert and Ernie returned in 1990 as they rode on the Watering Can float, singing “Do You Like Me?” on the NBC telecast, and marking the final time Jim Henson’s vocals were heard during the Parade.
Sesame Street (1994-1997)[]
In 1994, Sesame Street introduced its first new float in over a decade as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations.[7] As part of the show’s literacy curriculum, the float featured the cast and Muppets checking into an abstract version of the Furry Arms Hotel made of books and pencils.[8] Big Bird sat in his nest up top and studied alongside Elmo and Zoe, encouraging fans to learn with a banner reading “Let’s Read and Write.” Giant pencils big enough for the character’s imaginations took the form of a seesaw and the iconic lamp post. At the back of the float, Mr. Handford manned Hooper’s Store.
This variation of the Sesame Street float lasted until 1997. That same year, Elmo was interviewed on the NBC telecast by Katie Couric.
Sesame Street (1998-2001)[]
Sesame Street celebrated the premiere of its 30th season with a new float in the 1998 Parade, themed “Friends for Life.” The float was designed by creative director Laurent Linn[9] to depict the world-famous neighborhood as a pop-up book drawn by Big Bird in crayon and measured 32 feet long, 28 feet tall, and 20 feet wide. The doors and windows on the 123 Sesame Street brownstone and Hooper’s Store opened like a lift-and-peek book, revealing the Muppet characters inside. Ernie took a bubble bath outside with his beloved Rubber Duckie.
In 2000, a banner hung from the side of the float in honor of the joint retirement of executive producer Jean McFaddin and lead designer/float builder Manfred Bass, reading “Sesame Street Loves You and Will Miss You!”[10]
Sesame Street (2002-2003)[]
The float was redesigned in 2002 to endorse the program’s mission to promote cultural diversity[11] and featured Muppets from international productions of Sesame Street, including Alam Simsim (Egypt), Zhima Jie (China), Sesamstrasse (Germany), Shara’a Simsim (Palestine), Plaza Sésamo (Mexico), Ultisa Sezam (Russia), and Rechov Sumsum and Shalom Sesame (Israel). The show’s respective street signs adorned the Sesame Street lamp post, solidifying its status as “the Longest Street in the World.”
Children’s faces of different nationalities decorated the side of the brownstone, with the front and back educating kids on saying “hello!” and “goodbye!” in other languages; the latter design replaced the children’s faces in 2003. During its second appearance, the international Muppets were missing, leaving only the American cast to board the float that year.
1-2-3 Sesame Street (2004-2019, 2021-present)[]
The current Sesame Street float debuted in 2004, celebrating the program’s 35th anniversary and marking 30 years since its first Parade appearance.[12] Louis Henry Mitchell, the creative director of character design for Sesame Workshop, was tasked with designing the float to respect the show’s history while expressing its bright future; the design stage alone took three months.[13] Parade Studio workers feared the complexity of the float’s design would result in it not being finished in time, though through trial and error (and the invention of new tools), the float was completed.[14]
The float features the 123 Sesame Street brownstone reaching for the future in an explosion of vibrant color and composition. Its residents—including Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover, and Count von Count—wave from the windows as Big Bird stays warm in his nest in front and Oscar mopes in his trash can in the back. Surrounding the float is a fanciful fence made of children’s silhouettes and a montage of numbers and letters depicting the friendly faces and fun-filled segments seen daily on the show.
Longtime Sesame Workshop partner, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), sponsored the float from 2009 until 2011 to deliver a message about the joy and benefits of playing music, which included the cast and children on board playing musical instruments.[15] In 2012, the online greeting card company Cardstore sponsored the float.
In 2019, the 1-2-3 Sesame Street float was part of a “star-studded” opening number that celebrated the show’s 50th anniversary. It featured the Sesame Street characters making their way to 34th Street on Thanksgiving Day, visiting famous New York City landmarks such as the American Museum of Natural History and Times Square along the way. The performance culminated at Macy’s Herald Square where the cast, alongside the National Dance Institute, counted down to the Parade’s arrival.
The float was absent from the 2020 Parade lineup. Though it was originally scheduled to appear with a performance featuring Christopher Jackson,[16] rising COVID-19 cases in New York at the time prevented it (and many other units) from appearing live. In its place was a special holiday message featuring Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Rosita, and Grover from their home on Sesame Street. The float returned in 2021 and continues to make annual appearances.
In 2024, the float was pulled by a custom-wrapped Ram Truck featuring custom illustrations of the show's characters, and educational motifs that reflected the show's mission to make learning fun.[17]
Balloons[]
In addition to being represented by floats, Sesame Street has featured several of its characters as giant balloons, including two versions of fine-feathered star, Big Bird, the street's official superhero, Super Grover, and a fairy in training, Abby Cadabby. These generally appeared before or after the Sesame Street float.
Kermit the Frog, a character who has appeared on Sesame Street, also flew for several years but was never sponsored by Sesame Workshop, due to being attached to an entirely different brand.
Performances[]
During most appearances of a Sesame Street float, the float stops at Herald Square for a televised performance on the NBC telecast. Below is a list of characters that have appeared on or alongside the floats, in addition to the songs performed.
Bold indicates the special guest performer on the floats.
| Year | Song | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count, Gordon, Bob, Mr. Hooper | |
| 1975 | Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch | |
| 1976 | "What's the Name of That Song?" | Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Rodeo Rosie, Gordon, Susan, Bob, Maria, Mr. Hooper, David, Kids |
| 1977 | "What's the Name of That Song?" | Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Rodeo Rosie, Betty Lou, Herry Monster, Bob, Mr. Hooper, Susan, David, Willy, Kids |
| 1978 | Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Grover, Herry Monster, Betty Lou, Gordon, Susan, Bob, Maria, Mr. Hooper, David, Kids | |
| 1979 | Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Count von Count, Grover, Herry Monster, Barkley, Gordon, Mr. Hooper, Maria, Willy | |
| 1980 | "Keep Christmas With You" | Big Bird, Grover, Cookie Monster, Telly Monster, Count von Count, Deena, Barkley, Oscar the Grouch, Bob, Maria, Mr. Hooper, Willy, Bert and Ernie (costumed characters) |
| 1981 | "Keep Christmas With You" | Big Bird, Grover, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Barkley, Cookie Monster (costumed character), Bob, Gordon, Maria, Mr. Hooper, Susan, Willy |
| 1982 | "Keep Christmas With You" | Big Bird, Grover, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Herry Monster, Ingrid, Oscar the Grouch, Count von Count (costumed character), Maria, Mr. Hooper, Gordon, Susan |
| 1984 | Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Count von Count, Bert and Ernie, Honkers, Bob, Maria, Olivia, Susan | |
| 1988 | "Sing" | Bert and Ernie (costumed characters), Bob, David, Gordon, Maria, Gina, Miles |
| 1990 | "Do You Like Me?" | Bert and Ernie (costumed characters) |
| 1994 | "Walking Proud" | Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Prairie Dawn, Betty Lou, Roxie Marie, Telly Monster, Grundgetta, Joey and Davey Monkey, Rosita, Alice Snuffleupagus, Carlo, Gina, Celina, Bob, Susan, Maria, Gabi, Mr. Handford, Jamal, Angela |
| 1995 | "Believe in Yourself" | Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Prarie Dawn, Humphrey, Cookie Monster, Betty Lou, Baby Bear, Rosita, Alice Snuffleupagus, Grundgetta, Telly, Carlo, Gina, Celina, Luis, Bob, Ruthie, Susan, Lexine |
| 1996 | "A Little Bit" | Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, Telly Monster, Betty Lou, Grundgetta, Alice Snuffleupagus, Roxie Marie, Joey and Davey Monkey, Carlo, Celina, Bob, Linda, Ruthie, Gina, Maria, Gordon, Susan, Gabi |
| 1997 | "Rubber Ducky" | Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count, Cookie Monster, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Baby Bear, Alice Snuffleupagus, Rosita, Zoe, Prairie Dawn, Grundgetta, Betty Lou, Herry Monster, Celina, Maria, Bob, Linda, Gina, Susan, Ruthie. |
| 1998 | "Sing" | Big Bird (absent due to weather), Elmo, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover, Telly Monster, Herry Monster, Rosita, Baby Bear, AM Monster, Alice Snuffleupagus (absent due to weather), Maria, Gabi, Gina, Alan, Miles, Bob, Linda, Susan, Gordon |
| 1999 | "How Do You Do?" | Big Bird (absent due to weather), Bert and Ernie, Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Rosita, Grundgetta, Telly, Grover, Count von Count, Stinky, Elizabeth, Purple Anything Monster, Yellow Anything Monster, Alice Snuffleupagus (absent due to weather) Bob, Susan, Luis, Alan, Gabi, Miles |
| 2000 | "Reach Your Hand Up High" | Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Baby Bear, Telly Monster, Lulu, Elizabeth, Rosita, Count von Count, Alice, Barkley, Oscar, Narf, Mel, Stinky, Mooba, Alan, Susan, Luis, Miles, Gabi |
| 2001 | "A Little Bit" | Big Bird, Elmo, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, Barkley, Alice Snuffleupagas, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Humphrey, Ingrid, Baby Natasha, Zoe, Gordon, Bob, Maria, Gina, Alan |
| 2002 | "We Are All Earthlings" | U.S. characters: Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, Telly, Alan, Bob, Gina, Gordon, Miles, Gabi, Luis, Maria
International: Filfil, Nimni, Businka, Hu Hu Zhu, Rumpel, Samson, Kareem, Dafi, Haneen, Abelardo, Lola, Zeliboba, Moishe Oofnik |
| 2003 | "Good Morning World" | Big Bird, Elmo, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Herry Monster, The Amazing Mumford, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Zoe, Prairie Dawn, Rosita, Alice, Barkley, Purple Anything Monster, Gordon, Bob, Gina, Alan, Luis, Maria, Gabi, Miles |
| 2004 | "The Street We Live On" | Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Count von Count, Rosita, Grover, Prairie Dawn, Herry, Monster Karina the Ballerina, Alice Snuffleupagus, Barkley, Bob, Luis, Gabi, Miles, Alan, Gina |
| 2005 | "Dancing Shoes" | Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Oscar The Grouch, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Count von Count, Rosita, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Herry Monster, Murray Monster, Alice Snuffleupagus, Barkley, Gordon, Susan, Bob, Miles, Gabi, Luis, Alan, Gina |
| 2006 | "Another Sunny Day" | Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Zoe, Baby Bear, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Prairie Dawn, Cookie Monster, Grover, Mr. Johnson, Rosita, Herry Monster, AM Monster, Penguin, Telly Monster, Hoots the Owl, Gabi, Gina, Susan, Luis, Alan, Bob, Gordon, Miles |
| 2007 | "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song" | Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Hoots the Owl, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Count von Count, Barkley, Grover, Baby Bear, Cookie Monster, Alice Snuffleupagas, Rosita, Prairie Dawn, Murray Monster, Bob, Susan, Telly Monster, Grundgetta, Zoe, Alan, Gina, Miles, Gabi, Luis, Maria |
| 2008 | "Songs" | Lang Lang, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Herry Monster, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Grover, Grundgetta, Prairie Dawn, Murray Monster, Alice Snuffleupagus, Barkley, Karina the Ballerina, Rosita, Leela, Maria, Susan, Gina, Luis, Gordon, Gabi, Miles, Alan, Bob |
| 2009 | Medley: "Sing" and "What Makes Music" | Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Zoe, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Baby Bear, Telly, Rosita, Murray Monster, Leela, Bob, Luis, Maria, Gordon |
| 2010 | "Music Deep Inside" | Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Zoe, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Oscar the Grouch, Murray Monster, Count von Count, Leela, Alan, Bob, Gordon, Gina, Susan, Gabi, Maria, Luis |
| 2011 | "Meet Me On Sesame Street" | Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count, Zoe, Murray Monster, Rosita, Grover, Telly, Baby Bear, Oscar, Maria, Luis, Leela, Alan, Gordon, Bob, Gina, Susan |
| 2012 | "What I Am" | Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Murray Monster, Zoe, Rosita, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Mrs. Crustworthy, Alan, Leela, Bob, Gordon, Gina, Luis, Susan |
| 2013 | "Somebody Come and Play" | Jimmy Fallon and the Roots, Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Bert and Ernie, Grover, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Count von Count, Murray Monster, Zoe, Telly, Rosita, Baby Bear, Herry Monster, Mando, Alan, Leela, Maria, Luis |
| 2014 | "Growing" | Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Murray Monster, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Baby Bear, Telly, Prairie Dawn, Mando, Leela, Alan, Maria, Gordon |
| 2015 | "Smarter, Stronger, Kinder" | Questlove, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, Grover, Prairie Dawn, Telly, The Count, Zoe, Baby Bear, Ovejita, Alan, Nina |
| 2016 | "Try a Little Kindness" | Christopher Jackson, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Rosita, Grover, Prairie Dawn, Telly Monster, Count von Count, Herry Monster, Zoe, Baby Bear, Anything Monster, Penguin, Alan, Nina |
| 2017 | "We Come Together" | Leslie Odom Jr., Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Grover, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Telly Monster, Prairie Dawn, Herry Monster, Count von Count, Rudy, Alan, Nina, Kenneth Aikens, Anais and Mirabelle Lee, Sammi Erdheim, Nate Grospe |
| 2018 | "Plan the Play" | Anika Noni Rose, Alan, Nina, Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, Julia, Cookie Monster, Gonger, Rudy, Grover, Prairie Dawn, Count von Count, Zoe, Telly Monster, Sheep |
| 2019 | "Hooray, Hooray, We're on Our Way" | Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar, Grover, Count von Count, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Gonger, Prairie Dawn, Rosita, Zoe, Telly Monster, Julia, Rudy, Herry Monster, Alan, Nina, Charlie
Pre-taped segment: Jane Krakowski, Al Roker, Darren Criss, Justin Long, Lucy Liu, Lester Holt, Mr. Johnson, Don Music, Penguins, Chicken, Turkey, Star, Penguin, Cow |
| 2021 | "See Us Coming Together" | Big Bird, Elmo, Tango, Abby Cadabby, Ji-Young, Tamir, Gabrielle, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Julia, Rosita, Grover, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Sheep, Kermit the Forg |
| 2022 | "Best Christmas Ever" | Big Bird, Elmo, Tango, Abby Cadabby, Tamir, Gabrielle, Rudy, Cookie Monster, Ji-Young, Count von Count, Julia, Rosita, Grover, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Snowman, Frog, Alan, Nina |
| 2023 | "Best Christmas Ever" | Ashley Park, Big Bird, Elmo, Tango, Abby Cadabby, Tamir, Gabrielle, Rudy, Cookie Monster, Ji-Young, Julia, Rosita, Grover, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Penguin, Alan, Nina |
| 2024 | “Sing” | Lea Salonga, Big Bird, Elmo, Tango, Abby Cadabby, Tamir, Gabrielle, Rudy, Cookie Monster, Ji-Young, Julia, Grover, Rosita, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Sheep, Alan, Nina, Charlie, Mia |
| 2025 | "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" | Christopher Jackson, Big Bird, Elmo, Tango, Cookie Monster, Rosita, Tamir, Ji-Young, Gabrielle, Julia, Grover, Abby Cadabby, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Nina, Alan |
Trivia[]
- To show their gratitude for Louis Henry Mitchell’s design of the 2004 float, Macy’s offered to host his wedding on the float. The ceremony occurred before step-off on Thanksgiving and featured Judge Judy officiating, Michael Feinstein singing, and Elmo serving as Mitchell’s best man. The newlyweds were then whisked away to 34th Street in the Wedding Bell-y Laffs Limo. Access Hollywood televised the wedding that night.[18]
- The 1982 appearance of the second float was the final public appearance of Will Lee, who played Mr. Hooper on the show. He died nearly two weeks later due to a heart attack at the age of 74.
- The 1-2-3 Sesame Street float collided with a police cruiser on two occasions; once in 2006 near Herald Square, and again in 2019 when it was departing Central Park West.
- Alan Muraoka (who plays Alan on the show) has choreographed the float performance in 2001 and from 2013 onwards.
- Because it was part of the opening number in 2019, the 1-2-3 Sesame Street float traveled the Parade route early.[19]
- The song written for the show's 2019 Parade appearance was nominated for Outstanding Original Song at the 2020 Daytime Emmy Awards.
- In a poll conducted on iVillage.com in 2007, the 1-2-3 Sesame Street float received 2% of the favorite float vote, tying it with American Classic Malt Shop by Amica Insurance, Starship Discovery by greendog, Holiday Lovin' Oven by Pillsbury, and Music Bigger Than Life by Gibson Guitar.[20]
References[]
- ↑ Geniusz Family 8mm Film Archive. "1974 1975" YouTube.com. March 21, 2021.
- ↑ Cook, Joan. "Thanksgiving Day Parade Is Still a Smash in 53d Year." The New York Times. November 23, 1979.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hoboken Historical Museum. "John Cheney - Hoboken Talks S2E15." YouTube.com. April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Whaley, William. CTW Products Group newsletter. December 6, 1979.
- ↑ BMan78. "1984 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade." YouTube.com. December 1, 2020.
- ↑ Dino Drac's Retro Commercials!. "1988 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Full NBC Broadcast w/ Commercials!" YouTube.com. November 23, 2022.
- ↑ Bosey McWhy. "11/24/1994 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade." YouTube.com. June 28, 2023.
- ↑ Edwards, Ellen. "Sesame Street discovers books." The Washington Post. November 21, 1994.
- ↑ Facebook post from Laurent Linn. Facebook.com. November 26, 2015.
- ↑ File:SesameStreet-2000Banner.png
- ↑ "Float-illa of Fantasy" Macy's press release. November 2003.
- ↑ Macy's parades recovery. "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2004 full." YouTube.com. December 9, 2020.
- ↑ Dosier, Ryan. "Interview with Sesame Street’s Louis Henry Mitchell, pt. 2." Tough Pigs. October 27, 2009.
- ↑ Norman Rockwell Museum. "Balloons Over Broadway: Sarg and the Macy’s Parade." YouTube.com. November 8, 2023.
- ↑ National Association of Music Merchants. "NAMM and Sesame Street Bring a Powerful Musical Message to the 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade." NAMM.org. November 21, 2009.
- ↑ Dawn, Randee. "How to watch this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — and what to expect." TODAY. November 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Signature Graphics Shines in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade." SignatureGraphicsInc.com.
- ↑ Pop Culture Retro. "Pop Culture Retro interview: Louis Henry Mitchell, Creative Dir. of Character Design Sesame Workshop." YouTube.com. June 8, 2022.
- ↑ SuperstarShea. "An unexpected Pre-Parade appearance at 6 AM." YouTube.com. November 28, 2019.
- ↑ Macy's Parade Floats - Voting Results. iVillage.com.
