1997, the year Barney the Dinosaur died a spectacular death at
the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in front of traumatized kids and in full glory around the world during the live TV broadcast -
the screams alone from the crowd over the Decompressing Dino are worth
the price of admission. See for yourself the Purple One's demise below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epgXuMB1sF8
Here's a PEOPLE article from folks that were there. My favorite quote: "The Associated Press reported that one child could be heard saying “Barney’s dead! He’s dead! YEAH!”
https://people.com/millennials-react-to-barney-balloon-incident-at-1997-macys-thanksgiving-parade-8752740
But that's far from the only Parade Pandemonium where these inflatable terrors are concerned. There's a whole history of mishaps, as can be seen below:
https://people.com/see-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-balloon-blunders-photos-8752677
https://www.thewrap.com/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-fails-balloons/
And speaking of things going wrong, what would you say if I told you there is a HILARIOUS show all about that very topic? Justin von Bosau told me about this BBC series, The Goes Wrong Show, which ran from 2019 - 2021, as well as some specials, including this classic, A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong. It's absolutely the funniest version of the tale you'll ever see. Track down the entire series, there's not a bad one in the bunch, for for now, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLOi5H3ylBo
Back tomorrow with more!
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