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Detailed explanation-1: -Felix the Cat was the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’s first ever giant balloon, introduced in 1927. Macy’s Inc. Macy’s employees are shown dressed as clowns in 1924.

Detailed explanation-2: -#1 Felix the Cat was the first balloon character. The first three parades included only floats but in 1927 the first balloon of Felix the Cat debuted. Because the parade organizers had no recourse for deflating them, for the first few years they let the helium-filled balloons fly away once the parade was finished.

Detailed explanation-3: -Felix the Cat is widely considered the world’s first animated film star. He first appeared as ‘Master Tom’ in an animated short titled Feline Follies, released by Paramount Studios on 9 November 1919, a full nine years before Mickey Mouse’s debut in Disney’s Steamboat Willie (1928).

Detailed explanation-4: -Felix the Cat V1 Balloon (1931-1933) Felix the Cat made his Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade debut in 1931, rising to the occasion as a giant helium balloon.

Detailed explanation-5: -When it comes to the most beloved balloons at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Snoopy reigns supreme. TODAY fans have spoken, and it’s the iconic “Peanuts” character in a landslide when it comes to choosing the top balloon in the parade.