Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024: likely forever etched in the minds of a generation of startled kids as the year Bluey popped.

Indeed, Wednesday, November 27, 2024, will be a day that lives on in infamy. It was on this fateful morn, during the ceremonial inflation for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, that a tragedy of helium and vinyl occurred: Bluey, the cherished cartoon icon, met her untimely demise with a deafening pop.

On that unforgettable afternoon, crowds lined Central Park West, eagerly watching the iconic balloons come to life. But just after 2 p.m., chaos struck—a “loud noise” and a sudden “gust of air” sent gasps rippling through the spectators.

It seemed a sickening, tragic twist of fate for Bluey. One of her paws had burst, leaving a gaping hole and sending her dreams of soari

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