The Charlie Brown balloon at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade ... tomboyish Peppermint Patty would be introduced as the first cartoon character on TV who was not a girlie-girl.

The Elf on a Shelf balloon moves down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. Bryan R. Smith, AP Photo The Turkey float and Charlie Brown ...

When you're not watching Thanksgiving time favorites like A Charlie Brown ... Balloon, and now sits in the Macys Float Wearhouse. For a while, beginning in the early 80s, there was no cartoon ...

A team of 40, not counting partners like Peanuts LLC and some of the Macy’s staff outside the studios, works on each balloon for up to eight weeks. This Charlie Brown is no different.

Keep clicking to find out the character balloons fans look forward to seeing most each year. See photos of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade through the years, from 1924 to now Secrets of the ...