Balloons Over Broadway

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What department store did Tony work for?

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Macy's

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The store first asked Tony to use his puppets to decorate...

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the store's holiday window displays.

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Why was the parade first started?

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Store employees missed holiday traditions of street dancing and music from their native countries.

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Why were the live animals replaced in the parade?

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The roaring and growling animals frightened the children.

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Tony hoped to replace the live animals with...

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puppets.

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One early problem with Tony's puppets was that there were so many people that the puppets couldn't be seen.

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there were so many people that the puppets couldn't be seen.

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How did Tony change the puppets so that they would rise above the crowd?

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He filled them with helium, like balloons.

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Tony chose ropes to control the balloons instead of wooden sticks because...

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ropes let the balloons bounce around and sway more naturally.

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The parade is always held on...

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Thanksgiving.

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The result of Tony's work was that...

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puppet balloons were and are still being used to this day.