The Snoopy as the Flying Ace balloon, on the 2008 NBC telecast.

Status: Partially Lost

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade needs absolutely no introduction. Spanning an over 99-year history, the Parade has become a Thanksgiving tradition for millions of people around the United States, and indeed internationally. One reason for its wide appeal is its annual NBC broadcast, which is also aired around the globe. While most of the official broadcasts are available to watch online, some of their widescreen counterparts remain lost.

Availability

Since 2005, NBC has broadcasted the Parade in widescreen. While widescreen copies of every broadcast from 2007 onward have been found, 2005 and 2006 remain lost, though several clips of each have showed up online, implying their existence in some capacity. The widescreen copy of 2007 was first uploaded originally by FraggleVisionReturns under her MajorLeaguePongGods account; however, the upload was compressed from 16:9 into 4:3. In 2021, YouTube user JuggleBuggle stretched the broadcast into its original dimensions, though they would only upload the balloons. They later uploaded the entire fixed copy in 2022.

On October 31^st, 2022, Larsenv uploaded the 2010 and 2011 Parades in full, with both the NBC and CBS feeds for each. They were found on Usenet. Later, on December 22^nd, 2022, Racelympics uploaded the 2008 parade to Google Drive after finding it from Usenet. It was later re-uploaded to the Internet Archive by LunarRocks. Four days later, Racelympics also uploaded the 2009 Parade to the Internet Archive.