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Barney met his dramatic demise during the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in 1997. They were halfway down Times Square when the hefty winds made the balloon “super-dee-duper” difficult to manage. (Sorry, I had to do it and now I immediately regret it.) The handlers had to lay down on the road to steady the balloon, but it didn’t save him. A wind gust hurled him into a lamppost, which tore his side. And down, down he went as onlookers screamed, scarring children everywhere, and bringing joy to his ene

On November 27, 1997, the Barney balloon was caught by high winds during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, causing it to crash into a lamppost and rip open. Police officers were ultimately forced to stab and stomp on the giant, deflating balloon to get it fully to the ground and under control. Credit: DelhiTheCat | History In Pictures