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Characters from the very bottom of the sea to the far reaches of outer space soared above New York for the city’s 96th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving parade.
As ever, the event was a joyous exercise in absurdity, generating such sights as Papa Smurf, SpongeBob, and some Pokemon towering over all they surveyed.
While locals and tourists alike assembled on the streets and at their high-rise windows to watch, Sky News has assembled some of the best pictures from Thursday’s event.

PAW Patrol were on hand to make sure the event went off without any trouble

Pikachu dressed up for the occasion in a fine festive scarf

Hey, I’m walkin’ here, I’m walkin’ here!

The Boss Baby looked ready for business

Snoopy celebrated NASA’s recent moon launch by wearing an astronaut suit

He’s behind you…

Some say Papa Smurf is older than Thanksgiving itself

Goku from Dragonball Z had the most flamboyant hair of the parade

There was also entertainment on the ground – but all eyes were on Bluey the cartoon dog

Mickey Mouse was also at ground level

Not to be confused with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, this is the Pillsbury Doughboy

Stuart represented the Minions at the event

SpongeBob hits the deck as Diary of a Wimpy Kid’s Greg Heffley watches on

As has been tradition since 1924, Santa was there to prove it wasn’t all about the balloons
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