That's not an Instagram filter. It's an image of everyone's favorite moose, Bullwinkle, making his debut in the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Macy's photo

Donald Duck, looking dapper as ever, delights paradegoers in 1962. Macy's photo

Underdog underwhelms as he flies through the streets of New York in 1965 -- with a little help with some friends. Macy's photo

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... a bloaty, floaty Superman in the 1966 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Macy's photo

America's superstar amphibian, Kermit the frog, dazzles his fans with his sophisticated self-deprecating wit during the 1977 parade. Macy's photo