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    NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Tim Burton has designed a floating freak show of a balloon for this year's family-friendly Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

    With pointed teeth and jagged stitching across his face, B. is the Frankenstein of balloons.

    A Burton-created backstory distributed by Macy's says the balloon boy was "stitched together from rejects of old birthday party balloons." The parties were thrown for children at a London hospital. But B. wasn't allowed to join in the fun. Instead he watched the French short film "The Red Balloon" repeatedly.

    B.'s only dream was to fly and make a child happy — just like in that movie.

    Now B. will get his chance at November's parade through Manhattan.

    Burton has directed several films, including "Edward Scissorhands," ''Alice in Wonderland" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

     

    19 comments

    • sigfrido  •  7 mths ago
      Tim Burton is an amazing creator!! I totally respect his work. He has always had his own style from the beginning of his work. There will never be another man with his unique abilities...
    • Songsungpink  •  7 mths ago
      Tim Burton is the man!
    • Brian  •  7 mths ago
      I hope it isn't filled with Smilex gas....
    • Scott J  •  7 mths ago
      like a character from his oyster boy & other stories book of poems. nice to see something a little more interesting in balloons for this year's parade.....i haven't watched in years so i might actually have a gander this year.
    • Doc  •  7 mths ago
      I've been listening to the double CD "Best of Oingo Boingo", Danny Elfma's band - it's just amazing how musically talented these guys are, and how their music morphed into the great music for all of Tim Burton's movies. Just breathtaking.
    • Jon  •  7 mths ago
      This looks like the balloons in the Micheal Keaton Batman movie.
    • BentOne  •  7 mths ago
      I personally love it....I can't wait for the reports of young children crying and having nightmares after seeing that thing floating buy.
    • jillian s  •  7 mths ago
      i love Tim Burton!!!
    • melissa  •  7 mths ago
      Night mare before Christmas balloon will be a great idea, Tim Burton is very original.
    • twinfish63  •  7 mths ago
      LOVE the poignant backstory, and "B." is adorable! :)
    • Mathilda  •  7 mths ago
      funny!!!
    • P  •  7 mths ago
      Odd, but very creative. he is unique and creative...always interesting to see how he brings out feelings and emotions from deep inside, with what sometimes seems like stuff from horror movies, but ends up being moving and poignant. though I think he needs to really get this story out before the parade, because that balloon is pretty freaky to anyone who doesn't know the story.
    • Miss.Murder  •  7 mths ago
      How cute ^_^v
    • Dark Lord  •  7 mths ago
      I'm sorry, but this is the Thanksgiving Day parade. This parade kicks off the start of the Holiday Season. I fail to see what this balloon has to do with Thanksgiving or Christmas. It belongs in a Halloween parade.
      • Hyacinth 7 mths ago
        What do most of the balloons have to do with the holidays? Popeye? Snoopy? Underdog? C'mon, let's face it, you can work these in to any holiday story by putting a wreath on them but they aren't traditional holiday characters. The Nightmare Befroe Christmas is full of odd characters and that was a holiday film. I'm looking forward to the new balloon-everyone has different tastes.
    • Sharleen Mendes  •  7 mths ago
      What a great idea!!!!
    • CordellD  •  7 mths ago
      I thought it was a parody of Senator Franken from Minnesota. THAT would be funny. The guy is such and idiot he deserves to be poked fun at.
    • David  •  7 mths ago
      made from body bags and used rubbers
    • nickm  •  Toms River, United States  •  7 mths ago
      WHO IS TIM BURTON.
      • sean 7 mths ago
        A famous director who directed Batman, Batman Returns, and Sleepy Hollow
      • JustMe 7 mths ago
        Here, let me lift that rock up for you so you can get out from under it.
      • I am Godzilla 7 mths ago
        Richard Burton's son ;)
    • John Paul  •  7 mths ago
      finally!
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