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Rose Parade 2014: Why Glendale's float features Meatball, and where he is now
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Dec 31, 2013
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Rose Parade 2014: Why Glendale's float features Meatball, and where he is now
Remember Meatball the bear? He's the 400-pound black bear that gained fame last year after repeatedly raiding trash cans around Glendale. Well, tomorrow he's being honored in Glendale's float in the Rose Parade.
An animatronic Meatball the bear is on the City of Glendale's Let’s Be Neighbors float.
An animatronic Meatball the bear is on the City of Glendale's Let’s Be Neighbors float.
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An animatronic Meatball the bear is on the City of Glendale's Let’s Be Neighbors float.
An animatronic Meatball the bear is on the City of Glendale's Let’s Be Neighbors float.
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Mae Ryan/KPCC
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Meatball 210 inspects his new habitat on his first day at Lions, Tigers & Bears, a wildlife sanctuary in Alpine, California.
Meatball 210 inspects his new habitat on his first day at Lions, Tigers & Bears, a wildlife sanctuary in Alpine, California.
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Meatball 210 removes a salmon from a Christmas present at the Lions, Tigers & Bears wild animal sanctuary in Alpine, California.
Meatball 210 removes a salmon from a Christmas present at the Lions, Tigers & Bears wild animal sanctuary in Alpine, California.
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Lions, Tiger & Bears
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Remember Meatball the bear? He's the 400-pound black bear that gained fame last year after repeatedly raiding trash cans around Glendale. Well, tomorrow he's being honored in Glendale's float in the Rose Parade.

Remember Meatball the bear? He's the 400-pound black bear that gained fame last year after repeatedly raiding trash cans around Glendale. Well, tomorrow he's being honored in Glendale's float in the Rose Parade.

RELATED: Rose Parade 2014 guide: Maps and tips for parking, avoiding traffic

KPCC's Jed Kim wondered what the real Meatball will be doing while his likeness is paraded down Colorado Boulevard.