There was a time when Kodak would sponsor many kinds of both local and national events. Those days are long gone.

The Tournament of Roses Parade started in 1891. It was canceled three years during World War II. The parade for New Years Day 2021 is cancelled because of COVID. There will be  a replacement show on TV.

This article mentions that twins Erin and Diane Murphy from “Bewitched” will be on the float. On the show credits it only mentions Erin; never Diane. Diane was used as a replacement when she was younger. As the twins got older Diane was used even less. Diane did show up in a couple of later episodes as another character. I did some digging and found a reference that said there were only 2 children on the float. So it appears that Diane was cut in order to keep up the appearance that Erin was the only Tabitha.

The Honeoye Falls Times

Dec. 10, 1970

Kodak to Sponsor Unusual Float In ‘Parade of Roses’

Three of television’s most well known children will be featured on perhaps the most unusual entry Eastman Kodak Company has ever made in the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Reflecting the over all theme of the parade, “Through the Eyes of Children,” the Kodak float will be titled “It’s a Big, Big World.” Featuring Marc Copage from NBC’s “Julia” and Erin and Diane Murphy from ABC’s “Bewitched,” the Kodak float depicts the world of nature as the child sometimes imagines it.

Large, gaily colored insects center their attention on the three children in the middle of the float. All of the insects are animated, making the Kodak float both colorful and active.

The 1971 parade will represent the fifth time that Kodak has entered the annual floral spectacle. In previous years, Kodak has presented the world of photography and the impressions that children have of their world to the millions of viewers both on the scene and on television. The 1971 entry will provide a beautiful background for the people who remember to bring their cameras to the parade.

Work on the float was begun in September, with the planning and designing stages beginning in early 1970. Even though the frame of the float will be complete well in advance of the parade, final touches will not be made until the last minute, with the addition of the flowered details beginning on Dec. 28.