
An Airdancer (sometimes called a “tube man”, “windyman”, “flyguy” is a large inflatable device consisting of a long tube-like sleeve attached to a powered fan blower, which causes the sleeve to move in a dancing or flailing motion. Simple Airdancers resemble a vertical tube, but variants resembling humans with tube “arms” are also common. Airdancers are generally about 20 feet in total height and are often used as attention-getters for businesses such as car dealerships.
In popular culture
• A parody Airdancer ad appeared on the cartoon Family Guy as “Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man”, spoofing used car ads with Al Harrington claiming to be overstocked due to a shipping error. In the Star Wars parody episode “Blue Harvest”, “Darth” Harrington appeared selling a futuristic Airdancer- the “Intergalactic Proton-Powered Electrical Tentacled Advertising Droid”.
• An Airdancer designed to resemble Elvis Presley was stolen in Liverpool, England in 2006, resulting in a human-interest story in the local press.



