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The 58th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 22, 1984 in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Bryant Gumbel, Stepfanie Kramer, and Pat Sajak. The lineup featured nine giant character balloons, 18 floats, 12 marching bands, and dozens of clowns.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1984 line of march. Each element is listed in their respective categories/sub-categories, with sponsors in bold.
Bold indicates a new Parade element, underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, and * indicates a Parade element that was retired after the 1984 procession.
Balloons[]
- Donald Duck* (Macy's) - 12th time
- Underdog* (Macy's) - 20th time
- Kermit the Frog (Henson Associates) - 7th time
- Woody Woodpecker (Walter Lantz Productions) - 3rd time
- Garfield (United Feature Syndicate) - 1st time
- Yogi Bear (Hanna-Barbera) - 2nd time
- Olive Oyl (King Features) - 3rd time
- Superman (DC Comics) - 5th time
- Raggedy Ann (ITT's Character Licensing) - 1st time
Floats[]
- Turkey (Macy's) - 12th time
- Disneyland Celebration (Disneyland Resort) - 1st time
- A Salute to the Statue of Liberty (Oscar Mayer) - 1st time
- Care Bears (American Greetings) - 1st time
- Fraggle Rock* (HBO and Jim Henson) - 2nd time
- The Great American Dog (Purina Dog Chow) - 2nd time
- America's Comic Stars* (United Media Enterprises) - 2nd time
- Rose Petal Place* (Hallmark Cards) - 1st time
- Showboat (McDonald's) - 16th time
- Strawberry Shortcake* (American Greetings) - 4th time
- Doodlebug (Macy's) - 5th time
- Scooby's Hanna-Barbera Birthday (Hanna-Barbera) - 1st time
- Shirt Tales* (Hallmark Cards) - 3rd time
- Big Apple (Daily News) - 3rd time
- The Old Country* (Anheuser-Busch, Inc.) - 3rd time
- Cabbage Patch Kids Clubhouse (Coleco Industries) - 1st time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 7th time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Police - 58th time
- "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner (Macy's) - 4th time
- Get Along Gang Caboose* (American Greetings) - 1st time
- Count-Mobile and Sloppy Jalopy* (Children's Television Workshop) - 1st time
- "If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner (Macy's) - 4th time
- NYC Mounted Parks Patrol - 2nd time
- Santa Express Trolley (Macy's) - 1st time
- Christmas Wagon (Macy's) - 18th time
Push Floats[]
- Ben Franklin/George Washington (Macy's) - 10th time
- Pilgrim Man/Pilgrim Woman (Macy's) - 10th time
- Bear Bee (Macy's) - 12th time
- Snail (Macy's) - 16th time
- Airplane (Macy's) - 17th time
- Rocking Tortoise (Macy's) - 6th time
- Rocking Lion (Macy's) - 6th time
- Rocking Kangaroo (Macy's) - 6th time
- Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 6th time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 26th time
Marching Bands[]
- Lee High School Marching Generals (Huntsville, AL)
- Lake Mary High School Marching Rams (Lake Mary, FL), performed "Lullaby of Broadway"
- Princess Anne High School Marching Cavaliers (Virginia Beach, VA)
- Clovis High School Wildcat Marching Band (Clovis, NM)
- Cisco Junior College Wrangler Band and Wrangler Belles (Cisco, TX)
- Williamsport Area High School Marching Millionaires (Williamsport, PA)
- McDonald's All-American High School Band (Nationwide)
- Winchester High School Marching "Show" Band (Winchester, IN)
- Carrollton High School Trojan Band (Carrollton, GA)
- Jamestown High School Red Raider Marching Band (Jamestown, NY)
- Dobyns-Bennett High School Marching Band (Kingsport, TN), performed "New York, New York" Theme
- Marshall County High School Marching Marshalls (Benton, KT)
Guest Stars[]
- Parade Official Jean McFaddin
- Dionne Warwick (Turkey)
- Disneyland Characters, performed "30 Happy Years" (Disneyland Celebration)
- Robert Vaughn with the United States Coast Guard Academy Chorale, sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (A Salute to the Statue of Liberty)
- Georgia Engel, sang "I Wanna Be a Care Bear" (Care Bears)
- The Stars of Sesame Street (Count-Mobile and Sloppy Jalopy)
- Joey Lawrence, sang "I Love Everything About a Parade" (Snail)
- The Fraggles, performed "Fraggle Rock Theme" (Fraggle Rock)
- John Schneider, sang "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (The Great American Dog)
- John Ratzenberger (Airplane)
- Irene Cara, sang "Flashdance...What a Feeling" (America's Comic Stars)
- Dom DeLuise (Excalibur Car)
- Marie Osmond, sang "Friends" (Rose Petal Place)
- Danny Cooksey, sang "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal" (Rocking Tortoise)
- Florence Henderson, sang "The Best of Times" (Showboat)
- 1984 U.S.A. Summer Gold Medal Olympians (Showboat)
- Judy and Audrey Landers, sang "Whenever I Call You Friend" (Rocking Lion)
- The Stars of V (Futuristic Car)
- Strawberry Shortcake and Friends, performed "Celebrate" (Strawberry Shortcake)
- Scooby-Doo and Friends, performed "Happy Birthday, Scooby Doo" (Scooby's Hanna-Barbera Birthday)
- The Stars of Riptide (Excalibur Car)
- James B. Sikking, Daniel J. Travanti, and Bruce Weitz, sang "A Policeman's Life Is Not a Happy One" (Shirt Tales)
- Rich Little and Desiree Goyette as Betty Boop, performed "Betty Boop Theme" (Excalibur Car)
- Placido Domingo, sang "White Christmas" (Big Apple)
- The Wyatt Brothers (The Old Country)
- Rainbow Brite (Rocking Horse)
- Tim Conway (Cabbage Patch Kids Clubhouse)
- Kaye Ballard, sang "(There's No Place Like Home) for the Holidays" (Christmas Wagon)
- The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, performed "Jingle Bell Rock"
- Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)
Costumed Characters[]
- The Get Along Gang (Get Along Gang Caboose)
- Mighty Mouse
- Gary Gnu and Goriddle Gorilla
- Pink Panther and Sons
- The Care Bears (Care Bears)
- The Wombles
- Snoopy, Garfield and Friends (America's Comic Stars)
- Astrosnik
- Darth Vader
- Ronald McDonald (Showboat)
- NFL Huddles
- TerrorTech
- Curious George
- Paddington Bear (Doodlebug)
- Peter Rabbit
- Beetle Bailey
- Hagar the Horrible
- The Berenstain Bears
- Popeye (Rocking Lobster)
- Betty Boop
- Batman and Wonder Woman
- The Cat in the Hat
- Cabbage Patch Kids (Cabbage Patch Kids Clubhouse)
- Macy Mouse and Honey Bear (Christmas Wagon)
Pre-Parade Acts[]
- Maureen McGovern and the National Dance Institute, performed "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You"
- Mocko Jumbie Dancers, performed "Theresa Rocking"
- Menudo, sang "Gimmie Rock"
- The Gold Dusters, performed "Rag Dolly"
- Stepfanie Kramer, sang "God Bless the U.S.A."
- Soleil Moon Frye, sang "Swinging on a Star"
- Avner the Eccentric
- The Tap Dance Kid, performed "Fabulous Feet"
Clowns[]
- Skating Clowns - 17th time
- Rain Rag Ballet Clowns - 4th time
- Baby Clowns - 4th time
Clown Props[]
- Fire Truck - 1st time
- Outhouse - 5th time
- Fire Engine - 5th time
- Fire Pumper - 7th time
- Bells Jogging Wheel - 4th time
- TV Props - 4th time
- Dog Catcher - 5th time
- Clown Car - 3rd time
- Paddy Wagon - 5th time
- Glitz Jogging Wheel - 4th time
- Open Jogging Wheel - 5th time