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The 23rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1949) | The 24th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1950) | The 25th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1951) | 
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The 24th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 23, 1950, in New York City and broadcast to viewers live on NBC radio and television stations that same day from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. EST. The lineup featured six giant helium balloons, 15 floats, 11 marching bands, 25 comedy acts, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 1950 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They are categorized by unit type, with their respective sponsors in bold. Home locations of talent ensembles are featured in brackets, and guest star’s float appearances are indicated in bold.
Bold denotes a new parade element, an underline indicates a unit that was brought back after an absence, and an asterisk (*) signifies an element that was retired after the 1950 Parade.
Balloons[]
- Crocodile* (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Dachshund (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Toy Soldier (Macy's) - 1st time
- Hobo Clown (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Rainbow Trout (Macy's) - 1st time
- Gnome (Macy's) - 4th time
Floats[]
- American Eagle (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Sonny the Bunny (Macy's) - 1st time
- Lumbering Leviathan (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Old Lady In a Shoe (Macy's) - 5th time
- Cinderella's Coach (Macy's) - 1st time
- The Snowman (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Peter Rabbit (Macy's) - 4th time
- Circus (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Ferris Wheel (Macy's) - 1st time
- Jonah and the Whale* (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Mississippi River Showboat (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 3rd time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 24th time
Marching Bands[]
- Ferko String Band (Philadelphia, PA)
Guest Stars[]
- Jimmy Durante (American Eagle)
- William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
- Ivan Cury as Bobby Benson
- Bert Parks
Performance Groups[]
- St. Bernadette's Cadet Corps