The 29th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1955)

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The 29th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The 1955 Parade poster.
Date	November 24, 1955
Parade #	29
New Floats	Circus by Macy's Humpty Dumpty by Macy's Rocket Ship by UPA Elsie Jumps Over The Moon by The Borden Company Flower Float by Macy's Birthday in Tootsieland by Tootsie Roll Industries The Littlest Snowman by Macy's Valentine by Macy's Cinderella by Macy's Toyland Express by Macy's
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The 29^th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 24, 1955, in New York City starting at 9:45 a.m. and was shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 11 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Bob Smith. The lineup featured four giant helium balloons, 10 floats, eight marching bands and five drum and bugles corps, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.

Parade Lineup

Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 1955 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, and an asterisk (*) signifies an element that was retired after the 1955 Parade.

Balloons

• Gorgeous Gobbler (Macy's)- 2nd time
• Mighty Mouse (Terrytoons) - 5th time
• Spaceman* (Macy's) - 4th time
• Dachshund* (Macy's) - 3rd time

Floats

• Circus (Macy's) - 1st time
• Humpty Dumpty* (Macy's) - 1st time
• Rocket Ship* (UPA) - 1st time
• Elsie Jumps Over The Moon* (The Borden Company) - 1st time
• Flower Float* (Macy's) - 1st time
• Birthday in Tootsieland* (Tootsie Roll Industries) - 1st time
• The Littlest Snowman* (Macy's) - 1st time
• Valentine* (Macy's) - 1st time
• Cinderella (Macy's) - 1st time
• Pirate Ships (Macy's) - 1st time
• Toyland Express* (Macy's) - 1st time
• Here Comes Santa Claus (Macy's) - 2nd time

Specialty Units

• NYPD Mounted Unit - 29th time
• 101^st Cavalry Regiment Wagon* (Macy's) - 1st time

Marching Bands

• Bergenfield High School Marching Band (Bergenfield, NJ)
• Audubon Bons Bons (Audubon, NJ)

Guest Stars

• The Polack Bros. Circus with Zippy the Chimp (Circus)
• William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
• Rin Tin Tin with Rusty and Lieutenant Masters (101^st Calvary Regiment Wagon)
• Pinky Lee (Birthday in Tootsieland)
• George Joseph and Sara Jo Bolt (The Littlest Snowman)
• Danny Kaye and Dena Kaye (Valentine)
• Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)

Costumed Characters

• Howdy Doody
• Mr. Magoo (Rocket Ship)
• Gerald McBoing-Boing (Rocket Ship)

Incident

• Spaceman's right arm was torn off by a tree near the start of the parade.

See also

• The 29th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order