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The 41st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 23, 1967 in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. It was hosted by Lorne Greene and Betty White. Participating celebrities included The Happenings, Bobby Vee, Bruce Yarnell, Jack Greene, Vikki Carr, and Dionne Warwick.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the various Parade units that appeared in the 1967 line of march. Each unit is listed in several categories and sub-categories, in addition to the unit's sponsor.
Bold indicates a new Parade unit, underline indicates a unit that was brought back after an absence, strikethrough indicates a removed Parade unit, and * indicates a retired Parade unit.
Balloons[]
- Linus the Lionhearted (Macy's) - 4th time
- Smokey the Bear (The Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Program) - 2nd time
- Superman (National Periodical Publications) - 2nd time
- Elsie the Cow* (Borden) - 5th time
- Popeye* (King Features) - 11th time
- Dino the Dinosaur (Sinclair Oil Corporation) - 5th time
- Underdog (Total Television Productions) - 3rd time
- Donald Duck (Walt Disney Productions) - 6th time
- Happy Dragon (Macy's) - 7th time
- Bullwinkle (Macy's) - 7th time
Floats[]
- You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (United Media and MGM Records) - 1st time
- Old Woman in the Shoe* (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Mother Goose* (Macy's) - 6th time
- Santa's Candy Factory* (Anheuser-Busch) - 1st time
- Circus* (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Cinderella (Chevrolet) - 2nd time
- Brigadoon* (New York City Center) - 1st time
- Texas Hemisfair 68* (Macy's) - 1st time
- The Flounder* (20th Century Fox and APJAC Productions) - 1st time
- Carousel (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Rock Candy Mountain* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 1st time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 41st time
- "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner - 9th time
- Buckboard (Macy's) - 1st time
- Detroit Shriner's Keystone Kops Mini-Motorcycle Unit (Detroit, MI)
- "If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner - 4th time
- Tivoli Train* (The LEGO Group) - 1st time
Push Floats[]
- Great Pink Sea Snail* (20th Century Fox APJAC Productions) - 1st time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 10th time
Marching Bands[]
- Bergenfield High School Marching Band (Bergenfield, NJ)
- Mainland High School Marching "Buccaneer" Band (Daytona Beach, FL)
- New York Police Department Emerald Society Pipes and Drums (New York City, NY)
- Colonial Ancient Fife & Drum Corps (Beth Page, NY)
- Ferko String Band (Philadelphia, PA)
- Blessed Sacrament Parochial School "Golden Knights" Drum and Bugle Corps (Newark, NJ)
- Greater Kensington String Band (Philadelphia, PA)
- Kilgore College Band and Rangerettes (Kilgore, TX)
- McDonald's All-American High School Marching Band (Nationwide)
- Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps (Long Island, NY)
- Morris Brown College Marching "Wolverines" Band (Atlanta, GA)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Youth Organization Band (Boston, MA)
- Carlisle Senior High School Marching Band (Carlisle, PA); performed "Jingle Bells"
- University of Pennsylvania "Quaker" Marching Band (Philadelphia, PA)
Guest Stars[]
- The Broadway Cast of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown)
- New Milford N.J. Volunteer Fire Department
- Dionne Warwick (Mother Goose)
- Jack Greene sang "There Goes My Everything" (Buckboard)
- Bruce Yarnell (Circus)
- Denmark's Father Christmas & The Workshop Elves (Tivoli Train)
- Bobby Vee sang "Come Back When You Grow Up" (Cinderella)
- America's Junior Miss 1967: Rosemary Dunaway (Cinderella)
- Bill Hayes and the Broadway Cast of Brigadoon (Brigadoon)
- Rosita Fernandez, Diana Rosa, The Los Conquistadores Mariachis, and Jim Cullum's Happy Jazz Band (Texas Hemisfair 68)
- Vikki Carr sang "It Must Be Him" (Carousel)
- Do-Re-Mi-Children's Chorus (Doctor Dolittle)
- The Happenings sang "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (Rock Candy Mountain)
- Santa Claus (Santa’s Sleigh)
Performance Groups []
- The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes
- Miller's Blackhawks Drum & Baton Corps (Dayton, OH)
- Istrouma High School Nawaganti Indian Dancers (Baton Rouge, LA)
- American Ballet Theater Dancers (New York City, NY)
Trivia[]
- Aretha Franklin was originally scheduled to appear on the Old Woman in the Shoe float, but she suffered an injury days leading up to the procession. As a result, she had to cancel her appearance.