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The 52nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 23, 1978 in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon. It was hosted by Ed McMahon and Bryant Gumbel. The lineup featured nine giant helium balloons, 29 floats, 12 marching bands, thousands of marchers, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the various Parade units that appeared in the 1978 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[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Push Floats[]

Marching Bands[]

Guest Stars[]

Costumed Characters[]

Pre-Parade Acts[]

Clowns[]

Incident & Defects[]

Incident[]

  • Happy Dragon's head was punctured by a tree branch in Columbus Circle and the balloon collapsed to the pavement, resulting in its removal.

Defects[]

  • Linus the Lionhearted's muzzle was slightly deflated.
  • Mickey Mouse's left ear was slightly deflated
  • One of Underdog's left fingers were deflated.

See also[]

Reference[]

  1. The 1978 Macy's Parade marked the Snoopy balloons first appearance as an Aviator since the 1968 Parade.
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