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The 54th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 27, 1980 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 Ed McMahon and Bryant Gumbel. Participating celebrities included Sister Sledge, The Spinners, Dean Butler, Melba Moore, Stephanie Mills, and Captain & Tennille.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1980 line of march. Each element is listed in their respective categories/sub-categories, with sponsors bolded and italicized.

Bold indicates a new Parade element, underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, strikethrough indicates an element that was removed from the lineup, and * indicates a Parade element that was retired after the 1980 procession.

Balloons[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Push Floats[]

Marching Bands[]

Guest Stars[]

Specialty Characters[]

Performance Groups[]

  • National Ballet of Jamaica (Kingston, Jamaica)
  • The Criddlers, performed "Are There Any Cowboys Left (in the Good Ol' USA)"
  • The First All-Children's Theatre (New York City, NY), performed "Pass It Along"
  • The Radio City Rockettes

Pre-Parade Acts[]

  • Randy Hamilton, sang "Deep in the Heart of Texas"
  • One Mo' Time, performed "Wait Till You See My Baby Do The Charleston"
  • West Point Academy Glee Club, sang "The Army Goes Rolling Along"
  • Marilyn Michaels, sang "Watching the Big Parade Go By"
  • Todd Bridges, sang "Summer Dancin"
  • Barnum, performed "One Brick at a Time"
  • The Ballet Isleño of Puerto Rico, performed "Disco Samba"
  • Ed McMahon, sang "Thanksgiving Day Song"

Clowns[]

Clown Props[]

Trivia[]

  • An initial version of the 1980 Parade lineup included costumed characters of Leo the Lop and Little Mouse, however they were unable to make the finalized cut. Several pole puppet elements were also cut.
  • The Snoopy balloon was removed from the lineup due to a gash in its left leg. The balloon would return the following year with a large Band-Aid covering the wound.

See also[]

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