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The 54th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order | The 55th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order | The 56th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order | 
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The 55th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26th, 1981 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 Ed McMahon and Regis Philbin.
Listed below are the Parade units that appeared in the 1981 Macy's Parade, in order of appearance.
Parade Lineup[]
"If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner
Turkey by Macy's (Donny Osmond)
Pilgrim Man & Woman Push Floats
Rocking Kangaroo by Macy's (Kim Fields and Nancy McKeon)
Brattleboro Union High School Colonels Marching Band
Doll House by Murjani (Ann Miller)
Tift County High School Blue Devil Band
Clowns with Open Jogging Wheel
Sesame Street by Children's Television Workshop (The Cast of Sesame Street)
Beau's Cab by Henson Associates (Jim Henson and Muppets)
McDonald's All American High School Marching Band
Cootie by Schaper Toys (Andrea McArdle)
Pirate Ship by Macy's (Don McLean with Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble)
The Cranberry Bread House by Ocean Spray Cranberries (Metropolitan Opera Cast of Hansel and Gretel)
Clowns with Bells Jogging Wheel
George Washington & Ben Franklin Push Floats
Holy Cross High School Tiger Marching Band
Rocking Tortoise by Macy's (Wendy Holcombe)
NY Urban Park Rangers
Clowns with Outhouse, Fire Engine, and Fire Prevention Program
Rocking Lobster by Macy's (Mr. Chuck)
Cisco Junior College Wrangler Band & Belles
Clown Mobile by Macy's
Stetson is America by John B. Stetson Company (Moe Bandy and Dan Dailey)
Bear Bee by Macy's
Clowns with Paddy Wagon
Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich
Onteora High School Marching Band
Big Apple by The New York Daily News (Dave Winfield)
Richmond Senior High School "Red Devil" Band
Lunar Moth by 98.7 Kiss FM (Kool & The Gang)
Walt Disney World's Tencennial Celebration by Walt Disney Productions (Kids of the Kingdom)
John W. North High School Blue Star Regiment
Mother Goose by Macy's (Nell Carter)
"Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner
Marion L Steele High School Marching Comets
Rocking Lion by Macy's
Cinderella by Bulova (Phyllis Diller and Erik Estrada)
Circus Wagon by Macy's (Nickelodeon Puppets and Jake)
NYC Mission Society Cadet Corps
Frozen Woodland by Sergio Valente (NYC Mission Society Minisink Chorus)
Clowns with Glitz Jogging Wheel
Strawberrry Shortcake by American Greetings
Columbia Central High School Band
Rocking Horse by Macy's (Bill Hutton)
Loch Ness Monster by Busch Gardens, Williamsburg Virginia (The Broadway Cast of Camelot)
Snail by Macy's
Annie by Rastar Productions/Columbia Pictures (Aileen Quinn, Geoffrey Holder and Cast of Annie)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Regimental Band
Rain Rags Ballet Clowns with TV Props
Charlie and the Nutcracker by Revlon (School of American Ballet)
Antique Car by Macy's (Charles Haid and Michael Warren)
Aviator Bikes
Airplane by Macy's (Ted Brown)
Macy's Antique Delivery Truck by Macy's (Jim Nabors)
Bergenfield High School Marching Band
Santa's Sleigh by Macy's (Santa Claus)