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The 67th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 25, 1993 in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST, which was hosted by Willard Scott and Katie Couric. Participating celebrities included the likes of Stevie Wonder, Debbie Reynolds, Kelsey Grammer, Shari Lewis, Dave Thomas, and Joey Lawrence.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1993 line of march. Each element is listed in their respective categories/sub-categories, with sponsors in bold.

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 1993 procession.

Balloons[]

Giant Balloons[]

Novelty Balloons[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Toy Floats[]

Marching Bands[]

Guest Stars[]

  • Parade Official Jean McFaddin
  • Joe Lando with the American Indian Dance Theatre (Canoe)
  • Stevie Wonder, sang "Take The Time Out" (Cornucopia)
  • Elayne Boosler, sang "Shy" (Doodlebug)
  • Dr. Joyce Brothers (Magical World of Mother Goose)
  • Ruth Buzzi and Jo Anne Worley, sang "Where Is My Prince?" (Magical World of Mother Goose)
  • Dirk Blocker and Michael Landon, Jr. with Macy's Be-A-Star Winners (Western Village)
  • Kelsey Grammer, sang "What A Wonderful World" (Fruit Juice Valley)
  • Jonathan Brandis (Rocking Lobster)
  • Valley Stream Central High School Streamers (Jolly Polly Pirate Ship)
  • America Sings!, sang "From Where I Stand" (Statue of Liberty)
  • '69 Miracle Mets, sang "You Gotta Have Heart" (Big Apple)
  • NCA All-American Danz Team, performed "Jumpin', Bumpin' and Pumpin'" (Stars on Parade)
  • Pedro Luis Garcia and Rebeca Rambal (Rocking Lion)
  • New York City Opera, sang "Ten Minutes Ago" (Cinderella's Carriage)
  • Lorenzo Lamas and Kathleen Kinmont (Dragon Tales)
  • Miss America 1994 Kimberly Aiken, sang "Everything Is Beautiful" (Garden)
  • Bobby Bonilla and Rod Gilbert (Sporting Life)
  • Olympic Name Contest Winners (Euclid Beach Rocket Car)
  • Debbie Reynolds, sang "Good Morning" (Hollywood Express)
  • Bob Dorian and Eva Marie-Saint (Hollywood Express)
  • Joey Lawrence, sang "We'll Be Together For Christmas" (Winken, Blinken & Nod)
  • Kathryn Zaremba, Harve Presnell and Cindy Lou, sang "Annie Ain't Just Annie Anymore" (Home for the Holidays)
  • Dave Thomas (Home for the Holidays)
  • Ricki Lake (Rocking Horse)
  • Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, sang "Whaddya Got For Me, Santa Claus?" (Christmas Wagon)
  • Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)

Celebrity Characters[]

Performance Groups[]

  • Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum (Williamsburg, VA), performed "Ding, Dong, Merrily On High"
  • Funny Factory Clown Band (Colts Neck, NJ)

Pre-Parade Acts[]

  • Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, performed "New York, New York"
  • Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
    • Ben Vereen, performed "Salute to Broadway"
    • Crazy for You, performed "Entrance to Nevada"
    • Cats, performed "Rum Tum Tugger"
    • Kiss of the Spider Woman, performed "Gimmie Love"
    • Guys and Dolls, performed "Crapshooter Dance"
  • Raffi, sang "Baby Beluga"
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, performed "Go, Go, Go Joseph"
  • She Loves Me, performed "She Loves Me"
  • My Fair Lady, performed "Wouldn't It Be Lovely?"
  • The Who's Tommy, performed "Pinball Wizard"
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman, performed "Kiss of the Spider Woman"

Clowns[]

Props[]

15 other, non-themed Clown Units appeared throughout the line of march. Note that the 1993 Parade was the final procession to feature non-themed clown groups.

Trivia[]

  • The 1993 Parade marked the final time that Lynda Lopez served as the announcer for the Parade's NBC broadcast. The following year, Don Pardo took over announcing duties.
  • This was the last Parade to feature a Goodyear balloon (in this case, Smokey)
  • Bugs Bunny and Betty Boop were considered but were sidelined due to the many balloons that year.

See also[]

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