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1998-Parade-Logo

The 72nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26, 1998, 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 Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, and Al Roker. The lineup featured 12 giant helium balloons, 19 novelty balloons, 18 floats and five falloons, six toy floats, 12 marching bands, 11 special groups, 38 clown units, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.

Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1998 Macy's Parade, in order of appearance.

Parade Lineup[]

Skating Clowns

NYPD Motorcycle Unit

Parade Official Jean McFaddin

"Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner

Countdown Clowns

Cloe the Holiday Clown Balloon

Macy's Star Balloons

Franklin High School Marching Rebel Band

Tom Turkey by Macy's (Martinia McBride)

Alphabet Block Clowns

Big Bird Balloon

Sesame Street by Children's Television Workshop (The Stars of Sesame Street)

Fayetteville High School Bulldog Marching Band

Cornucopia by Macy's (Eric McCormick and Debra Messing)

American Gothic Clowns

Funny Farm Clowns with Funny Farm Produce Truck

Muffy VanderBear and PocaHoppy

Pumpkin Balloons

The King & I by Morgan Creek Productions (Christiane Noll)

Rain Ballet Clowns

Holiday Clowns #1

Mr. Snail Toy Float

Babe Balloon

Birthday Clowns

Wompkee

Barney’s Gingerbread House by Lyrick Studios (Barney)

Barney Balloon

Walton High School Marching Raider Band

Rocking Horse Toy Float

Magical World of Mother Goose by Macy’s (John McDonough, The All New Captain Kangaroo)

Funny Factory Clown Band

Ice Cream Cone Balloon

Banana Split Clowns with Banana Split Vehicle

Elephant Clowns

Hula Hoop Clowns

Mr. Peanut’s Circus by Planters Company (98°)

Garfield Balloon

Baby Clowns

Holiday Lanes Bowling League

Bells Jogging Wheel Clowns

Patriotic Clowns

George Washington on Horseback

Field Musick of the American Revolution

Rip Van Winkle Wakin’ Up by Folgers Coffee (Rockapella)

Maurice Sendak’s Wild Thing Balloon

Soaring Spirit Canoe by Macy’s (Judy Collins)

Banda Escolar de Guayanilla

Caribbean Fiesta Clowns

Rocking Lobster Toy Float

Tropical Fruit Clowns

Peter Pan’s Pirate Ship by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (Cathy Rigby)

Wavey Clowns

M&M’s Studios by M&M’s Chocolate Candies (*NSYNC)

Keystone Kops with Paddy Wagon

Kilgore College Wrangler Band and Wranglerettes

Black Cowboys Association of Brooklyn

Westward Ho! by Macy’s (Jo Dee Messina)

Cactus & Cowboys Clowns

Arthur Balloon

“If You Haven’t Seen Macy’s, You Haven’t Seen New York” Banner

Jester Clowns

Macy’s Star Balloons

P.T. Flea’s Circus by Disney/Pixar (Flik & Atta & The Cast of A Bug’s Life)

Heimlich by Disney/Pixar

Peter Rabbit Balloon

West High School Entertainment Unit

Pep Rally by Mike Miller & Associates

Universal Cheer & Dance Association

Spider-Man and Wolverine

Spider-Man Balloon

Statue of Liberty by GMC (Kenny Rogers and the Toms River, NJ Little League ‘98 World Champions)

United States Merchant Marine Band

New York City Police Department Mounted Unit

Baseball Clowns

Baseball, Basketball and Football Balloons

Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Beta Carotene, Lycopene and Lupein

Big Apple by The New York Daily News (Joe Torre, Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez and Graeme Lloyd)

New York City Police Department Marching Band

Holiday Clowns #2

Funny Firefighter Brigade with Fire Truck, Fire Engine and Smoking Outhouse

Harold the Fireman Balloon

Party Time! by Hanes Hosiery (Monica)

Peppy-Roni Pizza Clowns

Funny Bone Medical Team with Clown Ambulance

Toxie

Brandon Valley High School Marching Lynx

Uptown Doggie Walkers with Dog Catcher

Daren

Freemont and Purscilla

Rugrats Balloon

Flights of Fancy by Continental Airlines (Taikoza Taiko Drummers and The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York)

Mike Miller Dance Team

Dee Dee

Dexter Balloon

Arapahoe High School Warrior Marching Band

Santaland Express by OshKosh B’Gosh (Chicago)

Klassical Clowns

Glitz Jogging Wheel Clowns

The Snow Family Holiday by Fox/Family Channel (The New Addams Family)

Quik Bunny Balloon

Redland High School Patriot Marching Band

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by GoodTimes Entertainment (The Pointer Sisters)

Holiday Clowns #3

Open Jogging Wheel Clowns

Annabelle’s Wish by Discover Card (Kevin Sharp)

Eben Bear Balloon

Illinois State University Big Red Marching Machine

Santa’s Sleigh by Macy’s (Santa Claus)

Ice Star Balloons

America Sings!

See also[]

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