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The 73rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 25, 1999 in New York City, and shown to viewers 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 balloons, 19 novelty balloons, 26 floats and falloons, six toy floats, 14 marching/novelty bands, 35 clown units, and a host of celebrity performers.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1999 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 1999 procession.
Balloons[]
Giant Balloons[]
- Millennium Snoopy (United Media) - 1st time
- Big Bird (Children's Television Workshop) - 12th time
Wild Thing* (Bell Atlantic) - 2nd time- Garfield* (PAWS Inc.) - 14th time
- Honey Nut Cheerios Bee (General Mills) - 1st time
- Nesquik Bunny* (Nestlé USA Beverage Division) - 12th time
- Dexter (Cartoon Network) - 2nd time
- Arthur (Random House Children's Media Group/Eden LLC) - 3rd time
- Blue (Nickelodeon) - 1st time
- Rocky & Bullwinkle (Universal Studios) - 2nd time
- Rugrats (Nickelodeon) - 3rd time
- Petula Pig* (John Deere Co.) - 2nd time
- Barney (Lyrick Studios) - 6th time
Novelty Balloons[]
- Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 14th time
- Cloe the Holiday Clown (Macy's) - 6th time
- Americana Balloons (Macy's) - 1st time
- Ice Cream Cone (Macy's) - 13th time
- Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 14th time
- Baseball and Basketball (Macy's) - 9th time
- Football (Macy's) - 9th time
- Harold the Fireman (Macy's) - 4th time
- Fish (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Ice Stars (Macy's) - 12th time
Floats[]
- Soaring Spirit Canoe (Macy's) - 14th time
- Tom Turkey (MacyParade.com) - 7th time
- Sesame Street (Children's Television Workshop) - 2nd time
- Ask Jeeves* (Ask Jeeves, Inc.) - 1st time
- Medieval Dragon Tales* (Macy's) - 1st time
- M&M's Network (M&M's Chocolate Candies) - 2nd time
- Garden Fantasy* (Macy's) - 8th time
- Animal Planet (Animal Planet) - 1st time
- Rip Van Winkle's Wakin' Up (Folgers Coffee) - 2nd time
- Golden Dollar Stagecoach (United States Mint) - 1st time
- Statue of Liberty (Macy's) - 7th time
- Ship of State (Macy's) - 6th time
- Millennium Time Continuum* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Pep Rally (Mike Miller & Associates) - 6th time
- Austin Powers* (New Line Home Video) - 1st time
- Jell-O-Bration (Jell-O) - 2nd time
- Pets.Commitment* (Pets.Com) - 1st time
- Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon) - 1st time
- Mr. Peanut's Circus* (Planters Company) - 3rd time
- Flights of Fancy (Continental Airlines) - 5th time
- Caribbean Fiesta* (Macy's) - 5th time
- The Big Apple (The New York Daily News) - 17th time
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (GoodTimes Entertainment) - 2nd time
- Winter Holiday (Fox Family Channel) - 4th time
- Barney's Night Before Christmas (Lyrick Studios) - 1st time
- Santaland Express & Coal Car (OshKosh B'Gosh) - 15th time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 22nd time
Specialty Units[]
- New York Police Department Motorcycle Unit - 15th time
- "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner (Macy's) - 19th time
- The World Is Not Enough BMW Z8* (BMW of North America) - 1st time
- The Cast of Medieval Times
- Mounted Parks Enforcement Patrol Unit - 14th time
- New York City Police Department Mounted Patrol - 73rd time
- GMC Banner (GMC Truck) - 1st time
- "If You Haven't Seen Macy*s, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner (Macy's) - 19th time
- Macy's REO Truck* (Macy's) - 6th time
- Carnival 2000 Giant Rod Puppets (Jamaica Tourist Board) - 1st time
- Third Watch Firetruck* (NBC) - 1st time
- Nutcracker on Broadway Sleigh* - 1st time
Toy Floats[]
- Mr. Tortoise (Macy's) - 21st time
- Mr. Snail (Macy's) - 24th time
- Rocking Kangaroo (Macy's) - 17th time
- Rocking Lion (Macy's) - 20th time
- Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 20th time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 40th time
Marching Bands[]
- Virgil I. Grissom High School Band (Huntsville, AL), performed "Brand New Day"
- Logan High School Band and Color Guard (Union City, CA), performed "One Day More"
- Tara Pipes & Drums (Massapequa Park, NY), performed "The Galloway Hills"
- Jackson High School Purple Army Marching Band (Massillon, OH), performed "Rock Around the Clock"
- Silver Bluff High School Silver Spirit Band (Petticoat Junction, SC), performed "Time"
- Trinity Valley Community College Cardinal Regiment and Cardettes (Athens, TX)
- Virginia Tech Regimental Band (Blacksburg, VA), performed "Celebration"
- Pearl High School Pirate Band (Pearl, MS), performed "Gotta Get You Into My Life"
- Lassiter High School Marching Trojan Band (Marietta, GA), performed "1999"
- Waukesha North High School Northstar Band (Waukesha, WI), performed "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
- NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY), performed "42nd Street"
- O'Fallon Township High School Marching Panthers (O'Fallon, IL), performed "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
- Comeaux High School Marching Band (Lafayette, LA), performed "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Guest Stars[]
- Parade Officials
- American Indian College Fund Students (Soaring Spirit Canoe)
- Susan Lucci (Tom Turkey)
- The Stars of Sesame Street, sang "How Do You Do?" (Sesame Street)
- Miss America 2000 Heather French, sang "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (Ask Jeeves)
- Lindsay Korman, Jesse Metcalfe, Austin Peck and Peter Reckell (Medieval Dragon Tales)
- Christina Aguilera, sang "What A Girl Wants" (M&M's Network)
- Cast of NBC's Freaks & Geeks (Garden Fantasy)
- Jeremy Kushiner, sang "Crocodile Rock" (Animal Planet)
- Terri Irwin and the Cast of Emergency Vets (Animal Planet)
- Rockapella, sang "Moments of You" (Rip Van Winkle's Wakin' Up)
- SHeDAISY, sang "Little Good-Byes" (Golden Dollar Stagecoach)
- The Bacon Brothers, sang "Don't Look Back" (Statue of Liberty)
- Lillias White and the United States Naval Academy Men's Glee Club, sang "Just Beyond the Dream" (Ship of State)
- Charlotte Church, sang "Just Wave Hello" (Millennium Time Continuum)
- Verne Troyer (Austin Powers)
- Kool & The Gang, sang "Celebration" (Jell-O-Bration)
- Steve Burns (Blue's Clues)
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, sang "I Wanna Be Like You" (Mr. Peanut's Circus)
- Cast Members of Broadway's Ragtime, performed "Our Children"(Flights of Fancy)
- Lou Bega, sang "Mambo No. 5" (Caribbean Fiesta)
- John McDonough, The All-New Captain Kangaroo (Carribbean Fiesta)
- NBC's Third Watch Cast Members (Third Watch Firetruck)
- Rudolph Giuliani and Joe Torre (Big Apple)
- Florence Henderson, sang "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
- Wild Orchid, sang "25 Days Of Christmas" (Winter Holiday)
- Barney, Baby Bop and B.J., sang "Christmas is Our Favorite Time of Year" (Barney's Night Before Christmas)
- 98 Degrees, sang "This Gift" (Santaland Express & Coal Car)
- Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)
Special Characters[]
- PocaHoppy & Muffy Pilgrim
- Alice in Wonderland (Mr. Tortoise)
- Kerbie the Kernel
- M&M's Characters (M&M's Network)
- The Wompkee
- Old King Cole and Mother Goose (Garden Fantasy)
- Skipper the Dolphin
- Snoopy (Macy's REO Truck)
- Wake Me Willy
- Daren
- Purrsilla and Fremont
- Toxie
- Kofi Bear
Performance Groups[]
- Mike Miller Dance Team (Nationwide), performed "Macy's Dance Party 2000"
- Albert & Friends Instant Circus (London, UK)
- Heartland Hoedowners (Omaha, NE), performed "We Go Together"
- Field Musick of the American Revolution (Nationwide), performed "Belle Ilse's March"
- Universal Cheer and Dance Association (Nationwide), performed "Millennium Countdown"
- Mocko Jumbie Jamboree (St. Thomas)
- Footprints Tab Ensemble (Libertyville, IL)
Pre-Parade Acts[]
- America Sings!, performed "Headed For The Future"
- Saturday Night Fever, performed "Night Fever"
- Fosse, performed "Bye Bye Blackbird"
- The Radio City Rockettes, performed "Marshmallow World"
- Swing!, performed "Swing, Brother, Swing/Sing, Sing, Sing/It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
- Kiss Me, Kate, performed "Another Op'nin', Another Show"
Clowns[]
- Skating Clowns - 31st time
- Countdown Clowns - 6th time
- Alphabet Blocks - 7th time
- Funny Farm Produce Clowns - 6th time
- Holiday Lanes Bowling League - 7th time
- Hula Hoop Clowns - 8th time
- Klassical Clowns* - 4th time
- Keystone Kops - 4th time
- Holiday Clowns - 6th time
- Rain Ballet Clowns - 6th time
- Baby Clowns - 19th time
- Bathtub Clowns - 1st time
- Open Jogging Wheel Clowns - 6th time
- Cactus & Cowboys Clowns - 8th time
- Patriotic Clowns - 4th time
- Jester Clowns - 3rd time
- Spacey Clowns - 1st time
- Uptown Doggie Walkers - 6th time
- Funny Firefighter Brigade - 1st time
- Elephant Clowns - 6th time
- Tropical Fruit Clowns - 4th time
- Glitz Jogging Wheel Clowns - 6th time
- Funny Bone Medical Team - 14th time
- Peppy-Roni Pizza Clowns - 7th time
- Bells Jogging Wheel Clowns - 6th time
- Clown Kazoo Band - 1st time
Clown Vehicles[]
- Funny Farm Produce Truck - 6th time
- Paddy Wagon* - 20th time
- Rub-A-Dub Bathtub - 1st time
- Spaceship - 1st time
- Fire Truck - 13th time
- Fire Engine - 20th time
- Smoking Outhouse- 20th time
- Clown Ambulance - 14th time
See also[]
- The 73rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade/Gallery
- The 73rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order
Trivia[]
- This is the second pre-1994 Parade that did not feature the Radio City Rockettes welcoming the Parade into Herald Square. Instead, the Broadway cast of Kiss Me, Kate heralded the Parade into Herald Square.
- Akin to the previous year, the Wild Thing balloon failed to make an appearance; this time, as a result of faulty inflation chambers.