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The 73rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1999) | The 74th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2000) | The 75th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2001) | 
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The 74th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 23, 2000, 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 15 giant helium balloons, 16 novelty balloons, 20 floats and falloons, seven toy floats, 14 marching bands, 11 special groups, a host of celebrity performers, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 2000 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They are categorized by unit type, with their respective sponsors in bold. Home locations of talent ensembles are featured in brackets, and guest star’s float appearances are indicated in bold.
Bold denotes a new parade element, an underline indicates a unit that was brought back after an absence, and an asterisk (*) signifies an element that was retired after the 2000 Parade.
Balloons[]
Giant Balloons[]
- Bandleader Mickey* (The Walt Disney Company) - 1st time
- Blue (Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
- Big Bird* (Sesame Workshop) - 13th time
- Rugrats (Nickelodeon) - 4th time
- Jeeves (Ask Jeeves, Inc.) - 1st time
- BuzzBee (Honey Nut Cheerios) - 2nd time
- Ronald McDonald (McDonald's Corporation) - 1st time
- Millennium Snoopy (United Media) - 2nd time
- Arthur (Random House Children's Media Group) - 4th time
- Jay Ward's Rocky & Bullwinkle*[1] (Universal Studios) - 3rd time
- Dexter* (Cartoon Network) - 3rd time
- Dragon Tales' Cassie (Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group) - 1st time
- Barney (Lyrick Studios) - 7th time
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (Scholastic, Inc.) - 8th time
Novelty Balloons[]
- Ice Cream Cone (Macy's) - 14th time
- Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 15th time
- Fish (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Macy's Stars* (Macy's) - 15th time
- Americana Balloons (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Football and Basketball (Macy's) - 10th time
- Harold the Fireman (Macy's) - 5th time
- Cloe the Holiday Clown (Macy's) - 7th time
- Elf (The John Deere Company) - 1st time
- Ice Stars* (Macy's) - 13th time
Floats[]
- Tom Turkey (macys.com) - 8th time
- Cornucopia (Verizon) - 5th time
- Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
- greendog* (greendog) - 1st time
- Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop) - 3rd time
- Three Little Pigs (Pulte Homes) - 1st time
- Old Lahaina Luau (Old Lahaina Luau) - 1st time
- Flights of Fancy* (Continental Airlines) - 6th time
- Mother Earth (Maytag Neptune Washer) - 1st time
- Animal Planet (Animal Planet) - 2nd time
- Soaring Spirits Canoe (Macy's) - 15th time
- World of Wiggle* (Jello-O) - 3rd time
- M&M's Network ("M&M's" Chocolate Candies) - 3rd time
- 50 State Quarters Stagecoach (The United States Mint Police) - 2nd time
- Rip Van Winkle Wakin’ Up* (Folgers Coffee) - 3rd time
- Statue of Liberty (Macy's) - 8th time
- Ship of State (Macy's) - 7th time
- Pep Rally (Mike Miller & Associates) - 5th time
- Road to the Future (Amerada Hess Corporation) - 1st time
- Santaland Express & Coal Car (OshKosh B'Gosh) - 16th time
- Simple Simon's Fair (Reddi-wip Whipped Cream) - 1st time
- Barney's Night Before Christmas (Lyrick Studios) - 2nd time
- Snow Family Holiday* (Fox Family Channel) - 5th time
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (GoodTimes Entertainment) - 3rd time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 23rd time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Motorcycle Brigade - 16th time
- "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner (Macy's) - 20th time
- Jamaica Folklore Rod Puppets (Jamaica Tourist Board) - 2nd time
- Mounted Parks Enforcement Patrol Unit - 15th time
- GMC Banner (GMC Truck) - 2nd time
- Big Red Shoe Car (McDonald's Corporation) - 1st time
- "If You Haven't Seen Macy's, You Haven't Seen New York" Banner (Macy's) - 20th time
- New York City Police Department Mounted Unit - 74th time
- Horse-Drawn Wagon* (Macy's) - 1st time
Toy Floats[]
- Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 21st time
- Rocking Tortoise (Macy's) - 22nd time
- Rocking Kangaroo* (Macy's) - 18th time
- Bear Bee* (Macy's) - 20th time
- Rocking Lion (Macy's) - 21st time
- Mr. Snail (Macy's) - 25th time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 43rd time
Marching Bands[]
- Lincoln High School Patriot Marching Band (Sioux Falls, SD), performed "Strike Up the Band"
- Ohio University Marching 110 (Athens, OH), performed "Dancing Fools"
- Buchholz High School Golden Regiment (Gainesville, FL), performed "Get on Your Feet"
- Walterboro High School Band of Blue (Walterboro, SC), performed "How Sweet It Is"
- The Spirit of Waxahachie Indian Band (Waxahachie, TX), performed "Les Misérables Medley"
- University of Maryland Marching Band (College Park, MD), performed "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
- Clovis West High School Golden Eagle Marching Band (Fresno, CA)
- Elko High School Band of Indians (Elko, NV), performed "Black Saddle"
- Patriots of Northern Virginia Band (Arlington, VA), performed "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
- Homewood Patriot Marching Band (Homewood, AL)
- Science Hill Topper Marching Band (Johnson City, TN), performed "West Side Story"
- New York City Police Department Marching Band (New York, NY), performed "Silver Bells"
- Cheshire High School Marching Ram Band (Cheshire, CT), performed "Land of Make Believe"
- Bergenfield High School Marching Band (Bergenfield, NJ), performed "Christmas Medley"
Guest Stars[]
- Parade Official Jean McFaddin
- The Corrs, sang "Breathless" (Tom Turkey)
- Emeril Lagasse (Cornucopia)
- Steve Burns (Blue's Clues)
- The Stars of Sesame Street and Jim Henson's Muppets, sang "Reach Your Hand Up High" (Sesame Street)
- Ann Hampton Callaway, sang "One Brick at a Time" (Three Little Pigs)
- Old Lahaina Luau Hula Dancers, performed "Haleakala Hula" (Old Lahaina Luau)
- Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio (Old Lahaina Luau)
- Joe Torre (Flights of Fancy)
- Kenny Chesney, sang "Me and You" (Mother Earth)
- Sara Evans and Jennifer Day (Mother Earth)
- Jeff Corwin (Animal Planet)
- Baha Men, sang "Who Let the Dogs Out" (Animal Planet)
- Jo Dee Messina, sang "Dare to Dream" (World of Wiggle)
- Ronald McDonald (Big Red Shoe Car)
- Innosense, sang "Say No More" (M&M's Network)
- Tito Puente Jr., sang "Dance Dance" (50 State Quarters Stagecoach)
- LFO, sang "West Side Story" (Rip Van Winkle Wakin' Up)
- Nikki McCray (Statue of Liberty)
- The Cast of Passions (Ship of State)
- BBMak, sang "Still On Your Side" (Road to the Future)
- Rascal Flatts, sang "Praying for Daylight" (Santaland Express)
- Aaron Carter, sang "I Want Candy" (Simple Simon's Fair)
- Barney, Baby Bop and B.J., sang "Up on the Housetop/Jingle Bells/We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Barney's Night Before Christmas)
- Mikaila, sang "So In Love With Two" (Snow Family Holiday)
- Andrea McArdle and Alexis Kalehoff, sang "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
- Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)
Costumed Characters[]
- Power Panther, Thermy and BAC
- Daren
- greendog (greendog)
- Little Bo Peep and Mistress Mary
- Alice in Wonderland (Rocking Tortoise)
Mr.and Mrs. Snubelgrass[2]- Woodsy Owl and Smokey Bear
- Freedom Frog
- M&M's Characters (M&M's Network)
- Simple Simon and the Pieman (Simple Simon)
- Mother Goose (Mr. Snail)
- The Wompkee
Performance Groups[]
- Mike Miller Dance Team (Nationwide), performed "Magic to Do"
- Dallas Tap Dazzlers (Dallas, TX), performed "The South's Gonna Do It Again"
- Star Makers Dance Team (Inman, SC), performed "Lord of the Dance"
- Southwest Texas State University Strutters (San Marcos, TX), performed "Bonanza"
- Universal Cheerleaders & Dance Association (Nationwide), performed "I'm Coming to America"
- United States Twirling Association Champions (Nationwide), performed "Little Drummer Boy"
- America Sings! (Nationwide)[3]
Pre-Parade Acts[]
- America Sings!, performed "Believe in Music"
- The Music Man, performed "Ya Got Trouble/76 Trombones"
- Seussical, performed "Biggest Blame Fool"
- The Radio City Rockettes, performed "Parade"
- Swing, performed "Swing, Brother, Swing/Sing, Sing, Sing/It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
- Annie Get Your Gun, performed "I Got the Sun in the Morning"
Clowns[]
- Skating Clowns - 31st time
- Countdown Clowns - 7th time
- Holiday Walking Clowns - 6th time
- Funny Farm Produce Clowns - 7th time
- Uptown Doggie Walkers - 7th time
- Alphabet Blocks - 8th time
- Class Clowns - 1st time
- Holiday Lanes Bowling League - 8th time
- Funny Bone Medical Team - 7th time
- Tropical Fruit Clowns - 6th time
- Baby Clowns - 19th time
- Bathtub Clowns - 2nd time
- Rain Ballet Clowns - 7th time
- Hula Hoop Clowns - 9th time
- Bells Jogging Wheel Clowns - 7th time
- Glitz Jogging Wheel Clowns - 7th time
- Open Jogging Wheel Clowns - 7th time
- Elephant Clowns - 7th time
- Circus Clowns - 1st time
- Clown Kazoo Band* - 2nd time
- Funny Business Clowns* - 1st time
- Keystone Kops* - 6th time
- Holiday Skating Clowns* - 1st time
- Cactus, Cowboys & Cow Clowns - 9th time
- Patriotic Clowns - 5th time
- Funny Firefighter Brigade - 2nd time
- Martian Madness Clowns - 2nd time
- Jester Clowns - 4th time
- Sleepy Clowns - 1st time
- Ornament Clowns - 3rd time
Clown Cars[]
- Funny Farm Produce Truck - 7th time
- Dog Catcher - 7th time
- Clown Ambulance - 16th time
- Rub-A-Dub Bathtub - 2nd time
- Fire Truck - 16th time
- Fire Engine - 21st time
- Smoking Outhouse - 21st time
Incidents and Defects[]
- Arthur's left arm was punctured by trees along Central Park West.
- Rocky (on the Rocky & Bullwinkle balloon) sprung a leak prior to Parade step-off. Jim Artle and Dany Jones of the Macy’s balloonatic team climbed a forklift and stitched Rocky into something resembling a backpack, leaving Bullwinkle to appear alone.[4]
Trivia[]
- Jean McFaddin (executive producer since 1977) and Manfred Bass (lead designer since 1960) celebrated the 2000 Parade in a joint retirement. The two were presented with gifts for their many years of contributions at that year's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony; McFaddin received a pair of golden scissors, and Bass received a golden hammer.
- Celebrities interviewed during the official broadcast's first hour included David Hasselhoff (Jekyll & Hyde), Marcella Lowery and Marissa Dyan (City Guys), John Ritter (The Dinner Party) and Michele Lee (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife).
- NBC's telecast of the 2000 Macy's Parade was sponsored in-part by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
- In a pre-Parade segment during the official broadcast, a computerized fly-through of New York City was created by the NASA Commercial Remote Sensing Program at NBC to outline the Parade route.
- The 2000 Parade telecast on NBC won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Directing, and was also nominated for Outstanding Special Class Special (losing to Reel Models: The First Women of Film), and Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing (losing to a tie between Barney & Friends and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?).[5]
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Due to Rocky deflating, only Bullwinkle appeared.
- ↑ The Mr. Snubelgrass costume experienced unknown difficulties and was sidelined near 59th Street and Columbus Circle.
- ↑ America Sings! joined the line of march after their opening number in Herald Square, rounding out the lineup with Santa Claus.
- ↑ File:Daily News Sun Nov 18 2001 .jpg
- ↑ Daytime Emmy Awards (2001) - IMDb. IMDb.com.
