The 80th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 80th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 23rd, 2006, 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 Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, and Al Roker. Participating celebrities included Julie Andrews, The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Renée Fleming, Darlene Love, and Barry Manilow.

Parade Lineup

Listed below are the various Parade units that appeared in the 2006 line of march. Each unit is listed in several categories and sub-categories, in addition to the unit's sponsor.

Bold indicates a new Parade unit, * indicates a retired Parade unit and italics indicate a unit removed from the lineup.

Balloons

Giant Balloons

80th Anniversary Hot Air Balloon* (Macy's) - 1st time
Snoopy as the Flying Ace (United Feature Syndicate) - 1st time
JoJo's Circus (Playhouse Disney) - 2nd time
Big Bird* (Sesame Workshop) - 6th time
Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
Scooby-Doo (Warner Bros. Consumer Products) - 2nd time
SpongeBob SquarePants* (Nickelodeon) - 3rd time
Red and Yellow Brighten the Holidays* (M&M's Chocolate Candies) - 3rd time
Pikachu with PokéBall (Pokémon USA, Inc.) - 1st time
Super Grover* (Sesame Workshop) - 4th time
Healthy Mr. Potato Head (United States Potato Board) - 2nd time
Ronald McDonald (McDonald's) - 7th time
Garfield* (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) - 4th time

Novelty Balloons

Yellow Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 1st time
Pumpkins (Macy's) - 4th time
Macy's Parade Humpty Dumpty* (Tom Otterness) - 2nd time
Stars & Stripes Ornaments (Macy's) - 8th time
Happy Hippo* (Macy's) - 5th time
Flying Fish (Macy's) - 11th time
Cloe the Holiday Clown (Macy's) - 2nd time
Blue Macy's Stars* (Macy's) - 4th time
Baseball* (Macy's) - 15th time
Football (Macy's) - 1st time
Raspberry Cheesecake Swirl/Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Cone (Macy's) - 1st time
Strawberry/Pistachio Ice Cream Cone* (Macy's) - 2nd time
Uncle Sam (Macy's) - 1st time
White Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 8th time
Handprint Spheres* (Delta Air Lines) - 1st time
Harold the Fireman (Macy's) - 11th time
Toy Soldier* (Macy's) - 1st time
Poinsettia Ornaments (Macy's) - 3rd time
Red Candy Cane* (Macy's) - 3rd time
Green Candy Cane (Macy's) - 1st time
Elf Family of Three (Macy's) - 7th time (Charlie); 3rd time (Kit & C.J.)
Red Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 5th time

Balloonheads

Pilgrim Man and Woman (Macy's) - 2nd time
The Founding Fathers (Macy's) - 3rd time
The Marx Brothers* (Macy's) - 3rd time

Balloonicles

Tibby, Tooey and Bumpus* (Playskool) - 3rd time
Energizer Bunny (Energizer Batteries) - 1st time
Snowbo (Universal Studios Orlando) - 2nd time

Floats

Tom Turkey (Macy's) - 13th time
Snoopy's Dog House (United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) - 1st time
Spirit of America (United States Postal Service) - 4th time
Story Time* (Macy's) - 1st time
The Magic of Childhood* (Fisher-Price) - 3rd time
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses* (Mattel) - 1st time
Marion-Carol Showboat (Macy's) - 5th time
Oklahoma Rising!* (Oklahoma Cenntenial Commission) - 2nd time
1-2-3 Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop) - 3rd time
Starship Discovery (greendog) - 1st time
Animal Wonders (Animal Planet) - 2nd time
Tutenstein* (Discovery Kids) - 3rd time
Doodlebug* (Macy's) - 1st time
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Cartoon Network) - 1st time
Expedition to the Top of Rhino Mountain (Marc Eckō Enterprises) - 4th time
Voyage to Adventure* (Royal Caribbean International) - 3rd time
Candy Creation Lab* (Hershey Food Corporation) - 5th time
Big Apple (The New York Daily News) - 2nd time
Bridge to the Future (Hess Corporation) - 4th time
Thanksgiving Classics* (National Football League) - 3rd time
American Classic Malt Shop (Amica Insurance) - 4th time
Charlotte's Web* (Paramount Pictures) - 1st time
Statue of Liberty (Macy's) - 20th time
Pep Rally (Mike Miller and Associates) - 3rd time
New York Tin Toy (The History Channel) - 1st time
Holiday Lovin' Oven (Pillsbury) - 2nd time
Teddy Bear's Workshop* (Build-A-Bear Workshop) - 5th time
The Polar Express* (Warner Home Video) - 2nd time
Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 29th time

Specialty Units

NYC Highway Patrol Motorcycle Brigade - 22nd time
Elephants* (Macy's) - 2nd time
"Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner* (Macy's) - 25th time
“King’s Horse and Man”* (Tom Otterness) - 2nd time
Big Apple Circus Wagon (Big Apple Circus) - 2nd time
Calliope Wagon (Big Apple Circus) - 2nd time
Parade Pedicab* (Macy's) - 1st time
Planters Nut Mobile (Planters) - 5th time
Rhinos* (Marc Ecko Enterprises) - 4th time
NYC Parks Enforcement Mounted Patrol - 23rd time
NYPD Mounted Unit - 80th time
"The Longest Running Show on Broadway" Banner* (Macy's) - 6th time
Big Red Shoe Car (McDonald's Corporation) - 7th time
Anheuser-Busch Hitch & Clydesdales* (Anheuser-Busch) - 2nd time

Toy Floats

Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 33rd time

Marching Bands

Macy's Great American Marching Band (Nationwide), performed "Strike Up the Band"
Homewood High School Patriot Band (Homewood, AL), performed "There's No Business Like Show Business"
Catalina Foothills Falcon Band (Tucson, AZ), performed "Hoedown"
Strongsville High School Marching Mustangs (Strongsville, OH), performed "Roll Over Beethoven"
Baldwin Highlander Marching Band (Pittsburgh, PA), performed "Dance Bacchanal"
The Spirit of Central Marching Band and Guard (Indianapolis, IN), performed "Hard Day's Night"
NYPD Marching Band (New York City, NY), performed "New York, New York"
United States Air Force Academy Marching Band (Colorado Springs, CO), performed "Wild Blue Yonder"
The Tuba Titans (Nationwide), performed "Stars and Stripes Forever"
Mountain Home High School Bomber Band (Mountain Home, AK), performed "Johnny Be Good"
Riverside Community College Marching Tigers (Riverside, CA), performed "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"

Guest Stars

Parade Officials Robin Hall and Chris Meier
Macy's Parade on Parade Tour Kids
Charlie Brown, Linus, and Lucy (Snoopy's Doghouse)
Cast of High School Musical, sang "We're All In This Together" (Spirit of America)
Julie Andrews, sang "The Show Must Go On" with School of American Ballet (Story Time)
Big Apple Circus Cast (Big Apple Circus Wagon)
The Laurie Berkner Band with Susan Lampert and Adam Bernstein, sang "Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)" (The Magic of Childhood)
Barbie as Princess Genevieve and Prince Derek, performed "Shine" (Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses)
Miss U.S.A. 2006 - Tara Conner (Marion-Carole Showboat)
Sandi Patty, sang "Oklahoma Rising!" (Oklahoma Rising!)
Bart Conner, Nadia Comăneci, Mat Hoffman, Wayman Tisdale, Joe Carter and John Smith (Oklahoma Rising!)
The Cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, sang "Another Sunny Day" (1-2-3 Sesame Street)
The Jonas Brothers, sang "Year 3000" (Starship Discovery)
Ruff Ruffman with The FETCH! Kids (Starship Discovery)
Gloria Estefan, sang "See With Your Heart" (Animal Wonders)
Rachael Reenstra with Costello the Dog (Animal Wonders)
Diana DeGarmo and The Phoenix Boys Choir, sang "The Pharaoh Strut" (Tutenstein)
John Tartaglia (Doodlebug)^[1]
The Cast of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, sang "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
Chris Brown, sang "Say Goodbye" with USA Climbing (Expedition to Rhino Mountain)
Ciara, sang "Get Up" (Voyage to Adventure)
RBD, sang "Tu Amour" (Candy Creation Lab)
Daryl Hall & John Oates, sang "Home for Christmas" (Big Apple)
Josh Kelley, sang "Just Say The Word" (Bridge to the Future)
Cheyenne, sang "Four Walls" (Thanksgiving Classics)
NFL Greats Eric Dickerson, Harry Carson, Emmit Smith, Wayne Chrebet and NFL Team Mascots (Thanksgiving Classics)
Darlene Love and The Dynamites from Hairspray, sang "It's All About Tonight" with Broadway Dance Center (American Classic Malt Shop)
Sarah McLachlan, sang "Ordinary Miracle" (Charlotte's Web)
Renée Fleming with the United States Air Force Academy Choir, sang "America The Beautiful" (Statue of Liberty)
Ronald McDonald and McKids (Big Red Shoe Car)
Barry Manilow, sang "What The World Needs Now" with World of Children (New York Tin Toy)
The Cast of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, sang "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" (Holiday Lovin' Oven)
Macy's Parade Bears (80th Parade Drum)
Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana, sang "Best of Both Worlds" (Teddy Bear's Workshop)
Natalie Grant, sang "Believe" (The Polar Express)
Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus (Santa's Sleigh)

Specialty Characters

Performance Groups

Mobile Azalea Trail Maids (Mobile, AL)
Ballet Hisápnico School of Dance (New York City, NY)
Hung Sheng Lion Dance Theatre (New Taipei City, Taiwan), performed "Taiwanese Lion Dance"
Firecrackers Jump Roping Team (Kings Mills, OH), performed "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)"
Harlem Globetrotters (Harlem, New York City, NY), performed "Sweet Georgia Brown"
Commack High School Varsity Cougarettes (Commack, NY)
Heartland Hoedowners (Elkhorn, NE), performed "Wild 'N Free"
Universal Cheerleaders and Dance Association (Nationwide), performed "The Macy's Parade Salute"
The Florida Special Needs Color Guard (Sunrise, FL), performed "Believe"
Mike Miller Dance Team (Nationwide), performed "Jingle Bells"

Pre-Parade Acts

Camp Broadway, performed "Give Me A Drum"
A Chorus Line, performed "One"
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, performed "Who Likes Christmas?" and "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
The Color Purple, performed "Mysterious Ways"
Spamalot, performed "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"
The Radio City Rockettes, performed "Happy Holidays"

Clowns

Hi! Roller Skating Clowns - 2nd time
Confetti Clowns - 1st time
Jester Clowns - 1st time
Jogging Wheel Clowns*
Holiday Clowns - 2nd time
Patriotic Clowns* - 11th time
Western Clowns - 14th time
Pre-K Clowns - 1st time
Flower Pots and Bees - 4th time
Safari Clowns - 2nd time
Class Clowns - 7th time
Doggie Walker Clowns - 13th time
Silly Seaside Clowns - 2nd time
Cloe's Clowns - 2nd time
Funny Business Clowns - 7th time
Funny Bone Medical Team - 8th time
All-Star Baseball Clowns - 5th time
Holiday Lanes Bowling Clowns - 14th time
Birthday Party Clowns - 12th time
Funny Farm Clowns - 13th time
Keystone Kops & Robbers* - 27th time
Funny Firefighter Brigade - 8th time
Rag Doll Clowns - 1st time
Santa's Toy Box Clowns - 2nd time
Parade Studio Art Clowns - 3rd time
Construction Clowns* - 2nd time
Sleepy Clowns - 7th time

Stilt Walkers

Toy Soldiers - 3rd time
Elves - 3rd time
Jesters - 1st time
Parrots and Toucans - 2nd time
Roosters - 3rd time
Uncle Sams - 2nd time

Clown Cars

School Bus - 1st time
Rub-A-Dub Bathtub* - 6th time
Clown Ambulance - 22nd time
Clown Taxi* - 6th time
Fire Truck - 15th time
Banana Split Vehicle - 11th time
80th Parade Drum* - 1st time

Notes

↑ John Tartaglia was initially scheduled to appear on the brand-new Doodlebug float. However, the float broke down and was sidelined just before reaching Columbus Circle. As a result, Tartaglia rode on the Rocking Horse toy float for the rest of the route.

[1] John Tartaglia was initially scheduled to appear on the brand-new Doodlebug float. However, the float broke down and was sidelined just before reaching Columbus Circle. As a result, Tartaglia rode on the Rocking Horse toy float for the rest of the route.

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