There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe
The Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe float at the 1924 Parade's staging area. (Photo: Macy's)
Years active	1924
Sponsor	Macy's
Designer	Michael Carr
Type	Float

There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Years active	1932-1933
Sponsor	Macy's
Designer	Tony Sarg
Type	Float

The Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe
Years active	1936, 1938
Sponsor	Macy's
Designer	Tony Sarg
Type	Float

Old Lady in the Shoe
Years active	1946-1951
Sponsor	Macy's
Designer	Louis Kennel
Type	Float

There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is a popular English language nursery rhyme.

Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Years active	1958-1959
Sponsor	Macy's
Designer	Bill Tracy
Type	Toy Float

Woman in the Shoe
Years active	1965-1967, 1969-1976
Sponsor	Macy's
Designer	Manfred Bass
Type	Float

History with the Macy's Parade

The Float based off the rhyme debuted in the 1965 Parade. It featured the Woman's brown shoe house, decorated with flowers, and a stork next to green house's chimney. It got Removed in the 1966 Parade after it started. The float was retired after the 1967 Parade. A new version debuted 2 years later in 1969, recycled from the 1965 float. The float once again featured the old woman in the shoe, but with a modern look. The house was repainted to white, and the flowers were removed. The float would become a crowed-pleaser until 1976, when it was retired from the parade. In 1977, the float was sold at an auction for $15,000 to a Texas amusement park. The current whereabouts of the float is unknown.

Guest Stars 

Listed below are the guest stars that have performed/appeared on the float, alongside the respective songs which they sang during the NBC Telecast.

Woman in the Shoe (1965)

• 1965 - Tessie O'Shea
• 1966 - Dusty Springfield sang "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"

Originally, Aretha Franklin was scheduled to appear on the float in 1967, but she had to cancel her appearance at the last minute.

Woman in the Shoe (1969)

• 1969 - Melanie sang "Animal Crackers"
• 1970 - Hank Williams Jr. sang "Big Midnight Special" and "Rock In My Shoe"
• 1971 - Sammi Smith
• 1972 - Jody Miller sang "Your Love's Been a Long Time Coming"
• 1973 - Kathleen Freeman
• 1975 - Shari Lewis & Hush Puppy sang "I Love a Parade"
• 1976 - Martha Raye sang "On the Sunny Side of the Street"