Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (partially found NBC broadcasts of parade; 1953-1980)

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The iconic Happy Dragon balloon in the 1972 parade telecast.

Status: Partially Found

Since 1952, NBC has held the telecast rights to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the world's most iconic events. Hosts of the telecast have included such personalities as Betty White, Ed McMahon, Willard Scott, Katie Couric, and Al Roker. Prior to obtaining the rights, CBS broadcasted the parade.

Availability

It should come as no surprise that many of the telecasts from the 1950's are lost, but only one pre-1980 parade exists in full. Due to the fact that the parades are only broadcasted once (with an encore since 2012), it is not likely that all of the telecasts will be uploaded. Video recording softwares were first released in 1971, making the 1971-1979 parades more likely to be found than the 1952-1970 parades. Certain footage from old telecasts have been shown in anniversary specials, showing that some still exist.

A few notable lost parades include the 1956 parade (when Mighty Mouse crashed at Herald Square), 1965 (the debut of Underdog), and 1971 (when all the balloons had to be removed due to bad weather).

Of note, one other parade, the 1982 parade, is also lost and has a separate article. At least one copy is believed to exist of it.

Videos

The 1959 parade, the oldest surviving in full.

Parts of the 1972 parade.