Macy's Parade 2006 Lineup

The 80th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 23, 2006) in New York City, starting at 9:00am EST and ending at 12:00pm EST On NBC And Telemundo.

Character Balloons

 * Snoopy as the Flying Ace (United Feature Syndicate) - 1st Time, The Thief - 1st Time, Tom Otterness' Humpty Dumpty (Blue Sky Gallery, Retired) - 2nd and Last Time, JoJo's Circus (Playhouse Disney) - 2nd Time, Big Bird (Sesame Workshop) (Retired) - 6th and Last Time, Hatboy And Hatgirl, Strike Up The Band Barney (Hit Entertainment) - 4th And Last Time, Chicken Little - 3rd And Last Time, Bob The Builder (HIT Entertaiment) - 1st Time, Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon) - 2nd Time, The Pink Panther (MGM) - 8th And Last Time, Scooby-Doo (Warner Bros. Consumer Products) (To Promote Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Gets a Clue! on The CW) - 2nd Time, Woody Woodpecker (Universal Studios) - 15th Time, SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon) (Retired) - 3rd Time, M&M's Red & Yellow Brighten the Holidays (M&M's) (Retired) - 3rd and Last Time, Ed From Ed, Edd And Eddy (Cartoon Network) - 4th And Last Time, Pikachu with Pokéball (Pokémon USA Inc.) (First Balloon with light up features, To Celebrate Pokémon's 10th Anniversary) - 1st Time, Mario With Teacher worm His Backpack (Baker Coogan Entertainment And Nick Jr.) - 1st Time, Super Grover (Sesame Workshop) (Retired) - 4th and Last Time, Healthy Mr. Potato Head (The United States Potato Board) - 2nd Time, Wilt (Cartoon Network) - 2nd Time, Baiongryfu The Train Man (To Promote Baiongryfu in The city On VH1) (Sunbow Rntertainment) - 1st Time, Ronald McDonald (McDonald's) - 7th Time, Garfield (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) (Retired, To Promote Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties) - 4th and Last Time, Gulimon (???) - 3rd Time, Holiday BART Simpson - 8th Time

Balloonicles

 * Weebles: Tibby and Tooey (Playskool) (Bumpus never made it onto the parade route for unknown reasons, Retired) - 3rd and Last Time, Energizer Bunny (Energizer Batteries) - 1st Time And SnowBo - 2nd Time

Novelty Balloons

 * 80th Anniversary Hot-Air Balloon - 1st and Only Time, Macy's Yellow Stars - 1st Time, Pumpkins, Hamlet The School Pig, Macy's Stars & Stripes Balls, Happy Hippo, Flying Fish, Cloe the Holiday Clown, Macy's Blue Stars, Macy's Sports: Baseball and Football, Macy's Chocolate/Strawberry Ice Cream Cone - 1st Time, Macy's Strawberry/Pistachio Ice Cream Cone, Uncle Sam, Macy's White Stars, Macy's Handprints - 1st and Only Time, Wiggle Worm - 3rd Time, Frieda The Daschund - 4th Time, Harold the Fireman, Toy Soldier, Gorgeous Gobbler (Macys) (Comeback Return On 2003) - 2nd And Last Time, Poinsettia, Red Candy Cane, Green Candy Cane - 1st Time, Charlie, Kit and CJ Holiday Elves

Floats

 * Tom Turkey (2nd Version) - 14th Time, Snoopy's Doghouse (2nd Version/Comeback Float, Returned since 1968) - 1st Time, United States Postal Service - 4th Time, Mother Goose - First & Only Time (Retired), Fisher-Price - 3rd & Last Time (Retired), Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses - First & Only Time (Retired), Planters NUTmobile - 5th Time, Hi HI Puffy AyiYumi - 2nd and last TimeMarion-Carole Showboat - 5th Time, Oklahoma Rising - 2nd & Last Time (Retired), 1-2-3 Sesame Street (6th Version) - 3rd Time, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman - 1st Time, Animal Planet  - 2nd Time, Tutenstein  - 3rd & Last Time (Retired), Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - 1st Time, Expedition to Rhino Mountain - 4th Time, Voyage to Adventure  - 3rd & Last Time (Retired),Hershey's Kids' Candy Creation Lab - 5th & Last Time (Retired), Big Apple - 3rd Time, Bridge to the Future - 4th Time, NFL - 1st Time (retired), Amica Mutual Insurance - 4th Time, Happliey N’ Ever After - 1st And only Time, Charlotte's Web - 1st & Only Time (Retired) (To Promote the Remake version of Charlotte's Web), Statue of Liberty - 15th Time, Big Red Shoe Car - 7th Time, History Channel - 1st Time, Holiday Lovin' Oven, Teddy's Workshop  ​​​​​​​- 5th & Last Time (Retired)​​​​​​​, The Polar Express, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (To Promote Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) - 1st Time, Santa's Sleigh with Goose (4th Version) - 19th Time

Hosts

 * Matt Lauer, Meredith Veira (First Hosting In the Parade) And Al Roker

Broadway Musicals

 * A Chorus Line, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Color People And Spamalot

Performances

 * Peanuts: Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and Woodstock, Julie Andrews, Laurie Berkner, Chris Brown, RBD, Planters: Mr. Peanut, Pillsbury Doughboy, The Radio City Rockettes, Tru Collins as Barbie, Cheyenne, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Bloo, Wilt, Eduardo, Coco, Mr. Herriman, Jackie Khones, and Fluffer Nutter, The Cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Kristin Chenoweth, Ciara, Miley Cyrus, Diana DeGarmo, Gloria Estefan, Renee Fleming, Big Apple Circus, Natalie Grant, Hall & Oates, The Cast of High School Musical (To Promote High School Musical), Jonas Brothers, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, Josh Kelley, Darlene Love, Barry Manilow, Sarah McLachlan, Tara Conner, Sandi Patty, McDonald's: Ronald McDonald, John Tartaglia from Johnny and the Sprites, Ali Larter, Denise Van Outen, Connie Britton