Macy's Parade 1982 Lineup

The 56th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 25, 1982) in New York City, starting at 9:00am EST and ending at 12:00pm EST.

New Character Balloons: New Floats:
 * Olive Oyl
 * Woody Woodpecker
 * Heidi's Song
 * The Magic Carousel
 * The Shirt Tales

Character Balloons

 * Bullwinkle (Jay Ward Productions) - 22nd Time
 * Kermit the Frog (Henson Associates) - 6th Time
 * Linus the Lionhearted (Post Cereals) - 19th Time
 * Mickey Mouse (Walt Disney Productions) - 12th Time
 * Aviator Snoopy (United Media) (Retired) - 6th Time
 * Olive Oyl (King Features Syndicate) - 1st Time
 * Superman (DC Comics) - 3rd Time
 * Underdog (Total TeleVision) - 18th Time
 * Woody Woodpecker (Walter Lanz Productions) - 1st Time

Floats

 * Tom Turkey
 * Sesame Street (Retired)
 * Stetson in America
 * Doodlebug (1st Time Since 1980)
 * Heidi's Song (Retired)
 * Showboat
 * Strawberry Shortcake
 * Jolly Polly Pirate Ship
 * New York Daily News Big Apple
 * Rolls Royce
 * Circus Wagon
 * Cinderella (Retired)
 * The Magic Carousel
 * The Shirt Tales
 * The Old Country Village (Comeback Float Since 1977)
 * Frozen Woodland
 * Santa's Sleigh

Toy Floats

 * Bearbee
 * Rocking Lion
 * Rocking Lobster
 * Rocking Snail
 * Rocking Turtle
 * Rocking Kangaroo
 * Rocking Horse

Hosts

 * Bryant Gumbell
 * Sarah Purcell

Performances

 * Radio City Music Hall Rockettes
 * The National Dance Institute
 * Show of Hands, USA
 * The Cast and Jim Henson's Muppets of Sesame Street
 * Milton Berle
 * Ed Marinaro
 * Ricky Schroder
 * Laura Branigan
 * Felix the Cat
 * Andy Gibb
 * The Oak Ridge Boys
 * Paul Williams
 * Keith Carradine
 * Deniece Williams
 * Shelley Bruce
 * The New York City Opera
 * Sammy Davis Jr.
 * Megan Gallagher
 * Peter Nero
 * The Cast of Nickelodeon's Pinwheel
 * Wayland Flowers
 * Jim Henson and the Muppets

Marching Bands

 * Centerville High School Marching Band
 * Kickapoo High School Marching Band
 * McDonald's All-American Marching Band
 * Wilkes High School Marching Band
 * Clinton High School Marching Band
 * Hanover High School Marching Band
 * Chrysler High School Trojan Marching Band
 * West Point U.S. Academy Band
 * Fort Walton Beach High School Marching Band
 * Morris Brown College Marching Wolverines