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The '''''Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1989''''' was the 63rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was held on November 23rd, 1989, in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day. It was hosted by Willard Scott, new co-host Deborah Norville of ''Entertainment Tonight'' fame, and ALF performed by Paul Fusco. Participating celebrities included New Kids on the Block, Melba Moore, Buddy Hackett, and Scott Bakula.
The '''''1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade''''' was the 63rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was held on November 23rd, 1989, in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day. It was hosted by Willard Scott, new co-host Deborah Norville of ''Entertainment Tonight'' fame, and ALF performed by Paul Fusco. Participating celebrities included the likes of New Kids on the Block, Melba Moore, Buddy Hackett, and Scott Bakula.
 
==Impact==
The 1989 Parade was the second parade that was affected by snow (the other Parades being 1938 and 2014, with the latter having a snow-rain mix). The 1989 Parade featured one new balloon; the Bugs Bunny balloon made to celebrate the character's 50th anniversary in 1990. On Parade day, however, things did not go to plan. At the start, the Snoopy balloon's nose was punctured by a lamppost, which caused Snoopy (and Woodstock) to be removed from the Parade. Bugs Bunny also got ripped. The snow caused the sandbags on Bugs to slack, causing the 75-foot tall balloon to slowly turn over on its side. On Parade Day, the balloon managed to get punctured by a tree, which caused its removal. Archived footage of the balloon's test flight was used for Bugs Bunny, while the Snoopy and Woodstock balloon's 1988 appearance was used in place of their appearance on the NBC telecast.
 
When the Parade went on, more balloons became the subject of accidents, without removal. The Pink Panther had its tail deflated, and its hand snagged a street light on Broadway, while the Quik Bunny balloon's drum was deflated.
 
In terms of retirements, the only balloon that was retired was the original Garfield, before being brought back from 1992-1999.


==Availability==
==Availability==
While almost all of NBC's parades since 1980 had been widely bootlegged, most of which were in full, the 1989 parade was one of the few broadcasts since 1980 that had not resurfaced in full. This was especially odd since it (like all the other parades during this time period) aired during a time when nearly everyone in North America had some form of home recording media, but few were willing to upload it online.  
While almost all of NBC's parades since 1980 had been widely bootlegged, most of which were in full, the 1989 parade was one of the few broadcasts since 1980 that had not resurfaced in full. This was especially odd since it (like all the other parades during this time period) aired during a time when nearly everyone in North America had some form of home recording media, but few were willing to upload it online.  


On September 8th, 2015, YouTuber FragglevisionReturns under her Major League Pong Gods channel uploaded an incomplete copy of the 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This copy of the parade was edited at the taper's discretion, and thus was missing about 2/3 of the first hour, a marching band performance shortly after then, many of the commercials featured in the broadcast, and a substantial portion of the middle of the show. Some lost footage that wasn't from this copy could be found online through other sources, with miscellaneous other found clips including the new Bugs Bunny balloon inflation test and a marching band performance before the Nestlé Quik Bunny balloon.
On September 8th, 2015, YouTuber "FragglevisionReturns" under her Major League Pong Gods channel uploaded an incomplete copy of the 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This copy of the parade was edited at the taper's discretion, and thus was missing about 2/3 of the first hour, a marching band performance shortly after then, many of the commercials featured in the broadcast, and a substantial portion of the middle of the show. Some lost footage that wasn't from this copy could be found online through other sources, with miscellaneous other found clips including the new Bugs Bunny balloon inflation test and a marching band performance before the Nestlé Quik Bunny balloon.


In late 2018, it was discovered that a website called rewatchclassictv.com had a full copy of the 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade via purchase.<ref>[https://www.rewatchclassictv.com/collections/parades/products/tony-bennett-a-family-christmas-1992 Rewatch Classic TV website announcing that they have the parade in their collections.] Retrieved 30 Nov '19</ref> This copy included all commercials and about 40-50 minutes of aforementioned missing footage from FragglevisionReturns' copy such as the other Broadway shows, the Bugs Bunny balloon inflation test, the new Paul Bunyan float, the Nestlé Quik Bunny balloon, and the Woody Woodpecker balloon.
In late 2018, it was discovered that a website called rewatchclassictv.com had a full copy of the 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade via purchase.<ref>[https://rewatchclassictv.com/collections/parades/products/tony-bennett-a-family-christmas-1992 Rewatch Classic TV website announcing that they have the parade in their collections.] Retrieved 30 Nov '19</ref> This copy included all commercials and about 40-50 minutes of aforementioned missing footage from FragglevisionReturns' copy such as the other Broadway shows, the Bugs Bunny balloon inflation test, the new Paul Bunyan float, the Nestlé Quik Bunny balloon, and the Woody Woodpecker balloon.


On December 18th, 2019, the full broadcast was uploaded to YouTube and the Internet Archive. Making it availible in full after being lost for over 30 years.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/macysthanksgivingdayparade1989full Internet Archive link to the ''Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1989''.] Retrieved 25 Apr '20</ref>
On December 18th, 2019, the full broadcast was uploaded to YouTube and the Internet Archive, making it available in full after being lost for over 30 years.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/macysthanksgivingdayparade1989full Internet Archive link to the ''Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1989''.] Retrieved 25 Apr '20</ref>


==Videos==
==Videos==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[1939 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (lost experimental NBC broadcast of parade; 1939)]]
*[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (partially found NBC broadcasts from parade; 1952-1979)]]
*[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (partially found NBC broadcasts from parade; 1952-1979)]]
*[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1982 (partially found NBC footage of parade; 1982)]]
*[[1982 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1982)]]
*[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1998 (found NBC footage of parade; 1998)]]
*[[1998 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC footage of parade; 1998)]]
*[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (partially found widescreen versions of NBC broadcasts of parade; 2005-2011)]]
*[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (lost production material of cancelled film adaptation of annual event; 2011)]]


==External Link==
==External Link==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182303/ IMDb page on the ''Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1989''.] Retrieved 01 Dec '19
*[https://imdb.com/title/tt1182303/ IMDb page on the ''Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1989''.] Retrieved 01 Dec '19


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 21:36, 17 March 2023

Macy's Parade 1989 poster.jpg

The official poster for the 63rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Status: Found

Date found: 18 Dec 2019

Found by: Rewatch Classic TV

The 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was the 63rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was held on November 23rd, 1989, in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day. It was hosted by Willard Scott, new co-host Deborah Norville of Entertainment Tonight fame, and ALF performed by Paul Fusco. Participating celebrities included the likes of New Kids on the Block, Melba Moore, Buddy Hackett, and Scott Bakula.

Impact

The 1989 Parade was the second parade that was affected by snow (the other Parades being 1938 and 2014, with the latter having a snow-rain mix). The 1989 Parade featured one new balloon; the Bugs Bunny balloon made to celebrate the character's 50th anniversary in 1990. On Parade day, however, things did not go to plan. At the start, the Snoopy balloon's nose was punctured by a lamppost, which caused Snoopy (and Woodstock) to be removed from the Parade. Bugs Bunny also got ripped. The snow caused the sandbags on Bugs to slack, causing the 75-foot tall balloon to slowly turn over on its side. On Parade Day, the balloon managed to get punctured by a tree, which caused its removal. Archived footage of the balloon's test flight was used for Bugs Bunny, while the Snoopy and Woodstock balloon's 1988 appearance was used in place of their appearance on the NBC telecast.

When the Parade went on, more balloons became the subject of accidents, without removal. The Pink Panther had its tail deflated, and its hand snagged a street light on Broadway, while the Quik Bunny balloon's drum was deflated.

In terms of retirements, the only balloon that was retired was the original Garfield, before being brought back from 1992-1999.

Availability

While almost all of NBC's parades since 1980 had been widely bootlegged, most of which were in full, the 1989 parade was one of the few broadcasts since 1980 that had not resurfaced in full. This was especially odd since it (like all the other parades during this time period) aired during a time when nearly everyone in North America had some form of home recording media, but few were willing to upload it online.

On September 8th, 2015, YouTuber "FragglevisionReturns" under her Major League Pong Gods channel uploaded an incomplete copy of the 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This copy of the parade was edited at the taper's discretion, and thus was missing about 2/3 of the first hour, a marching band performance shortly after then, many of the commercials featured in the broadcast, and a substantial portion of the middle of the show. Some lost footage that wasn't from this copy could be found online through other sources, with miscellaneous other found clips including the new Bugs Bunny balloon inflation test and a marching band performance before the Nestlé Quik Bunny balloon.

In late 2018, it was discovered that a website called rewatchclassictv.com had a full copy of the 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade via purchase.[1] This copy included all commercials and about 40-50 minutes of aforementioned missing footage from FragglevisionReturns' copy such as the other Broadway shows, the Bugs Bunny balloon inflation test, the new Paul Bunyan float, the Nestlé Quik Bunny balloon, and the Woody Woodpecker balloon.

On December 18th, 2019, the full broadcast was uploaded to YouTube and the Internet Archive, making it available in full after being lost for over 30 years.[2]

Videos

The 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in full.

The inflation test of the new Bugs Bunny balloon.

Opelika High School marching band performance.

Jamestown High School marching band performance.

See Also

External Link

References