The first orbiter of the space shuttle system reported by Jules Bergman and Frank Reynolds from Edwards Air Force Base in California.        

Special on the death of Bing Crosby.             

Several innings of game 6 plus Reggie Jackson home run. Final game of Series won by Yankees 4 games to 2.   

Announcers: Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Tom Seaver. 

CBS News special on New York Yankees World Series triumph over Los Angeles Dodgers.             

A spoof of over-blown, over-hyped, pretentious "Big Event Television Specials." 

 Gabriel Kaplan, star of "Welcome Back Kotter" hosts his first prime time special. Comedy highlights include: "Battle of the Celebrity Relatives," and "National Chauvinist Dating Contest."

                                              

A salute to Las Vegas.

Hosts: Cindy Williams and Don Meredith                                     

Host Richard Dawson takes a light look at fads from the marathon-dancing and flagpole-sitting of the 20's to more recent crazes over hula-hoops, frisbee, and, the movie "Jaws." 
First telecast in 1975. Telecast as an ABC THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL.                   

Bing Crosby and Lucille Ball help Bob Hope recall his career in show business.     

Duplicate of #5126.        

Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, and Dorothy Lamour help Bob Hope recall his career in show business. Bob reflects on his 40-year love affair with the movies and looks back at his 45-year collaboration with Bing Crosby. Archival footage dates back to 1932. 

Dupe of #5126.             

Bouts include Jerry Quarry vs. Lorenzo Zanon and Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Augustin Estrada. Quarry wins via 9th round TKO and Leonard wins via 5th round knockout. Howard Cosell reports the action.          

The star of "The Bionic Woman" in her own television special.            

President Jimmy Carter addresses the nation on his national energy plan.            

Foster Brooks in concert.            

An old-style politician runs for a fourth term as Mayor as only he knows how.                                                     

A concert with Neil Diamond from Woburn Abbey in England.  

Dupe of # 5369.           

A concert with Neil Diamond from Woburn Abbey in England.  

Dupe of # 5369 and # 8914.                                    

A salute to Hollywood stuntmen and women.

Host: Lee Marvin            

An NBC News special report on Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's two-day visit to Israel.        

A report on Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's two day visit to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin,  following the recent peace settlement between the two countries. Both Sadat and Begin were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in 1978. 

Two day coverage of November 19th, and November 20th, 1977.      

Joined in progress from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel, landing at Ben Gurion airport. 
CBS 10:30 AM-1105 AM. Coverage 95 minutes. Joined in progress.                         

Portrait of Will Rogers with James Whitmore as Will Rogers.         

Coverage of speeches by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin during Sadat's visit to Israel.         

Lucille Ball is joined by Gale Gordon, Vivian Vance, and President Jimmy Carter on this comedy special. Lucille plays Lucy Whittaker who decides to call President Jimmy Carter during his weekly radio show. The President tells Lucy he will be in her area and visits her for dinner.                        

The 10th anniversary of this award-winning series, honoring the 100 greatest movies of all time.

Hosts: Charleton Heston, Lauren Bacall, Sidney Poitier, and Henry Fonda.  

Duplicate of #7600. 


                                                                          

Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving. With Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner.


First telecast on November 20th, 1973.     

The 10th anniversary of this award-winning series, honoring the 100 greatest movies of all time.

Hosts: Charleton Heston, Lauren Bacall, Sidney Poitier, and Henry Fonda.  



                                   

A tribute to Elvis Presley three months after his death. His last two concerts in Omaha and Rapid City, Iowa are shown.         

A collection of German folk and fairy tales in Germany during the early 19th century. Eight stories are presented in this anthology.              

A George Burns TV special. 

Dupe Of # 5253.             

A Thanksgiving Day Special that salutes the music of The Beatles.     

Dupe of # 5047        

NOTE: This television audio air check was recorded DISTORTED.
It plays back and can be discerned but the quality of the playback cannot be improved and therefore does not meet ATA standards and will not be distributed. 

A musical special starring Dionne Warwick.  

"MONSANTO NIGHT PRESENTS DIONNE WARWICK"
presented by Montgomery Ward.

Original air date - April 6, 1975.                                  

Five different parades are telecast from various cities...New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, Toronto (taped November 13th), and Honolulu. All commercials are included. 

William Conrad is anchorman in New York, commenting on highlights of five parades presented. The 51st annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York with Pat Harrington Jr.,and Loretta Swit, the 58th Annual Gimbel's Parade in Philadelphia with Ja'net Dubois and Kevin Dobson, the 51st annual J.L. Hudson Parade in Detroit with Linda Lavin and Ned Beatty as co-hosts, the 73rd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade in Toronto Canada co-hosted by Lynnie Greene and Bess Armstrong, and the Aloha Floral Parade in Honolulu with Jack Lord as host. 

Note: During the last ten minutes of the broadcast intermittent audio squeal can be heard due to the condition of the master 1/4" master tape itself. However all is discernible.  

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

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual event held in New York City every Thanksgiving Day. The Parade was founded in 1924 as a Christmas pageant by Macy's immigrant employees who wanted to celebrate the holiday, akin to parades held for special occasions in Europe. The Parade is perhaps best known for its iconic helium balloons that depict characters from pop culture such as cartoon characters, brand mascots, and original Macy's characters.
History |
Since 1953, NBC has held the telecast rights to the Parade prior to this, CBS broadcasted the Parade. NBC's broadcast of the Parade traditionally lasts three hours, with the first hour dedicated to performances by Broadway musicals and the Parade progressing to the finish line. The other two hours consist of the Parade itself, which features giant balloons, floats, cultural performances, celebrity appearances, and musical/talent ensembles. The Parade ends with Santa Claus riding on his own float, signaling the unofficial arrival of the holiday season.
Hosts of the NBC telecast have included such personalities as Lorne Greene, Betty White (from 1963 to 1972), Kent McCord, Martin Milner (1973), Ed McMahon (from 1974 to 1981), Helen Reddy (1975), Bryant Gumbel (from 1977 to 1980 and 1982 to 1984).
Availability |
Out of the 28 Parade broadcasts that aired on NBC between 1953 and 1980, only three of them have surfaced in full. Video recording equipment was not readily available to the general public until 1971, meaning the 1953-1970 broadcasts have a lower chance of being found than the 1971-1980 broadcasts. Clips from various pre-1980 telecasts have been used in Parade anniversary specials produced by NBC, meaning at least parts of the broadcasts remain in the NBC archives.
Notably lost parades include the 1956 Parade (when all balloons succumbed to blustery winds, with Mighty Mouse crashing in front of NBC cameras), 1960 (the debut of the Happy Dragon, Macy's longest-running singular balloon to date) and 1971 (when all the balloons had to be removed due to heavy winds and rain).

 
  It should come as no surprise that many of the telecasts from the 1950s thru the early 1970's are lost, or not known to presently exist in any broadcast form, and only TWO pre-1980 parade exists in full. One archived segment of the November 22, 1973 NBC MACY's THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE resides at The Paley Center for Media, and a segment of the November 26, 1959 CBS coverage of the THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE is archived at The Paley Center for Media. Not one pre-1980 TV Thanksgiving Day Parade is archived by The Library of Congress or by UCLA Film & Television Archive. 

 Network broadcast Kinescopes and Video were either discarded, wiped, or never recorded.  Video recording software (3/4" U-Matic) was first released to the Public at great cost in 1971, and the Betamax (1975) and JVC VHS (1976) gave the public a means to record television broadcasts off the air, but, to date, it seems nobody at home elected to record a complete parade and kept it making the 1971-1979 parades more likely to be found possibly only as clips than the 1952-1971 parades. Certain footage from old telecasts has been shown in anniversary specials, showing that some still exist. Bootleg copies circa 1980 to the present have been posted on You Tube...most all playback reflecting poor to fair quality till the 2000's. 

During the first television years, the parade went through changes. Many of the parade's most iconic balloons were introduced in this period, such as Popeye, Bullwinkle, the Happy Dragon, Underdog, Smokey Bear, Linus the Lionhearted, Sinclair's Dino, and the first two Snoopy balloons. The toy float concept was introduced in the 1960s, with a turkey-shaped one, introduced in 1973, eventually becoming parade mascot Tom Turkey.

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

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual event held in New York City every Thanksgiving Day. The Parade was founded in 1924 as a Christmas pageant by Macy's immigrant employees who wanted to celebrate the holiday, akin to parades held for special occasions in Europe. The Parade is perhaps best known for its iconic helium balloons that depict characters from pop culture such as cartoon characters, brand mascots, and original Macy's characters.

History 

Since 1953, NBC has held the telecast rights to the Parade prior to this, CBS broadcasted the Parade. NBC's broadcast of the Parade traditionally lasts three hours, with the first hour dedicated to performances by Broadway musicals and the Parade progressing to the finish line. The other two hours consist of the Parade itself, which features giant balloons, floats, cultural performances, celebrity appearances, and musical/talent ensembles. The Parade ends with Santa Claus riding on his own float, signaling the unofficial arrival of the holiday season.
Hosts of the NBC telecast have included such personalities as Lorne Greene, Betty White (from 1963 to 1972), Kent McCord, Martin Milner (1973), Ed McMahon (from 1974 to 1981), Helen Reddy (1975), Bryant Gumbel (from 1977 to 1980 and 1982 to 1984).

Availability 

Out of the 28 Parade broadcasts that aired on NBC between 1953 and 1980, only two (1959 & 1976) of them have surfaced in full. Video recording equipment was not readily available to the general public until 1971, meaning the 1953-1970 broadcasts have a lower chance of being found than the 1971-1980 broadcasts. Clips from various pre-1980 telecasts have been used in Parade anniversary specials produced by NBC, meaning at least parts of the broadcasts remain in the NBC archives.
Notably lost parades include the 1956 Parade (when all balloons succumbed to blustery winds, with Mighty Mouse crashing in front of NBC cameras), 1960 (the debut of the Happy Dragon, Macy's longest-running singular balloon to date) and 1971 (when all the balloons had to be removed due to heavy winds and rain).

Status List of Parades recorded (Kinescope/Video Tape/ Audio).

#	Year	Status	Notes
01	1953	Lost	
02	1954	Lost	
03	1955	Lost	
04	1956	Lost	

05	1957	Lost	Phil Gries founder of Archival Television Audio, Inc. filmed two minutes of color 8mm film at the parade capturing images of Bill "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd riding his horse Topper, the debut of the Popeye  Balloon, and the Turkey Balloon, and the Soldier Balloon. 

06	1958	Partially Found. Clips of the Spaceman balloon exist,  and Phil Gries founder of Archival Television Audio, Inc. filmed three minutes of 8mm color film at the parade capturing images of  actor George Montgomery on horseback, Benny Goodman and band float, and the Spaceman balloon navigated by crane (helium-in-flated balloons this one year was not used because the government missile program caused a cutback in helium supplies for civilian use), 
                                                        
07	1959	Found (Complete Kinescope)	
08	1960	Lost	
09	1961	Partially Found	
A clip of one of the Marching Bands exist online. Partially Found	Footage of Donald Duck was used as part of a special in 2011 and footage of Bullwinkle was used in 2016. 

10      1962    Audio of the final five minutes ending including arrival of Santa Claus and sign off is archived  in the collection of Archival Television Audio, Inc.
                                                        

11	1963	Partially Found. Footage of the start was used as part of a special in 2011.
12	1964	Partially Found	
13	1965	Partially Found. Footage of the Dino balloon and the Monroe Girls Corp exist online and can be viewed on You Tube and on Facebook.
                                                         

14	1966	Audio Exists of the complete parade archived in 
the collection of Archival Television audio, Inc. (two hours).
                        

15	1967	Partially Found	Audio of the Carlisle High School Marching Band and the first few seconds of The Happening's performance on the "Rock Candy Mountain" float exists on You Tube.
                                                        
16	1968	Lost
	
17	1969	Partially Found	Footage of the Broadway cast of Jimmy Performing exists, as does the complete audio air check archived in the collection of Archival Television Audio, Inc. (two hours).

18	1970	Partially Found	Stills of Dino and Donald Duck exist.
19	1971	Partially Found.
	
20	1972	The complete audio air check of the parade is archived in the collection of Archival Television Audio, Inc. (two hours). 

21	1973	The complete audio air check of the parade is archived in the collection of Archival Television Audio, Inc. (two hours).

22	1974	Partially Found	
23	1975	Partially Found	Audio of the Christian County High School Band exists on YouTube.
                                                        
24	1976	Found, and the complete Audio Audio Air Check is archived in the collection of Archival Television Audio, Inc.
	
25	1977    The complete 173 minute TV Audio Air Check is archived in the collection of Archival Television Audio, Inc. (Partial NBC and CBS television broadcasts audio recoded as broadcast simultaneously).

26	1978	Partially Found	CBS' unofficial airing of the 
Parade is found; however, NBC's broadcast remains lost.

27	1979	Partially Found.
28	1980	Partially Lost. The majority of the 1980 Parade is found with approximately 30 minutes missing.
                                                       
Surviving Videos:
 |
The 1959 Parade, the oldest surviving parade in full.
The 1976 Parade, the 2nd oldest surviving parade in full.
Parts of the 1972 Parade.
The intro, band performances and Santa Claus from the 1979 Parade.
Wrangler Belles performance from the 1971 parade.
Wrangler Belles performance from the 1973 parade.
Wrangler Belles performance from the 1977 parade and longer introduction to the 1977 Parade.
The Broadway Cast of Jimmy Performing "The Mayor of New York" in 1969.
Diana Ross's famous appearance in 1979.
Sinclair's Dino in the 1965 Parade.
The Village People performance in 1978.
Tom Turkey, known in 1974 as the Toy Turkey, makes his second appearance.
The Patriot Band performance in 1978.
The Independence High School 76th Cavalry Band in 1978.
The Salem High School Marching Band performance and Santa Claus in 1977.
Mason Reese performance in 1975.
The Dover High School Tornado Band performance in 1972.
The Ohio Youth Choir in 1975
Audio of the Christian County High School Marching Colonels performance in 1975.
The Spring Branch Sr. High School Marching Band performance in 1974.
The Spring Branch Bruin Brigade performance in 1974.
Audio of the Carlisle High School Marching Band performance in 1967.
Short silent clips of the 1966 Parade.                                                                                              

A special reuniting the stars of The Partridge Family and My Three Sons.          

Bob Hope is host for the 25 year salute to the reign of Queen Elizabeth 11 from the London Palladium.            

Bob Hope is host for the 25 year salute to the reign of Queen Elizabeth 11 from the London Palladium.     

Duplicate of #7598.                   

Johnny Cash, his family & friends re-live the great entertainer's all-time favorite Christmases. 

Duplicate Of # 6747.            

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas is a 1977 Christmas Television special starring Bing Crosby and family, with special guests Twiggy, David Bowie, Ron Moody, Stanley Baxter, and Trinity Boys Choir. Crosby and Bowie duet on "Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy." Directed by Dwight Hemion.                        

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas is a 1977 Christmas Television special starring Bing Crosby and family, with special guests Twiggy, David Bowie, Ron Moody, Stanley Baxter, and Trinity Boys Choir. Crosby and Bowie duet on "Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy." Directed by Dwight Hemion.    

Note: This was Bing Crosby's final television show.

Taped in London five weeks before his death, with the Crosby family. Other guests, David Bowie, Twiggy, Ron Moody, and Stanley Baxter. 

    
Duplicate of 19187.            

Johnny Cash, his family & friends re-live the great entertainer's all-time favorite Christmases.