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Howdy Doody is an American children's television program (with circus and Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F. Campbell [1] and E. Roger Muir. [2] It was broadcast on the NBC television network in the United States from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer of children's programming and set ...
Pinky Lee Circus Time: Howdy Doody (in color beginning September 12) formerly The Morning Show; Spring 1956. 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am
Keeshan as Captain Kangaroo. Network television programs began shortly after the end of the war. Howdy Doody, which premiered in 1947 on NBC, was one of the first.Starting on January 3, 1948, [16] Keeshan played Clarabell the Clown, a silent Auguste clown who communicated by honking several horns attached to a belt around his waist.
In 1947, NBC's first major children's program was Howdy Doody, one of the era's first breakthrough television programs.The series, which ran for 13 years until it ended in 1960, featured a myriad of characters led by a freckle-faced marionette voiced by the show's host, "Buffalo" Bob Smith.
Clarabell the Clown is a character who was part of the main cast on the 1947–1960 series The Howdy Doody Show. Clarabell, who wore a baggy, striped costume, communicated through mime and by honking a horn for "yes" or "no". [1] Clarabell would also spray fellow cast member Buffalo Bob Smith with seltzer.
1947: First broadcast of Howdy Doody, Kraft Television Theatre and Meet the Press; the World Series is broadcast live for the first time; the 1947 Tournament of Roses Parade becomes the first televised parade. 1948: First broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show and Texaco Star Theater; the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade moves from radio to television
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Excerpts from the movies were shown on Howdy Doody in the early 1950s, credited as "The Tons of Fun," with the characters named Vic, Clint, and Bullet (also named Buffalo Vic, Buffalo Clint, and Buffalo Bullet) by Bob Smith, who narrated the movie excerpts during the show.