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The Bozo Show is a children's television program that aired on WGN-TV in Chicago and nationally on its superstation feed (now NewsNation) from 1960 to 2001.It was based on a children's record-book series, Bozo the Clown by Capitol Records.
The show was created in response to the continuing popularity of WGN programming, including Bozo the Clown, which had been seen weekdays on WGN from 1960 to 1994 and weekly until 2001. Because most Bozo episodes were either wiped or never recorded, and because of scheduling constraints, rerunning the show was not an option.
Bozo the Clown, sometimes billed as "Bozo, The World's Most Famous Clown", is a clown character created for children's entertainment, widely popular in the second half of the 20th century. He was introduced in the United States in 1946, and to television in 1949, later appearing in franchised television programs of which he was the host, where ...
Dec. 23, 1952: Second only to Santa Claus at the All Church Home party given by the Lions Club was Paul Jung, world-famous clown, flanked by Linda Gail Adams, 4, left, and Rita Lemmer, 4. Aug. 12 ...
Bob Bell as Bozo with Cooky the Clown (), on Bozo's Circus, 1976In 1960, station management asked the character actor and staff announcer to portray Bozo on a live, 30-minute show weekdays at noon, consisting of one-man sketches and cartoons, which debuted on June 20, 1960. [9]
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The filmmakers traveled to Chicago to explore the previous clown panics that swept the city in 1991 and again in 2008, linking them to serial killer John Wayne Gacy, and the Stranger Danger panic. It was around this time in 2014 that some of the first clown sightings appeared in the U.S., including early sightings in Staten Island, New York.
Jon Hamm gave fans a night to remember when he took to the stage at a popular Chicago karaoke event on New Year's Day. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, patrons of Bub City were treated to a New Year's ...