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- StarsRoberto LombardiGene LondonEd SpinelliGene London hosted a local children's program every Saturday morning in Philadephia Pa.
- StarsBlaze Kelly CoyleLarry FerrariChief Traynor Ora HalftownChief Halftown hired one of his close and personal friends, Horace Hoffman, to make his Indian headdress and wardrobe. Horace was from Reading, Pa. They had become friends after having The Tulpehocken Indian dancers on his show. Horace, his wife Vera and his two sons Tommy and Bobby were all part of that dance group.
- StarsSally Claster GelbardMolly McCloskeyBruce Edward HallA 1953 -1994 children's T.V. show that used hosts, puppets, games, music, short cartoons, and educational segments to teach a variety of subjects to preschool children.
- StarsMike TangiJanet GreenBob ShreveA local Cincinnati TV show that ran until 1985, the longest local show in TV history. Musician and artist Al Lewis hosted the show "The Corner Drug Store." He would draw pictures and play his accordion. Children outside the studios heard the happy accordion music and wandered in and started jumping up and down to the polka music. Al Lewis was pleased and surprised with the response. It got to be an everyday occurrence with more and more children coming in the studios dancing and hopping around to the music. Hundreds of letters would pour in from parents wondering how they could get their children on his show. WCPO TV started sending tickets out and reserved enough to fill the studio. The response was so overwhelming that the ticket list would be booked up for two years. Now with so many children to entertain, Lewis, who was now being called Uncle Al needed assistance. Lewis added to his show, his wife Wanda, whom he called Captain Windy because she would fly like the wind in the air and down to his show.Old style sideway camera tricks used in B movies like the Superman serials would be used to show her flying. Later puppeteer Larry Smith would join the show and then popular producer and voice over announcer Mike Tangi came on board. The DuMont then ABC Network picked up the show for about a year in 1958. The sets became more elaborate and the setting for a while took place at a farm and for a few years the setting was a circus. While Captain Windy was flying in on her own, Uncle Al would fly in too but in his airplane. Lewis was an actual pilot and the beginning of each show would have him entering his plane from Lunken Airport and supposedly flying in to the show where the kids were waiting. He's famous for wearing his straw hat, plaid jacket, bow tie,and wouldn't even be recognized without his trusty accordion around his neck.
- StarsDave DedrickScott TomjackThe children's television show was produced locally at KELO-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As Captain 11, Dave Dedrick introduced cartoons and interviewed children in the studio. The show also featured games and contests.
- StarsRosemarie 'Bud' StewartJim StewartHere's Geraldine (1957) is a children's show that was a half-hour long. It debated on 22, April 1957. It was broadcast weekdays. Monday through Friday on WBKB-Channel 7. Here puppets were brought to life to entertain children and grownups with songs, stories, and just clean fun. James E. Stewart, known as "Jim" on the show would play a musical instrument and sing songs along with the puppets. The main character was Geraldine the giraffe. Puppeteer Rosemarie Stewart, known as "Bud", provided the voices and operated all the puppets on the show, including Geraldine. Other regular puppet characters were Pearl the Squirrel, Virgil the Vulture, Pierpont Crocodile, and Helen Hippo, who loved to sing opera. John the Duck was an unseen character that always made his presents known with his off screen quacking. Early shows were written by Jim and Bud. This practice was later changed to ad-lib to give the show a unrehearsed feel. Jim was granted permission to rewrite the song "Be Kind To Your Parents" and use it for the Here's Geraldine Theme. The rewritten song became a recorded children's record. Probably the best remembered thing about Here's Geraldine is the theme song. Here's Geraldine sadly left the air in 1965. During its run it managed to win a local Emmy Award for "Best Children show".
- StarsHarry MartinCaptain Sacto was a 1950's and 60's childrens' show hosted by Harry Martin as Captain Sacto, for KCRA Channel 3 Sacramento, California (USA) showing such animated show like "Crusader Rabbit).
- StarsRichard DyszelA local children's show hosted by Dick Dyszel as "Captain 20", aired on WDCA-TV Channel 20, Washington D . C., between 1980 and April 1987.
- StarsPat MeikleSonny FoxDavid OsmondLive children's variety show on Sunday mornings on WNEW Channel 5 in New York. Featured live guests and cartoons.
- StarsMike PriceDennis CalkinsBill Eadie"Baron and His Buddies" was a hosted horror movie show with Mike Price as "Baron Daemon", screened on weekday afternoons, around 4:00-5:00pm on WNYS-TV Channel 9, Syracuse, New York from 1962 until 1967.
- StarsBob KennedyPeggy O'HaraA game show in which children had to identify objects using their senses. Broadcast in New York City by DuMont flagship station WABD-TV.
- StarsMary EllenDick BeachA hosted children's show with Mary Ellen screening on WSPD Channel 13 in Toledo, Ohio from 1952-1954, with the show continuing with a new host until 1960.
- StarsTom MatzellGene SanockiA hosted children's circus show with Tom Matzell as "Bozo" and Gene Sanocki as "Professor Tweetyfoofer" on WSMW-TV, Channel 27, in Worcester, Massachusetts between 1970-1974.
- StarsDick BakerArt NelsonWonder House has the honor of being one of the first WGN programs to be in the line up of its first day of broadcasting on April 6, 1948. Wonder House, an hour long show, was kind of a "club house" were a group of kids, picked from the audience, would have their daily club meetings in its attic. The living room was the place were Dick Baker Two Ton Baker sang and played novelty songs on the piano. Usually Baker was visited by one of Art Nelson's puppets. "Half-Ton", a facsimile of Baker himself, walked atop Baker's piano and heckled him during songs. Another room, The Puppet room was full of many different marionettes and puppets of Art Nelson. There, children stories like "Three Little Pigs" or "Little Red Riding Hood" were played out by the puppets. Wonder House aired five nights a week at 5pm. Unfortunately the show only lasted about four months. July 29, 1948 the show was off the air.
- A local children's show hosted by a big green puppet, Howard Huge. Howard hosted a series of short mini-programs. The show aired on WDCA-TV Channel 20, Washington D . C., between June 1980 and May 1987.
- StarsBob BellRoy BrownFrazier ThomasChildren would go home from school at noon to have lunch and watch the show. They had a terrific band and funny skits with several clowns. In addition, the audience was entertained by stand alone circus acts from time to time.
- StarsWillard ScottJorga CayeRae Sunshine LeeBozo The Clown entertains kids.
- StarsJohn AlexiRichard DyszelA children's hosted circus show aired on WDCA-TV Channel 20, Washington D . C., Mondays to Fridays from 30 August 1971 to 19 August 1977, with host "Bozo, the World's Most Famous Clown" played by John Alexi and then Dick Dyszel.
- StarsPinto Colvig
- StarsJoey D'AuriaRobin EurichAndy MitranFinal incarnation of WGN-TV's popular children's program, which featured songs, skits, games, educational segments and other activities featuring Bozo the Clown as host.
- CreatorAlan LivingstonStarsPinto ColvigSyd SaylorMark AnthonyA TV circus in which Bozo the Clown is the emcee.
- StarsBill Britten
- StarsBill Britten
- StarsBill Britten
- StarsGerry WheelerBud SmithChildren's show about a tramp named Lorenzo.
- StarsSoupy SalesClyde AdlerFrank NastasiSaturday morning comedy for all ages brought to you by comic Soupy Sales and his friends Black Tooth, White Fang and Pookie. Largely one-set production relied heavily on cuts to old film clips and a certain amount of slapstick, as well as amusing improvisation.
- CreatorMichael DormerLee TeacherStarsGene MossJim ThurmanA hosted horror kids show from KHJ Channel 9, Los Angeles, California, USA screened from 1967-1968; with Gene Moss as Dr. Rudolph Von Schtick and Shrimpenstein voiced by Jim Thurman.
- StarsMike CondelloCathy DresbachHarry Florian"The Wallace and Ladmo Show", the longest-running same-cast kids' show in television history, featured sharply observed comedy skits that satired popular films, television shows and music acts, lampooned local and national politics and mercilessly mocked the station management and program sponsors. Aiming its comedy squarely at hip adults, and never talking down to kids in the audience, it won over legions of fans of every age who still turn out by the thousands for revivals and conventions. It was the "Saturday Night Live" of its age, daring and subversive, a comedy landmark.
- CreatorRobert ClampettStarsDaws ButlerStan FrebergWalker EdmistonTime for Beany was an American television series, with puppets for characters, which aired locally in Los Angeles starting in 1949 and nationally (via kinescope) on the improvised Paramount Television Network from 1950 to 1955. It was created by animator Bob Clampett, who later reused its core characters in the animated Beany and Cecil series. The principal characters were Beany, a plucky young boy who wears a beanie; the brave but dimwitted Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, who claimed to be 300 years old and 35 feet 3 inches tall; Beany's uncle, the pigheaded Captain Horatio Huffenpuff (whose name is a play on Horatio Hornblower), familiarly called Uncle Captain; Dishonest John, whose cape and handlebar mustache clearly identified him as the villain.
- StarsTeri BrownWayne NewtonLew King was an after school children's show. Skits, birthday parties, entertainment locally produced by a Phoenix station. Wayne Newton got his start singing on the program.
- StarsBlaze Kelly CoyleSelina J. TaylorAl Alberts showcase was a local variety show, which, also, featured young performers, called "the teeny boppers." One of the most notable was a very young Joey Lawrence.
- StarsTom Leahy"Major Astro" was a local afternoon children's television show in Wichita, Kansas, played by Tom Leahy, Jr. as "Major Astro".
- StarsBilly BartyDian Van PattenSteven SolomonBilly Barty's Big Top was a local children's variety series that appeared in the Southern California area. Barty hosted the show dressed as a ringmaster who entertained children in the audience.
- StarsTom Leahy"Major Astro" was a local afternoon children's television show in Kansas, played by Tom Leahy as "Major Astro".
- StarsFred RogersJosie CareyThe Children's Corner" was a live, weekday afternoon program on WQED-TV written by Mr. Rogers and host Josie Carey.
- StarsJim HensonJane HensonJerry JuhlEarly showcase of Jim Henson's puppet characters.
- CreatorRoy SteffensFriedrich SchillerStarsRoy SteffensBruce HaynesJack CahillFrom his secret laboratory, Captain Z-Ro and his associates use their time machine, the ZX-99, to learn from the past and plan for the future.
- StarsBrinaBill O'BrienTerrence CurrierBoomtown was a children's television show that ran, on WBZ Channel 4 in Boston, for eighteen years. The host was Rex Trailer. It featured songs, rope tricks, cartoons and a weekly "wanted man" who was part of the audience for that day's show.
- StarsJohnny Coons
- StarsFrank Herman
- StarsAl HodgeCaptain Video, late of the expansive and immensely popular TV science-fiction series "Captain Video and His Video Rangers", addressed the audience from his secret mountain headquarters to entertain between screenings of Paramount cartoons including Superman, Betty Boop, and Little Lulu.
- StarsFrazier ThomasOne of the best children's shows ever. Garfield Goose was the self-proclaimed "King of the United States". His front man, Frazier Thomas would translate whatever any of the hand puppets "said". None of the puppets had a voice and only spoke through Mr. Thomas, whose role was the King's translator/ambassador. They would have guests and show cartoons, including old cartoons that everyone had seen over and over. The show appealed to all races and creeds, and although Garfield was sarcastic about everything, they never used the platform to be hurtful or to further any agendas. Mr. Thomas always would admonish Garfield for his remarks and show him feeling chagrined. The puppeteers could make the hand puppets actually show sorrow and glee, and all the emotions in between. All in all a wonderful children's show that, entertained as well as taught valuable lessons, easily on par with other shows like Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947) and Shari Lewis's Lambchop.
- StarsPeter JohnsonRobert ProskyTucker SmallwoodJabberwocky featured real actors and puppets and various interstitial cartoons.
- StarsSusan HeinkelJohn CoughlinRustyThis half hour children's show was about a young girl named Susan and her pet terrier Rusty. Each show they would travel to a magical place called "Wonderville". By saying out loud; "I wish there were a place to play, I wish I could fly away!" Susan and Rusty, while sitting in a (magical) chair, were whisked into the air and land in Wonderville. There Susan would meet imaginative creatures such as Mr. Pegesus, a walking talking sometimes flying table (voiced by John Coughlin), a talking stove, Caesar P. Penguin, or the Foolish Forest Orchestra. Song and stories were a regular feature. Later episodes featured the "Cartoon-a-Machine", that would show either a Popeye (Fleischer) or Terrytoon cartoon during the program. New adventures always awaited Susan. Weather visiting a circus, a trip to a castle, or a walk through the woods, she would always return home the same way her journey began. She would say; "Take me home flying friend, take me home!". Then Susan and Rusty would float back to her home, in the chair, right back to where they started, in her kitchen.
- StarsDave RobertsThe weekly children's show was televised live on weekday mornings at WKBW, Buffalo, New York. The show used the guise of an astronaut (Dave Thomas) and his robot, "Promo the Robot", taking off to orbit around the Earth. As a early weekday morning children's show they would show cartoons such as "Ruff 'n Ready", "Tennessee Tuxedo", "Peter Potamus" and the claymation show "Davey and Goliath" among others. Between cartoons they would show children's drawing, announce birthdays, and have little skits or actions related to being in "orbit and on a rocketship". As the show became more popular they would add more characters in the form of puppets. One of the first was a character named "Mr. Beeper". His character of an alien that landed his little spaceship on the set, was played out in a little mystery that lasted a week as he wasn't revealed until the end of the week. Dave and Promo would speculate about who it was and what it might look like or if it was dangerous. On the final reveal, the character "Mr. Beeper" (later known as "Biff Beeper" , a puppet, introduced himself and was considered a "friendly" alien. His interactions with Dave and Promo would be through the "door" of his spaceship. Later on other characters where added, such as "Alex the Cat" an slightly obnoxious but cute and humorous cat. A running gag on the show was how "Alex" would lure Dave close enough for Alex to give him a little bite. Two more puppet characters were added later. Mr. and Mrs. Sweetly, an friendly old couple that would also join in with the skits and also interact with Dave. The 2 hour show was divided into two parts, the first would start with the rocketship blast-off, using NASA film of a rocket launch. The second half of the show was shown as "Stage Two", again using stock NASA footage of a stage two rocket separation. More cartoons and interactions would continue. In 1967 Promo the Robot was redesigned to a more modern look. The show premiered September 10, 1962 and ended in 1978 when Dave Thomas left WKBW to be the meteorologist at WPVI Philadelphia. When he left, WKBW-TV cancelled "Rocketship 7". In 1992 to 1993 "Rocketship 7" was rebooted as a Saturday morning show, with the usual cartoons and skits, now starring Tom Jolls, who was the station's "Commander Tom" an weekly afternoon show similar in content to "Rocketship 7".
- StarsJohn Zacherle"The Mighty Hercules" was a hosted children's cartoon show with John Zacherle as "Zacherley" on WPIX-TV, Channel 11, New York City, New York in 1963.
- StarsR. Christian AndersonJackie Belinda BrooksSteve McMullen"Cartoon Express" was a train-themed kids' show hosted every weekday afternoon by "Engineer Bill" Stulla on KHJ Channel 9, in Los Angeles.
- StarsDick BeachJerry CarrA hosted children's show with Dick Beach as "Salty, The Clown" and Jerry Carr as "Captain Cotton" screen on WSPD-TV, Channel 13 Toledo, Ohio between 1960-1967.
- StarsRay CorriganChildren's variety show in a western setting featuring music and skits.
- StarsFred BallJerry CoxJim DemarestThe Checkers and Pogo Show was a children's television variety show produced and aired by KGMB-TV in Honolulu. It ran from 1967 until 1982 during after-school hours.
- StarsJanie Woods HodgesBob GlazeMatt HodgesSinging cowboy with dog Tumble Weed And the singing biscuit sourdough
- StarsMarlin PerkinsJim HurlbutDon HerbertThis Sunday afternoon show was about animals and their behavior. From 1950 to 1955, the show was broadcast from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois. From 1955 to 1957, the show originated from various zoos in the United States.
- StarsEd T. McDonnell"The Major Mudd Show" was a hosted children's show with Edward Thomas McDonnell as Major Mudd; screened on WNAC-TV Channel 7, Boston, Massachusetts from 1961 to 1975.
- StarsRuth PrinsWunda Wunda is the name of an early children's television series that aired in Seattle, Washington on KING TV channel 5 between 1953 and 1972. It starred Ruth Prins as Wunda Wunda, who read stories and sang songs with other characters on the show. She wore a princess hat and clown-like make-up, sitting on a magical rug to do most of her show. She had a magic window she would draw on to help tell her stories. Regular guests included "Clancy the Clock" (an animated alarm clock) and a puppet drum with a face who indicated the beginning of music time.
- StarsBob Glaze
- StarsChris WedesJack ArmstrongDon EinarsenThis Seattle-based childrens' TV show detailed the adventures of Julius Pierpont (J.P.) Patches, who lived in a shack at - and was mayor of - the city dump. It ran from 1958 to 1981.
- StarsRay HeathertonCeleste HolmRed Buttons"The Merry Mailman" was a children's television show that ran locally in the New York City metro area.
- StarsLarry VincentCurley MyersHal FryarTelevision airings of the classic shorts featuring the crazy trio.
- StarsPat MeikleDon HastingsRuth WhiteA well-received children's series that was broadcast live from New York City.
- StarsAl HodgeScreenings of educational and/or fiction/nonfiction films pertaining to space exploration and related concepts.
- StarsClaude KirchnerA hosted Saturday and Sunday morning movie show for kids aired on WOR-TV Channel 9 New York Theater from 1959 to 1967; hosted by Claude Kirchner.
- StarsBill Jackson
- StarsRussell ScottBlinky's Fun Club was a children's television program blending such elements as vaudeville, puppetry, and animation with a live audience. It aired in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1958-1966 and then in Denver, Colorado from 1966-1998.
- StarsGeorge A. LewisJimmy UhrinAnna CosbyCaptain Chesapeake was a morning and afternoon children's show on WBFF (channel 45) in Baltimore, Maryland hosted by George A. Lewis who portrayed "Captain Chesapeake".
- CreatorJake AustenJacqueline StewartStarsMia ParkJake AustenJimmy LynchThe show invites members of the public to participate in recordings at CAN-TV studios. A typical episode features dancing to prerecorded music, as well as musical guests lip syncing to their own songs. Each show is hosted by Jake Austen, who portrays Ratso, a teenage puppet rat, and Mia Park as human sidekick Miss Mia.
- StarsTom JollsTim WarchockiThe Commander Tom Show was a Buffalo, New York market show--outside airings were very seldom. It consisted of interstitial segments with Tom Jolls--the host of the show and also a Buffalo, New York weatherman--shown around episodes of the Adventures of Superman (TV Series 1952-1958). Dustmop the puppet (a dog) was introduced in 1967. An alligator puppet, Matty the Mod followed, along with the first female puppet Cecily Fripp, modeled after American comedian Phyllis Diller. After its cancellation in 1991, the show essentially merged with another Buffalo market show, Rocketship 7 (TV Series 1962-1993), until its own cancellation in 1993.
- CreatorJ. Anthony FerlaineStarsAllen SwiftFrank FredaHal TunisDan explores a magical undersea world "peopled" by talking fish and ruled by a beautiful and wise mermaid. Much of the drama is fueled by the nefarious Baron Barracuda and his henchfish Trigger who, "dripping" with evil intent, scheme to eliminate Dan and destroy the peace and serenity of the inhabitants.
- StarsRay Rayner
- StarsBill JacksonThe misadventures of a hotel's unusual staff and residents.
- StarsIda Mae Maher
- StarsArte JohnsonRon CodenLarry SantosWeekly children's program featuring actors and puppets in a series of comedy sketches and educational segments.
- CreatorDick HartzellJoy MunnStarsFred KalamajaCraighton KnauJoy MunnAn American children's television program broadcast on ABC affiliate WOI-TV in Ames, Iowa from 1951 to 1994.
- StarsMary RittsPaul RittsBill SearsA elderly gentleman occupies a favorite park bench, making friends with a cadre of puppet animals, sharing grandfatherly advice and enjoying their youthful outlook on life.
- StarsFrances HorwichFran AllisonThis educational program for children was seen daily.
- StarsKuklaBurr TillstromOllieSome semi-strange lady with a couple of puppets talks about stuff. One of the puppets is a dinosaur or dragon, and the other is something else.
- StarsSandy BeckerThis was a children's show which I viewed as a child on a local channel in New York City. Becker was a comedian who portrayed various silly characters during the show, with some games and cartoons thrown in.
- StarsDon PardoRoger PetersonTommy TompkinsChildren's game show featuring two teams competing against each other.
- StarsTimothy Gallaway
- StarsTom LoganStu RosenPeter R.J. DeyellA live action series featuring "Dusty" and his puppet friends as they embark on their weekly adventures. Periodic guests also show up.
- StarsJoya SherrillLuther HendersonBrumsic Brandon Jr."Time For Joya", later retitled "Joya's Fun School",was an African-American children's series that was produced and broadcasted by WPIX-TV 11 out of New York City. The series premiered in March of 1970 and aired on WPIX-TV 11 through December of 1982. The characters on the show included the host Joya (Joya Sherrill), The Professor (Luther Henderson) who played the piano on the series, Mr. BB (Brumsic Brandon, Jr.) who was the artist on the show, and a bookworm puppet named Seymour. The series treated young viewers with stories, songs, puppets, art and more. The series aired on WPIX-TV 11 for 12 years, entertaining a generation of kids.
- StarsTom HattenEdwin McCormickHost Tom Hatten introduces vintage Popeye cartoons, dressed fitfully in a sailor's suit.
- StarsTodd PorterJohanna HickeyMargaret HuntAn early '80s Saturday morning live-action T.V. show. Chris, a ten-year-old boy, while playing with his home-made computer in his bedroom, accidentally taps into a computer belonging to Ingrid, a ten-year-old girl who lives on a space station thirty years in the future. They would frequently share Laurel and Hardy episodes, kid-made news clips and a puppet short called "The Edge of Space", starring Krikles, Zornad and their robot Giz.
- StarsBarry CassellHarriss ForrestJack ValentineSinging cowboy Jack Valentine rode the range in Huberle, Montana with the sheriff; Kate, the editor and publisher of the newspaper; and Ozzie, Jack's dense partner.
- CreatorHoyt AndresStarsDanny WilliamsA children's show with Danny Williams as "Spavinaw Spoofkin" - the Chief Spoof Spinner of Spoofkinland, that aired on WKY-TV Channel 4.