Heh. We had, of course, an old black and white TV. They didn't have color at the time. I loved watching the show. Yes, I'm old. In fact, I was born May 18, 1949. Happy birthday to me on Friday! (My daughter was born on Mother's Day in 1976.)
Howdy Doody Theme Song
"It's Howdy Doody Time" by Edward Kean
It's Howdy Doody time,
It's Howdy Doody time,
Bob Smith and Howdy Doo
Say Howdy Doo to you.
Lets give a rousing cheer,
'Cause Howdy Doody's here.
It's time to start the show,
So kids, let's go!
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Howdy Doody Tidbits
The show took place in Doodyville, a circus town which had both puppet and human inhabitants.
The audience of kids was called the Peanut Gallery and there was a huge waiting list for tickets to the show. Everybody wanted to sit in the Peanut Gallery!
The show typically had a short film, a song or two and visits by the various residents of Doodyville.
Did you know that...
Buffalo Bob Smith was one of the first to recognize the potential of television to market products to kids. Welch's Grape Jelly, Wonder Bread, Colgate.
Howdy Doody was the first show to ever hit the 2,000 episode mark?
Howdy Doody was the first regular network series in color?
Howdy Doody had the first theme song to become popular outside of the show?
Passings
Buffalo Bob Smith died in 1998 of cancer. In 2006, Lew Anderson died of prostate cancer.
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Look, you can even buy tapes of the old program here ...
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/howdy-doody.htm
LMAO! No...I WASN'T born in Doodyville, contrary to popular belief.
Actually, from what I read, Clarabelle was played by several different actors, and as I said in FF post, one of those Clarabelles was Bob Keeshan who later started another favorite show called Captain Kangaroo. I loved his show too. He had a rabbit on the show, can't remember that puppet's name, and good ole Mr. Greenjeans, his sidekick, LOL!
Howdy Doody Trivia
The Doodyville Residents
Double Doody - Howdy's twin brother
Heidi Doody - Howdy's sister
Phineas T. Bluster - grumpy major
Don Jose Bluster and Hector Hancock - Phineas' triplet brothers
Flub-a-Dub - made of 8 different animals
Dilly-Dally - carpenter
Princess Summerfall Winterspring
Chief Thunderthud - Kowabunga!
Corneilius Cobb - ran the General Store
Captain Scuttlebutt - sea captain
Gumby - left for his own show!
John J. Fadoozle - world's number one __PURRRRIVATE EYE