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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 ...
Note: Last Gumby classic short, and the sixth and last time to feature live action footage, and second and final day in the limelight short, and final Gumby episode with music selections from previous Gumby episodes by Jerry Gerber. The re-recorded editions of 1955-1969 Gumby episodes with music selections from them by him are aired in the late ...
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.
Smith was also known as a singer and musician, appearing on many top shows of the time both before and after becoming nationally known for the Howdy Doody show. In 1954, Smith suffered a heart attack and as a result, performed the show from a studio built in the basement of his home in New Rochelle, New York. He returned to the NBC studio in 1955.
"Indian Giver" is a song written by Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, and Bo Gentry. It was first recorded by 1910 Fruitgum Company for their 1969 album, Indian Giver. [3] Its B-Side, "Pow Wow", was actually a song called "Bring Back Howdy Doody" deliberately pressed backwards as a way of deterring radio stations from playing the B-Side, [4] [why?] which was later recorded by another Buddah ...
from the theme song to the children's television show Howdy Doody, from which the song took its title. The song sampled many hip hop , funk and soul tracks as well. Coldcut would later gain more popularity in the music scene with their remix of the Eric B. & Rakim song " Paid in Full ", which also incorporated the use of various samples.
Winchell with his older daughter and Jerry Mahoney in the Howdy Doody studio audience, c. 1948 Winchell had three children: a son, Stacy Paul Winchell; a daughter, Stephanie, from his first marriage to Dorothy "Dottie" Movitz; and a daughter, April Winchell (the current voice of Clarabelle Cow ), who is a comedian and voice actress, from his ...