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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.