A  B  C  D  F  G  H  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  W  Y  8    // // The first post-TV generation grew up in the golden glow of animated splendor as the Jetsons, The Flintstones, and a vast array of superheroes invaded the living room, culminating with the herald of things to come; a great dane who reluctantly solved mysteries with his groovy friends. A Abbott and Costello The Adventures of Aquaman The ...

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  R  S  T  U  V  W  Y  Z // // The first post-TV generation grew up in the golden glow of animated splendor as the Jetsons, The Flintstones, and a vast array of superheroes invaded the living room, culminating with the herald of things to come; a great dane who reluctantly solved mysteries with his groovy friends. A ABC Afterschool Special ABC Saturday Superstar Movie The ABC ...

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  R  S  T  U  V  W  Y  Z  2  3   // // Video games (Pac-Man), toys that became cartoons and other fads (Smurfs, G.I.Joe, Transformers), as well as a wave of "regressed" characters as children, or having children of their own.(Muppet Babies, Pink Panther and Sons) all pointed toward an uncertain future. The proliferation of weekday afternoon syndicated original programming coupled with the arrival of ...

"Kartoon Klub!" / "Shari & Her Friends!' reviewed by Kevin Butler Local: WPIX TV Ch.11 NYC Monday-Saturday evenings: Monday October 5,1953 - Saturday December 22,1956 Hosts/Performers: Ted Steele:Monday 10/5/53-Thursday 7/1/54 Shari Lewis: Tuesday 7/6/53-Saturday 12/22/56 Puppet Characters: "Taffy Twinkle" &"Randy Rocket' In the fall of 1953..Local NYC based tv station WPIX TV Ch.11 created and produced a daily children's program for singing bandleader, radio DJ and songwriter:Ted Steele.Which ...

Facts N'Fun! reviewed by Kevin Butler Local WNBT TV Ch.4 NYC Sunday Afternoons: Sunday July 5,1953 - Sunday September 26,1953 Host/Performer/Instructor: Ms.Shari Lewis Puppet Characters: "Taffy Twinkle" &"Samson" Ms.Shari Lewis engages her viewers and studio audiences in games,songs,stories,craftmaking,hobbies and interviews with guest performers and personalities inbetween the reruns of old movie comedies and cartoons. Originally this series was titled"Sherrie Lewis"..on Sunday July 19,1953 the program was re-titled "Facts ...

Tinker's Workshop memories by Kevin Butler Local:WJZ/WABC TV Ch.7 NYC Weekday mornings: Monday November 15,1954 - Friday: August 22,1958 Hosts/Performers/Instructors: "Tinker The Toymaker"#1:(Bob Keeshan):(11/15/54-9/9/55), "Tinker The Toymaker"#2:(Henry Burbig):(9/12/55-12/28/56), "Tinker Tom The Toymaker":(Gene London):(12/31/56-1958), "Tinker The Toymaker"3:(Dom Deluise):(1958-8/22/58) Producers/Creators: Bob Keeshan and Jack Miller During the run ...

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  W  X  Y  Z  1  2  3 // // The Simpsons reinvent the prime time cartoon, while Animaniacs, Ren & Stimpy, and Batman take the animated world to wacky, icky, scary new frontiers. Preschoolers get a new pal in Barney, budding ninjas get their kicks from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and older kids thrill to the exploits of the X-Men. New ...

While ABC TV premired TV's very first children's circus variety series , NBC TV and The Bonamo Candy Co. created and produced their own circus program, that featured an enchanted buffoon. "The Magic Clown" debuted on NBC TV as a Sunday afternoon series on September 11, 1949. Set against the backdrop of a traveling circus, illusionist, ...

"It's Magic!" memories by Kevin Butler Prior to his becoming the second and last host/performer/instructor and interviewer of CBS TV's pioneering kids tv news magazine "On The Carousel". Paul Tripp would serve as the host/performer of a kids tv magic program. Mc'ing this series "It's Magic!"(Sans his wife)on saturday nights on CBS TV beginning on Saturday July ...