"On Your Mark?!" review by Kevin Butler ABC TV Network & Local: WNEW TV Ch.5 in NYC Saturday mornings: Saturday September 23,1961-Saturday December 16,1961 Host/Moderator/Creator: Sonny Fox Announcer: Johnny Olsen The format of this saturday morning kids tv game show has a panel of four kids boys and girls ages 8 to 12..who have genuine ambiitions to become doctors, lawyers, pilots, ...

On The Carousel! reviewed by Kevin Butler In 1953..The CBS TV Network created and produced the very first tv news magazine for kids "On The Carousel!". Seen saturday mornings on The CBS TV Network beginng on December 5,1953..The series featured craftmaking,scientific projects, history, dance lessons, musical performances,world events etc.presented by junior high school and high school classes. The first host/narrator and ...

"Just For Fun!" review by Kevin Butler Local: WNEW TV Ch.5 NYC Saturday Mornings: Saturday Mornings:Saturday October 3,1959-Saturday September 4,1965. Hosts: Sonny Fox (10/3/59-7/31/65) "Uncle Fred" Scott (8/7/65-9/4/65) In the fall of 1959..Sonny Fox's wife Gloria was expecting another child.Her husband went to the station execs At WNEW TV C.5 and asked them for a pay raise. The station execs refused his ...

Steampipe Alley review by Kevin Butler Local: WWOR TV Ch.9 Sunday Mornings:  Sunday February 7,1988-April,1993 Host/Performer: Mario Cantone "Rosita The wise cracking lady dragon puppet"(Voiced and manipulated by the show's director:Judy Katsheka) In the winter of 1987..WOR TV Ch.9 moved it's tv studios to The Seacaucus, New Jersey area and built a new state of the arts studio and changed it's call letters to WWOR. They also began ...

"Let's Take A Trip!" review by Kevin Butler CBS TV Network Sunday Afternoons: Sunday April 17,1955-Sunday February 23,1958 Host/Narrator/Interviewer:Sonny Fox Co-Hosts: Ginger MacManus & Brian("Pud") Flannagan(1955-57), Joan Terrance & Jimmy Walsh (1957-58) After hosting "The Finder"for Educational TV station KCET TV Ch.9 in St.Louis, Mo. for six months.Sonny Fox was invited by one of the producers of The CBS TV Network to host a simular children's ...

"Time For Fun!" - Saturday morning 1950's Television reviewed by Kevin Butler Local:WZJ/WABC TV Ch.7 NYC Weekday afternoons and weekday Monday September 23,1953-Friday June 23,1960 Hosts/Performers:"Corney The Clown": (Bob Keeshan):9/23/1953-7/29/1955, "Uncle Joe"Bova:8/1/1955-12/21/1956, "Johnny Jellybean"#1(Bill Britten)12/31/1956- 8/1/1958,"JJ Jellybean"/"Johnny Jellybean"#2 (Keith Hefner)8/23/1958-6/23/1960. In the early 1950's..tv producers:Jules Power and Danny Wilson created and produced a series of local kids tv wraparound shows that were seen on numerious markets and sponsored by The ...

The Merry Mailman review bought to you by  Kevin Butler Local:WOR TV Ch.9 NYC Weekday evenings and Afternoons Monday October 16,1950-Friday March 22,1956 Host/Performer:"The Merry Mailman": Ray Heatherton Head puppeteer/Comedy asistant/Vocies for the animals segments:Milt Moss Comedy Asistant:"The Topsey Turvery Auctioneer": Chic Darrow Returned:"The Merry Mailman's Funhouse" Local:WPIX TV Ch.11 NYC Weekday afternoons Monday September 25,1961- Friday May 31,1963 Host/Performer:"The Merry Mailman":Ray Heatherton Theme Song:"I Am The Merry Mailman":Music & Lyrics by ...

Today we look at  the NYC based kids tv series"B.J.'s Bunch!" - a real blast or nostalgia from the 1970's "Saturday Morning Kids TV Shows"  - Review by Kevin Butler In 1973..Chicago,Ill. based kids tv wraparound host/performer:Bill Jackson ( "BJ" )was invited by the station execs at WNBC TV Ch.4 in NYC to mc a children's educational series. Set against ...

"Let's Have Fun!" Local: WPIX TV Ch.11 NYC Sunday mornings: Sunday September 18,1960 - Sunday June 2,1968 Hosts/Performers:Chuck McCann(9/18/60-8/15/65) Comedy Asistant/Puppeteer:Paul Ashley(9/18/60-8/15/65) "Capt.Jack"McCarthy(8/22/65-8/28/65) Terry Bennett(9/5/65-9/1966) Hank Stohl(9/1966) Bill Biery(9/1966-9/3/67) Head Puppeteer:Tom Tichenor(9/1966) Comedy Asistants:Robert Broderick(9/1966) "Doakey The Clown"(9/19660 "Fireman Frank"(9/10/67-6/2/68) In the fall of 1960..entertainer:Chuck McCann..who had already established himself as a successful comedy performer and puppeteer on such local NYC based kids tv shows as"The Puppet Hotel"(Saturday mornings on WNTA TV Ch.13 ...

The Chuck McCann Show page compiled by Kevin Butler "The Chuck McCann Show!" Local:WPIX TV Ch.11 NYC Weekday afternoons:Monday September 9,1963-Friday July 31,1965 Returned:Local:WNEW TV Ch.5 NYC Weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings: Tuesday September 7,1965 -Friday September 2,1966 Saturday October 9,1965-Saturday April 30,1966 Host/Performer:Chuck McCann Head Pupeteer/Comedy Asistant:Paul Ashley After seeing the success of his sunday morning comedy/ variety kids tv show"Let's Have Fun!"..the station execs at ...