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B D F M P R S // // Photo booths become a national craze, letting best friends and puppy lovers take home a four-strip keepsake. Shuffle games move beyond bowling with Deluxe Shuffle Targette , Auto Test lets practicing drivers learn the rules of the road, and Two-Player Basketball puts a new one-on-one spin on the old Basketball Champ ...
A B C D E F H L N P S V // // Elvis Presleyshakes his hips on The Ed Sullivan Show, and the rock n roll craze begins. For those scandalized by such unwholesomeness, there's always nice young men like Paul Anka and Neil Sedaka, whose teen-idol sound is pleasant enough for parents but still makes young girls swoon. Dion takes the doo-wop route while ...
Top of the Form was produced bt the BBC in the UK. Its a programme that began on Saturday 1 May 1948, as a radio series and eventually made it onto the television as a childrens programme. The Childrens quiz series ran from 1962 to 1986 with various presenters including Bob Holness famous for his quiz Blockbusters ...
Popcorn Theater reviewed by Kevin Butler Local: WABC TV Ch.7 NYC Saturday mornings: Saturday September 8,1956-Saturday December 1,1956 Host/Performer:"Popo The Clown" (the name of the actor..who played "Popo The Clown" is unknown) In the fall of 1956..the heads of WABC TV Ch.7 in NYC created and produced a saturday morning children's variety tv series..that featured the talents of a sad ...
"The Buster Crabbe Show!" / "Buster's Buddies!' reviewed by Kevin Butler Local: WOR TV Ch.9 NYC Weekday evenings: Monday March 12,1951-Friday October 3,1952 Returned: Local:WJZ TV Ch.7 NYC Weekday evenings: Monday September 21,1953-Friday March 26,1954. Host/Performer: Buster Crabbe In 1951..former movie serial actor Buster Crabbe made his tv debut as the mc of a daily children's film wraparound series."The Buster Crabbe Show"debuted on NYC based tv station ...
"Shariland!" reviewed by Kevin Butler Local: WPIX TV Ch.11 NYC Saturday evenings October 13,1956-Saturday December 22,1956 Returned: Local:WRCA TV Ch.4 NYC Saturday mornings: Saturday August 16,1957- August 16,1958 Host/Performer: Shari Lewis Puppet Characters: "Lamb Chop", "Charlie Horse", "Hush Puppy" and "Wing Ding". Prior to the cancellation of "Shari & Her Friends" Ms.Shari Lewis was hired by an independent tv producer to create,produce and present a filmed children's ...
"Hi Mom!"/"Family!' reviewed by Kevin Butler Local: WRCA/WNBC TV Ch.4 NYC Weekday mornings: Thursday August 15,1957-Friday September 7,1962. Hosts/Performers/Instructors: Shari Lewis:Thursday 8/15/57-Friday 3/20/59, Jimmy Weldon: Monday:3/25/59-Friday 7/17/59 Johnny Andrews: Monday 8/17/59-Friday 8/29/59 Puppeteers: Paul Ashley & Chuck McCann Monday 8/17/59-Friday 8/28/59 The Ritts Puppets: Monday 8/31/59-Friday 9/7/62 On Thursday Morning Aust 15.1959..Local NYC based tv station WRCA TV Ch.4 create and produced a series that ...
"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 ...
