{"id":2008,"date":"2011-09-08T15:49:18","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T14:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/?p=2008"},"modified":"2011-08-30T16:00:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-30T15:00:01","slug":"the-magic-clown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/the-magic-clown\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magic Clown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>While ABC TV premired TV&#8217;s very first children&#8217;s circus variety series , NBC TV and The Bonamo Candy Co. created and produced their own circus program, that featured an enchanted buffoon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Magic Clown&#8221; debuted on NBC TV as a Sunday afternoon series on September 11, 1949. Set against the backdrop of a traveling circus, illusionist, Zovella played the title role.<\/p>\n<p>As he engaged his viewers and studio audiences in magic tricks, games for prizes,introduced guest performers and promoted&#8221;Bonamo<br \/>\nTurkish Taffy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2009\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown.jpg\" alt=\"The Magic Clown\" title=\"Magic-Clown\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2009\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Magic Clown - A 1950s Traveling  Circus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The series had a modest success on NBC TV..Zovella would play &#8220;The Magic Clown&#8221;, until he left the show in 1952.<\/p>\n<p>He was replaced by Richard Dubois..who played the character from 1952, until he left the show in 1954.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; 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made his last tv appearance in a limited syndicated format produced in Canada in 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Magician and escape artist: &#8220;The Amazing Randi&#8221; would played the clown from 1970 to 1971.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/the-magic-clown\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Magic Clown\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown-377x300.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Clown.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>While ABC TV premired TV&#8217;s very first children&#8217;s circus variety series , NBC TV and The Bonamo Candy Co. created and produced their own circus program, that featured an enchanted buffoon. &#8220;The Magic Clown&#8221; 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