{"id":2203,"date":"2011-09-27T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T11:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2011-09-26T12:37:05","modified_gmt":"2011-09-26T11:37:05","slug":"popcorn-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/popcorn-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Popcorn Theater"},"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><em>Popcorn Theater reviewed by Kevin Butler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Local: <\/strong>WABC TV Ch.7 NYC<br \/>\n<strong>Saturday mornings:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday September 8,1956-Saturday December 1,1956<br \/>\n<strong>Host\/Performer:<\/strong>&#8220;Popo The Clown&#8221; (the name of the actor..who played &#8220;Popo The Clown&#8221; is unknown)<\/p>\n<p>In the fall of 1956..the heads of WABC TV Ch.7 in NYC created and produced a saturday morning children&#8217;s variety tv series..that featured the talents of a sad face tramp clown character known as&#8221;Popo&#8221;.Who hosted &#8220;Popcorn Theater!&#8221;.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\nskool\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_2204\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/popcorn-theatre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2204\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2204\" title=\"popcorn-theatre\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/popcorn-theatre.jpg\" alt=\"Popcorn Theater\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/popcorn-theatre.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/popcorn-theatre-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/popcorn-theatre-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/popcorn-theatre-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Popcorn Theater with Poppo the Clown<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Set against the backdrop of a traveling circus&#8230;&#8221;Popcorn Theater&#8221;had &#8220;Popo The Clown&#8221;performing comedy skits..inbetween the reruns of old movie cartoons,comedies,westerns,serials and circus films.<\/p>\n<p>The program had a moderate ammount of success and a series of comic books were merchandized and published by a local comic book company.<\/p>\n<p>The series did well..but..it didn&#8217;t become a big hit and the station execs at Ch.7 closed down &#8220;Popcorn Theater&#8221;following the saturday December 1,1956 broadcast.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; 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