Childhood TV kiddie shows...

[HoosierDaddy]

Here's mine...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWbweOyYLEE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQEqLUtp9Bg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZxSbjhBFRs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJ9Ei-2C5Y&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNK5KzI48mM&feature=related

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

The Wonderful World of Disney as I remember it. Sunday nights it was G.E. College Bowl, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, and then Wonderful World of Disney.

[video=youtube;K36u-CHDOK8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K36u-CHDOK8&feature=related[/video]

 

[AtomicEraTom]

[video=youtube;q3w7w58CREY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3w7w58CREY[/video]

 

[Flipped Lid]

I watched all of those as well. When the gods were pleased and the stars were in their proper alignment so that the antenna on our house in north central Indiana could pick up WGN Channel 9 out of Chicago, I watched this:

[video=youtube;xaz4guv__GQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaz4guv__GQ[/video]

Here's mine...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWbweOyYLEE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQEqLUtp9Bg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZxSbjhBFRs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJ9Ei-2C5Y&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNK5KzI48mM&feature=related

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Then you should remember this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csVVEb1K9UY

..and maybe even this.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6aP-mx3Ahs

 

[Flipped Lid]

Oh, yeah. I listened to the WLS The Big 89 during most of my youth although I was pretty young when Biondi was in his prime. I was more of a Larry Lujack guy. Of course, that was when I wasn't listening to Vince and Lou doing the Cubs games on WGN. I listened to my share of WOWO too. When I went off to college it was FM radio and WNAP.

 

[Gray Ghost]

I watched Captain Kangaroo, Superman with George Reeves, Batman with Adam West, Flipper, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, and M*A*S*H. These are just a few of what I watched as a kid.

 

[Gregg Axley]

We got Captain Kangaroo each morning, and I was happy with it.
Until I found out my cousins picked up TBS from Atlanta, and they got The Three Stooges for an hour!
Since my uncle was a Doctor, I think the eye poke was safe, at least he knew someone that would put it back in!
I also remember them getting Ultraman. What a weird show that was. We got more of a kick out of the dialogue not being on track than anything else.

 

[rue]

The Wonderful World of Disney as I remember it. Sunday nights it was G.E. College Bowl, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, and then Wonderful World of Disney.

[video=youtube;K36u-CHDOK8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K36u-CHDOK8&feature=related[/video]

That's how I remember The Wonderful World of Disney too. I couldn't wait for Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom to be over so it would come on.

[video=youtube;q3w7w58CREY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3w7w58CREY[/video]

I watched that one too

 

[rue]

Also Mister Rogers.... Everybody sing.....

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...

It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?
Won't you please,
Won't you please?
Please won't you be my neighbor?


[video=youtube;FaYR5lwzomE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaYR5lwzomE[/video]

 

[LizzieMaine]

Mr Rogers was the single most admirable American of the second half of the twentieth century. He walked the walk most people only talk, and the world is a lesser place without him in it.

As far as local kiddie show hosts go, ours was Eddie Driscoll of WLBZ-TV in Bangor. A goofy middle-aged guy with horn-rimmed glasses who was willing to do any fool thing to get a laugh between the Porky Pig cartoons. Meeting him in the parking lot at the Mammoth Mart when I was eight is still the biggest thrill of my life.

 

[rue]

Mr Rogers was the single most admirable American of the second half of the twentieth century. He walked the walk most people only talk, and the world is a lesser place without him in it.

I feel the same way Lizzie. I was truly upset when he died.


V.C. Brunswick.... you should remember this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw0ylb60PuE

 

[Cricket]

I loved watching Fraggle Rock for some reason during snack time.

But Wonderful World of Disney was my favorite. My family and I would gather around the tv to watch it. Wish it still came on so that I could carry the tradition onto my own children. Perhaps I should try to located some recordings for my kids.

Mr. Rogers of course, I think it was his soft mannerisms and overall kindness that made me love it. I agree with Lizzie, the world is a lesser place without him.

I also liked, nay, loved Bozo the Clown. That is the one show that totally sticks out in my mind. From the jokes to the game where the children tossed the balls into the buckets...it was fabulous.

Also, does the Price is Right count? My Maw Maw would watch it every morning when I was a child so it is kind of like a childhood show to me.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I feel the same way Lizzie. I was truly upset when he died.


V.C. Brunswick.... you should remember this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw0ylb60PuE

Both Mr. Rogers and Tom Hatten were my among my favorites when I was a kid. And here's some others I remember:

Hobo Kelly (aka Sally Baker), 1965-73
http://www.tvparty.com/lostlahobo.html

[video=youtube;knnz9rBtW_E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knnz9rBtW_E[/video]

Bob McAllister
[video=youtube;Tq1PMd15iRo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq1PMd15iRo&feature=related[/video]

 

[JimWagner]

I watched Howdy Doody Time and The Adventures of Rin Tin when I was a kid. But I'll throw out a quote and see if anyone remembers what kid's show this came from - "Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy." No fair Googling the answer.

 

[rue]

I don't remember Hobo Kelly, but I was only 4 in 73'. I vaguely remember Wonderama though.

Romper room was a big deal. I wanted one of those magic mirrors

Another favorite was The New Zoo Review.

 

[C-dot]

Mr Rogers was the single most admirable American of the second half of the twentieth century. He walked the walk most people only talk, and the world is a lesser place without him in it.

I adored Mister Rogers as a child, and like Rue, I was also truly upset when he passed away. In high school, whenever I stayed home sick I would curl up on the couch and watch the PBS re-runs. I never outgrew him
Looking back, I know the reason was because he was gentle and kind without insulting childrens' intelligence. Lots of kid's shows today do that.

Did anybody else watch the Munsters? It was one of my very favourites. I always laughed when Marilyn's boyfriends would run away at the sight of Herman!

I also loved Sesame Street, and Mr. Dress-up!

 

[LizzieMaine]

Mr. Rogers and Mr. Dressup were old friends and colleagues -- they'd worked together in Canadian television in the early sixties, which explains why they had such similar styles.

Another fine kids' show in the same style was The Friendly Giant, which we only got in the states in the mid/late sixties, but it ran in Canada for much longer.

Nobody knows how to do puppetry anymore, without it being self-consciously arty, which is a great loss. If you go back and watch these old shows today, you'll see that a great deal of very clever humor was worked into the puppet segments, without any of that smirking irony that saturates kids' entertainment today.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I loved watching Fraggle Rock for some reason during snack time.
.
I also liked, nay, loved Bozo the Clown. That is the one show that totally sticks out in my mind. From the jokes to the game where the children tossed the balls into the buckets...it was fabulous.

The original Bozo the Clown was Pinto Colvig (a former circus clown) who was best known as the voice of Goofy.

Pinto Colvig -- Bozo The Clown Song
with an introduction by Dr. Demento

[video=youtube;WHPq8FiT1Ck]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHPq8FiT1Ck[/video]

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I agree. Mr. Rogers was my favorite show as a child. He was so kind and taught good values. I'd watch him for hours when I was little. I wanted to be just like him when I grew up.

Mr Rogers was the single most admirable American of the second half of the twentieth century. He walked the walk most people only talk, and the world is a lesser place without him in it.

As far as local kiddie show hosts go, ours was Eddie Driscoll of WLBZ-TV in Bangor. A goofy middle-aged guy with horn-rimmed glasses who was willing to do any fool thing to get a laugh between the Porky Pig cartoons. Meeting him in the parking lot at the Mammoth Mart when I was eight is still the biggest thrill of my life.