THE HOWDY DOODY CIRCUS & HOWDY DOODY SHORT SUBJECTS
(approx. 60 min.)
Trouble brews in Doodyville when Howdy has to muster up 500 marbles for a tax levied by Mr. Bluster.
But don't worry -- Buffalo Bob, Clara Bell the troublesome clown, and the Peanut Gallery are at hand to sing songs and help Howdy work out his problems. As an added bonus, they even take us on a Scopedoodle trip to the circus.
A very popular HOWDY DOODY merchandising gimmick, other than the usual toys and dolls, was the 16mm shorts made for home viewing.
Thus these 15-minute shorts have never been aired on TV, and on this tape we give you two of the rarer ones.
In HOWDY DOODY CHRISTMAS, Buffalo Bob, Clara Bell (played by CAPTAIN KANGAROO's Bob Keeshan), and Howdy go to save Santa Claus. HOWDY IN FUNLAND has a rare Funland animated cartoon that's worth its weight in gold.
HOWDY DOODY TIME
(approx 60 min)
Two classic Howdy shows. The first features Gus Gasbag making Toy Animal balloons for the kids; Buffalo Bob taking a trip to the Balloon world; Animal songs; and a live Wheat and Rice Honey Cereal commercial with Buffalo Bob talking about the animal premiums and Hostess Cupcakes.
Peppy Mint is the new girl on the show, replacing the Princess.
The second show is a take off on Arthur Murray's Dance Party with Arthur Surray trying to teach the gang in Doodyville to Dance. Meet up with Howdy, The Chief and Finias T. Bluster, who heats up pennies to give Buffalo Bob a hot foot.
Also included are live Wheat and Rice Honey Cereal commercials with dog premiums, Clarabel in a trick shot exhibition with guns, and a commercial for Hostess Twinkies.
HOWDY DOODY TIME
& SAMMY DAVIS JR.
(approx 50 min)
A train theme has Clarabel visting the NY Central Train Yards, and Princess Summer Winter Spring and Fall joins the gang in train songs. Plus commercials for U.S. Savings bonds and Royal Instant Pudding.
The second show features excerpts from a special that doesn't exist anymore, starring Sammy Davis Jr., called THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHILDREN sponsored by American Character Toys. Features some great toy commercials.
GRANDPA'S PLACE &
MR. I. MAGINATION
(approx 60 min)
A rare kinescope of GRANDPA'S PLACE, a children's show from the Dumont Network produced at WDAB-TV in Washington, D.C. and hosted by Lee Reynolds in the role of Grandpa, who converses with various toys and other magical characters, including the puppet Jingle Dingle; runs contests, including one offering the giant Cocoa Marsh Train, plugs Flavor Straws; and demonstrates the Remco Wireless Radio Station.
Mr. I Magination
Paul Tripp
CBS
MR. I. MAGINATION was a fantasy show hosted by its creator, Paul Tripp, as a sort-of "You Are There" for kids.
Younger viewers would write in with suggestions of the stories and subjects, usually about characters that appealed to younger viewers, that they wanted to see, and Tripp and his cast of players would act in the stories on screen.
This week's show is devoted to sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her rise from obscure backwoods girl to international celebrity.
KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE Volume One
(approx 60 min)
Puppeteer Burr Tilstrom first began creating his Kuklapolitan Players in the 1930's, with his bald-headed, high-voiced puppet Kukla, and they appeared on television as early as 1939.
They first went on the air locally in 1947, one of the earliest childrens' entertainment shows on television, and on November 29, 1948, KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE began a 20-year+ run on network televison that made them as popular with adults as they were with children.
Owing a little bit to the Punch and Judy Shows of the eighteenth century, KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE featured Kukla the puppet and his foil, Oliver J. Dragon, a good-natured friend with a single buck-tooth, and Fran Allison, who was the den mother to Tilstrom's menagerie characters, which included Fletcher Rabbit, Beaulah the Witch, Madame Ooglepuss, and Dolores Dragon.
In the first episode, Kukla and Ollie decided to shoot their own television commercials with a camera that they assemble themselves, but the machine runs backwards.
In the second show, Kukla, Mercedes, Madame Ooglepuss, and Fran compare photographs and memories of Europe from their own travels and the pages of LIFE magazine.
The shows include on-air plugs to sponsors Tide and Drene shampoo, and ads for "the Tide Miracle" as well as LIFE magazine.
KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE Volume Two
(approx 60 min)
Kukla and Ollie show off their arrangement of the program's theme song.
They also ask the other characters, including Fletcher Rabbit, their opinions about various kinds of clothes, and the different way they dress in the city as opposed to the country (Fletcher's response is almost Henson-esque, as he wonders "When am I not in the country?") Delores Dragon sings, and gets the hiccups, which prove catching to everyone, and Fran reads a version of GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS.
The shows include a recital of the Nabisco jingle by the cast, and other sponsor plugs.
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HOWDY DOODY TIME (approx 60 min)
Two classic Howdy shows. The first features Gus Gasbag making Toy Animal balloons for the kids; Buffalo Bob taking a trip to the Balloon world; Animal songs; and a live Wheat and Rice Honey Cereal commercial with Buffalo Bob talking about the animal premiums and Hostess Cupcakes.
HOWDY DOODY TIME & SAMMY DAVIS JR.
(approx 50 min)
A train theme has Clarabel visting the NY Central Train Yards, and Princess Summer Winter Spring and Fall joins the gang in train songs. Plus commercials for U.S. Savings bonds and Royal Instant Pudding.
GRANDPA'S PLACE & MR. I. MAGINATION
(approx 60 min)
A rare kinescope of GRANDPA'S PLACE, a children's show from the Dumont Network produced at WDAB-TV in Washington, D.C. and hosted by Lee Reynolds in the role of Grandpa, who converses with various toys and other magical characters, including the puppet Jingle Dingle; runs contests, including one offering the giant Cocoa Marsh Train, plugs Flavor Straws; and demonstrates the Remco Wireless Radio Station.
Paul Tripp
CBS
KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE Volume One(approx 60 min)
Puppeteer Burr Tilstrom first began creating his Kuklapolitan Players in the 1930's, with his bald-headed, high-voiced puppet Kukla, and they appeared on television as early as 1939.
KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE Volume Two
(approx 60 min)
Kukla and Ollie show off their arrangement of the program's theme song.