Howdy Doody

Howdy Doody (1947) TV

1 Season Ended Kids

Network: NBC

Howdy Doody is an American children's television program that was created and produced by E. Roger Muir and telecast on the NBC network in the United States from December 27, 1947 until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer in children's television programming and set the pattern for many similar shows. One of the first television series produced at NBC in Rockefeller Center, in Studio 3A, it was also a pioneer in early color production as NBC used the show in part to sell color television sets in the 1950s.

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#031726
Ruth Lyons: TV Pioneer "Claribel the clown from Howdy Doody, who I didn't know this, but the first person who played Claribel the Clown was Captain Kangaroo." — Chuck Claribel the clown from this TV show appeared on Ruth Lyons' show as one of her notable celebrity guests.
Mar 17, 2026 #042625
Selects: How Jim Henson Worked "imagine Howdy Doody. It was like, yeah, it's cool, you know, it's Howdy Doody or whatever, but with a close-up or far away, he looked exactly the same." — Josh Using Howdy Doody as an example of the limitations of rigid puppet construction before Jim Henson's soft puppet innovations.
Apr 26, 2025 #031924
Peanuts (the comic) Part I "They changed the name to peanuts, a reference to Howdy Doody's, Peanut Gallery." — Josh The origin of the 'Peanuts' title came from the Howdy Doody show's peanut gallery.
Mar 19, 2024 #010615
How Jim Henson Worked "Yeah, absolutely. And it also, I mean, now, looking back, he just, are like, well, yeah, of course, it's what puppets do, that's what... Imagine Howdy Doody." — Josh Discussed as an example of rigid puppet design compared to Jim Henson's softer puppet materials innovation.
Jan 6, 2015

Cast

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Buffalo Bob Smith
Buffalo Bob
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Bob Keeshan
Clarabell the Clown
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Bobby Nicholson
Clarabell the Clown
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Lew Anderson
Clarabell the Clown
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Bill LeCornec
Chief Thunderthud
Judy Tyler
Judy Tyler
Princess Summerfall Winterspring
Dayton Allen
Dayton Allen
Phineas T. Bluster
Allen Swift
Allen Swift
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Lee Carney
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Rufus Rose
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Alfie Scopp

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