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4 Comments on “Now for Something Completely Different: 1958 Howdy Doody Wonder Bread Commercial”
I remember Howdy Doody, when it was a local TV show in New York before it was sent out over the network. This was around 1950? It came on the air daily at 5:30 in the afternoon. Thanks for this later memory.
Howdy Doody started in 1947 and lasted to 1960. I also remember watching it on Saturday mornings. I found out many years later that Clarabell didn’t talk as they would have had to pay him more. I loved all the other characters. I even watched the last show when Clarabell finally spoke, “Good-bye, kids.”
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November 30, 2024 at 3:29 pm
I remember Howdy Doody, when it was a local TV show in New York before it was sent out over the network. This was around 1950? It came on the air daily at 5:30 in the afternoon. Thanks for this later memory.
November 30, 2024 at 6:52 pm
Howdy Doody started in 1947 and lasted to 1960. I also remember watching it on Saturday mornings. I found out many years later that Clarabell didn’t talk as they would have had to pay him more. I loved all the other characters. I even watched the last show when Clarabell finally spoke, “Good-bye, kids.”
November 30, 2024 at 7:56 pm
I think that Clarabell was played by Bob Keeshan who was Captain Kangaroo, where he did speak.
November 30, 2024 at 8:09 pm
Bob Keeshan was the first Clarabell. He left the role in 1952 so the final show was someone else as Clarabell.