It's Howdy Doody Time!

Howdy Doody

Back in the 1950s, when I was a little kid, I used to love watching "The Howdy Doody Show" on television in the afternoons.

Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob

"Buffalo Bob" was the Emcee of the show.  He would open each show by very loudly asking the question, "Hey kids!---What time is it?"

The Kids All Sat in the Peanut Gallery

The kids who were present in the audience (sitting in an area called "The Peanut Gallery") would all yell, "IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME!"


My Favorite Character Was Flub-A-Dub.  Flub-A-Dub Had a Duck's Bill, Cat's Whiskers, Squirrel's Ears, Giraffe's Neck, Daschund's Body, Seal's Flippers, Pig's Tail, and Elephant's Memory

 And with that, the show would begin.  There was a cast of characters that was as eclectic as you could imagine.  Howdy Doody himself was a marionette, as were most others in the cast.

Clarabelle with Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob.  Clarabelle communicated by honking horns on his belt and by squirting seltzer

There was Phineas T. Bluster, Princess Summerfallwinterspring (or was it Winterspringsummerfall?), Flubadub, Heidi Doody (Howdy's sister), Dilly Dally, Inspector John J. Fadoozle (America's #1 Private Eye), Sandra the Witch, Captain Windy Scuttlebut, Chief Thunderthud and Clarabelle the Clown.

Phineas T. Bluster, Mayor of Doodyville

The kids in the Peanut Gallery would become involved in the playing out of the script each day.


Chief Thunderthud.  His favorite expression was "KOWABONGA!"

Each character had its own unique personality. 

Princess Summerfallwinterspring

We need more wholesome, fun shows like this on television today!