List of local children's television series (United States)
The following is a list of local children's television shows in the United States. These were locally produced commercial television programs intended for the child audience with unique hosts and themes. This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s; some shows continued into the 1990s. Author Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children's shows in a 2002 book, Hi There, Boys and Girls![1][2]
The television programs typically aired in the weekday mornings before school or afternoons after school, as well as on weekends (to a lesser degree). There were different formats. Almost all shows had a colorful host who assumed a persona, such as a cowboy/cowgirl, captain/skipper/commodore/admiral, jungle explorer, astronaut, king, princess, clown, sheriff/deputy/trooper, cop, firefighter, hobo/tramp, railroad engineer, magician, "cousin", "grandfather" or "uncle", whose role was not only to be the "DJ" for syndicated material (typically cartoons, although Westerns were more popular earlier on) but also to entertain, often with a live television studio audience of kids, during breaks.
Early program fare included cartoon favorites, such as Koko the Clown, Daffy Duck, Crusader Rabbit, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Mighty Mouse, Porky Pig, Deputy Dawg, Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, Mel-O-Toons, Woody Woodpecker, The Funny Company, Mr. Magoo, Space Angel and Clutch Cargo, as well as movie shorts, such as Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang/The Little Rascals and The Three Stooges, as well as animated versions of Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello and The Three Stooges, and live action shorts, such as Diver Dan. Some included educational segments like the portraits of wildlife in Nature's Window.
Television broadcast markets
[edit]Alabama
[edit]Anniston
[edit]- WHMA-TV-40, later WJSU-TV: The Cousin Cliff Show (with Cliff Holman)[3]
Birmingham
[edit]- WVTM-TV, WAPI-TV: The Balloon Goon (with Sterling Brewer)
- WBRC: Birthday Party (with Joe Langston)
- WBRC: Bozo the Clown (Bart Darby, Ward McIntyre)
- WBRC: The Bugs Bunny Show (with Benny Carle)
- WTTO, WDBB: Cartoon Clubhouse (with Cliff Holman)
- WVTM-TV, WABT: Channel 13 Theatre (Bill Wright)
- WBRC: Circle Six Ranch (with Benny Carle)
- WIAT, WBMG: The Dick Tracy Show (with Neal Miller)
- WBRC: Quick Fire McIntyre (with Ward McIntyre)
- WVTM-TV, WAPI-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Jean", "Miss Jane", "Miss Carol")
- WVTM-TV, WAPI-TV: The Sgt. Jack Show (with Neal Miller)
- WBRC: Supersonic Sam (with Horace Pumphrey)
- WVTM-TV, WABT: Tip Top Clubhouse (renamed to Cousin Cliff's Clubhouse; hosted by Cliff Holman)
- WBRC: Uncle Bill and Spooky (with Bill Wright)
- WVTM-TV, WABT: Uncle Bill's Fun Shop (with Bill Wright)
- WVTM-TV, WABT: Western Theatre (with Benny Carle)
Dothan
[edit]Florence
[edit]- Captain Jack (with Jack Worley)
- Earline in Storyland
- WHDF, WOWL: Planet 15 (with Jack Worley)
- WOWL: The Children's Hour
Huntsville/Decatur
[edit]- WAAY-TV: 31 Funtime (with Johnny Evans)
- WAAY-TV, WMSL: The Benny Carle Show (with Benny Carle)
- Captain Barney and Popeye (with Johnny Evans)
- Junior Auction (with Johnny Evans)
- Kiddie Circus (with Bill Sykes) WMSL,1961 and WHNT, 1963
- Romper Room WAAY (WAFG), WHNT and WAFF (WMSL).
- Through the Looking Glass (with "Miss Dottie" Frame, WMSL, 1958-1962)
- Western Theatre (with Johnny Evans)
Mobile
[edit]- Aunt Beka (Rebecca Horton)
- Bunnyville USA ("Barney Bunny")
- WALA-TV: Camp Walabear
- Captain Mal [clarification needed]
- Captain Supreme (Earl Hutto)
- Cartoonerville ("Chuck Wagon" Charlie)
- Fun and Games (with Marcia Wanaker and Rosie Seaman)
- Junior Auction [clarification needed]
- WEAR-TV: The Lynn Toney Show (hosted by Lynn Toney)
- WKRG: Popeye Cartoon Theatre ("Captain Hank")
- WKRG/WEAR-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Skeeter" [WKRG version]; "Miss Jackie" [WEAR version])
- WKRG: Rosie's Place (hosted by Rosie Seaman)
- Jungle Bob / Scuba Bob
Montgomery
[edit]- Cactus Cal (with Calvin Ruff)
- Captain Zoomar (with Walter Bamberg)
- Cartoon Carl (with Carl Stephens)
- Junior Auction (with Curt "Pop" Blair)
- Kartoon Karnival (with Billy Morgan, Martha Sadler)
- Popeye Theatre (with Curt "Pop" Blair)
- Princess Pat's Storybook Castle (with Pat Barnes)
- Romper Room ("Miss Bobbi", "Miss Sue")
- Western Theatre (with Bob Underwood)
- Willie the Clown (with Bill Smith)
- Young World (with Marge Payne)
Alaska
[edit]Anchorage
[edit]- KENI: Mother Moose (with Larry and Carol Beck)
Fairbanks
[edit]Arizona
[edit]Phoenix
[edit]- KTVK: Cartoonland
- KTAR-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Sherri", "Miss Coleene")
- KPHO-TV: The Wallace and Ladmo Show (Bill Thompson as Wallace, Ladimir Kwiatkowski as Ladmo, and Pat McMahon as Gerald, Captain Super, other characters). Also known as "It's Wallace" and "Wallace & Company."
- KPHO-TV: The Ladmo Show (Ladimir Kwiatkowski as Ladmo)
- KPHO-TV: Gold Dust Charlie (Ken Kennedy, with Bill Thompson as Wallace Sneed)
Tucson
[edit]- KVOA: Cartoon Corral ("Chuck Waggin")
- KTTU-TV/KDTU: The Friendship Club (with Bob Love)
- KGUN: Marshal K-Gun (with Burt Oien, Jack Jacobson and Bob Love) Romper Room (with "Miss Evelyn" (San Angelo))
- KMSB-TV/KZAZ: The Uncle Bob Show (with Bob Love)
- KOLD-TV: Zipo the Clown (Zipo & Friends; starring Victor Dains Sr.)
Yuma
[edit]- KYMA-DT/KIVA: The S.S. KIVA (with Don Kenny, Bob Hardy, Elmore Eaton)
Arkansas
[edit]El Dorado/Monroe
[edit]- KTVE: Bozo the Clown (with Tommy Bush)
- KTVE: Chuckles the Clown (played by Dale Nicholson)
- KTVE: Commodore Clem (with Henry Clements)
- KNOE-TV: The Happiness Exchange
- KTVE: Romper Room ("Miss June")
Fort Smith
[edit]- KFSM-TV/KFSA: Captain Chuck (with Chuck Abraria)
- KFSM-TV/KFSA: Romper Room ("Miss Nancy")
- KFSM-TV/KFSA: Uncle Elmer (with Elmer Morris)
- KFSM-TV/KFSA: Uncle Zeb (with Jerry Davis)
Little Rock
[edit]- KRTV: Betty's Little Rascals (with Betty Fowler)
- KATV: Bozo the Clown (Gary Weir)
- KARK-TV: Bozo's Big Top (Gary Weir) (Replaced much of NBC's Saturday Morning lineup)
- KARK-TV: Candy the Clown (with Gary Weir)
- KARK-TV: Captain KARK (with Lloyd Denney)
- KKYK: Clowntown USA (with Gary Weir)
- KARK-TV: Lorenzo the Tramp (with Gerry Wheeler)
- KATV: Mr. Specs' Cartoon Caravan (with Bruce Smith)
- KATV: Romper Room ("Miss Sylvia", "Miss Linda")
- KARK-TV: Six-Gun Theatre (with Volmar "Cactus" Vick)
California
[edit]Bakersfield
[edit]- KBAK-TV, KERO-TV, KJTV-TV: Uncle Woody (with Woody Bryant)
Fresno
[edit]- KMPH: Uncle Woody Show (with Woody Bryant)
- KAIL: Leebo The Clown (with Leland Harris)
- KFSN: Fun Time (with Al Radka)
- KMJ: Miss Pat's Playroom
Glendale
[edit]Los Angeles
[edit]- KTLA-DT: Batfink (Len Maxwell)
- KTLA-DT: Beany and Cecil (Bob Clampett)
- KTLA-DT: Bozo the Clown (with Vance Colvig Jr.)
- KTLA-DT: Bozo's Circus (with Pinto Colvig)
- KTLA-DT: Buffalo Billy (with Bob Clampett)
- KTLA-DT: Cartoon Carousel (Frank Herman, a.k.a. Skipper Frank)
- KCAL-TV/KHJ-TV: Cartoon Express (with Engineer Bill, played by Bill Stulla)
- KCOP: Cartoonville
- KCAL-TV/KHJ-TV: Chuck McCann's Funstuff (with Chuck McCann, Barry Thompson, Sonny Fox)
- KABC-TV, KTTV: Chucko the Clown (with Charles M. Runyon)
- KTTV: Daphne's Cartoons
- KABC: Domingo
- KCBS-TV/KNXT: Dusty's Treehouse (Stu Rosen)
- KTLA-DT: For Kids Only (with Skipper Frank)
- KCAL-TV/KHJ-TV: The Froozles (with Sally Baker)
- KCOP: Hobo Kelly (with Sally Baker)
- KTTV: King Koopa's Kool Kartoons (Christopher Collins)
- KTLA-DT: Light Time (with James E. Stewart and Rolf Forsberg)
- KTTV: Mr. Wishbone [clarification needed]
- KCAL-TV/KHJ-TV: Pancake Man (with Hal Smith)
- KTLA-DT: Pier Five Club (with Tom Hatten)
- KTLA-DT: Popeye and Friends (with Tom Hatten and Edwin McCormick)
- KTLA-DT: Popeye And Friends and Three Stooges Uncle Woody Show (with Woody Bryant)
- KCOP: Romper Room ("Miss Mary Ann", "Miss Socorro")
- KNBC: Serendipity (with Rudi Medina)[4]
- KTTV: Sheriff John (with John Rovick)
- KCAL-TV/KHJ-TV: Shrimpenstein (with Gene Moss)
- KCOP: Skip and Woofer
- KCBS-TV/KNXT: Space Funnies (Dal McKennon)
- KTLA-DT: Squeaky Mulligan, the Talking Cat (with Al Jarvis)
- KNBC-TV: That's Cat (with Alice Playten)
- KTLA-DT: Thunderbolt the Wondercolt (John Carradine, Walker Edmiston)
- KTTV: Willy the Wolf (with Walker Edmiston)
Oakland
[edit]- KTVU: Bits and Pieces [clarification needed]
- KTVU: Captain Cosmic
- KTVU: Captain Satellite (with Bob March)
- KTVU: Charley and Humphrey (with Pat McCormick)
- KTVU: Romper Room
- KTVU: TV Pow (with Pat McCormick)
Sacramento/Stockton
[edit]- KOVR: Captain Delta (early 1970s)
- KTXL: Cap'n Mitch (1970s-80s)
- KCRA: Captain Sacto (Fred Wade; 1950s)
- Capn's Locker [clarification needed]
- Cartoonland [clarification needed]
- KCRA: Romper Room ("Miss Nancy")
- Skipper Stu (hosted by Stu Nahan)
San Diego
[edit]- King Norman's Kingdom of Toys (with Norman Rosenburg)
- KOGO: The Johnny Downs Show (with Johnny Downs)
San Francisco
[edit]- KRON-TV: Assignment Four (film documentary series)
- Buster and Me [clarification needed]
- Captain Cosmic (with Bob Wilkins) (KTVU)
- Captain Fortune
- KBHK: Captain San Francisco (Mike Cleary)
- Dapper Dan's Playhouse (with Dan McGrath)
- Fireman Frank (with George Lemont)
- Happy Birthday to You (with Lucille Bliss)
- Kippy the Kop (hosted by Dan Joffee)
- KRON-TV: The Mayor Art Show / The Popeye Show (host: Art Finley)
- KRON-TV: Mayor Art's Almanac (segment within Mayor Art Show, Art Finley)
- KTVU: Captain Satellite (Bob March)
- KTVURomper Room ("Miss Nancy" Besst, "Miss Ruby")
- King Norman's Castle
- KRON-TV: Skipper Sedley (Bruce Sedley)
- KTVU: Sir Sedley (Bruce Sedley)
- KTVU: Charley and Humphrey (Pat McCormick)
- KGO-TV: Aunt Lolly's Storytime (Alice Marino)
- KPIX / KGO-TV: Marshal "J" (Jay Alexander)
- KPIX: Jack's Place (Jack Hanson)
San Jose
[edit]Visalia
[edit]- KMPH-TV: Uncle Woody (with Woody Bryant)
Colorado
[edit]Colorado Springs
[edit]- KRDO-TV, later KKTV: Romper Room ("Miss Betty", "Miss Diane", "Miss Susan")
Denver
[edit]- KWGN-TV: Blinky's Fun Club
- KBTV: Sheriff Scotty
- KBTV: The Clubhouse Gang
- KBTV, later KCNC-TV, later KWGN-TV: Romper Room
- KLZ: Fred & Fae
- KFEL: Fred & Fae The Soda Shop
Connecticut
[edit]Hartford
[edit]- WFSB/WTIC: Captain Bob
- WVIT/WHNB: Colonel Clown (with Joey Russell)
- WUVN/WHCT: Flippy the Clown (with Ivor Hugh)
- WUVN/WHCT: General Funn
- WFSB/WTIC: The Hap Richards Show (with Floyd "Hap" Richards)
- WFSB/WTIC: Ranger Andy (with Orville Andrews)
- WWE Network: Firefly Fun House (with Bray Wyatt)
New Haven
[edit]- WTNH/WNHC: Admiral Jack (with Guy Alyward)
- WTNH/WNHC: Captain Solomon C. Whiskers (with Mitch Agruss)
- WNHC/WTNH: Space Commander 8
- WTNH/WNHC: Kitdoodle (with Kit Adler)
- WTNH/WNHC/WHCT: Flippy the Clown (with Ivor Hugh)
- WTNH/WNHC: Happy the Clown (with Joey Russell)
- WTNH/WNHC: Mr. Goober (with Mike Warren)
Delaware
[edit](see Pennsylvania, Maryland, and District of Columbia markets)
District of Columbia
[edit]Washington
[edit]- WWRC/WRC-TV, later WDCA: Bozo the Clown (with Willard Scott, Dick Dyszel)
- WDCA: Captain 20 (with John Kallimonis, Tony Alexis, Dick Dyszel)
- WTTG: Captain Tugg
- WTTG: Cindy Lou's Ranch (hosted by Cindy Dahl)
- WJLA/WMAL: Claire and Co Co (hosted by Claire Kress)
- WTTG: Countdown Carnival (with Bill Gormly)
- WWRC/WRC-TV: Cousin Cupcake (with Bob Porter)
- WTTG: Grandpa's Place (with Lee Reynolds)
- WTTG: Hoppity Skippity (with Jules Huber and Gordon Williamson)
- WDCA: Kids' Break (with Howard Huge)
- WJLA/WMAL: Pete and His Pals (hosted by Pete Jamerson)
- WTTG: Pick Temple (with Bob Dalton)
- WUSA (TV)/WTOP-TV: Ranger Hal (played by Hal Shaw)
- Romper Room ("Miss Lynn", "Miss Jan", "Miss Barbara", "Miss Sally", "Miss Connie", "Miss Anne")
- WWRC/WRC-TV: Sam and Friends (with Jim Henson)
- WTTG: Time for Science (with Darrell Drummond)
- WDCA: WOW (with Dick Dyszel)
Florida
[edit]Fort Myers
[edit]- WINK-TV: The Lazy Bar 11 (with "Cousin Vern" Vernon Lundquist)
- WINK-TV: Lazy Bar Club (with "Cousin Vern")
Jacksonville
[edit]- WMFJ: Here's How, (1962-1963) (with Virginia Atter and a clown known as Clark Winchester). They visited manufacturers each week to see how things are made.
- WFGA: Romper Room
- WFGA: Bozo and Skipper Ed Show, (1961–1966) Saturday mornings. [clarification needed]
- WFGA: Popeye & Pals with Skipper Ed, weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings. [clarification needed]
Miami
[edit]- WPLG: Duck, Duck, Goose; Arthur & Company
- WPLG: Batfink (Fridays 8:00–8:30am from January-July 1970)
- WLBW: Banjo Billy (starring Dave Herbert)
- WPST/WLBW/WPLG: Romper Room ("Miss Dolly", "Miss Joan")
- WGBS-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Barbara")
- WCKT: Romper Room ("Miss Iris")
- WCKT: Bobsville (starring Bob Clayton, later the announcer on Dick Clark's Pyramid game shows)
- WCKT: The Dungeon (with Charlie Baxter)
- WCKT: Fun Club (starring Charlie Baxter and Willie the Moose)
- WLBW: Jumpin Jack's 4 O'Clock Club (starring Jack O'Brien)
- WTVJ: The Lucky Duck Show (with Merv Griffin and Chuck Zink)
- WTVJ: Popeye Playhouse (hosted by multiple hosts) (1957-79)
Orlando
[edit]- WDBO: Romper Room ("Miss Nancy" Stilwell; Mondays [later weekdays] 9:00–9:30am)
- WLOF/WFTV: Kartoon Kapers
- WFTV: Cartoonland
St. Petersburg
[edit]- WLCY: 10 Ultimate [citation needed]
- WSUN-TV: Bozo the Clown
- WSUN-TV: Captain Mac [5]
- WSUN-TV: Cartoon Carnival
- WLCY: Romper Room ("Miss June", later moved to WFLA-TV in March 1975)
- WLCY: Submarine 10 [citation needed]
- WLCY: This Side Up [citation needed]
Tallahassee
[edit]- WFSU-TV: Miss Nancy's Store (with Nancy Benda)
Tampa
[edit]- WFTS-TV: David D TV (1994-2000, Saturday mornings[6])
- WTVT: Romper Room ("Miss Colleen"; Weekdays 9:00-9:30am from October 1955 until January 1959)
- WFLA: Romper Room ("Miss Kay", "Miss June", "Miss Alice") (Kay's version aired at 9:00–9:30am each weekday from January 19, 1959 until Spring 1961. June's WFLA version aired at 10:00-10:30am each weekday from March 31, 1975 until May 30, 1980, and Alice's version aired 10:00-10:30am each weekday from October 1980 until February 1982).
West Palm Beach
[edit]- WJNO (now WPTV): The Sheriff (with Bob Green)
- WPTV/WEAT: Romper Room
- WPTV-TV: The Man From GHOST (Global Headquarters for the Organization to Sustain Terror) [citation needed]
Georgia
[edit]Atlanta
[edit]- WAGA: Batfink & Ronald McDonald (Saturdays 9:00–9:30am) [clarification needed]
- WXIA/WQXI/WLWA-TV: Billy Johnson
- WAGA: The Bugs Bunny Show (Bob Underwood as "Captain Bob", weekdays 5:30–6:00 pm; not to be confused with ABC's national program which aired on WLWA (ABC), now WXIA (NBC) at the time)
- WATL: Cartoon Club
- WAGA: Dooley and Co. (George Ellis as fictional hobo "Bestoink Dooley", weekdays 4:00–4:30 pm; Ellis appeared in the same role hosting local telecasts of horror film classics, Fridays 11:30 pm)
- WAGA: Mr. Pix (Dave Michaels, Saturdays 8:00–9:00am)
- WATL: Officer Don's Clubhouse (Don Kennedy)
- WSB-TV: Popeye Club with Officer Don (Don Kennedy, weekdays 5:00–6:00pm, then from 4:30–5:30pm; later on WATL)
- WTBS-TV: Romper Room (Weekdays 8:30am)
- WLWA-TV: Romper Room (Weekdays 9:00am)
- WLWA-TV: Skipper Ray (Ray MacKay, weekday mornings at 10:00 AM)
- WXIA/WQXI: Treehouse Club
- WXIA/WQXI: Tubby and Lester (Monday-Saturday 7:30 to 10 AM, 1968–72)
Augusta
[edit]- WATU: Bozo the Clown (weekdays 4:30–5:30 pm, 1970)
- WJBF: Trooper Terry (weekdays 5-5:30pm; later years 4:30-5pm; featured weatherman Terry Sams; 1960s-70s)
- WRDW-TV: "Hippity Hop" (weekdays 5:30-5:45; featuring William "Bill" Tennent; 1954-1957)
Columbus
[edit]- WRBL: Blast Off (V-Man, played by Jim Carlisle)
- WRBL: Col. Chick & Bozo (played by Charles "Chick" Autry and later by Marvin "Alec" Bush and Jack Morin)
- WRBL: Kiddie Castle Lane, later renamed Kid's Corner (with Bonnie Brown Elmore a.k.a. Princess Bonnie)
- WTVM: Miss Patsy's Playhouse (with Patsy Avery)
- WTVM: Mr. Play-Like's Morning Special (with Reuben Hensley) [clarification needed]
- WRBL: Shaun O'Hoolihan (played by John "Jack" Morin)
- WLTZ: Calliope (Starring Rachel Einglett Elliott)
Macon
[edit]Savannah
[edit]- WJCL (TV): Bozo the Clown (weekdays 4:30–5:30 pm)
- WTOC-TV: Happy Dan (weekdays 4-4:30 pm; originally Happy Dan & The Little Rascals, later Happy Dan & Popeye)
- WTOC-TV: Romper Room (weekdays 9-9:30 am)
Thomasville
[edit]- WCTV: Romper Room ("Miss Carolyn")
Hawaii
[edit]Honolulu
[edit]KHON (Channel 2):
- Romper Room (same host as KTRG; 1964–74)
KGU/KITV/KHVH (now KITV) (Channel 4):
- Billy Boy Moonster (1968)
- Captain Honolulu (Sgt Sacto, played by Bob Smith; 1959–68)
- Rocketship 4 (with Bob Smith; 1968–70)
KGMB (Channel 9):
- Bufo the Frog and a Mynah Bird (hand puppets; early 1960s)
- Checkers and Pogo (Pogo Poge: Morgan White; Mr. Checkers: Jim Hawthorne, Dave Donnelly, Jim Demarest; May 26, 1967 – 1982)
- Jimmie Dodd's Aloha Club (early-mid-1960)
- Sailor Al (mid-1960s)
KTRG (now KHNL) (Channel 13):
- Romper Room (same host as KHON; 1962–64)
Idaho
[edit]Boise
[edit]- KID/KIDK/KTVB: The Merry Milkman (with Jack Lythgoe)
- KTVB: Romper Room ("Miss Mary" Alsager)
Illinois
[edit]Chicago
[edit]- WGN-TV: The Adventures of Blinkey
- WFLD: The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show, aka Cartoon Town (Bill Jackson)
- WGN-TV: Blue Fairy
- WGN-TV: Batfink
- WGN-TV: Bozo's Circus, later The Bozo Show and The Bozo Super Sunday Show (with Bob Bell, later Joey D'Auria)
- WGN-TV: Breakfast with Bugs Bunny (with Dick Coughlin and Ray Rayner)
- WGN-TV: Dick Tracy Crime Stopper Club (hosted by Ray Rayner)
- WBBM-TV/WBKB/WGN-TV: Garfield Goose and Friends (Frazier Thomas)
- WLS-TV: Gigglesnort Hotel (with Bill Jackson)
- WLS-TV/WBKB: Here's Geraldine (with Jim Stewart)
- WCIU-TV: Hey Colonel Frank (circa 1969-1970, 4pm weekdays, between stock market and foreign language programming)
- WLS-TV: INK: Interesting News for Kids (circa 1972, with Fahey Flynn and Joanie Sandler, aka "Susie Streetnoise", along with a cast of various puppets)
- WGN-TV: Junior Crossroads
- WGN-TV: Junior Edition
- WBKB-TV: Junior Jamboree (later Kukla, Fran and Ollie), The Play House (with Angel Casey)
- WBKB/WCIU-TV: Kiddie A-Go-Go (with Elaine Mulqueen; not to be confused with Tampa's 10 A-Go-Go which ran during the same era)
- WGN-TV: Lunchtime Little Theatre (with Uncle Ned (Ned Locke), Uncle Bucky and Aunt Dody)
- WBBM-TV: The Magic Door (a/k/a "Beyond the Magic Door" in 1981-1984)
- WGN-TV: Paddleboat (with Ned Locke)
- WGN-TV: Ray Rayner and His Friends (Ray Rayner)
- WGN-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Rosemary", "Miss Beverly")
- WGN-TV: The Story Teller
- WBBM-TV/WBKB: Time for Fun (with Nicky Francis)
- WGN-TV: Time for Stories
- WGN-TV: Treetop House (with Debra Wuerfel, Tasha Johnson, Anita Klever, Mary Jane Clark, Jane McGrath)
- WGN-TV: What's the Answer
Peoria
[edit]- Bids for the Kids [citation needed]
- Bozo the Clown
- Captain Jinks & Salty Sam (with Stan Lonergan)
- Hobo Kelly (with Sally Baker)
- Mr. Toyman (with Gary Gresham)
- Romper Room
Quad Cities
[edit](see Quad Cities, Iowa market)
Quincy
[edit]Rockford
[edit]Harrisburg
[edit]- WSIL-TV: The Funny Company with Uncle Briggs (hosted by Briggs Gordon)
Indiana
[edit]Evansville
[edit]- WEHT: The Peggy Mitchell Show (1961-1986)
- Romper Room ("Miss Annette")
Fort Wayne
[edit]- Happy's Place (1980s-90s) [clarification needed]
- Froggy's Pad (1980s-90s) [clarification needed]
- The Little Rascals Club (hosted by Bill Jackson)
Indianapolis
[edit]- WLWI: The Bill Jackson Show
- WHMB: Captain Hook's Pirate Adventures
- WTTV: Cowboy Bob's Corral, previously called Chuckwagon Theatre (with Bob Glaze)
- WFBM: The Harlow Hickenlooper Show (with Hal Fryar)
- WFBM: The Three Stooges Show (with Hoosier Hank, later Harlow Hickenlooper and Curley Myers)
- WTTV: Janie, previously called Popeye and Janie (hosted by Janie Hodge)
- WTTV: Popeye and Peggy (hosted by Peggy Nicholson)
- WTTV: Happy Herb
- WTTV: Ruffles' Party
- WTTV: Lunchtime Theater
- WLWI: Kindergarten College (with Pat Garrett Rooney)
- Romper Room ("Miss Julie")
- WTHR: This Side Up (with Dave Garrison & Dudley)
- WLWI/WTHR: Time for Timothy (formerly Timothy Churchmouse)
South Bend
[edit]- Kids' Adventure Zone (with Capt. Ed Friend)
- Popeye Theater (with Mike May)
Terre Haute
[edit]- WTHI-TV: Captain Jack (hosted by "Captain Jack" Haines) (1978–1982)
Iowa
[edit]Cedar Rapids/Waterloo
[edit]- KGAN-TV/WMT-TV: The Dr. Max Show (with Dr. Max Hahn)
- KGAN-TV/WMT-TV: Marshal J Show[7] (with Jay Alexander)
- WMT-TV: Miss Ruth Ann's School [clarification needed]
- KWWL-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Bonnie")
Davenport
[edit](see Quad Cities market)
Des Moines/Ames
[edit]- KCCI-TV/KRNT-TV: 1-2-3 (hosted by Dolph Pulliam)
- KCCI-TV/KRNT-TV: The Breakfast Club (with Bill Riley)
- KCCI-TV/KRNT-TV: Dolph's Cartoon Corner (hosted by Dolph Pulliam)
- WHO-TV: Duane & Friend (hosted by Duane Ellett)
- WHO-TV: The Floppy Show (hosted by Duane Ellett)
- WHO-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Gloria")
- Hey Bob (with Bill Riley)
- Kadipus Land (Fred "SuPiDaK" Hiatt, "Captain Redbeard")
- WOI-TV: The Magic Window (Betty Lou Varnam)
- Romper Room
- Variety Theatre (Bill Riley) [clarification needed]
- Volume See (Carl Williams) [clarification needed]
Mason City/Fort Dodge
[edit]Quad Cities
[edit]- WQAD-TV: Bozo's Circus[8] (with Keith Andrews)
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: Cactus Jim[9] (with Bob Allard)
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: Cap'n Don's Cartoon Showboat (Don Warren)
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: Cap'n Ernie's Cartoon Showboat[10] (with Ernie Mims)
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: Captain Ken's Cartoon Showboat[11] (with Ken Wagner)
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: Cap'n Vern's Cartoon Showboat (with Vern Geilow)
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: The Circle 5 Ranch[12] (with Walt Reno as "Cowboy Whitey")
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: The Circle 6 Ranch[13] (with Wes Holly as "Cowboy Wes")
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: Comic CutUps[14] (with Ken Wagner)
- WHBF-TV: Grandpa Happy[15] (with Milt "Trader Milt" Boyd)
- WHBF-TV: Iowanna Pow-Wow (with Milt Boyd)
- WQAD-TV: Jungle Jay[16] (with Gene King)
- WHBF-TV: The Magic Carpet (with Jan Schrage)
- WQAD-TV: Q-Deenie [clarification needed]
- KWQC-TV/WOC-TV: Romper Room[17] ("Miss Barbara", "Miss Gwen", "Miss Donna")
- WQAD-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Peggy")
Sioux City
[edit]- KVTV: Bingo's Big Top (with Dave Madsen)
- KVTV: Book Bandwagon [clarification needed]
- KVTV: Canyon Kid's Corner (with Jim Henry)
- KVTV/KCAU: Romper Room ("Miss Candy")
- KTIV: Cartoon Time (with Gene Quilleash, Dutch Meyers)
- KTIV: Romper Room
- KTIV: Commander Four (with John Rickwa, Gene Quilleash)
- KMEG: Klarence the Klown (with Bill Bass)
- KMEG: Pops (with Dave Webber)
- KMEG: Puppin's Place (with Tim Poppen)
Kansas
[edit]Wichita
[edit]- KAKE-TV: Cap'n Bill (Bill McLean) and Popeye (Clarence Brown)
- KAKE-TV: Deputy Dusty (hosted by Dusty Herring)
- KAKE-TV/KTVH/KWCH-TV: Freddy Fudd (with Henry Harvey)
- KSNW/KARD-TV/KSAS-TV: Major Astro (with Tom Leahy)
- KAKE-TV: The Old Cobbler (with John Froome)
- KAKE-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Marty" and "Miss Fran")
- KAKE-TV/KWCH-TV/KTVH: Santa's Workshop (with Henry Harvey)
- KAKE-TV: Uncle Bill Reads the Funnies (hosted by Bill Boyle)
Kentucky
[edit]Bowling Green
[edit]Lexington
[edit]Louisville
[edit]- WHAS-TV: Cartoon Circus (with Randy Atcher)
- WDRB-TV:Funsville (Presto The Magic Clown) (Feb. 28, 1971-?)
- WHAS-TV: T-Bar-V Ranch (with Randy Atcher, Tom "Cactus" Brooks) March 1950-April 1971
- WAVE-TV: The Magic Forest (with Ed Kallay, Julie Shaw)
- WAVE-TV: Batfink
- WLKY-TV: Bob Terry and His Pirates (1963-1967)
- WLKY-TV: Romper Room (various hostesses, 1962-1970)
- WAVE-TV: "Blue Apple Playhouse" (1977-?)
Paducah
[edit]- WPSD: Romper Room ("Miss Emily", "Miss Kay", "Miss Penny", "Miss Betsy")
Louisiana
[edit]Baton Rouge
[edit]- Storyland (1955–1988), hosted by Buckskin Bill Black (WAFB-TV)
Monroe
[edit]- The Happiness Exchange (KNOE-TV) [citation needed]
New Orleans
[edit]- Bozo the Clown
- Johnny's Follies (WVUE)
- Johnny's Showboat (WVUE)
- Mr. Bingle (WDSU)
- Polycarp
- Popeye and Pals (WWL-TV)
- WDSU: Romper Room ("Miss Ginny", "Miss Linda")
Shreveport
[edit]- KSLA-TV: Al's Corral, hosted by Al Bolton
- KSLA-TV: Bob and His Buddies, hosted by Bob Griffin
- KTBS-TV: Bozo the Clown
- KCMC-TV/KTBS-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Barbara" [KTBS version])
- KTAL-TV: Captain Talltower and Cartoons
- KTAL-TV/KSLA-TV: Sesame Street (In 1970, a local advocacy group was formed to fundraise to help cover the cost of bringing the program to television in the region due to the market not having an NET/PBS station. The show was moved to KSLA in February 1972 and remained on KSLA until August 1978)
Maine
[edit]Bangor
[edit]- WABI: Bozo's Circus
- WLBZ-TV: The Eddie Driscoll Show
- WEMT: Romper Room (with "Miss Nancy" Dysart)
Portland
[edit]- WGAN/WGME: Cap'n and the Kids (with Lloyd Knight)
Maryland
[edit]Baltimore
[edit]- WJZ-TV: The Bob McAllister Show
- WMAR: Bozo the Clown (with Stu Kerr)
- WMAR: Caboose (with Stu Kerr and Kevin Clash)
- WBFF: Captain Chesapeake (George Lewis)
- WBFF: Batfink
- WJZ-TV: The Lorenzo Show (with Gerry Wheeler)
- WMAR: Mr. Morning's Clubhouse (with Stu Kerr)
- WMAR: Professor Kool (with Stu Kerr)
- WMAR: Romper Room ("Miss Nancy" Claster, "Miss Sally"; also seen with "Miss Sally" in TV markets without local Romper Room shows)
- WBAL-TV: Paul's Puppets children's marionette show that ran from 1948 to 1958
- WBAL-TV: P.W. Doodle (Royal Parker), children's cartoons and Mickey Mouse Club reruns 1962-1965
- Maryland Public Television: Bob the Vid Tech (with Bob Heck) Children's Interstitials and specials 1993-2010
Massachusetts
[edit]Boston
[edit]- WBZ-TV: Boomtown (with Rex Trailer)
- WCVB, WHDH-TV: Bozo the Clown (with Frank Avruch) (also seen in TV markets without local Bozo shows)
- WLVI-TV/WKBG-TV: Bunker Hill (with Bob Glover)
- WLVI-TV: Captain Boston (with Chris Claussen)
- WSBK-TV/WIHS-TV: The Children's Hour (with Paula Dolan)
- WCVB, WHDH-TV: Commander Jet's Comedy (with Bill Harrington)
- WCVB/WHDH-TV: The Natural World with Captain Bob/ Drawing from Nature with Capt. Bob (with Bob Cottle)
- WCVB-TV: Jabberwocky (Tucker Smallwood, JoBeth Williams)
- WCVB-TV: A Likely Story (late 1980s - early 1990s)[clarification needed]
- WHDH-TV, WNAC-TV: Major Mudd (with Ed McDonnell) [18]
- WCVB, WHDH-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Jean")
- WHDH-TV: RTV (Ready To Go!!!) (weekday morning magazine program for children)
- Skiddle Alley (with Rex Trailer)
- WBZ-TV: Small Fry Club (with Big Brother Bob Emery)
- WNEV-TV: The Story Lady (mid 1980s)
- WSBK-TV: Willie Whistle ("Dick Beach") [19]
- WGBH-TV: ZOOM (While the program was shown on PBS stations in the US and Canada, most of its primary audience was made up of children in the Metro Boston region.)
Springfield
[edit]- WHYN: The Admiral and Swabby (with Gary Garrison, Norm Goyer)
- WHYN: Bozo the Clown
- WHYN: Cy's Weather [clarification needed]
- WHYN: Elby's Weather [clarification needed]
- WHYN: The Swabby Show [clarification needed]
- WGGB-TV WHYN: Pete & Willy's Tree Hut [clarification needed]
Worcester
[edit]Michigan
[edit]Detroit
[edit]- The Auntie Dee Show (with Dee Parker)
- WXYZ-TV: Cartoon Fun [clarification needed]
- WXYZ-TV: Hot Fudge [clarification needed]
- Jingles in Boofland
- WXYZ-TV: Lunch With Soupy Sales (1952–1959)
- WXYZ-TV: Batfink (also known as "Wake Up with Batfink")
- Milky The Twin Pines Magic Clown
- Milky's Party Time [clarification needed]
- Oopsy The Clown [clarification needed]
- Popeye Theater with Captain Jolly and Poopdeck Paul
- Ricky the Clown (with Irv Roming)
- Sagebrush Shorty (with Ted Lloyd)
- Sonny Elliot [clarification needed]
- Wixie's Wonderland (with Marv Welch)
Detroit Area
[edit]Flint
[edit]Grand Rapids
[edit]- WZZM-TV: Bozo the Clown
- WOOD-TV: The Buck Barry Show
- WOOD-TV: Captain Woody (with Andy Rent)
- WOOD-TV: Romper Room (with "Miss Jean")
Kalamazoo
[edit]Lansing
[edit]- WJIM-TV: Ranger Jim (with John Kelly then known as Jack Kelin,who then went on to host Kelly and Company with Marilyn Turner
Minnesota
[edit]Austin
[edit]Duluth
[edit]- Bozo the Clown (Ray Paulsen)
- Bugs Bunny Rides Again (with Ray Paulsen; not to be confused with the Bugs Bunny short with the same name)
- Captain Q (with Jack McKenna)
- Mr. Tolliver's Travels (with Herb Taylor)
- Mr. Toot (with Ray Paulsen)
- Romper Room ("Miss Jane")
Minneapolis/St. Paul
[edit]- Axel and His Dog (with Clellan Card, Don Stolz, Mary Davies) WCCO-TV 1954–66
- Boots and Saddles (Jimmy Valentine) KSTP-TV c. 1955
- Bozo the Clown (Roger Erickson) WCCO-TV c. 1961–63
- Burn 'Em Up Barnes [clarification needed]
- Cap'n Ken / Grandpa Ken (with Ken Wagner) KMSP-TV c. 1959–68
- Captain 11 (with Jim Lange) WTCN-TV (Ch 11) c. 1953–55 (with Chris Wedes) WTCN-TV (Ch 11) c. 1955–58
- Captain Daryl (Daryl Laub) KSTP-TV c. 1955–57
- Carmen's Cottage (with Mary Davies) WCCO-TV 1966–77
- Clancy and Company / Clancy and Willie (with John Gallos, Allan Lotsberg) WCCO-TV 1963–77
- Clancy the (Keystone) Cop (with John Gallos) WCCO-TV 1959–61
- Clancy the Space Cop (with John Gallos) WCCO-TV 1961
- Commodore Cappy (with John Gallos) WCCO-TV 1957–59
- Dave Lee and Pete (with Dave Lee) WTCN-TV (Ch 11) c. early 1960s
- Jimmy's Junior Jamboree (with Jimmy Valentine) KSTP-TV c. 1948–54
- Joe the Cook (with Chris Wedes) WTCN-TV (Ch 11) c. 1956
- Johnny .44! (with Jack Hastings) WCCO-TV c. 1956–58
- J. P. Patches / The Carnival Clown (with Daryl Laub) WTCN-TV (Ch 11) 1953–55; (with Chris Wedes) WTCN-TV (Ch 11) 1955–58
- Junior Auction (Roger Erickson) WCCO-TV c. 1963; (Roger Awsumb)WTCN-TV (Ch 11) c. 1968
- Juvenile Auction (Jimmy Valentine) KSTP-TV
- Lunch with Casey (Roger Awsumb WTCN-TV (Ch 11), 1953–1972; Chris Wedes WTCN-TV (Ch 11), 1953–58; Lynn Dwyer, WTCN-TV (Ch 11), 1958–72)
- Popeye and Pete (Dave Lee) KMSP-TV c. 1959
- Popeye's Clubhouse WCCO-TV (Mel Jass) c. 1956–57, (Dale Woodley) c. 1957–1959; (Jack Hastings) c. 1959–60
- Riddle Griddle (Jimmy Valentine) KSTP-TV c. 1948
- Roger! (Roger Erickson) WCCO-TV c. 1963
- Skipper Daryl (Daryl Laub) WTCN-TV (Ch 11) 1953–55
- T. N. Tatters (Daryl Laub) KSTP-TV c. 1955–57
- Toby's Talent Hunt (Toby Prin) WTCN-TV (Ch 4) c. 1950
- Uncle Toby's Tune Time (Toby Prin) WTCN-TV (Ch 4) c. 1949
- Wrangler Steve (Steve Cannon) WTCN-TV (Ch 11), c. 1955
Rochester
[edit]Mississippi
[edit]Columbus
[edit]- WCBI-TV: Funtime With Uncle Bunky (with Robert "Uncle Bunky" Williams), weekday afternoons,[20] 1958-76[21]
Missouri
[edit]Columbia/Jefferson City/Sedalia
[edit]- KRCG-TV/KMOS-TV/KOMU-TV: Sesame Street (Due to the lack of a PBS station in Mid-Missouri, CBS stations KRCG and KMOS began premiering PBS's Sesame Street on January 4, 1971 as a weekday morning program [9:00-10:00 AM] after a spokesman for a local group replied that KRCG was confident enough for the Citizens of Sesame Street Fund could raise money that it had notified CBS of the preemption replacement of two programs. Both stations dropped Sesame Street during the first week of March 1977 due to the station's revenue losses, and the former Sesame Street slot was replaced with The New Price Is Right that originally aired in the afternoon hours. This led to major consequences on a new station for the program in the market. In April 1977, Columbia's ABC station KCBJ immediately seek funds for Sesame Street to return in Mid-Missouri planning on airing it on weekday evenings rather than weekday mornings, but failed days after announcement due to the Missouri Department of Education reported no funds in its budget available. Then NBC station KOMU came along to seek funds as well, as the staff at KOMU paid an additional $1,825 from its general operating budget to run the program. The staff at KOMU promised to only air the show briefly in its lineup due to concerns over the same reason why KRCG pulled Sesame Street off its lineup. KOMU immediately aired Sesame Street at the same slot as KRCG/KMOS as a replacement of both Sanford & Son and Hollywood Squares for a brief time from June 20, 1977 until August 31, 1977).
Hannibal
[edit]Joplin
[edit]- KODE: Romper Room ("Miss Judy")
- KODE: Sesame Street (For more than a decade, KODE aired Sesame Street on weekday mornings from the early 1970s until 1986 when Springfield's KOZK launched its sister-station KOZJ. This was all due to the lack of a PBS station in the Joplin market, although Springfield received full-time PBS programming when KOZK launched in 1975).
Kansas City
[edit]- KMBC-TV: Torey and Friends (hosted by Torey Southwick)
- WDAF-TV: Western Roundup (hosted by Uncle Frito Frank)
- KMBC-TV/KBMA-TV: Romper Room
St. Louis
[edit]- KPLR-TV: Buck's Ranch [clarification needed]
- KPLR-TV: Captain 11's Showboat (with Harry Fender), 1959-1968
- KSDK/KSD-TV: Corky's Colorama (with Clif St. James)
- KACY-TV: The Cricket and Millie (with Mildred Savage, Eleanor Donohue)
- KETC: Fignewton's Newspaper (with Leo and Dora Velleman)
- KETC: The Finder (with Sonny Fox)
- KMOV/KMOX: D. B.'s Delight (with Doug Kincaid)
- KMOV: Gator Tales (with Doug Kincaid)
- KTVI: The Little Rascals (Fred Moegle)
- KTVI: Lorenzo and Friends (with Gerald Wheeler)
- KSDK/KSD-TV: Mickey and Amanda (with Richard Clayton)
- KDNL-TV/KTVI: Mr. Patches the Clown (with Jack Miller)
- KETC: A Number of Things (with Leo and Dora Velleman)
- KTVI: Romper Room ("Miss Joan", "Miss Lois")
- KMOV/KWK: The S.S. Popeye, later named Cookie and the Captain (with Jim Bolen, Dave Allen)
- KTVI: Suzy's Playroom [clarification needed]
- KTVI: Treehouse Time (with Jack Murdock)
- KSDK/KSD-TV: Whistle V Ranch [clarification needed]
- KMOV/KMOX: World of Mr. Zoom (with Jack Miller)
- KSDK/KSD-TV: The Wranglers Club (with Harry Gibbs)
Springfield
[edit]- KOLR/KTTS: Birthday Party (with Rene Handley)
- KOLR/KTTS: Captain Briny (with Wayne Grisham)
- KOLR/KTTS: Romper Room ("Miss Rene")
- KYTV: The Children's Hour (with Norma Champion)
- KYTV: Sesame Street (Sesame Street aired on KYTV beginning in November 1969 due to the lack of an NET/PBS station in the Ozarks. The show originally aired at 4:00 PM but moved to 9:00 AM several months later until the launch of KOZK in 1975).
- KSPR: Sammy's Place [clarification needed]
- KOLR/KTTS: Television Classroom [clarification needed]
Montana
[edit]Billings
[edit]- KULR-TV/KGHL: Happy Herb (with Herb McAllister)
- KULR-TV/KGHL: Maury's Carnival (with Maury White)
- KULR-TV/KGHL: Pete and Friends (with Pete Perlain)
Butte
[edit]- KXLF: Popeye, Wallaby and Friends [clarification needed]
- KXLF: Tots and Teens (with Paul Simitzes) [clarification needed]
- KXLF: XL Corral (with Paul Simitzes) [clarification needed]
Nebraska
[edit]Lincoln
[edit]- KOLN/KGIN: Cartoon Corral [clarification needed]
- KOLN/KGIN: Romper Room ("Miss Linda")
Scottsbluff
[edit]KSTF: The Wilmer Worm Show (with June Beaman)
Nevada
[edit]Reno
` KAME Space Station 21 { Ricky Price & Jo Anne Buchanan)
Las Vegas
[edit]- KLAS: The Bostick Western Show [clarification needed]
- KLAS: The Cinderella Show (with Merle Bunker)
- KLAS: Commander Lee (with Jack Lehman)
- KLAS: Rascal Rabbitt (with Caroll Spinney)
- KLRJ: Romper Room (with "Miss Nancy" Merle Bunker)
New Hampshire
[edit]Manchester
[edit]New Jersey
[edit](see New York and Pennsylvania markets)
New Mexico
[edit]Albuquerque
[edit]- KGGM: Romper Room (with Joyce Marron)
- KOAT: Uncle Howdy (with Howard Morgan)
- KOAT: Uncle Roy (with Roy Will)
New York
[edit]Albany/Schenectady
[edit]- Commander Ralph (with Ralph Vartigian)
- WRGB: Freddie Freihofer Show (with Jim Fisk)
- WTEN/WCDA: Romper Room ("Miss Diane") and Popeye and the 3 Stooges with the Old Skipper
- WRGB: Satellite Six (with Glendora)
Binghamton
[edit]- WMGC-TV: Bozo the Clown (with Larry Crabb)
- WNBF-TV: The Officer Bill Show (with Bill Parker) (1964–1972)
- WNBF-TV: Popeye and the Admiral (with Len Hathaway)
- WMGC-TV: Romper Room
- WNBF-TV: TV Ranch Club (with Bill Parker) (1949–1959)
Buffalo
[edit]- WKBW-TV: The Commander Tom Show (with Tom Jolls) 1965–1991
- WKBW-TV: Rocketship 7 with Dave Thomas (1962–1978); Mike Randall, Bob Stilson, Tim Warchocki (1992–1993)
- WGR-TV: Romper Room
- WUTV: U's Place (with Craig Scime), 1996–2001
Elmira/Ithaca
[edit]- Jerry's Playhouse (with Jerry White)
- TV Clubhouse (with Coach Carl Proper)
New York
[edit]- WPIX: The Beachcomber Bill Show (with Bill Biery; Herb Bass)
- WNBC-TV: Birthday House (with Paul Tripp)
- WPIX: Bozo the Clown (with Bill Britten)
- WPIX: The Carol Corbett Show (Carol Corbett)
- WPIX: Cartoon Express (with Bill Britten)
- WPIX: Cartoon Zoo (Milt Moss)
- WNBC-TV, later WABD: The Children's Hour (with Stan Lee Broza)
- WPIX, later WNEW-TV (now WNYW): The Chuck McCann Show (with Chuck McCann and Paul Ashley)
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Chuck McCann's Laurel and Hardy Show (with Chuck McCann and Paul Ashley)
- WPIX: Clubhouse Gang (with Joe Bolton)
- WNYW: The D.J. Kat Show
- WNBT/WNBC-TV: Facts N' Fun (with Shari Lewis)
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Felix the Cat and Friends (with "Uncle" Fred Scott and Allen Swift)
- Filbert the Flea, Buster's Buddies, Tom Corbet Space Cadet, Magic Clown, Singing Lady, Mister I-magination (with Paul Tripp)
- WABD/WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Freddie the Fireman (with Ed McCurdy)
- WNTA (now WNET) Funderama (with Herb Sheldon, Arnold Stang, Morey Amsterdam)
- WABD/WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Funny Bunny (with Dick Noel)
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Great Bombo's Magic Cartoon Circus Lunchtime Show (with Chuck McCann and Paul Ashley)
- WCBS-TV: The Great Foodini (with Hope Bunin and Morey Bunin)
- WWOR-TV/WOR-TV: Happy Felton's Knothole Gang (with Happy Felton)
- WRCA/WNBT/WNBC-TV: Howdy Doody Show (original puppet) (with Frank Paris)
- WABD/WNEW-TV (now WNYW): J. Fred Muggs Show
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV): The Johnny Andrews Show (with Johnny Andrews, Paul Ashley and Chuck McCann)
- WABC-TV: Jolly Gene and His Fun Machine (with Bill Britten)
- WPIX: Joya's Fun School
- WNTA (now WNET): Junior Carnival (with "Uncle" Steve Hollis) (Sunday version of essentially same show as Junior Frolics with different host)
- WNTA (now WNET): Junior Frolics (with "Uncle" Fred" Sayles)
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Just for Fun! (with Sonny Fox)
- WPIX: Kartoon Klub (with Shari Lewis)
- WPIX: Laurel and Hardy and Chuck (with Chuck McCann)
- WPIX: Let's Have Fun! (with Chuck McCann, Paul Ashley and Terry Bennett)
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV): Little Tom Tom at the Wigwam Party (with Gene London)
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Lunch with Soupy Sales
- DuMont: The Magic Cottage (with Pat Meikle)
- WPIX: The Magic Garden
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV), later WPIX: The Merry Mailman (with Ray Heatherton)
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV): Merry Mailman's Funhouse (with Ray Heatherton)
- WPIX: Pancake Man (with Hal Smith)
- WCBS-TV: The Patchwork Family (with Carol Corbett and Carey Antebi)
- WPIX: Pixie Playtime
- WPIX: Popeye (with Captain Allen Swift)
- WNTA-TV (now WNET): The Puppet Hotel (with Chuck McCann and Paul Ashley)
- WABC-TV, later WNEW-TV, later WOR-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Gloria", "Miss Joan", "Miss Barbara", "Miss Louise", "Miss Mary Ann", "Miss Molly")
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): The Sandy Becker Show
- WABD/WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Sandy Becker's Fun House!
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV): The Scrub Club (with Claude Kirchner)
- WPIX: Shariland (with Shari Lewis)
- DuMont: Small Fry Club (with Bob Emery)
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): The Soupy Sales Show
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV): The Space Explorer's Club (with Al Hodge)
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV): Space Station Nine (with Chubby Jackson)
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Speak Out (with Sonny Fox)
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV): Steampipe Alley (with Mario Cantone and Judy Katchska)
- WNTA (now WNET): Studio 99½ (with Jimmy Nelson)
- WOR-TV (now WOR-TV): Super Adventure Theater (with Claude Kirchner)
- WNTA (now WNET): Super Serial (with Al Hodge and Eric Page)
- WPIX: The Surprise Show (with Hank Stohl, Morey Bunin, Jimmy Boyd)
- WCBS-TV: Terry Tell Time (with Carol Reed, Morey Bunin, Hope Bunin)
- WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV): Terrytoon Circus (with Claude Kirchner)
- WPIX: The Three Stooges Funhouse (with Officer Joe Bolton)
- WABC-TV: Tinker's Workshop (with Bob Keeshan, Dom DeLuise, Henry Burbig, and Gene London)
- WABC-TV: Time for Fun (with Joe Bova)
- WABC-TV: The Tommy Seven Show (with Ed Bakey)
- WNBC-TV: Uncle Wethbee (with Tex Antoine)
- WNBC-TV: Watch Your Child/The Me Too Show
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Winchell-Mahoney Time (with Paul Winchell)
- WNEW-TV (now WNYW): Wonderama (with Sonny Fox; Bob McAllister)
Plattsburgh
[edit]- Scoop O'Brian presented 1950s Superman TV episodes
Rochester
[edit]- Gary the Happy Pirate
- Romper Room ("Miss Ann", "Miss Rita")
- Skipper Sam
Syracuse/Auburn
[edit]- WNYS-TV, WCNY-TV: Ladybug's Garden (with Cathy Stampalia and Jerry Sanders)
- WTVH/WHEN-TV: Magic Toy Shop (with "Play Lady" (Jean Daugherty); "Miss Merrily" (Marilyn Hubbard) and "Eddie Flum Num" (Socrates Sampson))
- WCNY-TV: Pappyland (originally on local public access before airing nationally on TLC and select PBS member stations)
- WNYS-TV: Bozo the Clown (with Mike Lattiff)
- WNYS-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Cathy", "Miss Joan")
- WSYR-TV: Salty Sam's Super Saturday (Bill Lape)
- WSTM-TV/WSYR-TV: Saturday Showboat ("Salty Sam")[23]
Utica/Rome
[edit]- WKTV: Bozo the Clown (with Edwin Whitaker)
Watertown
[edit]North Carolina
[edit]Asheville
[edit]Charlotte
[edit]- WSOC: Clown Carnival (with Brooks Lindsay)
- Ever-Ever Land [clarification needed]
- WBTV: Junior Rancho / Little Rascals Club (with Fred Kirby)
- Romper Room ("Miss Melissa", "Miss Jody", "Miss Carol")
- Sgt. Mills [clarification needed]
Greenville/New Bern
[edit]- Romper Room ("Miss Patsy")
- WITN: Witney the Hobo
- Telestory Time with Elenor Hawkins: WFMY 1952-1958; WCTI 1963-
Raleigh/Durham
[edit]- WRAL: Bozo the Clown (with Paul Montgomery) (1958-1961)
- Frog Hollow (1981-1985)
- Time for Uncle Paul (with Paul Montgomery) (1961-1981)
- Sparks (1985-1990)
- The Androgena Show (1992-1996)
- WPTF: Barney's Army (1979-1983)
Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem
[edit]- Mr. Green [clarification needed]
- WFMY: The Old Rebel and Pecos Pete Show (with George Perry, Jim Tucker and "Lonesome Lee" Marshall) (1955-1977)
- WGHP: Romper Room
- WFMY: Six-Gun Playhouse (with George Perry) (1950-1955)
- WGGT: Billy Bobb's Fun Club (with Dana Lowell)
North Dakota
[edit]Bismarck
[edit]- KFYR: Marshall Bill (with Bill Owen)
- KFYR: Romper Room (with "Miss Connie" Burnham & ""Miss Vonnie" Becker)
Fargo
[edit]- KXJB-TV: Captain Jim (with Jim Rohn)
Ohio
[edit]Akron
[edit]Canton
[edit]Cincinnati
[edit]- The Bean's Clubhouse (with Bud Chase)
- Captain Glenn's Bandwagon (with Glenn Rowell)
- WKRC: Commander 12 (with Glenn Ryle)
- Laff House Gang (with Lee "Louie the Louse" Fogel)
- WXIX-TV: Larry Smith Puppets (with Larry Smith)
- A Million Laughs (with Bob Shreve)
- Mr. Hop (with Dave Manning)
- Popeye & Billy
- The Popeye Show (with Bob Shreve)
- Romper Room ("Miss Kay", "Miss Paula")
- Signal Three (with Art Mehring)
- The Skipper Ryle Show (Glenn Ryle)
- The Three Stooges Show (Bob Shreve)
- WCPO-TV: The Uncle Al Show (with Al and Wanda Lewis)
Cleveland
[edit]- Barnaby (with Linn Sheldon)
- WJW (TV)/WXEL-TV: By Jupiter
- WKYC/WNBK/KYW: Captain Glenn
- Captain Penny (with Ron Penfound)
- WKYC/WNBK/KYW: Cartoon Time
- WJW (TV)/WXEL-TV: Comedy Carnival
- Franz the Toymaker (with Ray Stawiarski)
- Hickory Hideout (with Cassie Wolfe and Wayne Turney)
- WKBF-TV John and Clem
- King Jack / King Jack's Toy Box
- WJW (TV)/WXEL-TV: Merry-Go-Round
- Mr. Jingeling
- WKYC/WNBK/KYW: Popeye Theater with Mister Mac
- WEWS: Romper Room ("Miss Barbara")
- Star Babes
- Tip Top Clubhouse (with Dom DeLuise)
- Uncle Jake (with Gene Carroll)
- Uncle Jake's House (with Gene Carroll)
- Woodrow the Woodsman (with Clay Conroy)
Columbus
[edit]- ACTV/Access 21: BeBe the Clown
- WCLS-TV: Crystal Palace (with Nina Gilbert)
- WBNS-TV: Flippo the Clown (with Bob Marvin)
- WTTE-TV: Fox28 Kids' Club (with Yolanda Harris)
- WBNS-TV: Luci's Toy Shop (with Lucille Gasaway)
- Romper Room
- WTTE-TV: TV28 Kids' Club (with Susan Gilbert)
- WINJ-LP: TV8 Kids' Fun Festival (with Ella Flowers, also known as 'Pink Morning Cartoon')
Dayton
[edit]- WHIO-TV: Charlie Goodtime (with Dave Eaton)
- WKEF-TV: Clubhouse 22 (with Malcolm Macleod, "Dr. Creep")
- WHIO-TV:Ferdy Fussbudget (with Ken Hardin)
- WHIO-TV:Nosey the Clown (with Jack Jacobson)
- WKEF-TV:Romper Room ("Miss Jo" (Jo Corey), "Miss Anne")
- WKEF-TV:Toody the Clown
- WHIO-TV:Uncle Orrie (with Joe Rockhold)
- WKTR-TV: Kim's Kartoon Kapers (with Kim Christy)
- WKTR-TV: Batfink
Lima
[edit]WIMA-TV:
- The Barry Patch (with Barry Lillis)
- Charlie's Cartoon Clubhouse (with Chuck Osburn)
- For Kids Only (with Sam Fitzsimmons)
- IN-SIDE with Ron Blazer and Charlie Chunk (Chuck Osborn)
Springfield
[edit]- WSWO-TV: Bozo the Clown (with Dave Eaton)
Steubenville
[edit]- Creegan and Crow
Toledo
[edit]- Captain Cotton and Salty (with Jerry Carr)
- Fun Farm
- Patches and Pockets
- Salty's Cartoon Party
- WTOL: Romper Room ("Miss Ann")
Youngstown
[edit]Oklahoma
[edit]Oklahoma City
[edit]- WKY: 3-D Danny (with Danny Williams)
- WKY: Circle 4 Ranch Foreman Scotty
- KOCO: Lunch With Hoho (with Hoho the Clown)
- KWTV, KOCO: Romper Room
Tulsa
[edit]- KJRH: Big Bill and Oom-A-Gog (with Bill Blair)
- KTUL: Captain Ben (with Bob Jernigan)
- KTUL: Dr. Ding A Ling's Cartoon Laboratory
- KTUL: Romper Room ("Miss Nancy", "Miss Donna", "Miss Peggy")
- KOTV: The Kids Carnival (with Bob Latting)
- KOTV: Lee Woodward and King Lionel
- KOTV: The Lorenzo Show (with Gerald Wheeler)
- KTUL: Mr. Zing and Tuffy (with John Chick and Wayne Johnson), 1963–71
- KOTV: Spanky's Clubhouse (with Spanky McFarland; 1950s)
- KTUL: Uncle Zeb's Cartoon Camp
- KTUL: Uncle Zip's Do Da Day!
- KOTV: Zeta, on Satellite Six (with Jim Ruddle)
Oregon
[edit]Eugene
[edit]- KVAL-TV: Addie Bobkins (with Bob Adkins), 1957–1961[26]
- KVAL-TV: Captain Shipwreck (with Gordon Bussey) 1961-1967
- KEZI-TV: Jack's Kartoon Clubhouse
- KEZI-TV: Mr. Fixit (Tom Stanford and Dave Weinkauf)
- KVAL-TV: Red Reynolds, 1954–1957
Portland
[edit]- KPTV: Addie Bobkins (with Bob Adkins), 1961–64[27]
- KPTV: Bar 27 Corral (with "Heck" Harper) 1950s
- KPTV: Bent Nails (with Gene Brendler), early 1960s (Temporary replacement for injured Rusty Nails)
- KATU: Bumpity
- KOIN: Cartoon Circus with "Mr. Duffy" (played by Frank Kincaid), 1958–71
- KATU: Cartoonival with Rusty Nails mid-1960s
- KPTV: Dr Zoom (with George Ross, "Mad Scientist" character) Mid-1960s.
- KPDX: Galaxy Robot
- KGW: "Heck" Harper Early 1960s.
- KPTV/KOIN: Mister Moon (with Ed Leahy), 1955–1958
- KPTV: The Ramblin' Rod Show (with Rod Anders) 1960s/1997
- KATU: Romper Room 1950s (Varying hosts.) 1950s/ Early 1960s.
- KATU/KPTV: Rusty Nails (with Jim Allen; hosted Three Stooges shorts) Late 1950s - Early 1960s.
- KPTV: Uncle Charlie (with Charlie LaFranchise. Railroad Engineer host of Round House, model trains & cartoons, late 1950s/early 1960s)
- KPTV: Uncle Charlie's Den 1962-?? (with Charlie LaFranchise)
- KOIN: Saddlepals (with Red Dunning), 1953–55
- KATU: Popcorn (1984)
Pennsylvania
[edit]Erie
[edit]- The Pappy Show (with Skip Lecher)
Harrisburg/Lancaster
[edit]- Cowboy Pete (Paul Baker)
- Percy Platypus and Friends (aka Per-Ki Place) (with Marijane Landis and Jim Freed)
- Pete McTee's Clubhouse
- Romper Room ("Miss Marcia")
- Sunshine Corners (with Marijane Landis)
- Tricky Ricky and Popeye
Johnstown/Altoona
[edit]- WJAC: Romper Room ("Miss Sally", "Miss Patty")
- Sy Seaweed's Popeye Playhouse (with Charlie Ritchey)
Philadelphia
[edit]- Adam Android (with Aldo Farnese)
- Al Alberts Showcase (with Al Alberts)
- Bertie the Bunyip (with Lee Dexter)
- Big Top (with Jack Sterling)([3])
- Breakfast Time (with Wee Willie Webber)
- Candy Apple News Company (with Matt Robinson)
- Captain Noah and His Magical Ark (with W. Carter Merbreier and Patricia Merbreier)
- Captain Philadelphia (with Stu Nahan)
- Carney C. Carney (with Harry LeVan)
- Cartoon Comics
- Cartoon Corners (with Gene London)
- Cartoon Party (with Pauline Comanor)
- Challenge (with Anita Klever)
- Chief Halftown (with Traynor Halftown)
- The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour (with Stan Lee Broza)
- C'mon to Uncle Pete's (with Pete Boyle)
- Dickory Doc (with Aldo Farnese)
- Frontier Playhouse (with Pete Boyle)
- Fun House (with Pete Boyle)
- The Ghost Rider (with Robert Olander)
- Grand Chance Roundup (with Gene Crane)
- Happy the Clown (with Howard Jones)
- In the Park (with Paul and Mary Ritts and Bill Sears)
- Jack Valentine's T-K Ranch (with Jack Valentine)
- KYW-TV: The Lorenzo Show (with Gerry Wheeler)
- Lunch with Uncle Pete (with Pete Boyle)
- Mr. Rivets (with Joe Earley)
- Pete's Gang (with Pete Boyle)
- WCAU-TV: Pixanne (with Jane Norman)
- Popeye Theater (hosted by Sally Starr)
- Ranger Joe (with Jesse Rogers)
- Rex Trailer's Ranch House (with Rex Trailer)
- Romper Room ("Miss Claire")
- Sawdust Sam (with Howard Ennis)
- Shorty the Clown (with Bill Hart)
- Sidewalk Science (with Gerry Wheeler)
- Surprise Shop (with Pete Boyle)
- Tottle (with Jane Norman)
- Wee Willie Webber Colorful Cartoon Club (with Wee Willie Webber)
- Willie the Worm (with Warren Wright)
- The World Around Us (with Anita Klever)
Pittsburgh
[edit]- WTAE-TV: Adventure Time (with Paul Shannon)
- WTAE-TV: Cappelli & Company (with Frank Cappelli)
- Captain Jim
- WIIC/WPXI: Capt. Jim's Popeye Club (with Ted Eckman)
- WPTT: Captain Pitt (with George Lewis) (same as Captain Chesapeake)
- WIIC/WPXI: Cartoon Colorama (with Don Riggs)
- The Children's Corner (Josie Carey and Fred Rogers)
- KDKA-TV: Funsville (with Sterling Yates, Josie Carey)
- WDTV: Happy's Party (with Ida Mae Maher), DuMont, 1952–53)
- KDKA-TV: Josie's World (with Josie Carey)
- WQED: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (with Fred Rogers)
- WTAE-TV: Ricki & Copper (with Ricki Wertz)
- WTAE-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Jan")
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
[edit]- Buckskin Jim (Jim Ward)
- Captain Orbit (Jim Ward)
- The Land of Hatchy Milatchy (with Nancy Berg and Judy Burns)[28]
- Romper Room ("Miss Marion" and "Miss Mary Ruth")
- Rosco the Clown (with Frank LaBarr)
- Showboat (with Nancy Berg)
- Topper's Clubhouse
- The Uncle Ted Show (with Ted Raub)
Rhode Island
[edit]Providence
[edit]- Commander Jet
- Cowboy Hank (with Hank Bouchard)
- Draw Podner
- Hey Wake Up
- WJAR: Hippity Hop (The Cartoon Cop)
- WNAC-TV: Bozo the Clown
- The Little Circus
- Romper Room ("Miss Bonnie")
- WTEV-TV: Batfink
- WPRI-TV: Salty Brine's Shack (with Salty Brine)
- WPRI-TV: Salty's Funny Company (with Salty Brine)
- Storytime (with Beth Chollar)
- Sunday Funnies
South Carolina
[edit]Charleston
[edit]- The Adventure Lady (with Anna Lee Smalls)
- Commodore Moore
- WCSC-TV:Happy Raine (with Lorraine "Rainey" Evans)
- Princess Charleen (with Charleen Carrel)
- WCSC-TV: Uncle Charlie's Playhouse (with Charlie Hall)
Columbia
[edit]- Aboosa Ya Ya
- Cactus Quave (with Mackie Quave)
- Deputy Billy (with Allen Sloan)
- The Jolly Jim Show (with Jim O'Shea)
- WIS-TV: Mr. Knozit (with Joe Pinner)
- Princess Pat (with Pat Bouknight)
- Stanley And The Stooges
Florence/Myrtle Beach
[edit]- WBTW-TV ( Captain Ashby with Ashby Ward)
- WBTW-TV ( Spaceship C-8 with Dick Taylor),
- WEYB-LP ( Fox 56 Kids Club with Sly Fox)
Greenville/Spartanburg
[edit]- Captain Jack and Mr. Dutch (with Jack Six and Rene Royaards)
- The Little Rascals (with Monty DuPuy)
- Sunday Island (with Jack Six and Rene Royaards)
- Tim the Squirrel / Mr. Dutch (with Rene Royaards)
South Dakota
[edit]Rapid City
[edit]- Captain Glenn's Fun Wagon (with Glenn Rowell)
- The Jolly Postman (with John Clement)
Sioux Falls
[edit]- Bozo the Clown (with Pat Tobin)
- KELO-TV: Captain Eleven (with Dave Dedrick) (1955-96)
- Junior Auction (with Roger Russell)
- Romper Room ("Miss Carolyn")
Tennessee
[edit]Chattanooga
[edit]- WDEF TV: Mr. Chickaroonie (with Warren Herring and Mildred Gaither; 1953-1955)
Jackson
[edit]- WBBJ/WDXI: The Cousin Tuny Show (with Doris Freeman as Cousin Tuny)
- The Sheriff Big Jim Show
Knoxville
[edit]- Bozo the Clown (Johnny Mountain) (WTVK)
- Popeye Show (Mike Thurman) (WATE)
- Romper Room (WTVK)
Memphis
[edit]- Bozo the Clown
- WMCT-TV: The Looney Zoo (with Harry Mabry as Looney Zookeeper, later Trent Wood)[29]
- Magicland (Dick Williams)
- Romper Room
Nashville
[edit]- WSM-TV: Bozo The Clown (Tom Tichenor)[30] Later, on WSIX-TV by a different personality.
Texas
[edit]Abilene
[edit]Amarillo
[edit]- KGNC-TV: Captain Kidd (with Allen Shifrin)[31]
Austin
[edit]- The Uncle Jay Show (with Jay Hodgson)
Beaumont/Port Arthur
[edit]- Cowboy John (with John Garner)
Corpus Christi
[edit]Dallas/Fort Worth
[edit]- Cartoon Clubhouse
- KXAS: The Children's Hour (with Bill Kelley) (1970-92)
- The Frito Kid (with Bob Stanford)
- WBAP-TV: Bobby Peters Show (1950's; with Bobby Peters)
- WFAA: Mr. Peppermint (1961–69) and Peppermint Place (1975–96) (with Jerry Haynes)
- WFAA: Romper Room ("Miss Elaine")
- KTVT: Slam Bang Theatre (with Bill "Icky Twerp" Camfield)
- The Webster Webfoot Show (with Jimmy Weldon)
- KMEC/KBFI-TV: Bozo the Clown
- KXTX: Whistlestop Theatre (1977)
- KXTX: The Good Time Gang (1977-78) (with Frank Kurtz and Daryl Kurtz; the clubhouse setting and a sign reading the show's title was also demonstrated during KXTX's Cartoon Clubhouse in the 1980s)
El Paso
[edit]- KDBC-TV: Bozo's Big Top
- KELP/KVIA: Cadet Don (with Al Eisenmann)
- KDBC-TV: Red Brown and Anna Lee
- KELP/KVIA: Romper Room
- KTSM-TV: Sesame Street (While this program was shown on NET/PBS stations in the US, the show was aired on KTSM-TV from 1969, due to El Paso not having have a NET/PBS affiliated station until 1978 when KCOS went on the air. KTSM-TV also picked up Mister Rogers' Neighborhood due to the same reason.)
Houston/Galveston
[edit]- Cadet Don (with Al Eisenmann)
- Happy Hollow (with Mary Jane Vandiver)
- Kiddie Troopers (with Don Mahoney and Jeanna Clare)
- KTRK-TV: Kitirik (with Bunny Orsak) (1954–71)
- Mary Jane's Magic Castle (with Mary Jane Vandiver)
- No-No the Clown
Lubbock
[edit]- KDUB: Admiral Foghorn (with Paul Archinal and Trixie Bond)
- KDUB/KMBK: Sunshine Sally (with Joyce White)
Odessa/Midland
[edit]- Romper Room ("Miss Judy")
San Antonio
[edit]- Captain Gus (Joe Alston)
- Johnny's Treehouse (Johnny Dugan)
Howdy Doody 1951 Chester Howard Little Rascals 1951 Chester Howard Roy Rogers 1951. Chester Howard Gene Autry. 1951. Chester Howard
Utah
[edit]Salt Lake City
[edit]- KSL TV: Admiral Bernie with Bernie Calderwood
- KUTV: Aunt Lolly's Storytime
- KCPX: Captain Scotty
- KSL TV: Engineer Ron with Ron Ross
- KCPX: Fireman Frank
- KCPX/KTVX TV: Hotel Balderdash
- KCPX: KC's Club
- KSL TV: Kimbo the Clown with Jack Whitaker
- KSL TV: Lucky Pup
- KSL TV: Princess MakeBelieve with Alene Dalton
- KSL TV: Romper Room with Miss Nancy (Jackie Nokes), and Miss Julie (Edna Andersen)
- KSL TV: Sheriff Jim with John Lugt
- KSL TV: Story Princess with Alene Dalton
- KSL TV: Uncle Roscoe with Roscoe Grover
Vermont
[edit]Burlington
[edit]- WCAX: Polar Bear Theatre
- WCAX: Romper Room (with "Miss Pat" Nilsson)
Virginia
[edit]Norfolk/Portsmouth
[edit]- WVEC: Bungles the Clown
- WAVY: Poop Deck Pappy (Mac McManus)
- WVEC: Romper Room ("Miss Connie")
Richmond
[edit]Roanoke/Lynchburg
[edit]- WLVA: Cactus Kids Club (with George Weeks)
- WDBJ-TV: Cartoon Theatre
- WSLS-TV/WDBJ-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Eisle" [WSLS], "Miss Jane" [WDBJ])
- WSLS-TV: Cactus Joe
Washington, D.C.
[edit]- WRC-TV: Sam and Friends (1955-61) (hosted by "Sam the Frog" who later became the famous Kermit the Frog).
- WTTG: Captain Tugg (early 1960's)
- WMAL-TV: Clair and CoCo
Washington
[edit]Bellingham
[edit]- KVOS: Frisky Frolics (1970s-1980s)
Everett
[edit]- Channel 3/Everett Cablevision: Jaycee Clown Show (with Crash the Clown (Nik Boldrini) and Captain Fuzz (Richard Boldrin) (1971–72))
Seattle/Tacoma
[edit]- KCPQ/KTVW-TV: Flash Blaidon
- KCPQ/KTVW-TV: Sheriff John
- KCPQ: Captain Sea-Tac
- KING-TV: King's Klubhouse (Stan Boreson)
- KING-TV: Sheriff Tex
- KING-TV: Wunda Wunda (Ruth Prins)
- KIRO-TV: J. P. Patches (Chris Wedes)
- KIRO-TV: Sheriff Shot Badly
- KOMO-TV: Boomerang (Marni Nixon)
- KOMO-TV: Captain Puget (Don McCune)
- KSTW/KTNT: Brakeman Bill's Cartoons (with Bill McLain)
- KSTW/KTNT: Robot Roundup
- KSTW/KTNT: Romper Room
- KSTW: Ranger Charlie's Kids Club
Spokane
[edit]- KREM: Captain Cy Show (late 1950s/early 1960s) (Host: David Cyrus Page, ran Popeye cartoons).
- KHQ: Romper Room ("Miss Florence") (Late 1950s/ Mid 1970s).
- Cosmic Cable: ("Sally Jo Clapper") (Cox Cable local Original children's program) (1988-1991).
Yakima
[edit]- KAPP-TV/KAPP: Mr. Bob's Cartoon Classics (Bob Ivers)
- KIMA: Uncle Jimmy's Clubhouse (Uncle Jimmy Nolan)
- KIMA: Uncle Jimmy's Story Hour (Uncle Jimmy Nolan)
West Virginia
[edit]Charleston/Huntington
[edit]- Mr. Cartoon (with George Lewis and Julian Huffman; 1970-1995)
- Steamboat Bill (George Lewis)
- Romper Room ("Miss Marilyn" Fletcher)
Parkersburg
[edit]- WTAP: PMA Pulse (with Todd Baucher)
Wheeling
[edit]- Comedy Time
- Creegan & Crow (hosted by George Creegan)
- WTRF: Romper Room
Wisconsin
[edit]Eau Claire
[edit]- The Sheriff Bob Show
- WEAU-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Shirley")
Green Bay
[edit]- WBAY-TV: Captain Hal
- WBAY-TV: Colonel Caboose
- WLUK-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Sherri")
- WLUK-TV: Sesame Street (Despite the show airing on NET/PBS in much of the US, WLUK aired Sesame Street from 1969 until the launch of WPNE-TV in 1972 due to the Green Bay area not having a PBS station).
Madison
[edit]- WISC-TV: Circus 3 (with Howie Olson & Cowboy Eddie)
- Cousin Sam
- WHA-TV: The Friendly Giant (with Bob Homme)
- WKOW-TV: Marshall the Marshall (with Marsh Shapiro)
- WMTV: Romper Room ("Miss Judy")
Milwaukee
[edit]- WITI-TV: Albert & Friends
- WISN-TV: Bozo the Clown
- WCGV-TV: Bozo's Breakfast Club
- WITI-TV: Cartoon Alley
- WMVT-TV: Children's Fair
- WISN-TV: Dick Tracy with Sergeant Lee
- WITI-TV: Funny Farm
- WTMJ-TV: Kid's Klub
- WISN-TV: Lippy Lucy with Bob Trent
- WITI-TV/WUHF-TV: Mac the Mailman
- WISN-TV: Pops' Theater
- WISN-TV/WITI-TV/WVTV: Romper Room
- WOKY-TV/WTVW/WISN-TV: Uncle Hugo
- WITI-TV: You & I
Wausau
[edit]- WSAU-TV: Romper Room ("Miss Maureen", "Miss Elizabeth")
- WAOW/WAEO: Sesame Street (Despite being shown on NET/PBS stations in the US, the show was aired on WAOW from 1969 until 1972 and on WAEO from 1974 until 1976, due to most of northern Wisconsin not having a NET/PBS affiliated station with the exceptions of Duluth-Superior (due to the area having its own NET/PBS station) and Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls (due to cable systems and over-the-air antennas can easily receive KTCA in the area) until the launch of WHRM-TV in 1976).
Wyoming
[edit]Casper
[edit]- The Fun Ranch (Jack Slothower)
- Tumbleweed (with Dick Frech)
Cheyenne
[edit]Guam
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hollis, Tim (November 2001). Hi There Boys and Girls! America's Local Children's TV Programs. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1-57806-396-5
- ^ NPR episode "A History of Local Children's TV Programs", aired May 22, 2002
- ^ Hollis, Tim (2001). Hi There, Boys and Girls!: America's Local Children's TV Shows. University Press of Mississippi. p. 27. ISBN 1-57806-396-5.
- ^ "SERENDIPITY: LEARNING FUN FOR THE YOUNG". Los Angeles Times. 1972-07-16. p. 535. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
Serendipity, KNBC's Emmy-winning children's series, is offering new shows for the summer (Sundays at 9 a.m. on Channel 4), and this means more televised field trips for the youngsters. Host Rudi Medina takes the children to places like the Music Center, Marine-land, horse ranches, aviaries and aboard the Queen Mary (below). Educational-fun is the primary mission.
- ^ http://www.big13.com/Other%20Hosts/capt_mac_1.htm [bare URL]
- ^ Spata, Christopher (August 25, 2016) "Throwback Thursday: Local millennials remember Tampa's 'David D TV'" Tampa Bay Times
- ^ "Marshal J WMT KPIX KGO Kids Show Host Jay Alexander". Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160106022354/http://www.captainerniesshowboat.com/bozo. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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- ^ Hollis, Tim (2001). Hi There, Boys and Girls!: America's Local Children's TV Shows. University Press of Mississippi. p. 260. ISBN 1-57806-396-5.
- ^ Hollis, Tim (2001). Hi There, Boys and Girls!: America's Local Children's TV Shows. University Press of Mississippi. p. 264. ISBN 1-57806-396-5.
- ^ "Amarillo philanthropist Allen Shifrin dies at 85".