The Howdy Doody Show was one of the most popular and influential children's television programs in American history. Creator "Buffalo" Bob Smith created and voiced the character on radio before ...

The Howdy Doody Show went off the air after 13 seasons andmore than 2,500 shows. The puppet was joined in Doodyville, U.S.A.,by Clarabell the Clown, Princess Summerfall Winterspring, PhineasT.

LOS ANGELES -- Edward Kean, the original head writer for "The Howdy Doody Show," the pioneer NBC children's TV program for which he also created characters and wrote the songs, has died. He was 85 ...

Howdy Doody trading card, part of a promotional tie-in marketing campaign between Royal Pudding and The Howdy Doody Show. This was one of a series of cards depicting characters from the popular ...

NEW YORK — Lew Anderson, who captivated young baby boomers as the Howdy Doody Show’s final Clarabell the Clown, has died at the age of 84.

Prior to “The Howdy Doody Show” premiering on Dec. 27, 1947, there had been radio shows directed toward children. But the newfangled box with the little picture-tube screen was like nothing ...

Donation Contested The museum claimed that Rose, who took the puppet to hisWaterford, Conn., studio after The Howdy Doody Show went offthe air in 1960, promised to donate it.