Howdy Doody

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Howdy Doody

puppet character

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Bob Keeshan
…show, he featured a puppet—Howdy Doody—and Keeshan was invited to join the cast. On January 3, 1948, he debuted as Clarabell the Clown on what later became The Howdy Doody Show, and by 1950 the show had moved to television and was highly popular. Keeshan’s next stint was as…
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…show, he featured a puppet—Howdy Doody—and Keeshan was invited to join the cast. On January 3, 1948, he debuted as Clarabell the Clown on what later became The Howdy Doody Show, and by 1950 the show had moved to television and was highly popular. Keeshan’s next stint was as…
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National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Television and beyond
…of such programs as The Howdy Doody Show (1947–60) and Kraft Television Theatre (1947–58; another version appeared on ABC in 1953–55) and such stars as Milton Berle and Sid Caesar, NBC television perennially ran second in the ratings to CBS. Even so, NBC remained a leader in the field of…
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…of such programs as The Howdy Doody Show (1947–60) and Kraft Television Theatre (1947–58; another version appeared on ABC in 1953–55) and such stars as Milton Berle and Sid Caesar, NBC television perennially ran second in the ratings to CBS. Even so, NBC remained a leader in the field of…
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