tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post3434727986406299002..comments2024-03-28T09:47:25.719-04:00Comments on Daffey Thoughts: RIP Bob McGrathDavid Griffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-78344273926104766642022-12-13T18:01:50.628-05:002022-12-13T18:01:50.628-05:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjPYeloMx7s
McGra...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjPYeloMx7s<br /><br />McGrath in 1966, pre <i>Sesame Street</i>. He was earning a living as a performer.Art Deconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-23668514798510990692022-12-09T09:01:36.627-05:002022-12-09T09:01:36.627-05:00Ah, I did not know that. I always wondered how ol...Ah, I did not know that. I always wondered how old Bozo - who appeared on local stations - was known all over America. Romper Room was before my time (or that is when my sister - who is almost 9 years my senior - would have liked it). I remember my sister and parents talking about it in later years. I think I might have seen it when I was young. Again, didn't usually dwell on television for kids. IIRC, my sister talked of some mirror or looking glass she would use. That's about the extent of my grasp of it. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-23978996852249800132022-12-08T16:21:15.391-05:002022-12-08T16:21:15.391-05:00My sister watched more of such shows (I remember a... <i>My sister watched more of such shows (I remember a show called Romper Room). But me? Not much. </i><br /><br /><i>Romper Room</i> was a franchise, rather like <i>Bozo the Clown</i>. A local program was produced for each market. IIRC, the host was always female and it was pitched to age 3. Art Deconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-24113767702012808302022-12-08T08:20:12.417-05:002022-12-08T08:20:12.417-05:00I remember Captain Kangaroo. For one year my fami...I remember Captain Kangaroo. For one year my family movied outside of town - when I was 3rd grade. The CK show came on right before the bus came. So I came to associate the opening theme (Good morning captain!) with knowing it's time to get up and watch for the bus. But otherwise, I wasn't much of a kids show viewer. My sister watched more of such shows (I remember a show called Romper Room). But me? Not much. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-17028740029467199382022-12-07T13:56:45.056-05:002022-12-07T13:56:45.056-05:00Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) was on commercial t...Bob Keeshan (<i>Captain Kangaroo</i>) was on commercial television for 30 years, with Hugh Brannum and puppeteer Cosmo Allegretti as his sidekicks nearly all that time. Bob Homme's program (<i>The Friendly Giant</i>) was produced on Canadian television and syndicated in the United States. You also had <i>The CBS Children's Film Festival</i> introduced by Fran Allison with Burr Tillstrom as puppeteer. There was always something goofy and embarrassing about the CTW offerings and Fred Rogers' work not found in these other programs. Art Deconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-34004598979064172152022-12-07T13:48:16.381-05:002022-12-07T13:48:16.381-05:00The former program was a PBS offering by the Child...The former program was a PBS offering by the Children's Television Workshop (which recruited Jim Henson's crew). <i>Sesame Street</i> is the last survivor of a trio of programs produced by the Workshop for different age groups which debuted between 1968 and 1973. Fred Rogers' program was produced by a different crew under his direction. <br /><br />The latter was a syndicated entertainment program produced by Henson himself. <br /><br /><i>The Muppets</i> can be enjoyed by just about anyone. We have some old DVDs. As for the other four programs, see Fran Leibowitz on educational television. <br /><br /><br />Art Deconoreply@blogger.com