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

Anniston

Birmingham

Dothan

  • Miss Becky, Bugs Bunny, and Friends (with Becky Copeland)

Florence

  • Captain Jack (with Jack Worley)
  • Earline in Storyland
  • WHDF, WOWL: Planet 15 (with Jack Worley)
  • WOWL: The Children's Hour

Huntsville/Decatur

  • 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

  • Aunt Beka (Rebecca Horton)
  • Bunnyville USA ("Barney Bunny")
  • WALA-TV: Camp Walabear
  • Captain Mal
  • Captain Supreme (Earl Hutto)
  • Cartoonerville ("Chuck Wagon" Charlie)
  • Fun and Games (with Marcia Wanaker and Rosie Seaman)
  • Junior Auction
  • WEAR-TV: The Lynn Toney Show (hosted by Lynn Toney)
  • Popeye Cartoon Theatre ("Captain Hank")
  • Romper Room ("Miss Skeeter")
  • WKRG: Rosie's Place (hosted by Rosie Seaman)
  • Jungle Bob / Scuba Bob

Montgomery

  • 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)

Anchorage

  • KENI: Mother Moose (with Larry and Carol Beck)

Fairbanks

  • School for Fun

Phoenix

Tucson

  • 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

  • KYMA-DT/KIVA: The S.S. KIVA (with Don Kenny, Bob Hardy, Elmore Eaton)

El Dorado/Monroe

Fort Smith

Little Rock

Bakersfield

Fresno

  • 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

  • KHOF: Black Buffalo's Pow-Wow

Los Angeles

Oakland

Sacramento/Stockton

  • KOVR: Captain Delta (early 1970s)
  • KTXL: Cap'n Mitch (1970s-80s)
  • KCRA: Captain Sacto (Fred Wade; 1950s)
  • Capn's Locker
  • Cartoonland
  • KCRA: Romper Room ("Miss Nancy")
  • Skipper Stu (hosted by Stu Nahan)

San Diego

  • King Norman's Kingdom of Toys (with Norman Rosenburg)
  • KOGO: The Johnny Downs Show (with Johnny Downs)

San Francisco

  • KRON: Assignment Four
  • Buster and Me
  • Captain Cosmic (with Bob Wilkins) (KTVU)
  • Captain Fortune
  • Captain San Francisco
  • Captain Satellite (with Bob March) (KTVU)
  • City Council
  • Dapper Dan's Playhouse (with Dan McGrath)
  • Deputy Jay
  • Fireman Frank (with George Lemont)
  • Happy Birthday to You (with Lucille Bliss)
  • Kippy the Kop (hosted by Dan Joffee)
  • The Mayor Art Show (hosted by Art Findley)
  • Mayor Art's Almanac (hosted by Art Findley)
  • Romper Room ("Miss Nancy", "Miss Ruby")
  • King Norman's Castle
  • KTVU: Skipper Sedley
  • KGO-TV: Aunt Lolly's Storytime (Alice Marino)

San Jose

  • Cosmo's Castle

Visalia

  • KMPH-TV: Uncle Woody (with Woody Bryant)

Colorado Springs

Denver

Hartford

New Haven

  • 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

(see Pennsylvania, Maryland, and District of Columbia markets)

Washington

Fort Myers

  • WINK-TV: The Lazy Bar 11 (with "Cousin Vern" Vernon Lundquist)
  • WINK-TV: Lazy Bar Club (with "Cousin Vern")

Jacksonville

  • 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.
  • WFGA: Popeye & Pals with Skipper Ed, weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

Miami

Orlando

St. Petersburg

Tallahassee

  • WFSU-TV: Miss Nancy's Store (with Nancy Benda)

Tampa

  • 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

  • WJNO (now WPTV): The Sheriff (with Bob Green)
  • WPTV-TV: The Man From GHOST (Global Headquarters for the Organization to Sustain Terror)

Atlanta

Augusta

  • 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

  • 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)
  • WRBL: Shaun O'Hoolihan (played by John "Jack" Morin)
  • WLTZ: Calliope (children's television series) (Starring Rachel Einglett Elliott)

Macon

Savannah

  • 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

Honolulu

KHON (Channel 2):

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):

Boise

Chicago

Peoria

Quad Cities

(see Quad Cities, Iowa market)

Quincy

  • WGEM-TV: "The Prairie Farms Cactus Club" (with Dick Moore as "Cactus Jim")

Rockford

Harrisburg

Evansville

Fort Wayne

Indianapolis

  • 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

  • Kids' Adventure Zone (with Capt. Ed Friend)
  • Popeye Theater (with Mike May)

Terre Haute

  • WTHI-TV: Captain Jack (hosted by "Captain Jack" Haines) (1978–1982)

Cedar Rapids/Waterloo

Davenport

(see Quad Cities market)

Des Moines/Ames

Mason City/Fort Dodge

  • Bart's Clubhouse (hosted by Bart Curran)
  • Uncle Dick's Fun House

Quad Cities

Sioux City

Wichita

Bowling Green

  • WLTV-TV: Uncle Albert's General Store 1962-64 (with George Goldtrap)

Lexington

  • WKYT-TV: The Windy Wonderful Show 1959-65 (with Mary Ann Kuykendall)

Louisville

Paducah

Baton Rouge

Monroe

  • The Happiness Exchange (KNOE-TV)

New Orleans

Shreveport

Bangor

Portland

  • WGAN/WGME: Cap'n and the Kids (with Lloyd Knight)

Baltimore

Boston

Springfield

  • WHYN: The Admiral and Swabby (with Gary Garrison, Norm Goyer)
  • WHYN: Bozo the Clown
  • WHYN: Cy's Weather
  • WHYN: Elby's Weather
  • WHYN: The Swabby Show
  • WGGB-TV WHYN: Pete & Willy's Tree Hut

Worcester

Detroit

Detroit Area

  • Get Up Get Out
  • Kids Enjoy Yourselves Without Drugs

Flint

Grand Rapids

Kalamazoo

  • WWMT-TV/WKZO-TV: Channel 3 Clubhouse (with Beanie Brown and Uncle Fred)

Lansing

  • WJIM-TV: Ranger Jim (with John Kelly then known as Jack Kelin,who then went on to host Kelly and Company with Marilyn Turner

Austin

  • The Uncle Robb (Buff "Uncle Robb" Setterquist KMMT Channel 6)

Duluth

  • 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

Rochester

Columbus

  • WCBI-TV: Funtime With Uncle Bunky (with Robert "Uncle Bunky" Williams), weekday afternoons,[20] 1958-76[21]

Joplin

Kansas City

  • KMBC-TV: Torey and Friends (hosted by Torey Southwick)
  • WDAF-TV: Western Roundup (hosted by Uncle Frito Frank)

St. Louis

Springfield

  • KOLR/KTTS: Birthday Party (with Rene Handley)
  • KOLR/KTTS: Captain Briny (with Wayne Grisham)
  • KYTV: The Children's Hour (with Norma Champion)
  • KSPR: Sammy's Place
  • KOLR/KTTS: Television Classroom

Billings

Butte

  • KXLF: Popeye, Wallaby and Friends
  • KXLF: Tots and Teens (with Paul Simitzes)
  • KXLF: XL Corral (with Paul Simitzes)

Lincoln

Scottsbluff

KSTF: The Wilmer Worm Show (with June Beaman)

Nevada

Reno

` KAME Space Station 21 { Ricky Price & Jo Anne Buchanan)

Las Vegas

Manchester

  • WMUR: Ring-A-Ding The Clown Show[22] (Dwight Damon)
  • WMUR: The Uncle Gus Show (with Gus Bernier)

New Jersey

(see New York and Pennsylvania markets)

Albuquerque

Albany/Schenectady

  • 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

Buffalo

Elmira/Ithaca

  • Jerry's Playhouse (with Jerry White)
  • TV Clubhouse (with Coach Carl Proper)

New York

Plattsburgh

  • Scoop O'Brian presented 1950s Superman TV episodes

Rochester

  • Gary the Happy Pirate
  • Romper Room ("Miss Ann", "Miss Rita")
  • Skipper Sam

Syracuse/Auburn

Utica/Rome

Watertown

  • The Danny Burgess Show
  • Kiddie Karnival (with Dan Burgess)

Asheville

  • WLOS: Mr. Bill and Bozo
  • WLOS: Mr. Bill's Workshop (with Bill Norwood)

Charlotte

  • WSOC: Clown Carnival (with Brooks Lindsay)
  • Ever-Ever Land
  • WBTV: Junior Rancho / Little Rascals Club (with Fred Kirby)
  • Romper Room ("Miss Melissa", "Miss Jody", "Miss Carol")
  • Sgt. Mills

Greenville/New Bern

  • Romper Room ("Miss Patsy")
  • WITN: Witney the Hobo
  • Telestory Time with Elenor Hawkins: WFMY 1952-1958; WCTI 1963-

Raleigh/Durham

  • 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

  • Mr. Green
  • 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)

Bismarck

  • KFYR: Marshall Bill (with Bill Owen)
  • KFYR: Romper Room (with "Miss Connie" Burnham & ""Miss Vonnie" Becker)

Fargo

Akron

Canton

  • WJAN-TV: Alfred Alligator
  • WJAN-TV: Milton The Milkman

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Columbus

  • 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

  • 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

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

Steubenville

  • Creegan and Crow

Toledo

Youngstown

  • The Captain Hal Fryer Show
  • Clancy's Tip Top Club House[24][25]

Oklahoma City

Tulsa

  • 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)

Eugene

  • KVAL-TV: Addie Bobkins (with Bob Adkins), 1957–1961[26]
  • KVAL-TV: Captain Shipwreck (with Gordon Bussey) 1961-1967
  • Jack's Kartoon Clubhouse
  • KVAL-TV: Mr. Fixit (Tom Stanford and Dave Weinkauf)
  • KVAL-TV: Red Reynolds, 1954–1957

Portland

  • 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)

Erie

  • The Pappy Show (with Skip Lecher)

Harrisburg/Lancaster

Johnstown/Altoona

  • WJAC: Romper Room ("Miss Sally", "Miss Patty")
  • Sy Seaweed's Popeye Playhouse (with Charlie Ritchey)

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

Providence

Charleston

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Rapid City

Sioux Falls

Chattanooga

  • WDEF TV: Mr. Chickaroonie (with Warren Herring and Mildred Gaither; 1953-1955)

Jackson

  • WBBJ/WDXI: The Cousin Tuny Show (with Doris Freeman as Cousin Tuny)
  • The Sheriff Big Jim Show

Knoxville

Memphis

Nashville

Abilene

  • KRBC: Cousin Pogo and Calvin Kiwi

Amarillo

Austin

Beaumont/Port Arthur

  • Cowboy John (with John Garner)

Corpus Christi

  • KZTV: Uncle Bob's Playhouse

Dallas/Fort Worth

El Paso

Houston/Galveston

  • 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

Odessa/Midland

San Antonio

  • Captain Gus (Joe Alston)
  • Johnny's Treehouse (Johnny Dugan)

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Salt Lake City

Burlington

Norfolk/Portsmouth

Richmond

Roanoke/Lynchburg

  • WLVA: Cactus Kids Club (with George Weeks)

Washington, D.C.

Bellingham

  • KVOS: Frisky Frolics (1970s-1980s)

Everett

  • Channel 3/Everett Cablevision: Jaycee Clown Show (with Crash the Clown (Nik Boldrini) and Captain Fuzz (Richard Boldrin) (1971–72))

Seattle/Tacoma

Spokane

  • 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

Charleston/Huntington

Parkersburg

  • WTAP: PMA Pulse (with Todd Baucher)

Wheeling

Eau Claire

Green Bay

Madison

Milwaukee

Wausau

  • 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).

Casper

  • The Fun Ranch (Jack Slothower)
  • Tumbleweed (with Dick Frech)

Cheyenne

Guam

See also

References

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  2. NPR episode "A History of Local Children's TV Programs", aired May 22, 2002
  3. 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.
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  5. http://www.big13.com/Other%20Hosts/capt_mac_1.htm
  6. Spata, Christopher (August 25, 2016) "Throwback Thursday: Local millennials remember Tampa's 'David D TV'" Tampa Bay Times
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