I was on KFBC's Sammy Skimmer show (Cheyenne, WY) when I was four or five. Yeah, I was really excited that I was going to see Felix the Cat. Finally, Sammy announced the cartoon, and they rolled a black and white TV set out. It was one of many opportunities to wise up that I let go by.
I sometimes watched WGN's Bozo. I was somewhat surprised that they still showed BUGS BUNNY NIPS THE NIPS to an audience which probably included many Asian kids. Late in the show's run, they brought in a new sideclown who did magic tricks. I noticed in the credits that this was apparently Marshall Brodien, who used to shill TV Magic Cards in oft-repeated adverts. ("Hi, I'm Marshall Brodien, professional magician. You know, most magic tricks are easy, once You get the Hang of it!")
I taped Bozo's last show. Sorry to see him go. I have a couple of the original Bozo albums (literally albums of 78s or 45s) with Pinto Colvig voicing the Capitol Clown on my iPod, thanks to a friend. I remember having the actual albums, but Mom threw them out. I remember watching the pages burn in our incinerator.
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I was on KFBC's Sammy Skimmer show (Cheyenne, WY) when I was four or five. Yeah, I was really excited that I was going to see Felix the Cat. Finally, Sammy announced the cartoon, and they rolled a black and white TV set out. It was one of many opportunities to wise up that I let go by.
I sometimes watched WGN's Bozo. I was somewhat surprised that they still showed BUGS BUNNY NIPS THE NIPS to an audience which probably included many Asian kids. Late in the show's run, they brought in a new sideclown who did magic tricks. I noticed in the credits that this was apparently Marshall Brodien, who used to shill TV Magic Cards in oft-repeated adverts. ("Hi, I'm Marshall Brodien, professional magician. You know, most magic tricks are easy, once You get the Hang of it!")
I taped Bozo's last show. Sorry to see him go. I have a couple of the original Bozo albums (literally albums of 78s or 45s) with Pinto Colvig voicing the Capitol Clown on my iPod, thanks to a friend. I remember having the actual albums, but Mom threw them out. I remember watching the pages burn in our incinerator.