One of the final on-camera performances by the legendary team of HOWDY DOODY and BUFFALO BOB SMITH happened on December 7, 1990 on the Sally Jessy Rafael Show. Howdy’s usual puppeteer, PADY BLACKWOOD, was engaged out-of-town, so producer BURT DUBROW phoned FLEXITOON. Marionettist OLGA FELGEMACHER pulls the strings for this medley of Howdy Doody’s Greatest Hits.

XmasFlix.com ► http The Howdy Doody Show ( tr.im ) was one of the first and easily the most popular children’s television show in the 1950s and a reflection of the wonder, technical fascination, and business realities associated with early television. While Howdy and his friends entertained American children, they also sold television sets to American parents and demonstrated the potential of the new medium to advertisers. The idea for Howdy Doody began on the NBC New York radio affiliate …