This was the series finale to Howdy Doody, an hour long special which was hyped by Clarabelle the clown’s ‘surprise’, and it being that it was the final episode of a landmark children’s series, they had the famous silent clown actually talk. Now when Clarabelle talked, he said ‘Goodbye, Kids.’ in a very soft and tearful expression, which just adds to the sadness of knowing there would be no more of Howdy Doody, with the exception of a few appearances by Buffalo Bob Smith and the titular character himself, Howdy Doody. This is the end of Howdy Doody, and it is truly a sad farewell. Note: If you listen hard enough, or just turn up the volume, you can actually hear children in the audience softly crying, which in my opinion, makes this all the more heartbreaking and sad, yes it’s just a show, but a extremely beloved show that was idolized by the children of the United States.

Reason of the public domain status: Never registered with the Library of Congress. The Howdy Doody Show: Howdy Doody is a children’s television program that was created and produced by E. Roger Muir and broadcast on NBC in the United States from 1947 until 1960. It was a pioneer in children’s programming and set the pattern for many similar shows. It was also a pioneer in early color production as NBC (at the time owned by TV maker RCA) used the show in part to sell color television sets in the 1950s. Creator: E. Roger Muir Production Company: National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Release Date: 1947 Audio & Video: Mono – Black & White

The votes are being counted to determine who will be elected as our next President. Will it be Mr. X or Howdy Doody?

Happy Days The Howdy Doody Show Season 2 Ep 17 Facing a deadline for the school newspaper, Richie tries to get a photo of Clarabell the Clown from The Howdy Doody Show without make-up. To gain access to the set, Richie plans to get Ralph to enter a Howdy Doody look-alike contest the show is conducting.

Howdy, Clarabell, and Buffalo Bob are kidnapped and taken to Early, Tibet to see King Yodstick, the ruler. Original Air Date: 24 May 1958 – Episode #2221

Buffalo Bob, The Princess & the Gang with Mitchell (Mitch) Miller and Orchestra. From the Golden 78, released in 1955.

Here’s an old Colgate commercial with Buffalo Bob and Howdy Doody. “Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.”

Who mussed up Mister Bluster’s brand new room? Could it have been Clarabell?