Today....years ago It’s Howdy Doody Time! On December 27, 1947, Howdy Doody premiered. It is an American children's television program with circus and Western frontier themes that was telecast on the NBC network in the United States from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer in children's television programming and set the pattern for many similar shows. One of the first television series produced at NBC in Rockefeller Center, in Studio 3A, it was also a pioneer in early

Howdy Doody Doll with Box, ca. 1950

TV SHOW: The Howdy Doody Show,1947-60 STARRING: Buffalo Bob Smith, Allen Swift, Robert Keeshan, Judy Tyler PLOT: The first nationally televised American children's TV program and a prototype for what followed. Buffalo Bob Smith hosts while the puppet, Howdy Doody, stars. | The Fabulous Fifties

The Howdy Doody Show premiered on NBC 74 years ago today on Dec 27, 1947... the show ran for 13 years ending on Sept 24, 1960... | Classic Movie Hub