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I found a DVD of the Howdy Doody show the other day, wow! I was surprised, it really was a sweet and clever show. Funny and with good values, I felt inspired to make a difference in the world, hehe. The characters were endearing and great chemistry together, even with the string puppets! I can see an early resemblance to the Muppets in its word play humor. 
The little '50s children in the Peanut gallery were so adorable. They looked bored a lot of the time, filming a TV show takes awhile, but it was clear they adored the show.
Now for the em...weird parts, lol. Back then the stars like Buffalo Bob were required to stop the show to advertise products. We heard how Wonder Bread (heh) "builds strong bones and nourishes your body in 12 different ways!" Of course, we're never informed just what those 12 ways are! And the little children are made to spell out the word WONDER and told, "Ask your mother to buy lots of Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes!" It's things like this that eventually caused reforms in children's commercials!
One very nice, and very surprising, aspect of the show. At the end, we hear bells and Buffalo Bob says, "When you hear those Church bells this Sunday, it's good to remember a very important freedom in this country of ours--the freedom of worship. The way you want to, whatever it may be! Ask your parents to take you to Sunday school, or whatever your place of worship might be."
The little '50s children in the Peanut gallery were so adorable. They looked bored a lot of the time, filming a TV show takes awhile, but it was clear they adored the show.
Now for the em...weird parts, lol. Back then the stars like Buffalo Bob were required to stop the show to advertise products. We heard how Wonder Bread (heh) "builds strong bones and nourishes your body in 12 different ways!" Of course, we're never informed just what those 12 ways are! And the little children are made to spell out the word WONDER and told, "Ask your mother to buy lots of Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes!" It's things like this that eventually caused reforms in children's commercials!
One very nice, and very surprising, aspect of the show. At the end, we hear bells and Buffalo Bob says, "When you hear those Church bells this Sunday, it's good to remember a very important freedom in this country of ours--the freedom of worship. The way you want to, whatever it may be! Ask your parents to take you to Sunday school, or whatever your place of worship might be."
