Captain Video and His Video Rangers

Captain Video and His Video Rangers

“Captain Video! Electronic wizard! Master of time and space! Guardian of the safety of the world! Fighting for law and order, Captain Video operates from a mountain retreat with secret agents at all points of the globe. Possessing scientific secrets and scientific...
Winky Dink and You

Winky Dink and You

An interactive TV show in the 1950’s?!?  That’s right, Winky Dink and You, which aired Saturday mornings on CBS from 1953 to 1957, employed a simple but brilliant marketing gimmick that actually allowed kids to “interact” with the TV. The show featured host Jack Barry...

Soupy Sales

The Soupy Sales show was a unique kids’ show with lots of adult appeal that made us all feel like little hipsters.   Soupy, a multi- talented performer, hosted several local, national, and syndicated children’s shows from the 1950’s through the 1970’s, with broadcasts...
Shari Lewis

Shari Lewis

Shari Lewis and her puppets Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse, entertained and delighted several generations of children during the five decades that they appeared on television.  Unlike other kids’ show hosts who worked with puppets, Shari Lewis was a talented...

Watch Mr. Wizard

One of my favorite shows when I was growing up was Watch Mr. Wizard.  This was one of commercial television’s earliest educational efforts for grade-school and pre-teen children.  Conceived and hosted by the affable Don Herbert, it made science exciting and...