by KidsTVgupAdmin | Sep 11, 2017 | Children's TV Classics
It was always a beautiful day in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, as Mister Rogers entered his TV set house singing the show’s theme song, “Won’t you be my neighbor?” He would hang up his coat and put on his cardigan sweater, take off his shoes and put on his sneakers,...
by KidsTVgupAdmin | Sep 11, 2017 | Children's TV Classics
Sadly, Soupy Sales passed away yesterday at the age of 83 (obituary in the New York Times today). As my previous post about him noted, Soupy became an icon of children’s TV in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Soupy was the master of pie-throwing (or should...
by KidsTVgupAdmin | Sep 11, 2017 | Children's TV Classics
“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...
by KidsTVgupAdmin | Sep 11, 2017 | Children's TV Classics
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...
by KidsTVgupAdmin | Sep 11, 2017 | Children's TV Classics
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...
by KidsTVgupAdmin | Sep 11, 2017 | Children's TV Classics
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...
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