1. PREMIERED 1947

    Howdy Doody

    NBC, 1947–1960

1947

HOWDY DOODY

PROGRAM INFO

  1. ABOUT
    American children's television series
  2. PREMIERED
    December 27, 194778 years ago
  3. FINALE
    September 24, 1960
  4. NETWORK
    NBC
  5. COUNTRY
    United States
  6. GENRE
    Children's television series
  7. CREATED BY
    E. Roger Muir
  8. STARRING
    Bob Keeshan
  9. ANNIVERSARY
    Turns 79 on December 27, 2026, in 55 days
  10. SOURCES
    Wikipedia, Wikidata

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