Romper Room and Friends (1953–1994)
"Romper Room" (original title)

Children's program that was often franchised rather than syndicated (meaning, local television stations could use their own hostesses in lieu of national hosts if they chose). A typical ... See full summary »

Stars:

Nancy Claster, Doris Johnson, Alyson Stover

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nancy Claster	...	Herself - Host (1 episode, 1953)
Doris Johnson	...	Herself - Host - Louisiana (1 episode, 1953)
Alyson Stover	...	Herself (1 episode, 1953)

Storyline

Children's program that was often franchised rather than syndicated (meaning, local television stations could use their own hostesses in lieu of national hosts if they chose). A typical program featured a group of six to 10 children, ages 4-6, in a variety of games, songs and rhymes and simple moral lessons as guided by the hostess and recurring characters. One of those recurring characters was Mr. Do Bee, an oversized bumblebee who helped teach the moral lessons ("Do Bee a good sport when you lose"). The end always featured the hostess using her "Magic Mirror" to help her greet the show's young audience ("I see Brian and Mindy; oh, there's Jill and Donald," etc.)

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Romper Room and Friends

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romper Room Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show originated in Baltimore in the early 1950s. By the late 1950s, more than 100 stations aired either the national program or locally-produced versions of the show; at one point, the show's producers offered to train Romper Room hosts (which were female in many of the markets).

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Connections

Referenced in 28 Days (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Pop Goes The Weasel"
Traditional
Heard behind opening and closing credits as Mattel Jack-In-The Box was shown

User Reviews

My favorite show growing up!

I was born in 1981, so I'm a Gen-Y-er. I grew up watching "Romper Room" with Miss Molly on Channel 9 in New York. It was probably my favorite show as a child...I always wanted to be one of the kids on it, but when my mom called to get me in there was a two year waiting list. Oh well.

Anyway, it really was a great show, and I'm angry that my children will never get a chance to watch it. There were lots of great songs like "Do Bee Dancin'" and some very cool puppets like UpUp, Kimball, and Granny Cat.

Very cool stuff...if you can get some videos from eBay or anything, I'd recommend it. And Miss Molly, if you read this -- I was one of your biggest fans ;-)