"Howdy Doody" (1954) TV series 1954-1959

Directors:

Bob Hultgren
Sandy Howard

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

15 November 1954 (Canada)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 3 of 18)

Bob Smith	...	Buffalo Bob Smith (1 episode, 1947-1960)
George 'Gabby' Hayes	...	Himself (1 episode, 1956)
Alfie Scopp	...	Clarabell (1 episode, 1956)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Trivia:

Robert Goulet's TV debut.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Lyrics to opening number, Flub-a-dub's Song, etc.

The words to the Howdy Doody song went like this:

It's Howdy Doody time, It's Howdy Doody time, Bob Smith and Howdy, too, Say, "Howdy Doo" to you. Let's give a rousing cheer, 'Cause Howdy Doody's here, It's time to start the show, So kids let's go!!!

Flub-a-dub was a strange little character, shaped more or less like someone's slipper. Flub's song went something like this:

Meatballs, meatballs, meatballs, meatballs, I love some meatballs, meatballs, meatballs and spaghetti, I'm always ready, to eat spaghetti.

Phineas T.Bluster had a brother or cousin who lived in South America, whose name was Don Jose Bluster. Don Jose introduced a mystery on the show--the mystery of L.L.L.L.L., which eventually was revealed to refer to the Lucky Left Leg of the Lima Llama.