"Wonderama" (1955) TV series 1955-1987

User Rating:

9.8/10   

Director:

Arthur Forrest

Seasons:

1 | 13

Release Date:

15 September 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot Keywords:

Kids And Family

Cast

Sandy Becker

...

Himself - Host (1955-1956 & 1957-1959) (unknown episodes)

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Trivia:

A nine-hour Christmas special was aired on Christmas Day of 1956 with, among other features, an all-puppet version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Wonderama also presented lengthy Christmas specials on Christmas Day of 1957 and 1959.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)

memories

I too remember Wonderama so well. I was such a naive kid and Bob and the show were sooo cool. They gave away all the latest toys but especially the banana seat bikes with monkey bars that (I think!) were prizes for the dance contest. I wanted one so bad and I had just a regular bike, which my parents said was 'practical'. The snake can game, by far my favorite,fed my little greedy mind and I would just dream of turning the top on the can that was always so hard to remove and voilà - the bouquet of flowers!!! and all those toys!!! But I did love Bob too, it never occurred to me that he didn't love kids and love his job - kids know these things! I would have done a lot to get a chance on the show but we lived in CT and I knew there would never be a chance. We didn't always get channel 5 that good and I would literally pray (hey, it was Sunday,..) that reception would be good. I remember the show was on from something like 7-11 am and we'd watch some, go to church, come home and keep watching. What a great memory!