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In 1986 Paul Winchell won a $17.8-million jury verdict in his lawsuit against Metromedia Inc. over Metromedia's destruction of the only remaining tapes of his Winchell-Mahoney Time (1965) children's television series. Metromedia, which produced the show from 1964 to 1968, erased the 288 tapes in a dispute with Winchell over the syndication rights.

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7/10

Forgotten Kids Show Brings Back Memories

When I was growing up in New Jersey, WNEW-TV (now Fox 5) aired a kids show that was syndicated by it's parent company Metromedia titled Winchell-Mahoney Time. The show starred Paul Winchell and featured his dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff as well as a lesser known dummy named Tessie.

It was a very funny and entertaining show that showed why Winchell was one of the top ventriloquists of that era. I especially remember the opening theme song that went "Hooray hurrah. It's winchell-Mahoney Time, it's Winchell-Mahoney Time. Time for fun." Near the end of the song someone would ask "What's the secret password?" The answer: "Scotty wotty doo doo>" But unfortunately, most of the episodes are gone, because Metromedia erased them, prompting Winchell to sue the company and he won his case. The memories will live on, especially in the closing song "Friends friends friends. Friends we'll always be."

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