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In the late 1960s, public television producer Joan Ganz Cooney was developing a new program, and she needed an artist who knew his way around puppets. Cooney found her man in Jim Henson, a soft ...
Feb 7, 2011 · This program features pioneers of local kids' TV including Willard Scott, Stan Freberg, Jim Henson, Larry Harmon ("Bozo") and Nancy Claster (“Romper Room”). Search Query Show Search News
Feb 8, 2011 · Local Kids' TV: Directed by Steve Boettcher. With Gordon L. Berry, Ernest Borgnine, Daws Butler, Dan Castellaneta. In the early years of U.S. television, virtually every local station had a locally produced program aimed at children.
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Photos of early children's television, including Bozo the Clown, Bill Cosby's Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Romper Room.
Back. Shown: Pioneers of Television: Local Kids' TV DVD. $14.99. 1 Review Write a Review. Item #: WC1432. In television's first decades, local kids' programs shaped the childhoods of millions of American youngsters. With the flimsiest of second-hand store costumes and their own imaginations, these performers learned how to make their audience ...
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Jan 18, 2011 · “Local Kids' TV” ( Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at 8 p.m. on Eight, Arizona PBS ): Local kids' programs shaped the childhoods of millions of American children in the early years of television. Performers such as Willard Scott and William Shatner honed their skills performing on live TV with small budgets and little support.
Airs Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
