Howdy Doody

(12/27/1947–04/01/1952)

Children

NBC (US)30 min

The 1st nationally televised American children's TV show and a prototype for what followed. Buffalo Bob Smith hosts, while his ventriloquist puppet, Howdy Doody, stars. This show was aired in front of the famous peanut gallery on the early days of American Television.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Episode 1

December 27, 1947 at 05:00 PM

Season 2

S02E01

Friendship

February 01, 1949 at 05:00 PM

S02E02

Howdy's Big Surprise

March 08, 1949 at 05:00 PM

S02E03

Clarabell's Practical Joke

March 16, 1949 at 05:00 PM

S02E04

Slight

August 03, 1949 at 04:00 PM

S02E05

Featherman

March 16, 1949 at 05:00 PM

S02E06

Mystery of the S.L.'s

May 01, 1950 at 04:00 PM

S02E07

Bad Luck

June 19, 1950 at 04:00 PM

S02E08

Fourth of July - Secret Code

July 04, 1950 at 04:00 PM

S02E09

Abadabazaba

July 10, 1950 at 04:00 PM

S02E10

Beach Party

August 03, 1950 at 04:00 PM

S02E11

Cartoon Strip

October 02, 1950 at 05:00 PM

S02E12

Chief Chickapaw

November 01, 1950 at 05:00 PM

S02E13

Surprises

March 06, 1950 at 05:00 PM

S02E14

Teaching Clarabell a Lesson

April 02, 1951 at 05:00 PM

S02E15

Oil Well Owner

April 06, 1951 at 05:00 PM

S02E16

Lanky Lou

May 02, 1951 at 04:00 PM

S02E17

Tententotube

October 03, 1951 at 05:00 PM

S02E18

Gazinkas

October 17, 1951 at 05:00 PM

S02E19

Grandma Bluster's Picture

November 01, 1951 at 05:00 PM

S02E20

April Fool's Day - Wing Ding

April 01, 1952 at 05:00 PM