THE HOWDY DOODY SHOW / Cartoon Strip - 1950

Here's a show we kids all watched after friends and relatives started getting televisions in the early fifties. In this episode, Buffalo Bob and Howdy have a lot to talk about...

Before we get going though, it's time to sing the 'Howdy Doody' song. C'mon kids, sing along!..

Then the kids sing four rounds of Howdy's theme song. In case you didn't know, these are the lyrics to the song ~ It's Howdy Doody time, it's Howdy Doody time, it's Howdy Doody time, it's Howdy Doody time... Pretty easy to remember the words.

Then Clarabelle (why a girl's name?) joins in and carries out a big box of Halo Shampoo just in time for a commercial. Clarabelle is played by Bob Keeshan until 1952, who of course became Captain Kangaroo in 1955. I used to spend some Friday nights at a friend's house and would get up and watch Captain Kangaroo in color on a new color set, what a treat that was!

Anyway, they play a cartoon featuring Goldilocks and the Three Bears!

The bears don't believe it's really Goldilocks, her hair looks like crap! So, the only way to solve this problem is to wash her hair with Halo shampoo! They're really mean to her!

OMG, look! It's really Goldilocks!! What a twisted way to shame kids into using Halo shampoo!! Yeah, Mama Bear looks all nice and sweet, but, she's a little B!

In the meantime, Clarabelle has got herself into a peck o' trouble!

You see, she drew on this painting by one of the two men that are going to produce a Howdy Doody cartoon strip for the newspaper. Now, the artists refuse to draw the crazy clown in the strip, and Clarabelle is mighty sore about it...

So, it's time to get out the old seltzer bottle and spray Buffalo Bob in the old mush yet again!

Now, Buffalo Bob tells everyone that Howdy Doody will now be aired in twelve new cities across the US. Boy, TV in its infancy.

Hey kids, time for another lengthy commercial where you'll have to sing another jingle, this time for 3 Musketeers candy bars. If you had that wrapper in good condition, probably worth about $500 today, maybe more!

Finally, the artists show the kids how the characters will look in the strip. They both draw the face at the same time, to save time!

Clarabelle gets a big surprise when the artists say they will include her in the strip, but, they pay her back by adding a goatee!

Then Buffalo Bob runs a silent movie (as always) while he tells the kids what's going on. This one's pretty funny, it's about a crazy magician and the little girl that gets involved in the act.

Wait, there's time for one last commercial... Okay you kids, old Buffalo Bob is gonna show you how to break a 3 Musketeers bar into thirds!

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