| Howdy Doody | |
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 Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody in 1972 | |
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | E. Roger Muir |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Producers | E. Roger Muir and Nick Nicholson |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 27, 1947 – September 24, 1960 |
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Howdy Doody is an American children's television program (with circus and Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F. Campbell[1] and E. Roger Muir.[2] It was broadcast on the NBC television network in the United States from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer of children's programming and set the pattern for many similar shows. One of the first television series produced at NBC in Rockefeller Center, in Studio 3A,[3] it pioneered color production in 1956 and NBC (then owned by RCA Television) used the show to promote color television sets in the late 1950s.
- ^ "Victor F Campbell", The New York Times, Dec 1 1973. Retrieved August 21, 2021
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "E. Roger Muir, 89, Dies; Backed Howdy Doody", The New York Times, October 28, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
- ^ Tibbetts, John C. (2015). Those Who Made It: Speaking with the Legends of Hollywood. Springer. ISBN 978-1137541918. Retrieved January 21, 2018.