Synopsis
An episode of Howdy Doody, probably from March 1949, complete with an NBC television promo and two NBC station identifications. It includes music, comedy and a repurposed silent film clip.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 29 minutes
- Collection
- 1940s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1940's TV
- 1940s Television
- 40s TV
- 40's Television
- Howdy Doody
- Retro
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · High quality video, pathetic show · mstamper · 2009-01-10
Yes, I'm old enough to remember watching Howdy Doody every day, at least until the Mickey Mouse Club arrived in 1956. The budgets for kid shows back then must have been appallingly low. Cheap sets, ad-hoc scripts, recycled silent movies, and "cartoons" that made Clutch Cargo look like Disney by comparison. Still, we loved it, just as we loved practically anything and everything that came out of that flickering box. How we managed to stay awake for the entire half-hour show eludes me. I suppose we could have changed the channel if there was another channel to watch. No need for remotes back…