The Classic 50's Children's Show - Howdy Doody

About this episode

This episode explores the history and impact of the iconic children's show Howdy Doody with expert Ron Current.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’ll go back to the middle of the 20th century and learn about one of the most iconic children’s programs - Howdy Doody. We’ll hear that history from Ron Current - who grew up watching Howdy Doody and has truly become an expert on all aspects of that show. You’ll hear how the show was started and fun anecdotes. Ron has his own online history blog and that link and some others related to this children’s how are in this show write-up below. Note that I ha...

People in this episode

Host: Kathleen Langone

Guest: Ron Current

Topics covered

• children's television
• 1950s culture
• iconic shows
• history of television
• anecdotes

Keywords

• Howdy Doody
• children's programs
• 1950s
• television history
• Ron Current

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Books & works: Howdy Doody

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