[DOC] [TLE] Clarabell the Clown - Wikipedia [PAR] Clarabell the Clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody. Three actors played 
Clarabell on a regular basis. The first was Bob Keeshan, who later became 
Captain Kangaroo. Keeshan was succeeded by Robert "Nick" Nicholson, who 
also played the character of J. Cornelius Cobb on The Howdy Doody Show. ... 
Clarabell! It's partly red but mostly bare. Clarabell! And since the day that he... [DOC] [TLE] Bob Keeshan's ("Captain Kangaroo" and TV's First Clarabell the ... [PAR] Nov 18, 2006 ... Remember Clarabell the clown on The Howdy Doody Show? ... Mr. Keeshan 
related his experiences as an NBC page before going to work for ... Show and 
how he was eventually transformed into the show's clown, Clarabell. [DOC] [TLE] Clarabell | Retroland [PAR] He accepted and was soon transformed into Clarabell Hornblower, a clown who 
... one of the most beloved characters to ever host a kid's show, Captain 
Kangaroo. ... of horn-honking Clarabell, Henry McLaughlin and Bobby Nicholson, 
before it ... When The Howdy Doody Show finally ended in 1960, Clarabell had a 
most... [DOC] [TLE] TV ACRES: Clowns > Clarabell the Clown (Howdy Doody) [PAR] Clarabell the Clown - Featured on the 1950s children's show HOWDY DOODY. ... 
chest in which he kept his squeaky, Harpo Marx-like horn (He talked via "yes" 
and ... and became the star of his own children's series, CAPTAIN KANGAROO. 
... After 2,343 programs, THE HOWDY DOODY SHOW left the air on September 
24,... [DOC] [TLE] Lew Anderson, final Clarabell the Clown, dies - Today.com [PAR] May 17, 2006 ... Musician, actor, 84, broke clown's silence in show's final episode in 1960. ... 
boomers as the Howdy Doody Show's final Clarabell the Clown, has died at ... 
With trembling lips and a visible tear in his eye, he spoke the show's final ... clown 
was Bob Keeshan, who later became known as Captain Kangaroo. [DOC] [TLE] Lew Anderson, 'Howdy Doody Show's' Clarabell the Clown, Dies at 84 [PAR] May 17, 2006 ... ... baby boomers as Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody Show, ... With 
trembling lips and a visible tear in his eye, he spoke the show's final words: "
Goodbye, kids." ... later toured the Midwest with bands before landing in New 
York. ... was Bob Keeshan, who later became known as Captain Kangaroo. [DOC] [TLE] Marine Corps Stories - Famous Marines - CorpsStories.com [PAR] Better known to millions of viewers as the original Captain Kangaroo, Long ... 
Shortly before his 18th birthday, Bob joined the Marines, and underwent basic 
training. ... and renamed after the lead puppet character -- The Howdy Doody 
Show. ... Bob Keeshan was no longer Clarabell the clown -- this time, he was 
successfully... [DOC] [TLE] Bob Keeshan, Creator and Star of TV's 'Captain Kangaroo,' Is Dead ... [PAR] Jan 24, 2004 ... He praised ''Captain Kangaroo'' as ''civilized and absorbing fun'' and ventured 
that .... in the Marines, but the war ended before he could be sent into combat. ... 
up as a clown on what was quickly becoming ''The Howdy Doody Show. ... 3, 
1948 as Clarabell, a clown who said nary a word but who jumped... [DOC] [TLE] R.I.P. Clarabell, Howdy Doody Show - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime [PAR] May 17, 2006 ... Lew Anderson, who played Clarabell on the Howdy Doody show ... Long mute as 
Clarabell, Anderson broke the clown's silence in the show's final episode in 1960
. With trembling lips and a visible tear in his eye, he spoke the show's ... known as 
Captain Kangaroo, played Clarabell before Mr. Anderson. He... [DOC] [TLE] Clarabell Clown (Howdy Doody Show) - Pinterest [PAR] This Pin was discovered by HappyFeet S. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on 
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Question: Before he was Captain Kangaroo, he was Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show"
Answer: Bob Keeshan