Howdy Doody's T.V. Game
date: label: date made
content: ca 1955
name: label: maker
content: Milton Bradley Company
notes: label: Description
content: Howdy Doody’s T.V. Game allowed kids to pretend they were at the TV studio with Howdy and his friends, including Clarabell the Clown and Flub-a-Dub. The show’s characters were licensed and sold in a variety of products and toys such as this board game.
label: Description
content: In its run from 1947 to 1960, the <i>Howdy Doody Show</i> was one of the most popular and influential children’s television programs in the United States. The creator of the Howdy Doody character, “Buffalo” Bob Smith, first performed him as a radio character. When the show transitioned to TV, Frank Paris created the new puppet, but left the show (with the puppet) in 1948 to disputes over merchandising rights. Velma Dawson created the now-ubiquitous Howdy Doody that debuted in 1949. This Howdy Doody became popular spokes character, hawking sponsored products on the show or in print.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Springfield
topic: label: Subject
content: Games
label: Subject
content: Toys
label: Subject
content: Children's television programs
label: Subject
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1993.0295.01
label: catalog number
content: 1993.0295.01
label: accession number
content: 1993.0295
objectType: label: Object Name
content: board game
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 cm x 25 cm x 48 cm; 1 9/16 in x 9 27/32 in x 18 29/32 in