It was on this date back in 1953 that one of Portland’s most
popular local children’s show’s…Mr. Moon hit the air on a 
Monday afternoon at 4:30PM on KOIN-TV Channel 6.
The man behind the successful series was Ed Leahy,
a popular radio personality for many years. He started
the show and created the cast of characters that
included Harry the Heron, Rocket, Kitty, Mrs. Cow
and many more puppet friends designed by radio
legend, Bill Howlett of KVAN/KISN 910.  

Another well-known Portland broadcaster, Art Morey
joined the crew as the voice of two animal character’s
along with Ed’s wife, Toni. Good habits like keeping
a kid’s room neat and clean to proper nail care and
a weekly honor roll day were some of the features
of the show that had a huge following of thousands.
Note: KOIN-TV had only been on the air for a month
when Mr. Moon joined the lineup.

 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Mr. Moon with some of his puppet friends.

Lisa Bonet, who played Denise Huxtable on the NBC sitcom “The Cosby Show”
is 43-years-old today. The show aired from 1984 until 1992.

After topping the chart with “Come Softly To Me” in April of  1959,  
the Fleetwoods of Olympia, Washington had their second hit on
this date.