Buffalo Bob Smith& Howdy Doody
The children’s television program "Howdy Doody," hosted by Bob Smith, made
its debut on NBC-TV and aired until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer in
children’s television programming and set the pattern for many similar shows.
Robert LeRoy Ripley (December 25, 1890 – May 27, 1949)
Ripley first called his cartoon feature, originally involving sports feats, Champs
and Chumps, premiering in the New York Globe. He soon began adding items
unrelated to sports, and in October 1919, he changed the title to Believe It or
Not.
Feb. 1937
Ross Simpson
Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013)
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Marcia Wallace, the voice of scoffing schoolteacher
Edna Krabappel on "The Simpsons," whose wise-cracking characters on
"The Bob Newhart Show" and other prime-time hits endeared her to many
generations of TV viewers, has died.
"Simpsons" executive producer Al Jean called said in a statement Saturday
that her "irreplaceable character," the fourth-grade teacher who contended
with Bart Simpson’s constant antics, would be retired from the show.
“Simpsons” character, Edna Krabappel
Wallace as Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show
"Doonesbury," the comic strip by Gary Trudeau (above), premiered in 28 newspapers across the country.
Trudeau, 24, at his office in 1972
Cartoonist Garretson Beekman "Garry" Trudeau is 65 (7-21-48)
