1964

The Small Fry Club, also known as Movies for Small Fry, was one of the earliest TV series made for children. It aired until June 15, 1951 on the DuMont Television Network  
and was hosted by "Big Brother Bob Emery" (shown below).The Small Fry Club originally aired weekly, but soon expanded to five days a week. According to television historians, it was possibly the first television series to air five days per week. Before it was on TV, the show got its start on radio, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Big Brother Bob Emery (real name Clair Robert Emery)

Bob Emery (left) with quests Kukla, Fran and Ollie

NBC-TV presented Peter Pan live as part of Producers’ Showcase,with
the show’s original cast, as the first full-length Broadway production on 
color TV. The show attracted a record audience of 65-million viewers 
viewers. Mary Martin ( above) and Cyril Ritchard (below) had already  
won Tony Awards for their stage performances, and Martin won an  
Emmy Award for the television production.

Cyril Ritchard

Dean Stockwell is an actor of film and television, active for over 60 years 
and unlike many child actors, he continued to act well past his teenage
years. He is most known for his role as Rear Admiral Albert “Al” Calavicci
in the NBC television series Quantum Leap (1989 – 1993) and in the Sci 
Fi revival of Battlestar Glactica as Brother Cavil.

Young Dean Stockwell in Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Dean Stock as a Japanese soldier in  A Quality of Mercy a Twilight Zone
episode in 1961.

Dean Stockwell with costar Scott Bakula, right, in Quantum Leap

This record album came with a Howdy Doody doll like the one being held by Buffalo Bob
Smith, pictured on the above album cover.