Howdy Doody was a children’s television program on NBC featuring a freckle-faced
boy puppet (Howdy) and his marionette friends. The show was hosted by Buffalo
Bob Smith and Clarabell the Clown (Bob Keeshan). It first aired on Saturday,
December 27, 1947 and ran till September 24, 1960.The pioneering children’s
show was a template for many similar show to follow.

"Rodeo Ray" is filling in for a vacationing Buffalo Bob Smith on this
episode of Howdy Doody. Smith pre-recorded Howdy’s voice.

The Howdy Doody tenth anniversary show

 

“Movin’ With Nancy” was produced by Nancy’s production company,
Boots Enterprises, Inc., and sponsored by Royal Crown Cola.  The
show produced a companion soundtrack album, and was later
released on DVD.    

Nancy became 71 in June

1983

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Complete Season 1 contains all 13 episodes from
the first year of the groundbreaking ABC-TV series starring Lee Majors. The 6-DVD
set also includes all three pilot movies (in their uncut, original broadcast versions),
plus over two hours of bonus features that includes a new interview with Executive Producer Harve Bennett.

 

Lee Majors became 72 in April 

Actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. is best known for his starring roles in the ABC
television series 77 Sunset Strip from 1958 to 1964 and The F.B.I. also on
ABC airing from 1964 to 1974.