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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0683904506573
Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Mill Creek Entertainment
Manufacturer: Mill Creek Entertainment
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: November 04, 2008
Running Time: 1260 minutes
Sales Rank: 10919
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Product Description:
The Howdy Doody Show made its debut on television in 1947. When The Howdy Doody Show first aired, there were only 20,000 American homes with television sets and NBC only had stations in six television markets. The show was credited as a major factor in the growth of NBC. The Howdy Doody Show went on to air 2,543 episodes, before running its final episode on September 24, 1960.
The Howdy Doody Show set numerous benchmarks for television. It was the first network kids show to air five days a week, the first show on the air each day (it was preceded by the network's color pattern), the first television show ever broadcast in color, and the first show ever to air in more than 1,000 continuous episodes. While Howdy and his friend s entertained American children, they also sold television sets to American parents and demonstrated the potential of the new medium to advertisers.
Loaded with Extensive Bonus Features...including Rare Interviews from the Archive of American Television the company that produces The Emmy Awards.
This delightful collection contains 40 of the best full length episodes (including commercials) from 1949 to 1954. These 40 episodes were chosen from the NBC Universal vaults because they were the most requested episodes by Howdy Doody fans. Join Howdy Doody, his cousin Heidi, Buffalo Bob Smith, Clarabell the Clown, Chief Thunderthud, Princess Summerfall Winterspring and Mayor Phineas T. Bluster on a journey to through classic entertainment!
Bonus Features:
Photo Memories Book containing 32 Collectible photos from the NBC vault! Interviews with Bob Keeshan, Eddie Kean, E. Roger Muir, Bob Smith, and more! Howdy Doody Historical and Interactive Timeline Photo Gallery Never before seen, unique collectible packaging created specifically for this release!
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Part of our cultural heritage
Howdy Doody is one of those cultural icons that I was familiar with even thought I had never seen the show. I knew the names Buffalo Bob Smith and The Peanut Gallery, and I could never forget the episode of Happy Days where Ritchie gets a photograph of Clarabell the Clown sans make-up, and choose to destroy it in the end. But I was far more familiar with the parodies and homages such as Krusty the Clown from The Simpsons and Pee-wee's Playhouse.
So I was pretty excited to see the real ... Read More
Rating:  - For Howdy Doody fans of old (not old Howdy Doody fans)
What time is it kids? It's Howdy Doody time!
This 5 disc set features 40 episodes of one of the earliest shows on NBC, and a show that set the pattern for children's shows for decades to come. It's an entertaining trip down memory lane for those who watched the show originally, though it may be a bit boring (and not "colorful" enough) for today's kids. Most of the situations that are seen in these episodes aren't that different from the kinds of jokes and gags seen in today's shows, though ... Read More
Rating: - The Howdy Doody Show
Here's a rarity, almost an impossibility. The Howdy Doody show, FORTY episodes of late 1940s and early 1950s childrens's television, restored for all to enjoy! The quality is very good throughout, judging that most of the five discs are kinescopes, some with wavering sound. Some of the earliest memories I have of the show were not so much the puppets, but the clips from old time movies that showed up on Howdy's program. A Ton of Fun, referred to by Bob Smith as "The Three Tons of Fun", introduced me to ... Read More
Rating: - Great Buy
My mom was searching for this collection of Howdy Doody. I found it for her on Amazon.com. I gave it to her for Christmas and she just loved it. I will definitely be back to buy more episodes for her to enjoy. Great show!!!
Rating: - It's Howdy Doody Time!
If you grew up with Howdy Doody and his friends, you'll love this DVD collection of 40 of the best episodes (including commercials). If the show was before your time--as it was for me--you can still enjoy it for its retro kitchiness. They just don't make kid shows like this anymore, which is a shame. Also, the bonus extras are outstanding: a photo memories book and lots of interviews included in an informative documentary.
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