NYC-area TV/Radio

Kartoon Klub / Shari & Her Friends
Local WPIX TV Ch.11 NYC
Monday-Saturday evenings (10/5/1953-12/22/1956)
Kartoon Klub / Shari & Her Friends
Shari Lewis with Randy Rocket and Taffy Twinkle

Hosts/Performers: Ted Steele (10/5/1953-7/1/1954),
Shari Lewis (7/6/1954-12/22/1956)
Vent puppet characters: "Randy Rocket" (a bragging astronaut) and "Taffy Twinkle"

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There are 3 comments for this item.

Posted by Dolly at 6:06 pm (PDT) on Fri May 13, 2016   
It's Winchell Mahoney Time!!
Posted by Duff at 2:14 pm (PST) on Sat December 26, 2015   
My sister and I loved Shari and her later Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy puppets. When my daughter was young, my wife and I restricted her TV watching to selected recordings, among which were Shari Lewis programs. Our daughter is 21 now, and still speaks fondly of them.

As a side note, when I was 14. I met Ms. Lewis' father, Dr. Abraham Hurwitz, at a resort in the Catskills (Tamarack Lodge, if memory serves me). He was a magician and I got to be part of his act one evening. He removed my undershirt while I was wearing a suit, cut and magically restored my necktie, and taught me a mnemonic code to remember words shouted out by the audience.
Posted by CJ at 11:00 am (PST) on Sat December 26, 2015   
For some reason I never cared much for Shari Lewis. Paul Winchel was my favorite.

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