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  TV ACRES: Children's Show Hosts - Buffalo Bob Smith (Howdy Doody)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
With the assistance of a silent clown named Clarabell, Buffalo Bob Smith, entertained the children in his audience (known as the Peanut Gallery) and interacted with all sorts of comic characters including the freckle-faced puppet star of the show, Howdy Doody.
Smith but by 1948 he was known as Buffalo Bob, a name given him by the Sycapoose Indians, a friendly tribe of American Indians who lived near the circus town of Doodyville.
Buffalo Bob wore a yellow buckskin outfit with red fringe and buffalo insignias, supposedly because he was a descendent of Buffalo Bill.
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 Buffalo Bob's Corner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Buffalo Bob got his start in radio by playing piano, singing in a boys choir, performing with an instrumental string trio, and announcing words for broadcast spelling bee's, all at the age of 15.
Buffalo Bob was convinced to give up the Corning job on weekends; in addition to Early Date, Buffalo Bob co-hosted Quiz Of Two Cities, a regional Sunday afternoon quiz show.
In 1970, Buffalo Bob was invited to the University of Pennsylvania for a show for the students.
www.howdydoodytime.com /bobscorner.htm   (1583 words)

  
 Buffalo Bob Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Smith, who lived in the western North Carolina town of Flat Rock, died at a hospital in nearby Hendersonville, a family publicist said.
Smith was never bitter after the show went off the air, saying: ``We had a good run.
Smith is survived by his wife Mildred; three children, Robin, 56, Ronald, 55, and Christopher, 43; and three grandchildren.
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 CBS News | 'Buffalo Bob' Smith Dead At 80 | January 23, 2004 13:33:19
Smith, who lived in the western North Carolina town of Flat Rock, died at a hospital in nearby Hendersonville, said family publicist Kelly Stitch.
Even though the TV show went off the air in 1960 after 13 seasons and more than 2,500 shows, Buffalo Bob and the freckle-faced marionette Howdy Doody were more than celebrities to millions of baby boomers across the country.
Smith joined her vaudeville act, playing the piano at times and other times playing master of ceremonies.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/07/30/entertainment/main15058.shtml   (687 words)

  
 MTV.com - Movies - Buffalo Bob Smith
Though the original children's show left the airwaves in 1960 after a 13-year run and Buffalo Bob Smith has indeed seen his last round up, he and puppet companion Howdy Doody will remain cherished in the hearts of first wave baby boomers as icons of 1950s childhood.
Smith was 15 when he got a job playing piano and singing on a local radio station.
Smith and his wife (they were married nearly 60 years) moved to South Carolina in 1991 so that Smith could spend more time playing golf.
www.mtv.com /movies/person/58522/bio.jhtml   (691 words)

  
 Early TV star 'Buffalo Bob' Smith dead
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) – "Buffalo Bob" Smith, the cowboy-suited host of "The Howdy Doody Show" who delighted the baby boom generation in the early years of television, died yesterday of cancer.
Smith, who lived in the western North Carolina town of Flat Rock, died at a hospital in nearby Hendersonville, said family publicist Kelly Stitch from New York.
Smith got his start on the radio and his nickname in his hometown, Buffalo, N.Y. "I did just about everything you could do on the radio when I was 15," he said.
www.recordonline.com /1998/07/31/bobobit.htm   (710 words)

  
 Buffalo Bob Smith: 1917-1998
As Buffalo Bob, the host of "The Howdy Doody Show," he created the foundation of children's television and a symbol of post-war America and baby boomer upbringing that seemed to reflect the innocence of the decade.
Smith and Howdy Doody, the wooden, freckle-faced, DISCUSSION: big-eared puppet Smith created, came into living rooms across the country every weekday at 5:30 What was your favorite p.m., from 1947 to 1960.
Smith is survived by his wife, Mildred, children Robin, Ronald and Christopher, and three grandchildren.
www.orange.k12.oh.us /teachers/ohs/TJordan/Pages/bufbobobituary2.html   (668 words)

  
 Buffalo Bob Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bob Smith (born November 27, 1917 in Buffalo, New York; died July 30, 1998 in Hendersonville, North Carolina), was the host of the children's show Howdy Doody.
Buffalo Bob Smith at the Internet Movie Database
This article about an American actor or actress is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buffalo_Bob_Smith   (113 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Buffalo Bob Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Buffalo-Bob-Smith   (259 words)

  
 Contees-Howdy Doody Memorabilia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
IN MEMORY OF Buffalo Bob Smith a familiar name to many "Baby Boomers." It was just a name to me until I met the man behind the name.
Bob was a great show man. Last summer I watched him entertain a group of people whose ages ranged from 4 to 74.
Bob will be missed as a husband, a father, a friend, and a show man. It is sad that his death comes in his and Howdy's 50th anniversary year.
www.contees.com /howdydoody   (408 words)

  
 Buffalo Bob - Howdy Doody Memorial
Buffalo Bob Smith died in Hendersonville, North Carolina on July 29, 1998.
I like to think that now that Buffalo Bob is putting on Heaven's greens, maybe he and my Dad can wander over to the 19th Hole and see down here.
Buffalo Bob Smith, we hate that you are gone because you carried in you a part of our innocence.
fiftiesweb.com /howdy.htm   (480 words)

  
 The HUMOR Project
I was very fortunate to be in the audience when Buffalo Bob presented his inaugural Howdy Doody revival show almost twenty years ago when I was a senior at the University of Pennsylvania.
One little kid got up and said, "Buffalo Bob, sissy in the pumpkin!" So, I got up and saw this little kid standing there, and we were all hysterical.
Well, Buffalo Bob couldn't take him, so he pointed to someone who could, but the little kid didn't follow directions, he just walked to a pumpkin and stood.
www.humorproject.com /doses/interview.php?number=25   (3533 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Puppets & Puppeteers > Howdy Doody (Buffalo Bob)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When Bob Smith got the opportunity to do a similar program on television called THE PUPPET PLAYHOUSE, he used the same scruffy-haired, a nerdy-faced Elmer puppet dressed in a western costume.
In 1983, the Howdy Doody marionette (Photo Doody) once referred to as "the most expensive piece of lumber on earth" was found brutally decapitated after some vandals broke into an office display case of a former executive producer of the show.
Buffalo Bob Smith died of Cancer on July 30, 1998.
www.tvacres.com /puppets_howdydoody.htm   (777 words)

  
 Classic TV Shows - Howdy Doody with Buffalo Bob Smith and Clarabell
Yes, the first Clarabell was Bob Keeshan, who would go on to become the vernerable Captain Kangaroo.
Buffalo Bob Smith was one of the first to recognize the potential of television to market products to kids.
Buffalo Bob Smith died in 1998 of cancer.
www.fiftiesweb.com /tv/howdy-doody.htm   (306 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Howdy Doody Show - Scuttlebutt & Other Episodes: DVD: Bob Smith,Bobby Nicholson,Lew Anderson,Bill ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Buckskin-clad Buffalo Bob Smith, the freckle-faced marionette Howdy Doody, and other characters from Doodyville appear in four episodes of this classic children's television program, which aired in the spring and summer of 1958.
The "Scuttlebutt" episode is fairly typical, as it involves Buffalo Bob enthusiastically telling a story to the children assembled in the Peanut Gallery, and it also includes the picking of contest winners (who each receive a snazzy new Schwinn bicycle) and some requisite pitching for Hostess Twinkies.
In another episode Buffalo Bob shows his skill at adlibbing through a minor disaster on live TV when a chimp known as Kokomo Junior starts to eat pieces of a board game they're supposed to be playing.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000056N9E?v=glance   (1816 words)

  
 Howdy Doody Puppet Collectibles Guide Howdy Doody Puppets
Buffalo Bob Smith had introduced a character named Elmer...who later came to be known as the puppet, Howdy Doody.
Items were copyrighted by Buffalo Bob Smith from 1948-1951, Kagran Corporation from 1951-1959, and NBC after 1960.
Howdy Doody himself was a freckle-faced boy marionette, and was voiced by Bob Smith.
www.geocities.com /howdydoody_howdy   (881 words)

  
 Original FGM Bob Smith
Bob's Lambda Literary Award winning collection of essays Openly Bob was published to acclaim by Rob Weisbach Books/William Morrow and his most recent Lambda Literary Award nominated book Way To Go, Smith!
Bob has appeared on morning radio programs across the country and was such a popular guest on The Howard Stern Show that he was asked back five times.
Bob is a regular contributor to Out magazine where he writes the popular monthly list column and feature articles.
www.funnygaymales.com /bob.htm   (242 words)

  
 Howdy Doody's Visit
With Bob Smith's passing in 1998, I was honored to be asked to provide manipulation and voice for Howdy Doody's final television appearances.
The "Buffalo Bob Smith" character is a trademark of Buffalo Bob Enterprises (used by permission).
These characters are depicted here in an historical context relating to work performed by our studio, and the images and depictions are presented soley in the interests of historical information.
homepage.mac.com /asemok/howdypage.html   (347 words)

  
 Shop A&E and The History Channel : Howdy Doody & Buffalo Bob Smith VHS
Buffalo Bob Smith is one of the most influential figures in the history of TV.
From the early days on radio in Buffalo to the glory days of the Howdy Doody Show, this is the ultimate look at one of the most unusual "partnerships" in entertainment history.
Buffalo Bob recalls how his father encouraged him to be an entertainer, and tells how, for the first three weeks of the TV show, Howdy Doody didn't even exist!
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 Robert Smith
Robert Smith or Bob Smith is a popular name.
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www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/robert_smith.html   (118 words)

  
 Bob Smith (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Beloved pioneer TV kids' show host, Buffalo Bob Smith was the co-creator...
Problem Child 2 (1991) (as Buffalo Bob Smith)....
Find where Bob Smith is credited alongside another name
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 Wired News: Passage: Buffalo Bob Smith, 80   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The baby boomers' first TV babysitter, Buffalo Bob, delighted kiddies in the Golden Age as host of
After 13 seasons and 2,500 live shows on NBC, Buffalo Bob left behind Doodyville, USA, and a cast of characters like Clarabell the Clown, Chief Thunderthud, and Flubadub in 1960.
Beginning in the '70s, Buffalo Bob and his freckle-faced marionette enjoyed a nostalgic resurgence and made hundreds of appearances across the country.
wired-vig.wired.com /news/print/0,1294,14140,00.html   (177 words)

  
 TIGERX.COM Memorial: Buffalo Bob Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Buffalo Bob Smith was best known for his puppet on the Howdy Doody Show for children.
It survived 13 seasons and even after that time he made hundreds of appearances with Howdy Doody around the country.
He died at age 80 of cancer, surviving is his wife of over 57 years, and 3 sons and 3 grandchildren.
www.tigerx.com /people/smith.htm   (87 words)

  
 Howdy Doody Marionettes Guide Howdy Doody Show Marionette
He and Buffalo Bob entertained children, and today, the items representing the show are true collectibles.
The show's host was "Buffalo Bob" (Bob Smith, 1917-
Clarabell was first played by Bob Keeshan, who continued in that role until 1949.
freeskiers.8m.com /Howdy_Doody/Trivia.html   (875 words)

  
 Buffalo Bob Smith
`BUFFALO BOB' SMITH DIES AT AGE 80 `HOWDY DOODY SHOW' A CULTURAL LANDMARK FOR BABY BOOMERS.(News/National/International) (Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO))
`BUFFALO BOB' SMITH DIES AT AGE 80 `HOWDY DOODY SHOW' A CULTURAL LANDMARK FOR BABY BOOMERS (Denver Rocky Mountain News)
'Howdy Doody's' 'Buffalo Bob' Smith dies of cancer at 80 (The Atlanta Journal and Constitution)
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0762697.html   (148 words)

  
 Howdy doody time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The kids then yelled "It's Howdy Doody Time!" Before taking on his role as host of THE HOWDY DOODY SHOW, Bob Smith was a member of the "Hi-Hatters," a radio...
Smith told Stripes that one-time fans now can tell their kids that Howdy...
¡°It¡¯s Howdy Doody time!¡± was heard daily on the children¡¯s TV program named afterthe character, the sidekick star of Buffalo Bob Smith.
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 FAMILY CLASSICS
Opponents of the long-running children's series starring Buffalo Bob Smith were glad to see a better alternative.
What sets The Funny Company apart from those vintage live action comedies was the Weisenheimer, a talking computer the size of a 7-Eleven that generated live action industrial and educational films that somehow would tie-in to the subject of the animated stories.
Other characters on the series were Dr. Todd Goodheart (voiced by Hal Smith, known to Andy Griffith Show fans as town drunk Otis Campbell); and Native American characters Super Chief (with a set of lungs that were a hearty nod to the Santa Fe Railroad diesels of the day) and Broken Feather (Tom Thomas).
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 ipedia.com: Robert Smith Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Robert Smith, a musician in the popular music group The Cure Robert Smith, a governor of the BBC Bob Smith, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous Bob Smith,...
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