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Mr. Bluster is a licensed wooden marionette produced by Pelham Puppets, a British toy company founded by Bob Pelham in Marlborough, Wiltshire. The character originates from the American children's television program Howdy Doody, where he served as the blustering mayor of Doodyville. Pelham Puppets m...

Bob Keeshan was an American television actor who originated the role of Clarabell the Clown on NBC's "The Howdy Doody Show" in 1947. As Clarabell, he communicated exclusively through honking horns and squeezing a bottle of seltzer water, becoming a memorable figure in early children's broadcasting....

Phineas T. Bluster is a marionette character from Howdy Doody, the American children's television series broadcast on NBC from 1947 to 1960. Portrayed as the pompous and argumentative mayor of Doodyville, the program's fictional setting, he served as a recurring comedic adversary to the title charac...

Flub-a-Dub was a puppet character on The Howdy Doody Show, a children's television program that aired on NBC from 1947 to 1960. The character was conceived as a fantastical composite animal, incorporating features of multiple species including a duck's bill, a cat's whiskers, and elements of other c...

Lew Anderson was an American actor, musician, and comedian who portrayed Clarabell the Clown on the children's television program The Howdy Doody Show from 1954 until its finale in 1960. He was the third and final performer to play the character, communicating primarily through honks on a horn and p...

Phineas T. Bluster is a marionette character from NBC's "The Howdy Doody Show" (1947–1960), where he served as the blustering, self-important mayor of Doodyville. He functioned as the show's primary antagonist, frequently scheming against Howdy Doody and the program's other residents. He was one of...

Dilly Dally is a recurring puppet marionette character from the classic NBC children's television program Howdy Doody, which aired from 1947 to 1960. Portrayed as Howdy Doody's naive boyhood friend, he was a prominent figure in the Doodyville cast. Like the other marionettes on the show, he was voic...

Lew Anderson was an American actor, musician, and bandleader who worked in television and live entertainment. He is best known for playing Clarabell the Clown on NBC's The Howdy Doody Show during the 1950s. Clarabell communicated mainly through pantomime and sound effects, making Anderson's performa...

Flub-a-Dub is a hybrid animal puppet character from the American children’s program The Howdy Doody Show. Its design combined parts from eight different animals, including a duck’s bill and cat’s whiskers, rather than representing a single zoological species. The character illustrates the program’s...

Bobby Nicholson was an American performer who played Clarabell the Clown on the television program Howdy Doody during the early 1950s. Clarabell was a recurring character in the children’s series, whose silent reactions and comic behavior were performed through pantomime and visual gags. Nicholson’s...

Dilly Dally is a puppet character and resident of Doodyville on NBC's The Howdy Doody Show (1947–1960), one of the ensemble figures populating the long-running children's program.

Bobby Nicholson was an American television actor and clown known for his appearances on the popular mid-20th-century children's program The Howdy Doody Show.