Memories drift a long way back. I was 8 years old when I first heard (and saw) this question: “Hey kids, what time is it?” The answer for those who were not around then — or forgot — was “It’s Howdy ...

The puppet of 1950s TV fame is caught in a legal dispute between a museum and the family of its creator. Howdy Doody, the freckle-faced puppet that entertained millions of American children in the ...

Howdy Doody, NBC’s popular cowboy puppet (TIME, April 5), had his huge audience of kids worried. Howdy had disappeared. A month ago, when NBC refused to give him a raise, Frank Paris, Howdy’s builder ...

Features the adventures of marionette puppets, Howdy Doody, his sister, Heidi Doody, with their puppet and human friends. Aired on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Clarabell the Clown toy marionette made by Peter Puppet Playthings. The toy, designed to represent the Clarabell character from the children's television series Howdy Doody, has sliding eyes, a moving ...

LOS ANGELES -- Edward Kean, the original head writer for "The Howdy Doody Show," the pioneer NBC children's TV program for which he also created characters and wrote the songs, has died. He was 85.