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Lucky Pup (1948)
One of the first TV shows for kids
This show was produced in New york, & sent to various other cities from there. The name of the show was "The adventures of Lucky Pup" & later became known as Foodini & Pinhead. There was also a character, a clown, called Jojo, I think. The show began in 1948, and ran into the 1950's. The presenters had been touring puppeteers for many years before starting this show, and it made them famous. It was shown every evening at about 6:30, Monday thru Friday, with kinescope repeats on Saturday. I remember that TV was such a novelty in 1948, with very little on in 1948 (I think there was CBS, NBC, and the Dumont network, broadcasting for several hours a day), that we sat & watched "Lucky Pup" from our dinner table. Considering that we had a 12 inch TV (the largest there was), we must have had great distance vision to see the TV in the living room from the dining room. That TV/radio/record player cost my father $1000 in 1948. A great deal of money back then! So it wasn't just a kids show. People would watch whatever was on, and were astounded. But I remember we were all amused, and that it was a really entertaining half-hour show.