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Does anybody remember a show called THE NEW ZOO REVUE ??? ??? It was a sort of Sesame Street type of puppet program about learning and feeeeelings.  I'm just not sure if it was regional or national.
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Yes, I remember the New Zoo Revue..coming right at you!
It was national, and it was strange..not as bizzare as HR Puff'nStuff, but stange nonetheless..Cast was Freddy the Frog (childlike goof), Henrietta Hippo (a southern belle),
Charlie the Owl (professor), Emmy Jo (the hottie in a mini-skirt & go-go boots) and Doug (singing Mr.Rogers type).
I remember this show comming off like an alternaitve world of Mr. Rogers "Land Of Make-Beleive", the interaction between the Emmy Jo and Doug and the other costumed "aniamls" was almost frightning, but they tried to teach kids values and lessons..I always thought that Emmy Jo was dressed a bit too tartish for a childrens show, but what the heck it was the 70's.
BTW, I thought the "That oughta hold the little b*stards!"  remark was attributed to Soup Sales on the Soupy Sales show in the 60's. He had one other famous gag that he got in trouble for..
"Hey kids, last night was New Year's Eve, and your mother and dad were out having a great time. They are probably still sleeping and what I want you to do is tiptoe in their bedroom and go in your mom's pocketbook and your dad's pants, which are probably on the floor. You'll see a lot of green pieces of paper with pictures of guys in beards. Put them in an envelope and send them to me at Soupy Sales, Channel 5, New York, New York. And you know what I'm going to send you? A post card from Puerto Rico!"
His show was pulled off the air for two weeks in NYC for this stunt!
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BTW, I thought the "That oughta hold the little b*stards!"  remark was attributed to Soup Sales on the Soupy Sales show in the 60's. He had one other famous gag that he got in trouble for..
"Hey kids, last night was New Year's Eve, and your mother and dad were out having a great time. They are probably still sleeping and what I want you to do is tiptoe in their bedroom and go in your mom's pocketbook and your dad's pants, which are probably on the floor. You'll see a lot of green pieces of paper with pictures of guys in beards. Put them in an envelope and send them to me at Soupy Sales, Channel 5, New York, New York. And you know what I'm going to send you? A post card from Puerto Rico!"
His show was pulled off the air for two weeks in NYC for this stunt!
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Soupy did get in trouble for that one, but as he points out, no kid actually went through with it, because the kids got the joke!
Soupy denies the sexual innuendo jokes.  He says it was a result of dirty jokes going around school and somehow getting attributed to Soupy Sales.  If Soupy DID say, "Hey kids, what word begins with F and ends with U-C-K?  Firetruck!," or "I took my gal to the ball game, I kissed her on the strikes and she kissed me on the balls!," wouldn't you would have seen these clips replayed over the years?
I'm sure the "that ought to hold the little b*stards" remark was attributed to Soupy.  It was attributed to most kids show hosts at some point!

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Does anybody remember a show called THE NEW ZOO REVUE ??? ??? It was a sort of Sesame Street type of puppet program about learning and feeeeelings.  I'm just not sure if it was regional or national.

We also had a local sadist who had a children's program.  He was called "Uncle Gus."  I don't remember much about the show because I was very little.  I do remember a portion of the show in which Uncle Gus used the "whiz rings."  They were a sort Lifesaver shaped flying disc.  If the kid caught them all, he or she woud win a great prize, like a really spiffy bike or a big, fancy doll house.  Uncle Gus would start out slow, "One....two...three..., oh you're doing just great, Bobby, you're on your way to winning!"  Then he'd start hurling them with alarming rapidity and they'd fly all over the place!  "Fourfivesixseveneightninetelevtwe....Awwww, I'm sorry, Bobby, you don't win the Super-Charger-Duluxe Huffy, but you'll get our consolation prize, a king-sized wad of Whappo-Poppo bubblegum!"  The routine ran something like that, and it was always the same.

Uncle Gus also had one of the oldest urban myths in show biz applied to him.  The rumor was that one time he thought his mike was dead when they were cutting to commercial, so he said, "That oughta hold the little b*stards!"  His mike was still live, and everyone heard it.  This rumor was first spread about the "Uncle Don Show," a NYC radio program, all the way back in the '30s.  Wasn't true then, and it wasn't true in Manchester, NH, in the '70s.  The rumor worked with Uncle Gus, 'coz it was clear the guy hated kids! ;D
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I remember the New Zoo Revue. I mainly just remember Henretta the hippo. That "Uncle Gus" show reminds me a local show in Tulsa, OK called Uncle Zeb. I guess every local station had an "uncle" show.



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Many people claim Soupy also snuck sexual innuendoes into some of the little ditties he sung on his show. The truth, or more urban legends? I guess since most,if not all, of his old black and white episodes from the 1960's are lost,we will never know. :( Sincerely,Steve.
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Stevie B....do you remember a kids show out of Detroit called Hot Fudge? I think it came on Sunday mornings before Abbott and Costello and another kids show called Kids Are People, Too.

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Stevie B....do you remember a kids show out of Detroit called Hot Fudge? I think it came on Sunday mornings before Abbott and Costello and another kids show called Kids Are People, Too.
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I don't remember "Hot Fudge," but I remember two other kids shows with gustatory references, "Vegetable Soup," and "The Banana Splits."  "Vegetable Soup" was an educational program, "Banana Splits" was a bunch of guys dressed as...bananas?  No? What were those guys supposed to be?  Anyway, they cavorted around and drove funny little cars.  "Banana Splits" featured three cartoons, but I can only remember two, "Atom Ant," and "Hillbilly Bears."
I also remember "Kids Are People, Too."  Very corny.  Was that the program featuring an advise and consent bit called "Dear Alex and Annie."  They were a dorky looking couple who answered letters from distressed kids and sang soppy songs (accompanied by guitar, of course) as a vehicle for counsel.  Sheesh! :P

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I don't remember "Hot Fudge," but I remember two other kids shows with gustatory references, "Vegetable Soup," and "The Banana Splits."  "Vegetable Soup" was an educational program, "Banana Splits" was a bunch of guys dressed as...bananas?  No? What were those guys supposed to be?  Anyway, they cavorted around and drove funny little cars.  "Banana Splits" featured three cartoons, but I can only remember two, "Atom Ant," and "Hillbilly Bears."
I also remember "Kids Are People, Too."  Very corny.  Was that the program featuring an advise and consent bit called "Dear Alex and Annie."  They were a dorky looking couple who answered letters from distressed kids and sang soppy songs (accompanied by guitar, of course) as a vehicle for counsel.  Sheesh! :P
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Maxwell,the Banana Splits were animals. One was a dog,the second one was a bear,the third one was a lion,and I think the last one was a monkey. ??? I could never associate their names with their faces. They only identified their names in the opening theme song intro anyway! LOL! I too remember "Atom Ant" and the live action "Tom Sawyer" sketches. I thought the girl who played Becky Thatcher,Tom's girlfriend, was cute! You may find this interesting. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062543/ I also remember "The Electric Company". Weren't we supposed to watch that when we "graduated" from Sesame Street? My second grade teacher used to wheel a black and white tv set on a cart, into our classroom, and make us watch episodes of "The Electric Company". I also remember my first grade teacher making us watch "Davey and Goliath". Does anybody out there remember a show on public television in the 70's called "Zoom"? Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve

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I also remember "The Electric Company". Weren't we supposed to watch that when we "graduated" from Sesame Street? My second grade teacher used to wheel a black and white tv set on a cart, into our classroom, and make us watch episodes of "The Electric Company". I also remember my first grade teacher making us watch "Davey and Goliath". Does anybody out there remember a show on public television in the 70's called "Zoom"? Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve
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I remember the Electric Company, it was great, kinda dated now but it did work well for what it was supposed to do..teach kids grammar, spelling and puncuation..remember Letterman, & Spidey stories? I remember some of the songs too, like "Sweet, Sweet, Sway" & I was walking down the street & "BOOM", the songs they wrote for the kids on the show were actually pretty good. Morgan Feeman was on this show as Easy Reader, before he became famous for movie roles..
I remember Zoom too, lots of skits by kids on WGBH from Boston..always sent in your questions to.."Bos-ton, Mass 0h-21-34, send it to Zoom!"

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We didn't watch "Davey and Goliath" for the uplifting spiritual message, we watched it because it was better than snow or the farm reports.  If "Tom & Jerry" was on, I'd be there!  I remember I had a terrible nightmare once about them.  It was sort of like "Mr. Bill" meets "Davey and Goliath."  Goliath got run over by a car, not a claymation car, a real car.  He was squashed flat and I could see the the tire track.  I saw bits of Goliath stuck in the tread as the car sped on.
"Zoom" was produced at WGBH in Boston.  My brother-in-law tried out for the cast, but didn't make the cut.  He was dancing and he tripped over a cable on the stage.  Showbiz is tough, kid.  
There was "Zoom" and there was "3-2-1 Contact" for older kids.
Oh, thanks for the info about the "Banana Splits."  I remember them as being more amorphous than animals.  They'd be popular with Ecstasy kids.  Speaking of amorphous, does anybody remember a short-lived cartoon series called "Barba Papa" or something like that? ???

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I remember the Electric Company, it was great, kinda dated now but it did work well for what it was supposed to do..teach kids grammar, spelling and puncuation..remember Letterman, & Spidey stories? I remember some of the songs too, like "Sweet, Sweet, Sway" & I was walking down the street & "BOOM", the songs they wrote for the kids on the show were actually pretty good. Morgan Feeman was on this show as Easy Reader, before he became famous for movie roles..
I remember Zoom too, lots of skits by kids on WGBH from Boston..always sent in your questions to.."Bos-ton, Mass 0h-21-34, send it to Zoom!"
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Gumbypiz,I can still remember some of the songs from "The Electric Company" as well,including "The Silent E" song. By the way,does anybody know that the "Letterman" sketches were narrated by Joan Rivers,and the voice of "Letterman" was Gene Wilder.  :o Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve.

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I remember they use to have classic Electric Company episodes but people decided to take it off the air. >:(


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I was in College when the Electric Company aired.  I remembered three particularly memorable perfomers on the show.  Bill Cosby would do occasional guest shots, and Rita Moreno was a regular.  Another regular might suprise some people.  He played many characters, including "Easy Reader."  It was non other than Morgan Freeman.

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Just found your board and I have a question that is driving me nuts.  Does anyone remember the name of the kids morning show it was like Bozo the Clown but it was located in NYC .  Everytime we went to visit my grandparents I saw this show and now the name of it escapes me  :-/.
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Bozo, Bozo, always laugh never cries
Bozo, Bozo, Bo-ozo the Clown!!!


I remember him!!!!!!!!

:-)
Jane
(Long Island NY)

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I was in College when the Electric Company aired.  I remembered three particularly memorable perfomers on the show.  Bill Cosby would do occasional guest shots, and Rita Moreno was a regular.  Another regular might suprise some people.  He played many characters, including "Easy Reader."  It was non other than Morgan Freeman.
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I still want to know whatever became of Skip Hinnant? The guy who played Jay-Jay.You don't hear much of the stars from The Electric Company these days. ???



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Well, these URL's have been posted in the past but i'll repost them just in case some new users haven't seen them yet:

http://dt.prohosting.com/70s/childtv/childtv.html

http://looney.toonzone.net/tv/bbrr/

http://www.toontracker.com/realvid/realvid.htm


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I think someone posted that a while ago. ;D



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Stevie B....do you remember a kids show out of Detroit called Hot Fudge? I think it came on Sunday mornings before Abbott and Costello and another kids show called Kids Are People, Too.
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I loved Hot Fudge! It was like the Muppets on Acid. That was back in the day when Sundays were actualy enjoyable.
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I loved Hot Fudge! It was like the Muppets on Acid. That was back in the day when Sundays were actualy enjoyable.
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Now Sundays Suck. >:(


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I can't believe no one mentioned Captain Kangaroo!

I watched him in the morning before leaving for school.

Also I was a fan of The Mickey Mouse Club from the 70's. One of the Mousekeeters went on to be "Blair" from the Facts of Life.
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I always thought Blair was NASTY looking.  Give me Jo any day of the week.  :P

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I can't believe no one mentioned Captain Kangaroo!

I watched him in the morning before leaving for school.

Also I was a fan of The Mickey Mouse Club from the 70's. One of the Mousekeeters went on to be "Blair" from the Facts of Life.
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I remember watching Captain Kangaroo.That was a great show.used to watch it in the early 80's. ;D


Howard

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does anybody remember a short-lived cartoon series called "Barba Papa" or something like that? ???
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Clickity-Click Barba Trick

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/barbapapa.home.page/gb/barbapapa-family.html

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Yes PhiKap Dave,I remember "Hot Fudge" very clearly. I remember the girl puppet's name was Mona,the "friendly monster" with green fur and a hat on his head, was Seymour,and there was a normal adult human with long hair and a beard named Larry. At the end of each show,Larry and Seymour sang a song on the piano together. What I remember most was the cool theme song:"Hot Fudge! Right-on! Hot Fudge! Comin at yah now! It's time for Hot Fudge!" I almost got a vinyl record with Hot Fudge music on it as birthday gift,but I changed my mind on the last minute,and requested something else!  :( Imagine how much that thing is worth on E-Bay today! Wasn't "Hot Fudge" a local Detroit filmed kiddie show that got syndicated in other states? End Quote

Steve,

I loved the theme song! The guy you're referring to is Larry Santos. I actually met him in the early '80s at a Denny's that used to be down the street from the Channel 7 studios, from where Hot Fudge was taped. I couldn't have been older than 10 or 11 when I met Larry, but I remember him being very nice. Besides Hot Fudge, he's done a few other commercials/jingles - one I remember being for Budweiser in the '80s ("You make America work and This Bud's for You.")

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HOT FUDGE - Loved this one.  Thought I had imagined it though since so few people remember it. For those that remember it, you can buy 4 CDs of music from the show at Amazon or other sites (just do a search for HOT FUDGE under popular music).  Unfortunately, the theme song isn't on it.  But, a lot of others songs are.  Wish some of the episodes would get a DVD release.  

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I, just by chance have about a ten minute video clip from this show including the theme music.

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I don't remember! ???


Howard