The Reyn thread.....

I saw the Howdy Doody show, godhelpme, and I don't remember you there, Reyn. Can you tell me where it was televised?

from http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/327.html

This site doesn't have a date for the first show. It does say that Hoody first appeared in 1948. Another site gives 1947 as the date for the start of the show"

http://www.ripbang.com/howdy

We had the great fortune to know and work with Buffalo Bob Smith producing a 50th Anniversary retrospective of "The Howdy Doody Show." On December 27, 1947, the booming voice of Buffalo Bob Smith and the screaming cheers of youngsters, soon to become known the world over as "The Peanut Gallery", broke the silence of day-long test patterns on every television set in the USA. Long before MTV, The Simpsons, Sesame Street, the Muppets and Nickelodeon, the magical bond between kids and TV was shaped by Buffalo Bob and the Howdy Doody marionettes in the crude but creative beginnings of television programming. The mix of common sense values and fun that it offered have touched every generation that followed and are still with us today.

Quite honestly, I'm not sure where Heidi is these days. We lost contact many years ago, but I know for sure that she doesn't work in the White House.

You'll have to excuse "Howdy" if he can't remember this. It was a long time ago. The reason you probably don't remember me as being there as I used to look a little different.

This is what I used to look like:


Some time later, I was given a more cool and updated look.

I feel, at this time, it would be good to reveal a dark secret that I've been harbouring for nearly 35 years.

When my original show was cancelled in 1960, I sunk into a deep, deep depression. It was bad, and being the 60's, of course there were drugs everywhere. With me, I got into the bad habit of sniffing a combination of wood glue and tree sap. I was just away with it.

Here is me at my worst. I was so out of it that I had to be held up by string! Not my proudest moment.



Fortunately, with the help of good old Buffalo Bob, I was eventually able to get myself cleaned up, and back on my feet again. Now, I take life in its stride.

Whew! I feel so much better getting that load off my mind. All these years I was worried what my fans would think if they found out, but I think now was a good time to "clean out the closet", so to speak.

These days, I'm just a regular Joe, just like the rest of you guys here! I even work an 8 to 4 job, and in my spare time, I post my thoughts on this message board.

Thanks for your understanding......

I'm pleased that there have been no one upset by my revelations.....

I think I can speak for most people when I say that my utter disgust at your previous behaviour has left me speechless and therefore unable to respond until now.

See: you really could.

Well, it was a long ago, and I have cleaned myself up. It's tough when you've been placed on a pedistal and slip off it. It's tough being a celebrity. So, I apologize to my fans.

These days, I live a good life. Work hard, pay my taxes, donate to charities, a good all-around citizen, etc. :wink:

now if only the illicit desire for being spanked by buxom blondes could go as well ... ;-)

"These days, I live a good life. Work hard, pay my taxes, donate to charities, a good all-around citizen, etc."

Oh come on Mr Reyn, no one does all that. You ought to lighten up a little. You know a little pine essence never did any harm. Here's a little something to bring a split to that old chip board face

What do you call a man with three wooden heads?

edward woodward.

Thats ed as in Head
ward as in wood 1
wood as in wood 2
ward as in wood 3


Hope you dont mind me explaining, not for your benefit of course but some hear may never of heard of Mr Ed

Can you support those allegations, my good man?

Isn't it amazing what Google will come up with, eh? :wink:

Thats better Mr Reyn, you're looking positively chipper now. Or should that be chipped?

some english bird chirped the word ...

She tells a good story. Last time it was PINOCCHIO. We all know how he got that nose!

yeah, she made it grow ever bigger ... heh

So, how you guys like my new, cool, and unique avatar?

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Howdy!

very nice

nothing unique about it though, I can see 4 on this page alone

At the time it was....haha!