howdy doody

Today in history:

Radio City Music Hall opens.

Howdy Doody debuts.

Montgomery Ward properties siezed.

Charles Darwin sets out on round the world voyage.

World Bank established.

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Hey Kids! What time is it??? PUPPET MASTERS OF NONE REVIEW OF HOWDY DOODY! This week the PMoN gang did something that almost never happens. We sat down and watched a puppet show both Ben and Will had never seen. And boy was it...something.  Join us as we give our fresh-eyed take on one of the most famous children's television shows to ever grace the airwaves: The Howdy Doody Show. How will this black and white classic stack up to modern scrutiny and the space to carol spectrum? You'll just have to listen to find out!

Episode 178:   “On a very special episode…”    

The trio discuss the Top 5 serious moments in American sitcom television, and various forms of Hash.

·        Learn the French definition/translation of ‘hash’

·        A terrifying musical robotic gorilla  

·        Who was originally set to play the character of Archie Bunker in ALL IN THE FAMILY?

·        “It wasn’t a noisy chicken!”

·        Actor Gordon Jump makes the list twice for serious episodes.

·        Which show was a spinoff from Maude?

·        What did Michael and Pam say to each other at the end of episode in which he departs THE OFFICE? 

·        Does a Tom Hanks’ character die while drunk driving?

·        Carroll O'Connor crying into a slipper? 

·        “Oh no! George was blown-up in his car!”

Episode 177:   “I’m just grateful to live in an age that has PB & J!”  

Jim, Joseph, and George debate the Top 5 movies in which everyone is a suspect. Also discussed are the best food duo combinations.

·        Which role was originally intended for Carrie Fisher but has to be offered to someone else when she went to rehab?

·        Everyone knows about the 3 endings to CLUE, but what about the 4th?

·        Learn Substitute Swearing Options

·        John Cleese & Mr. Bean turned down the same butler role in the mid-80s?

·         Which film exalted writer Truman Capote to Best New Star?

·        Which John Cusack movie filmed multiple endings to avoid leaks?  

·        Which state(s) dialect did actor Daniel Craig base his detective Benoit Blanc on?

·        Daffy Duck and Donald Duck in the same movie; what’s not to love?

·        Which film adaptation of her books did Agatha Christie approve of?

Episode 176:   “We didn’t land on Hickory Farms, Hickory Farms landed on us!”  

Jim, Joseph, and George offer their Top 5 Untrained Detectives and Best Food Court Eateries.

·        Cary Grant on a weekly TV series?

·        How to load up on mall samples when you’re a broke teenager

·        George loses his sci-fi credentials with the Kingdom of the Spiders

·        Is Perry Mason a murderer?

·        How does Joseph offend the entire tattoo community?

·        What does Jim call resurrection pizza?

·        Pilgrims at the mall?

·        Which podcast host hard a TV crush on Jennifer Hart?

·        Water Baptism or Fried Apple Pie – which will Joseph choose? 

·        George’s unfulfilled love of the ‘Corndog girl’

·        The longest CCR grievance letter to date

CCR Special Report:
Joseph goes to Puerto Rico for a fast food fried apple pie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3eJyZYSvDc 

Season 2, Episode 16:  Remember those toys from your baby boomer childhood? This episode looks back at a few of those youthful faves, including building blocks, Davy Crockett coonskin caps, Etch-a-Sketch, Mickey Mouse Club ukuleles, toy soldiers, Jon Gnagy paint-by-numbers, magic sets, Howdy Doody puppets, and more.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.  

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Episode 110:  “…Like a sugary lava.”   

Jim, Joseph, and George contemplate the best non-Jim Henson created puppets, and also the Top 5 in Breakfast Pastries.

·        Which movie preview terrified the trio as young boys to the degree that they gave up any and all dreams of being professional ventriloquists?  

·        How did Joseph know that his choice of pastry doomed the relationship between him and a former girlfriend?

·        What does George say about Texas pastries that’s sure to light a fire in Waco?

·        What is the significance of freckles on marionettes?

·        Which podcast host gives an impromptu English lesson on Yoda Speak?

·        Which is Joseph’s favorite Romper Room episode and why?

·        What gallows humor comment stops the show in its tracks as the guys can’t stop laughing?