![]() Originally filmed in Baltimore from its inception in 1953, Romper Room eventually moved its broadcast facilities to Chicago and then moved back to Baltimore in 1981.Įach program opens with a greeting from the hostess and the Pledge of Allegiance in American broadcasts. The show was called "an actual kindergarten". In 1959, John Crosby reported that the waiting list in Baltimore was so long, some of the preschoolers on the waiting list wouldn't have a turn on the show until they were 40. For example, when Edna Anderson-Taylor left the KSL-TV version of Romper Room, the waiting list was over three years long. Kids would be on waiting lists for years (sometimes before birth) to be on the show. For some time, local shows all over the world used the same script but with local children some affiliates, starting with KWEX-TV in San Antonio, translated the scripts into Spanish for local airings. Romper Room was a rare case of a series being both franchised and syndicated, and it was also revealed that local affiliates- Los Angeles and New York being prime examples-would produce their own versions of the show instead of airing the national telecast. Romper Room was also franchised internationally at various times in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Finland, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Argentina, and Australia.įounding American television franchises and syndications The national version was presented by Nancy Terrell. The program targeted preschoolers (children five years of age or younger), and was created and produced by Bert Claster and his presenter wife, Nancy, of Claster Television. ![]() Romper Room is an American children's television series that was franchised and syndicated from 1953 to 1994. Locally and internationally – various presenters Miss Elaine Murphy was the host.Postcard sent to a child viewer by Miss Louise of the New York version, 1966 She handed her magic mirror over to Miss Sally Klein, who was around for about a year, then Miss Binnie Liebermann, who was hosting the show when the local version was cancelled in 1962– “clobbered” in the ratings, according to Channel 7, by Uncle Mike Mearian on Channel 4.ĭoris Jones frequently filled in for Miss Binnie towards the end of the show’s run.Īnother local version of Romper Room came in 1971 when Channel 29 first signed on the air. Miss Mary, Cele Klein, left, and Miss Binnie Liebermann, right. The show would get 150 letters a day from kids across WNY and Southern Ontario. Her real name was Cele Klein, and she’d been a veteran soap opera actress. Par Schrier was a teacher in the North Tonawanda schools.Īfter a two-year run, Ch.7 picked up the show with a new host, Miss Mary. Do Bee and the “magic mirror” as well.Ĭh.2 aired its version of Romper Room starting in 1956 with Miss Pat as host. There were nationally syndicated versions aired on Buffalo stations, as well as local shows that were produced in Toronto and Hamilton easily seen in Western New York with rabbit ears and maybe a bit of tin foil.īut on three different occasions-on three different stations– there were Buffalo-produced Romper Room shows with Mr. ![]() Through the 50s, 60s, and 70s, there were around a dozen different versions of the Romper Room franchise seen in Buffalo living rooms. In 1956, Miss Pat was the first Buffalonian to end Romper Room with… “I see Patrick… and Marie… and Jane… and Phillip…” Steve's Buffalo roots run deep: all eight of his great-grandparents called Buffalo home, with his first ancestors arriving here in 1827.Įxcerpt from 100 Years of Buffalo Broadcasting Why? Western New York’s embedded in his DNA. When you browse the blog here at Buffalo Stories LLC, you’re bound to not only relive a memory– but also find some context for our pop culture past– and see exciting ways how it might fit into our region’s boundless future. The 25-year veteran of Buffalo radio and television has written five books and curates The Buffalo Stories Archives- hundreds of thousands of books, images, and audio/visual media which tell the stories of who we are in Western New York.Ĭichon puts his wide range of professional experience-from college professor, to PBS documentary producer, to radio news director, to candidate for countywide elected office-to work in producing meaningful interpretations of the two centuries worth of people, places, and events that make Buffalo the unique place that we love.įrom the earliest days of the internet, Steve has been writing, digitizing, and sharing the stories and images of all the things that make Buffalo special and unique. He writes about Buffalo’s pop culture history. writing about the people, places, and ideas that make Buffalo unique and special. Steve Cichon is a proud Buffalonian helping the world experience the city he loves.
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