Memories drift a long way back. I was 8 years old when I first heard (and saw) this question: “Hey kids, what time is it?” The answer for those who were not around then — or forgot — was “It’s Howdy ...

Edward Kean, the original head writer for the "Howdy Doody Show," the pioneering NBC children's television program for which he also created characters and wrote songs, died Aug. 13 of complications ...

N E W   H A V E N, Conn. Jan. 26 -- Hey, kids! Howdy Doody is headed forDetroit! The original freckle-faced marionette belongs to the DetroitInstitute of Arts, a federal judge said in a ruling ...

Clarabell the Clown toy marionette made by Peter Puppet Playthings. The toy, designed to represent the Clarabell character from the children's television series Howdy Doody, has sliding eyes, a moving ...

First in a three-part series. If there were such a thing as “appointment television” for children during the late 1940s and ’50s, it was “The Howdy Doody Show.” Local youngsters could watch the ...

LOS ANGELES -- Edward Kean, the original head writer for "The Howdy Doody Show," the pioneer NBC children's TV program for which he also created characters and wrote the songs, has died. He was 85.