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Romper Room Romper Room was a popular educational kids TV shows here in NYC back in the 1950's, 60's, 70's, and 80's. WJZ (WABC) Ch. 7 was the first NYC based TV station to bring 'The Romper Room Classroom' to young TV viewers, seen weekday mornings on Ch. 7 from Monday, February 28, 1955 to Friday, December 14, 1956. Gloria Flood was the first host, those who were attending class in the WJZ-TV studios and those who were watching at home were engaged in games, songs, stories, craftmaking, educational segements and interviews with guest performers and personalities in between the plugs for Romper Room toys, educational items and old movie cartoons. During the fall of 1957, WNEW brought Romper Room to it's weekday morning schedule. The show was seen weekday mornings on Ch. 5 from Monday, October 25, 1957 to Friday, August 25, 1966. Joan Thayer (right) entertained and informed her students in the studio and at home for a numbers of years before she was replaced by Lousie Redfield. Ms. Redfield taught her RR students in between her plugs for RR items and the reruns of The Warner Brothers' Looney Tunes and Paul Terry 'Terry Tunes' movie cartoons. When the show moved to it's last location, WOR TV Ch. 9 on Monday, August 28, 1966, Ms. Louise Redfield continued to serve as the show's resident school teacher until she was replaced by Miss Mary Ann and finally by Ms. Molly McClocsky. Ms. McClocsky would not only host Romper Room weekday mornings on WOR Ch. 9, she would also MC the series in national syndication well into the 1990's. Miss Mary Ann would also manipulate a series of hand puppets: Up Up (an obnoxious Jack In The Box like wiseacre), Kimbell (a fightened Muppet like clone) and Granny (a wise Grandmother Cat Puppet). The show would continue to inform and entertain in between the reruns of Abbott & Costello, Simon In The Magic Land Of Chalk Drawings TV cartoons and Paddyington Bear puppet films until Ch. 9 closed down the Romper Room classroom on Friday, September 18, 1987. For a time, WCBS Ch. 2 in NYC reran WOR's Romper Room (retitled 'Romper Room & Friends') on Saturday mornings during the early 1990's. "I was just perusing your website, ( love early TV) and happened upon the, "Romper Room" show which my kids used to watch back in New York. And, truth be known, I used to watch with them because, well, Miss Mary Ann was rather easy on the eyes. "Be that as it may, I gave Mary Ann a call and she was kind enough to invite us down to the studio to watch the show live. I am pleased to say she was kind and gracious as she was attractive. I could however see she was under a lot of stress in dealing with a plethora of problem children and a rather demanding staff!" - Best always, -THE GABER- Romper Room History Romper Room Comments Romper Room Around the USA Romper Room in Spokane, WA Romper Room in LA Romper Room in Pittsburgh Romper Room in Virginia Romper Room in Jacksonville, FL Romper Room in Chicago Romper Room in Arkansas Romper Room in Portland, Maine Romper Room in New York Romper Room in Chesterfield, MO Romper Room in Charlotte, NC Romper Room in Baltimore Romper Room in Evansville IN Romper Room in Witchita Romper Room in Hawaii Romper Room in Cleveland Romper Room in England NYC Local Kid Shows Roundup Laurel and Hardy Shows Little Rascal Shows3 Stooges Shows Uncle Fred ScottOfficer Joe Bolton / 3 Stooges Dick Tracy ShowsChuck McCann Career Overview Felix the Cat Shows Uncle Joe BovaFred Hall / Hall in Fun Looney Tunes ShowsChuck McCann Show Mr. McGarrity Show Horn & Hardedt Children's Hour Choose Up Sides Beachcomber Bill Bill Jackson Joe DiMaggio Show The Merry Mailman Ray Forrest - Children's Theater Bob McAllister Shows Happy Feltons Knothole Gang Johnny Jellybean / Time For Fun NYC's Bozo Shows Freddie the Fireman, Cartoon Zoo, Capt Video Chubby Jackson The Funny Company Jim Stewart Jimmy Nelson Studio 99 1/2 Marvel Superheroes The New Howdy Doody NYC's Romper Room Tommy Seven Just For FunLet's Have FunJ Fred Muggs Show Joya's Fun School Captain Jack McCarthy The Chuck McCann Shows Captain Allen Swift Bonamo The Magic Clown Pixanne Claude Kirchner's Scrub Club Tinker's Workshop Surprise Show / Aniforms Herb Sheldon / Ray Forrest Mighty Hercules Sonny Fox - Just For Fun Buster Crabbe's Buddies Popcorn Theater Puppet Hotel On The CarouselBirthday House Johnny Andrews, Joe King Terry Tell Time Patchwork Family Lewis Anderson / Clarabelle the Clown The Ritts Puppets Shari Lewis Tom Gregory / Cartoon Playtime Wonderama Christmas Shows Thanksgiving Day Jamborees The Last NYC Local Kid Shows Roundup homepage   Romper Room History Romper Room Memories Romper Room Around the USA Tribute to New York City's Romper Room Romper Room in Spokane, WA Romper Room in LA Romper Room in Pittsburgh Romper Room in Virginia Romper Room in Phoenix Romper Room in Jacksonville, FL Romper Room in Chicago Romper Room in Arkansas Romper Room in Birmingham Romper Room in Rockford, Il Romper Room in Memphis Romper Room in Portland, Maine Romper Room in New York Romper Room in Boston Romper Room in Chesterfield, MO Romper Room in Charlotte, NC Romper Room in Baltimore Romper Room in Evansville IN Romper Room in Witchita Romper Room in Hawaii Romper Room in Cleveland Romper Room in Harrisburg Romper Room in Lancing Romper Room in Iowa Romper Room in Orlando Romper Room in the UK Romper Room in Washington, DC

PR4 & PR5 Pages for ads - CHEAP! Your Classic TV Blog!   Book About Greensboro Actors working in the South / Southern Actors   Romper Room History Romper Room Memories Romper Room Around the USA Romper Room in Spokane, WA Romper Room in LA Romper Room in Portland, Maine Romper Room in New York City Romper Room in Chesterfield, MO Romper Room in Charlotte, NC Romper Room in Baltimore Romper Room in Evansville Indiana Romper Room in Pittsburgh Romper Room in Chicago Romper Room in Virginia Romper Room in Witchita Romper Room in Hawaii Romper Room in Cleveland Romper Room in England Rat Pack Book TV on DVD / / Holiday Specials on DVD TV Commercials on DVD TV Shows on BLU-RAY Miss Louise, NYC's Romper Room hostess circa 1969. Photo supplied by Chris Bischoff. "BEFORE Miss Louise took over RR, there was another hostess named Miss Barbara. She was a blonde. "She left the show unexpectedly and Miss Louise took over. I vividly recall this as her departure was quite the topic of the day." - Thanks, Greg DO YOU HAVE FOOTAGE, PICTURES OR STORIES ABOUT ROMPER ROOM? HELP US PRESERVE TV HISTORY!

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