(A work in progress)

Philly Faves
Will Hill takes us on a tour of Philadelphia favorites, including Bertie The Bunyip - one of the strangest and most unforgettable characters ever to host a TV show!

Fabulous Sally Starr
Here's a twist - celebrate Sally Starr's birthday and see what the much-loved children's show host is up to now.

Gene London
Remembering one of the area's favorites - Gene London's Cartoon Corners General Store.

A Letter From Gene London
Gene writes a note to his fans in 2001.

Dickory Doc and Adam Android
"My ma would always hear me laughing while I watched Dickory Doc and one day she decided to join me. My ma, being an Italian woman, was shocked. It seemed that the puppets would say off color things in Italian..."

Chief Halftown
Hail to the recently departed Chief! Viewers write to declare what Chief Halftown meant to them.

Captain Noah
"Now older and more jaded, I feel sort of silly telling these stories. But Captain Noah was a daily fixture in my childhood. And I'm glad to see him remembered on your site."

Rex Morgan
From Nuremberg to kiddie TV!

Pete Boyle
A local staple on channel 3 (NBC outlet then) through its various incarnations from the early 1950s until about 1963. (And father of Peter Boyle from Everybody Loves Raymond.)

Happy the Clown
Not so happy...

More Philly Kid Shows
Jim O'Brien, Mr. Rivets, Sawdust Sam, Wee Willie Webber and more - including rare home movies of your favorites.

Philadelphia Local TV Memories
More about Sally Starr & friends!

Tottle
Seen on WCAU TV 10 in Philadelphia during the early-1960s.

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