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DVD: $29.95
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Directed By: Errol Falcon
Written By: Buffalo Bob Smith
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Release Date: 2004-08-01
Running Time: 10:00
Content Rating: not yet rated
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DVD Region: 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
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Genres: Comedy >> Family :: Family Viewing >> Television :: Classic >> Vintage TV |
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The HOWDY DOODY Show" was the first network kids show to run 5 days a week, the first network show of the day (in the beginning it was preceded by the daily test pattern), the first television show ever broadcast in color, and the the first show ever to air more than 1,000 continuous episodes. In December of 1947, when Buffalo Bob Smith (born Robert Schmidt on 11/27/17) created and aired HOWDY DOODY, there were only 20,000 American homes that even had television sets. NBC only had six stations in the beginning, and HOWDY DOODY is credited as a major factor in the growth and popularity of that network. From the original show