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It's Howdy Doody Time

It’s Howdy Doody Time! It’s Howdy Doody Time! If you know this rhyme so nifty, Your childhood was probably in a fifty. Remember the advertisers promoting color TV? This was when we all had black and white, you and me. Howdy had forty-eight freckles representing each state of the USA. Watching him on the tube was what most of us did every day. Remember Buffalo Bob, Howdy’s Sidekick? He amused all of us children, he was honest, not slick. We bought Wonder bread, because they spouted that it was good muster. Most of us wanted the ballots they printed, to vote for Phineas T. Bluster. Chief Thunderthud and Chief Featherman kept us honest, us kids. J. Cornelius Cobb, the shopkeeper kept clowns on the skids. If you remember anything, this one chant should be incredibly clear. Let's give a rousing cheer, because Howdy Doody is here!

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Date: 2/21/2024 12:55:00 PM
you've tapped into a very powerful memory, caren. when all the kids in my neighborhood got to go to the peanut gallery, i was stuck at home with the mumps and missed it! your poem is a wonderful reminder of a key part of my childhood...
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/22/2024 1:48:00 AM
I have written more than one poem about Howdy Doody Time!

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