Do you remember Howdy Doody? He was the doll that warmed the hearts of millions of children back in the late 40’s all the way up until the 70’s with his famous opening line, “It’s Howdy Doody time!” ...

Howdy Doody has the world on a string. Amazingly, he is as young as ever – the same freckle-faced, friendly, frisky little fellow he was on television 47 years ago. And he has a room of his own. Jim ...

WHAT: An original production Howdy Doody marionette associated with the 1950s TV show featuring the red-haired figure sold for $15,860 recently in an antique toy auction at Pook & Pook. While it is an ...

Appraisal: Howdy Doody Doll with Box, ca. 1950, from Vintage New Orleans. In Vintage New Orleans, Timothy Luke appraises a Howdy Doody Doll with Box, ca. 1950. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is ...

Many collectors are searching for their childhood memories when they buy at flea markets. Today, shows and shops sell many items made and used as late as the 1980s. Comic-book, movie and TV characters ...

Q-We have heard that you can tell the age of a Howdy Doody doll by the number of freckles painted on his face. At first he was supposed to have 48 freckles, one for each state. Then two more were ...

Just as one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so is one man’s 1950s-era Howdy Doody doll another man’s Holy Grail. For anyone who’s into reliving the days before kids were all about Android apps ...

Dear Harry: I purchased a Howdy Doody toy at my Grandma’s sale in 2003. She was 91 when she died. I have no idea when she acquired the toy. Printed on the round, red, platform base is: “Howdy Doody / ...

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 ...