Autographed photograph of "Buffalo" Bob Smith and Howdy Doody. The black and white photo is signed to Bill - Sydney William Spry - who was a fan of the show and collector of Howdy Doody memorabilia ...

Howdy Doody trading card, part of a promotional tie-in marketing campaign between Royal Pudding and The Howdy Doody Show. This was one of a series of cards depicting characters from the popular ...

LOS ANGELES -- Edward Kean, the original head writer for "The Howdy Doody Show," the pioneer NBC children's TV program for which he also created characters and wrote the songs, has died. He was 85.

Television executives at NBC-TV were quick to realize that their little freckled-faced marionette with the permanent smile had the potential to make the station a lot of money. Prior to “The Howdy ...