Jan 23 2009
Howdy Doody
NO, THAT AIN’T A SOUTHERN GREETING! I hope I’m not the only one who remembers the little guy from the 50’s.
Howdy Doody was the little marionette that entertained both children and adults, usually right before a Western was showing on television. There was a man there with him, but all the attention was on Howdy. He didn’t get as much “promo” as such things do now; he may have had a lunch box with his picture on it, or a few story books, but not the mass media that Elmo and Big Bird inspired.
What made me think of Howdy Doody? You know, it’s sometimes scary that I can’t remember what I had for breakfast, but I can get a flash of something that happened 50 years ago. Of course, if it were not for those flashes, I wouldn’t be able to write much on my blogs!
Back to the subject, there is a man I see on CNN or one of those news shows, who looks exactly like Howdy Doody (except for the hair color and the lack of freckles). I don’t know the man’s name, and if I did, I wouldn’t put it here because that would not be nice. But, if you ever watch those news programs where they ask the opinions of some guy with a long title, usually involved in politics, you’ll know who I mean. The man is in severe need of Botox around the mouth and cheeks.
I don’t mean to make fun of him, he actually speaks very intelligently, his mouth moves with every word, and he does not jerk around when his strings are pulled. It’s just that every time I see him, I flash back to Howdy Doody Time. I can even hear the theme song in my mind. It’s one of those that gets stuck there and goes round and round - ooops, I probably gave it to you now.
Did you know you can still find collectibles of Howdy Doody? You can “google” it, and find a few items in antique stores or from ebay, but you’ll have to sign over your next S.S. check to get it.
I’ll leave you today with another phrase I read somewhere (no, I don’t remember where): “Due to the energy crunch, the ‘ light at the end of the tunnel’ has been turned off.”
