CHICAGO CHILDREN'S TELEVISION

An online guide to the finest in children's television and the people who made it all happen

 

 

From the time Burr Tillstrom and his puppets Kukla and Ollie first appeared in 1940 on W9XBK until FCC regulations killed the market virtually overnight in the 1980s, Chicago, especially WGN-TV, was the hub and the gauge for how quality children's television was measured.

Bozo's Circus

The Blue Fairy

Bill Jackson

Terry Bennett

Commander 5

Uncle Johnny

An original Bozo

The Goose's friend

Sandy Speaks!

He was always there for us

Like a father figure

Creator of puppets and smiles

Garfield's other "daddy"

Filled the big shoes

BOB BELL

FRAZIER THOMAS

DON SANDBURG

RAY RAYNER

NED LOCKE

ROY BROWN

BRUCE NEWTON

 

JOEY D'AURIA