Was he the one who had the unrully robot "I TOBOR" (ROBOT 1 spelled backward)?
-Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Hogberg Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:08 pm Subject: Re: [tips] Fabulous Flubadub To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > Flub had an interesting locomotor pattern, i.e., down in the > front, up in > the back, down in the back, up in the front, down in the back, > etc. Howdy > "himself," when he walked, was cocked back at about a 30-degree > angle; "he" > always looked ready to fall, at least to me. This was all in > the early > '50s as TV didn't arrive at our house (in Pittsburgh) until '52. > Yes, K,F,& > O were there, too and, I believe hung on longer than most of the > puppetcompetition. (BTW, Burr Tillstrom, the founder of KFO was > from Saugatuck, > MI, quite a nice town that honors him with a statue in one of > their parks.) > > Now, how about Captain Video? > > ***************************** > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 3:26 PM, wrote: > > > I remember Howdy Doodie quite well and the name Flubadub > sounds familiar > > but I can't place it very well. Only Kukla, Fran and Ollie > come to mind as > > puppets that I can visualize (well, not Fran ;). I must not be > old enough > > for this set of memories. yeah! Or, I might be losing it.........:( > > > > Annette > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > > Professor of Psychology > > University of San Diego > > 5998 Alcala Park > > San Diego, CA 92110 > > 619-260-4006 > > [email protected] > > > > > > ---- Original message ---- > > >Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:43:49 +0000 > > >From: David Hogberg > > >Subject: Re: [tips] Fabulous Flubadub > > >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" < > > [email protected]> > > > > > > Maybe that was after my time. I'm talking ~56 years > > > ago for Lucky Pup. Yikes! > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Wallen, Douglas J > > > wrote: > > > > > > I never saw Lucky Pup, but I do remember a hand > > > puppet show of that era called "Time for Beanie" > > > featuring Cecil the seasick sea serpent. It > > > returned as a cartoon 10 or 15 years later. > > > > > > Doug Wallen > > > Psychology Department, AH 23 > > > Minnesota State University, Mankato > > > Mankato, MN 56001 > > > > > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > Phone: (507) 389-5818 > > > > > > On 9/17/09 8:47 AM, "David Hogberg" > > > wrote: > > > > > > I, too, remember Flub. How about memories of > > > another TV production of the period, one done with > > > hand puppets (vs. marionettes) called Lucky Pup? > > > Its main characters were Foudini and Pinhead and > > > they appeared, perhaps, on the DuMont Television > > > Network. DKH > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Pollak, Edward > > > wrote: > > > > > > Tommy Texino writes, " Now who remembers The > > > Flubadub? Well I do, and he was a puppet on The > > > Howdy Doody Program back in the 1950s. The Flub > > > was an animal made up of various other creatures, > > > sort of like them things they got down in > > > Australia. Anyway, Well, It occurred to me that > > > with Mr. Stuart having the boots of Grandpa Jones > > > and the head of Elvis Presley and the flashy > > > clothes of a Porter Wagoner ....that he was a > > > regular human Flubadub.... I hope that this > > > information causes your insides to settle, for > > > while The > > > Flubadub was strange , he was a good soul, as I > > > should imagine Mr. Stuart to be as well." > > > > > > Well said by our very own, irascible (but > > > lovable), Phineas T. Bluster! > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > Mandatory bluegrass content: we could learn a few > > > things about bluegrass stage attire from Buffalo > > > Bob. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > > > Edward I. 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