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So this clearly isn't the Bozo I watched before school on WGN in the 80's...

lb13

I think Chuckle's epitaph would be appropriate here:

"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."

Farewell, Bozo.

I thought Larry Harmon was Bozo.

Why I knew that, I don't know. I can remember this, but I can't remember what I did 10 minutes ago.

I thought Larry Harmon was Bozo.

Why I knew that, I don't know. I can remember this, but I can't remember what I did 10 minutes ago.

Oh, I posted this already.....

In the 70s & maybe later up here he was the very elegantly-dressed-&-mannered host of an old-movies series

flockofseagulls104 wrote:I thought Larry Harmon was Bozo.

Why I knew that, I don't know. I can remember this, but I can't remember what I did 10 minutes ago.

He was, and died 10 years ago.

Growing up in Boston, this was the Bozo I remembered.
Bozo got franchised.
But please don't tell me that Miss Jean of Romper Room was also franchised.

bazodee wrote:Growing up in Boston, this was the Bozo I remembered.
Bozo got franchised.
But please don't tell me that Miss Jean of Romper Room was also franchised.

Harmon created Bozo. Avruch was Harmon's choice to be the one for syndication, for those areas which didn't have their own version.

Romper Room itself was franchised, but I believe each city had their own Miss Something-or-other, with different actresses and names.

gsabc wrote:

bazodee wrote:Growing up in Boston, this was the Bozo I remembered.
Bozo got franchised.
But please don't tell me that Miss Jean of Romper Room was also franchised.

Harmon created Bozo. Avruch was Harmon's choice to be the one for syndication, for those areas which didn't have their own version.

Romper Room itself was franchised, but I believe each city had their own Miss Something-or-other, with different actresses and names.

Romper Room was both franchised and syndicated, according to Wikipedia. "Miss Nancy" was the national host but many cities had their own host; "Miss Jean" was for the Boston area.

littlebeast13 wrote:So this clearly isn't the Bozo I watched before school on WGN in the 80's...

lb13

You're right. Bob Bell and Joey D'Auria played Chicago's Bozo, the one recognized by most Americans our age or older. Bell died in 1997, but D'Auria is still alive.

flockofseagulls104 wrote:I thought Larry Harmon was Bozo.

Why I knew that, I don't know. I can remember this, but I can't remember what I did 10 minutes ago.

Oh, I posted this already.....

that was only 3 minutes, you're getting worse.

Pastor Fireball wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:So this clearly isn't the Bozo I watched before school on WGN in the 80's...

lb13

You're right. Bob Bell and Joey D'Auria played Chicago's Bozo, the one recognized by most Americans our age or older. Bell died in 1997, but D'Auria is still alive.

One of the ones I remember from the Birmingham AL station was also the 5 o'clock news anchor. I read he had about half an hour to get out of the Bozo outfit and makeup and get into the regular suit and news makeup before going back on air.