Romper room was a much beloved childrens television show on ktvu from the 1950s up until 1992. Footage from any romper room episode is rare, but these behind the scenes shots are superrare. Romper room was a long running childrens television series that ran in the united states from 1953 to 1994 as well as internationally at various times in canada, united kingdom, new zealand, australia, puerto rico and japan. Peppa pig english episodes peppa pigs fun time at the space museum peppa pig.
Romper room is a childrens television series that ran in the united states from 1953 to 1994 as well as at various times in australia, canada, japan, puerto rico, new zealand and the united kingdom. This fanpage is dedicated to the thousands of kids of the hunter region who appeared on romper room at nbn television in newcastle. Do bee from romper roomnow thats a blast from the past. The program is targeted at preschoolers, children five years of age or younger. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The local romper room returned a year later and ran from 1963 to 1975.
The classic preschooler program as seen in north america, australia, japan and beyond. Romper room was a preschool childrens program created by bert and nancy claster in the usa 1953, which they later franchised in australia 1963, canada 1970, hong kong 1965, italy, japan 1963, puerto rico 1971, taiwan 1972, and the united kingdom 1964 and new zealand 1975 1980, which was produced by sptv. Miss june, who hosted romper room and saved the don cesar, dead at 87 the show ran 15 years on local television. Romper room was hosted in 1968 on kcop channel by miss mary ann king who had the role from 1966 until 1975. Miss anne shadbolt of wdcatv 20s the romper room visit the miss anne. Romper room i see jimmy and bobby and susie and meredith. We offer full time childcare and have a dropin service for ages up to 8 years old. The goal of romper room is to produce happy, intelligent, welladjusted children. In the early 1970s, i was the flag holder on the show, romper room. Originally filmed in baltimore, romper room eventually moved its broadcast facilities to chicago, then moved back to baltimore in 1981. Childrens program that was often franchised rather than syndicated meaning.
Romper room episode dated 2 september 1975 tv episode. The film was shot with a super 8mm camera with no sound, naturally and offers us a glimpse into the inner workings of the show. Episodes of bowling for dollars were taped either in a local bowling alley, or on a pair of bowling lanes constructed right inside the tv studio. In 1975 the station programmed more game shows on weekdays than the other channels, and dedicated more time to newsdepartment shows such as today, sunday, and a twohour block of evening newscasts. Miss louise was the hostess until 1975 followed by miss mary ann. Romper room wjactv nice photo of romper room sent in by reader lanny v. Watch romper room episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. In new zealand, a local version of romper room aired on south pacific television from 1975 until 1980, when the channel became part of television new zealand. Romper room was a preschool childrens program created by bert and nancy claster in the usa 1953, which they later franchised in australia 1963, canada 1970, hong kong 1965, italy, japan 1963, puerto rico 1971, taiwan 1972, and the united kingdom 1964 and new zealand 19751980, which was produced by sptv. Among the presenters were miss yvonne yvonne moore, the wife of mike moore who served briefly as prime minister in 1990. Romper room was an educational preschooler that was broadcast from 1954 until well into the 1980s in almost every major market in the united states. Three of the chicago hostesses were miss rosemary rapp, miss. Romper room opening theme and some of the show 1984 by mammer90.
Weebles tree house by romper room commercial, 1975 by the museum of classic chicago television. Due to the sheer number of episodes produced, coupled with the high cost of videotape in the early days, very few episodes of the show have survived. She moved to the bbc in 1969 and i dont know if the programme continued after this. Edna taylor anderson miss julie from the romper room by the salt lake tribune.
Romper room was locally produced in new york on and by wortv channel 9. Romper room in jacksonville i remember romper room. Romper room do bee song and images by our nostalgic memories. Romper room childrens television programming k12 academics. I was in romper room in the 70s, how can i find archives.
In the uk grampian televisison in northern scotland produced a version, presented by lesley blair from 1963. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Socorro serrano, who hosted romper room as miss soco from 1975 to 1990, dug out her magic mirror after learning of the theft. Romper room is a longrunning childrens television series that ran in the united states from 1953 to 1994 as well as internationally at various times in canada, united kingdom, new zealand, australia, japan and finland.
Series one episodes 1 to 30, entitled paddington was aired on the bbc1 in 1975, and series two episodes 31 to 56, entitled the adventures of paddington between 1978 and 1979, with specials airing in 1980, 1984 and 1986. Full episode romper room and friends from spring 1984 wor. Romper room when new zealands second channel arrived in 1975, tv one stayed with bbc format play school as its preschoolers programme while. This is the first episode of romper room, which had a couple of kids come in and. My mother is trying to find out the exact time frame for me and how old i was, but im certain it was in the midwest. Hi there, my partner nathan was on tomper room in either. Heres a page from a 1975 tv guide central nc edition, notice how many celebrity laden game shows there were crowding the mornings. With sally claster gelbard, bruce edward hall, molly mccloskey, nancy claster. A game show resurgence was under way led by ratings blockbusters the price is right in the mornings and match game in the afternoons. Preschool tv by bert and nancy claster usa 1953, franchised in australia, canada, hong kong, italy, japan, puerto rico, taiwan.
The program targeted preschoolers, children five years of age or younger. Romper room is an american childrens television series that was franchised and syndicated. Francis on romper room australia 19791980 with miss helena duration. Romper room with miss peggy 1977 video dailymotion. Footage from any romper room episode is rare, but these behind the scenes shots. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. I did not see a listing for the romper room syndicate in minneapolis, mn, but i have it stuck in my mind that we went there for the show. We have an open door policy for our parents to accommodate various schedules. I remember seeing the uk version of the romper room in the 1960s on grampian tv. Weebles tree house by romper room commercial, 1975. This is the first episode of romper room, which had a couple of kids come in and enjoy the shows fun. The program targeted preschoolers children five years of age or younger, and was created and produced by bert claster and his presenter wife, nancy, of claster television. The program was sold to stations in two ways in standard syndication and also as a franchise with a different local host in each city 150 in all.
Romper room was known as the longest running childrens television show in america until sesame street beat that record in 2010. Miss june, who hosted romper room and saved the don. Parents called or wrote in to get their kids on and i scheduled three boys and three girls for each week. One of the many romper room tv shows in the us in 1962 the show was franchised so there were tons of different romper room sets and miss so and sos through out the years it was on tv romper room i always do whats right. My very first job was with romper room hq in baltimore from 196170. The show was originally out of baltimore, and the oakland san francisco bay area had its very own franchised version which was broadcast from ktvu in oakland for most of the shows run. This is the studio that the news is currently done in. The national version was presented by nancy terrell. Ch 11 would burn through a years worth of episodes in just over a month, so the daytime schedule could change frequently. Among my responsibilities were those of production manager, meaning that i worked closely with many of the teachers across the country in providing them the scripts and materials they needed on a daily basis to present their live programs and. Watch romper room season 2, episode 1 episode 1 1970 episodes. Romper room is an american childrens television series that was franchised and syndicated from 1953 to 1994. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.
Digger by romper room commercial, 1975 by the museum of classic chicago television. Internationally, episodes of the series aired in the united states on pbs, on the syndicated series romper room, on nickelodeon as a segment on the programme. Romper room was a popular educational kids tv shows here in nyc back in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s wjz wabc ch. Lisa i can tell you that some of the props are probably still around the building most likely in the basement which we call the broadcast museum. Romper room new york city kid shows classic tvnew york. With a classroom for a set and instudio audience of six children, it taught. Claster television, the shows creator, was bought by hasbro in 1969, making romper room merchandise inevitable. The show was actually a franchise, created by bert claster of claster television, also the creator of romper room. Childrens program that was often franchised rather than syndicated meaning, local television stations could use their own hostesses in lieu of national hosts if they chose.
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