Howdy Doody
Season 1
1 listed hours · 1947–1960 · NBC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Howdy Doody is Peanut Gallery screams, Clarabell's seltzer, and Buffalo Bob asking what time it is. Pioneer children's television that proved kids could own a national slot and a merch empire. In 2026 it is the circus model later hosts rewrote — plus the silent-clown lore of Keeshan then Lew Anderson.
TV Flash files Season 1 of Howdy Doody (1947–1960) on NBC as the first listed season of 2 — 1 listed hour, 1947-12-27 opening on “Episode 1” (S01E01). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 Episode 1
1947 opener: Howdy, Buffalo Bob, and the Peanut Gallery scream that invented the national children's slot.
- S01E01
Episode 1
Episode 1 — Season 1, Episode 1 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1947-12-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
More from the 1950s.