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Howdy Doody

Season 2

20 listed hours · 1947–1960 · NBC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Tessa Quinn · Spoiler-Free (Mostly)

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 2 of Howdy Doody (1947–1960) on NBC as the last listed season of 2 — 20 listed hours, 1949-02-01–1952-04-01 from “Friendship” (S02E01) to “April Fool's Day - Wing Ding” (S02E20). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S02E01 Friendship

    Friendship: named mid-run hour as clubhouse manners, the merch empire already riding the puppet's grin.

  2. S02E06 Mystery of the S.L.'s

    Mystery of the S.L.'s — titled kids' serial tease, circus model still asking what time it is every afternoon.

  3. S02E13 Surprises

    Surprises: a named hour that is the format's promise in one word — seltzer, gallery, and Buffalo Bob as ringmaster.

  4. S02E20 April Fool's Day - Wing Ding

    April Fool's Day - Wing Ding: calendar gag as closer in this pack, children's television already fluent in holiday stunt.

  1. S02E01

    Friendship

    Friendship — Season 2, Episode 1 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1949-02-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S02E02

    Howdy's Big Surprise

    Howdy's Big Surprise — Season 2, Episode 2 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1949-03-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S02E03

    Clarabell's Practical Joke

    Clarabell's Practical Joke — Season 2, Episode 3 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1949-03-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S02E04

    Slight

    Slight — Season 2, Episode 4 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1949-08-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S02E05

    Featherman

    Featherman — Season 2, Episode 5 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1949-03-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S02E06

    Mystery of the S.L.'s

    Mystery of the S.L.'s — Season 2, Episode 6 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1950-05-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S02E07

    Bad Luck

    Bad Luck — Season 2, Episode 7 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1950-06-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S02E08

    Fourth of July - Secret Code

    Fourth of July - Secret Code — Season 2, Episode 8 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1950-07-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S02E09

    Abadabazaba

    Abadabazaba — Season 2, Episode 9 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1950-07-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S02E10

    Beach Party

    Beach Party — Season 2, Episode 10 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1950-08-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S02E11

    Cartoon Strip

    Cartoon Strip — Season 2, Episode 11 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1950-10-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S02E12

    Chief Chickapaw

    Chief Chickapaw — Season 2, Episode 12 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1950-11-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S02E13

    Surprises

    Surprises — Season 2, Episode 13 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1950-03-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S02E14

    Teaching Clarabell a Lesson

    Teaching Clarabell a Lesson — Season 2, Episode 14 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1951-04-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S02E15

    Oil Well Owner

    Oil Well Owner — Season 2, Episode 15 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1951-04-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S02E16

    Lanky Lou

    Lanky Lou — Season 2, Episode 16 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1951-05-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S02E17

    Tententotube

    Tententotube — Season 2, Episode 17 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1951-10-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S02E18

    Gazinkas

    Gazinkas — Season 2, Episode 18 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1951-10-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S02E19

    Grandma Bluster's Picture

    Grandma Bluster's Picture — Season 2, Episode 19 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1951-11-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S02E20

    April Fool's Day - Wing Ding

    April Fool's Day - Wing Ding — Season 2, Episode 20 of Howdy Doody. Aired 1952-04-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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