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Howdy Doody

  • TV Series
  • 1954–1959
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
117
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Howdy Doody (1954)
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This is a somewhat Canadianised version of the NBC counterpart. Film inserts on nature and travel were added and a Canadian forest ranger named Timber Tom replaced Buffalo Bob as emcee.This is a somewhat Canadianised version of the NBC counterpart. Film inserts on nature and travel were added and a Canadian forest ranger named Timber Tom replaced Buffalo Bob as emcee.This is a somewhat Canadianised version of the NBC counterpart. Film inserts on nature and travel were added and a Canadian forest ranger named Timber Tom replaced Buffalo Bob as emcee.

  • Stars
    • Maxine Miller
    • Alfie Scopp
    • James Doohan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    117
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Maxine Miller
      • Alfie Scopp
      • James Doohan
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Episodes7

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    Maxine Miller
    Maxine Miller
    • Princess Haida…
    • 1954–1958
    Alfie Scopp
    Alfie Scopp
    • Clarabell the Clown…
    • 1954–1958
    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • Ranger Bill
    • 1954
    Larry D. Mann
    Larry D. Mann
    • Cap'n Scuttlebutt
    • 1954
    Bob Smith
    Bob Smith
    • Buffalo Bob…
    • 1954–1956
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    • Self
    • 1956
    Barbara Hamilton
    Barbara Hamilton
    • Willow
    • 1958
    Jack Mather
      • 1958
      Claude Rae
        • 1958
        Toby Tarnow
        • Princess Pan of the Forest
        • 1958
        Drew Thompson
        • Mendel Mantelpiece Mason
        • 1958
        Peter Mews
        • Timber Tom
        • 1958
        William Shatner
        William Shatner
        • Ranger Bob
        Robert Goulet
        Robert Goulet
        • Trapper Pierre
        Norma MacMillan
        • Heidi Doody
        Eric House
        • Willow
        Donna Miller
        • Prunella Bluster…
        Jean Cavall
        • La Touke, Papa
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        • Trivia
          James Doohan was originally cast as Timber Tom but wanted more money than the CBC was prepared to pay and so was replaced by Mews, who couldn't appear for the first week of the show and was temporarily replaced as host by William Shatner as Ranger Bob.
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        Details

        • Release date
          • November 15, 1954 (Canada)
        • Country of origin
          • Canada
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • The Canadian Howdy Doody Show
        • Production company
          • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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        Tech specs

        • Runtime
          • 30m
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.33 : 1

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