TV Guide ad for the show "Funsville" with Josie Carey, Sterling Yates and Johnny Costa..Ms. Carey first became famous for her "Children's Corner" on WQED-13, Pittsburgh's educational station, which had a brief Saturday Morning Run from New York on NBC-TV. Children's Corner was also famous for being the first TV exposure for Fred Rogers..He (and his sweater) would become a Childrens TV Icon through Misterrogers Neighborhood on NET/PBS for many years..Funsville, which originated at Westinghouse's KDKA-TV 2 in Pittsburgh, lasted on KYW about 2 years, from 1960-62, being replaced by Woodrow The Woodsman..
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Johnny Costa later became the musical director for "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." And doesn't the guy wearing the "Funsville" cap bear some slight resemblance to Mr. McFeeley, the "Speedy Delivery" man?
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ReplyDeleteThere seems to be maybe a little resemblance there. I was too young to remember watching "Funsville", on Channel 3, bit it appeared to be similar to what "Misterogers Neighborhood" would become a few years later..