1952Children's TV Show
1950's childrens television show with puppetsRootie Kazootie was a boy "keen on sports" who played his "magic kazootie" and wore his signature baseball cap with the oversized bill turned up. Puppeteer Paul Ashley controlled his movements, along with those of the "great Mexican catador" called El Squeako Mouse -- a takeoff on the idea of a mouse dueling with a cat rather than a bull. Naomi Lewis supplied their voices. Lewis also provided the voice of Rootie’s girl friend, Polka Dottie. Frank Milano provided both the actions and voices for their spotted canine companion Gala Poochie Pup and for arch-villains Poison Zoomack and David The Psychopath Arvedon,[1] who constantly tried to steal Polka Dottie's polka dots and Rootie's magic kazootie.
Life-sized human characters included host and "chief rooter" Todd ("Big Todd") Russell, and the non-speaking policeman Mr. Deetle Dootle, initially played in 1950 by John Schoeopperle, and thereafter by John Vee.
The show was performed live in front of a studio audience of schoolchildren who also were active participants. They joined in singing the theme song, proclaiming at the beginning of each show, "Who is the boy who is full of zip and joy? He's Rootie Kazootie!" A regular feature was the "Quiz-a-Rootie" in which audience members received prizes for themselves and home viewers for answering simple questions.
Life-sized human characters included host and "chief rooter" Todd ("Big Todd") Russell, and the non-speaking policeman Mr. Deetle Dootle, initially played in 1950 by John Schoeopperle, and thereafter by John Vee.
The show was performed live in front of a studio audience of schoolchildren who also were active participants. They joined in singing the theme song, proclaiming at the beginning of each show, "Who is the boy who is full of zip and joy? He's Rootie Kazootie!" A regular feature was the "Quiz-a-Rootie" in which audience members received prizes for themselves and home viewers for answering simple questions.
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1950'S CHILDREN'S TELEVISION SHOW PUPPET STAR ROOTIE KAZOOTIE HOLDS A POWER HOUSE CHOCOLATE BAR - LIVE COMMERCIAL FOR POWER HOUSE CHOCOLATE bars
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| 01:00:48 47.79 |
ROOTIE KAZOOTIE SHOW OPENING . PUPPET BREAKS THROUGH PAPER WALL AND SINGS THEME SONG
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| 01:00:58 57.74 |
MS PAN OF TELEVISION AUDIENCE OF CHILDREN WHO WAVE AND CHEER AND SING ALONG TO ROOTIE KAZOOTIE THEMEM SONG
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| 01:01:16 76.56 |
ROOTIE KAZOOTIE HUMAN SHOW HOST TODD RUSSELL JOINS PUPPET MAN WITH REINDEER COSTUME - 1950'S CHILDREN'S MORNING TV SHOW
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| 01:02:17 137.52 |
ROOTIE KAZOOTIE AND SHOW HOST TODD RUSSELL SING THE 1929 SONG " PAINTING THE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE"
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| 01:05:34 334.44 |
DOG PUPPET DRESSED AS LITTLW GIRL - EARLY SPECIAL EFFECTS - "MARY PUP" ROOTIE TELLS STORY
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| 01:07:40 460.06 |
ROOTIE AND HOST TODD RUSSELL SHOW THE "LUCKY SPOT RING" WHICH THEY ADVERTISE FOR SALE TO THE VIEWERS - DEMONSTRATE LUCKY SPOT RING -
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| 01:09:35 575.57 |
PUPPETS ROOTIE KAZOOTIE AND DOG INTERACT WITH HOST TODD RUSSELL - THEY INTERVIEW LITTLE GIRL AND ASK HER A QUESTION IN A SHOW QUIZ - MILTON KAYE ON ORGAN - KID GETS QUIZ WRONG BUT WINS ANYWAY
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| 01:12:51 770.82 |
CHILDREN IN AUDIENCE WIN DIFFERENT PRIZES - ARE INTERVIEWED AND WIN PRIZES - INTERACT WITH PUPPETS CHILDREN'S QUIZ
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| 01:14:52 892.43 |
MAN WITH REINDEER HEAD - FULL SIZED PUPPET - FAKE RAIN FALLS DOWN
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| 01:18:32 1112.12 |
SKITS FOR CHILDREN WITH PUPPETS INTERACTING WITH LIVE HOST AND CHILDREN IN AUDIENCE
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| 01:20:26 1225.68 |
LUCKY SPOT RINGS ARE PLUGGED AS A PREMIUM WITH POWERHOUSE CHOCOLATE BARS
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| 01:22:45 1364.9 |
TED RUSSELL SINGS A SONG WITH PUPPETS IN BACKGROUND - MAGIC WAND AND LITTLE GIRL FROM AUDIENCE COMES UP DURING A QUIZ -
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| 01:23:22 1402.04 |
CU RCA VICTOR 45 RPM PORTABLE PHONOGRAPH FOR CHILDREN
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| 01:23:39 1419.03 |
CHILDREN CONTESTANTS COMNE UP AND WIN PRIZES - CHOCOLATE BARS AND ENCYCLOPEDIA SET - LITTLE BOY WINS SCWINN HORNET BICYCLE
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| 01:24:44 1484.12 |
ROOTIE KAZOOTIE AND PUPPY PUPPET AND SHOW HOST READ LIST OF NEXT WEEKS KIDS WHO WILL BE SHOW GUESTS
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| 01:26:15 1575.07 |
CAST OF SHOW SAY GOOD BYE - LIVE SIZED MAN IN COSTUME, TWO PUPPETS AND SHOW HOST BIZARE CHILDREN'S SHOW FROM THE 1950'S
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