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Magnificent Howdy Doody Puppet with Original Clothes
Amazing piece of popular culture memorabilia. This is a Howdy Doody puppet made to exact specifications as the original. It is brilliantly hand painted and carved in wood. The detail is magnificent from his piercing eyes to his familiar freckles. This was made by the premiere Howdy Doody Puppet maker of today and costs thousands of dollars to build. It has been built as a jointed standing puppet (with excellent wood stand) to make him more usable than a marionette with strings would be. But most importantly, the clothes are 100% original. These very clothes were used by the original Howdy Doody marionette that appeared on the 1947-1960 television show starring Howdy and the great Buffalo Bob Smith. The green checkered shirt, denim blue jeans (with holes at the knees to facilitate the stringing), and best of all the shoes are 100% original and extremely rare. The shoes are hand tooled leather that is very ornate with handpainted wooden boots in red. Even the blue “HD” baseball cap he is holding in his hand (too small for this guy’s head) was worn by Howdy Doody on the original NBC television program. The kerchief, belt and armbands have been added later for some panache. This is one of only a few sets of Howdy Doody clothing that still exists. These were obtained directly from the collection of Rufus and Margo Rose the venerable puppeteers who handled Howdy Doody and his cast of characters for many years. Absolutely magnificent piece from one of the most important characters in television history. Howdy was the first TV show that people truly watched and was the device by which people bought TV sets in the first place. His importance as a cultural icon can never be underscored enough. EX-MT. Puppet itself is about 28” tall.
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