Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I acquired The Rootie Kazootie Show from the show creator Steve Carlen back in 1999, but sadly couldn't find any Streaming Service to help me show the programs.
The show first aired locally as The Rootie Tootie Club on the New York NBC affiliate WNBT on October 14, 1950. Since the title character regularly used a magical kazoo, which he called his "Magic Kazootie," the kids began calling him "Rootie Kazootie." Following the kids' lead, the names of the show and the character quickly were changed with the December 26 show.[3] NBC began broadcasting the show nationally on July 2, 1951.
The dog originally was named "Little Nipper" and resembled the mascot of the show's sponsor, RCA Victor, which used a dog referred to as Nipper, but it was rechristened when RCA Victor dropped its sponsorship. Other major sponsors included Coca-Cola and the Walter H. Johnson Candy Company, makers of Powerhouse candy bars.
The show aired on NBC until November 1952 and was seen on ABC beginning in December. The last telecast was seen on May 7, 1954.
In January 1995, Ira Gallen resurrected the puppet characters for The New Rootie Kazootie TV Show, a series broadcast on Manhattan's Time-Warner cable outlet.
#KidsTV #RootieKazootie #Boomers #iraGallen
I acquired The Rootie Kazootie Show from the show creator Steve Carlen back in 1999, but sadly couldn't find any Streaming Service to help me show the programs.
The show first aired locally as The Rootie Tootie Club on the New York NBC affiliate WNBT on October 14, 1950. Since the title character regularly used a magical kazoo, which he called his "Magic Kazootie," the kids began calling him "Rootie Kazootie." Following the kids' lead, the names of the show and the character quickly were changed with the December 26 show.[3] NBC began broadcasting the show nationally on July 2, 1951.
The dog originally was named "Little Nipper" and resembled the mascot of the show's sponsor, RCA Victor, which used a dog referred to as Nipper, but it was rechristened when RCA Victor dropped its sponsorship. Other major sponsors included Coca-Cola and the Walter H. Johnson Candy Company, makers of Powerhouse candy bars.
The show aired on NBC until November 1952 and was seen on ABC beginning in December. The last telecast was seen on May 7, 1954.
In January 1995, Ira Gallen resurrected the puppet characters for The New Rootie Kazootie TV Show, a series broadcast on Manhattan's Time-Warner cable outlet.
#KidsTV #RootieKazootie #Boomers #iraGallen
