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Once a week, the show featured a live studio audience of kids. This "[[Peanut gallery|Peanut Gallery]]" played games on-air, including [[Musical Chairs]], and won prizes for telling jokes or attempting to whistle after stuffing their mouths with [[Ritz Crackers]].<ref>{{Vimeo|id=137871410#t=347s|title=WPHL-TV Channel 17 50th Anniversary Show – Intro/Sign On/Wee Willie Webber}}</ref> At the height of the show's popularity, there was a one-year waiting period to get a ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/1972billwebber.html|title=TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972|date=November 1972}}</ref> |
Once a week, the show featured a live studio audience of kids. This "[[Peanut gallery|Peanut Gallery]]" played games on-air, including [[Musical Chairs]], and won prizes for telling jokes or attempting to whistle after stuffing their mouths with [[Ritz Crackers]].<ref>{{Vimeo|id=137871410#t=347s|title=WPHL-TV Channel 17 50th Anniversary Show – Intro/Sign On/Wee Willie Webber}}</ref> At the height of the show's popularity, there was a one-year waiting period to get a ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/1972billwebber.html|title=TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972|date=November 1972}}</ref> |
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Regular characters on the show included a [[bear]] [[puppet]] named Ralph,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastpioneers.com/bp6/10-20-10. |
Regular characters on the show included a [[bear]] [[puppet]] named Ralph,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastpioneers.com/bp6/10-20-10.html|title=Wee Willie Webber Tribute}}</ref> Charlie ChinChopper (eyes drawn on Webber's chin, then the image inverted via a set of mirrors),<ref>{{YouTube|id=YkRKrVer4CM|t=101|title=Wee Willie Webber on Breakfast Time in January of 1963 (Part 3 of 3)}}</ref> and the Bluebird of Happiness. Webber often took the show on the road, broadcasting from various locations, including [[Willow Grove Park]], [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]], [[Hershey Park]], the Mann Recreation Center, [[Hawaii]] and [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. In 1970, the show traveled to [[Bavaria Film|Bavaria Film Studios]] in [[Munich]], [[Germany]] for a behind the scenes look at the filming of ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribwphl.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/unnamed-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all|title=Wee Willie at Willy Wonka}}</ref> |
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From 1976 to 1979, Webber hosted a similar show on [[WKBS-TV (Philadelphia)|WKBS-TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastpioneers.com/billwebber.html|title=Broadcast Pioneers Bill Webber}}</ref> |
From 1976 to 1979, Webber hosted a similar show on [[WKBS-TV (Philadelphia)|WKBS-TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastpioneers.com/billwebber.html|title=Broadcast Pioneers Bill Webber}}</ref> |
Latest revision as of 02:54, 23 December 2023
Wee Willie Webber Colorful Cartoon Club | |
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Presented by | Bill "Wee Willie" Webber |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 10 |
No. of episodes | 2,500 |
Production | |
Running time | 3–4 hours |
Original release | |
Network | WPHL-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Release | 1965 1975 | –
The Wee Willie Webber Colorful Cartoon Club was an after-school local children's television program which aired on WPHL-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 10 years from 1965 to 1975. It was hosted by local Television/Radio personality Bill "Wee Willie" Webber. Webber was the first voice and face of WPHL-TV when it signed on the air on September 17, 1965.[1] The show ran for 3–4 hours in the late afternoon (typically 3:00 PM–6:00 PM) and was one of the first successful programs on UHF.[2]
Webber introduced a variety of Japanese anime cartoons, including 8th Man,[3] Astro Boy,[4] Marine Boy,[5] Prince Planet,[6] Kimba the White Lion[7] and Speed Racer.[8] Other shows included Ultraman,[9] Spider-Man,[10] The Patty Duke Show,[11] The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,[12] The Friendly Giant,[13] Casper the Friendly Ghost,[14] Milton the Monster,[15] Rocket Robin Hood,[16] George of the Jungle,[17] The High Chaparral,[18] The King Kong Show,[19] Buck Rogers, The Three Stooges, The Lone Ranger and Daniel Boone. The theme song for the program was "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph.
Once a week, the show featured a live studio audience of kids. This "Peanut Gallery" played games on-air, including Musical Chairs, and won prizes for telling jokes or attempting to whistle after stuffing their mouths with Ritz Crackers.[20] At the height of the show's popularity, there was a one-year waiting period to get a ticket.[21]
Regular characters on the show included a bear puppet named Ralph,[22] Charlie ChinChopper (eyes drawn on Webber's chin, then the image inverted via a set of mirrors),[23] and the Bluebird of Happiness. Webber often took the show on the road, broadcasting from various locations, including Willow Grove Park, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Hershey Park, the Mann Recreation Center, Hawaii and Rome, Italy. In 1970, the show traveled to Bavaria Film Studios in Munich, Germany for a behind the scenes look at the filming of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.[24]
From 1976 to 1979, Webber hosted a similar show on WKBS-TV.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ WPHL-TV Channel 17 50th Anniversary Show – Intro/Sign On/Wee Willie Webber on Vimeo
- ^ "Broadcast Pioneers Bill Webber".
- ^ "THE LEGEND OF WEE WILLIE WEBBER".
- ^ "THE LEGEND OF WEE WILLIE WEBBER".
- ^ WPHL-TV Channel 17 50th Anniversary Show – Intro/Sign On/Wee Willie Webber on Vimeo
- ^ "THE LEGEND OF WEE WILLIE WEBBER".
- ^ "Remembering Wee Willie Webber and afternoon cartoons".
- ^ "Remembering Wee Willie Webber and afternoon cartoons".
- ^ WPHL-TV Channel 17 50th Anniversary Show – Intro/Sign On/Wee Willie Webber on Vimeo
- ^ "Philly Local Kid Shows".
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972".
- ^ "THE LEGEND OF WEE WILLIE WEBBER".
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972".
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972".
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972".
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972".
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972".
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972".
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972".
- ^ WPHL-TV Channel 17 50th Anniversary Show – Intro/Sign On/Wee Willie Webber on Vimeo
- ^ "TV Time, The Many Sides of Wee Willie Webber, November 1972". November 1972.
- ^ "Wee Willie Webber Tribute".
- ^ Wee Willie Webber on Breakfast Time in January of 1963 (Part 3 of 3) on YouTube
- ^ "Wee Willie at Willy Wonka".
- ^ "Broadcast Pioneers Bill Webber".
External links
[edit]- WPHL-TV Channel 17 Advertising Brochure for the Wee Willie Webber Colorful Cartoon Club, 1967
- Wee Willie Webber Photos on PHL17 website
- The Encyclopedia of Philadelphia Children's Television
- Wee Willie Webber entry in Philadelphia Television book preview
- Wee Willie Webber Broadcast Pioneers Tribute on YouTube
- Wee Willie Webber Philly Kids Legend on TV and Radio on YouTube
- Whatever Happened To Wee Willie Webber on YouTube
- Wee Willie Webber and Pixanne on See Them Now on YouTube
- Wee Willie Webber on 60s Revolution on YouTube
- Wee Willie Webber on Larry Kane Time Capsule on YouTube
- Broadcast Pioneers Bill Webber Interview '00 on YouTube