Wacko (TV series)

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Wacko
Genre	Comedy
Presented by	Bo Kaprall; Julie McWhirter
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Nephi-Odin Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	10 September –; 12 November 1977

Wacko is an American half-hour children's television series that aired on CBS on Saturday mornings. The show was a live action variety show featuring skits and musical numbers. The show only had 10 episodes, from September 10 to November 12, 1977.^[1] The show took place in the "Wacko Clubhouse", and kept things moving at a frantic pace.^[2]

One recurring skit was called "Clown Doctor", in which a doctor (that happened to be a clown) would call for his nurse by yelling "Noiss Noiss". The harebrained nurse would enter, causing Clown Doctor to point at his forehead (with a camera close-up on him) and say, "Nobody home... vacant".

In addition to comedy skits, the show also would have musical guests. One such guest in Fall of 1977 was The Dwight Twilley Band playing their then new release "I Remember..." with special guest, a then virtually unknown songwriter named Tom Petty on bass guitar.

Hosts

Bo Kaprall
Julie McWhirter

Cast

Bob Comfort
James Paul
Millicent Crisp
Charles Fleischer
Rick Kellard
Rip Taylor

References

^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 455. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 540–541. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.

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[Daytime-1] Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 455. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[Woolery-2] Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 540–541. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.

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v t e Children's programming on CBS in the 1970s
First-run animated series	Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963-72) Tom and Jerry (1965-72) The Bugs Bunny Show/Road Runner Show (1968–73; 1975–85) Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–71) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-72, 1974-76) The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–71) The Adventures of Batman (1969–70) Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971–74) Groovie Goolies (1970–71) Josie and the Pussycats (1970–72) The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–72) Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971–74) Archie's TV Funnies (1971–73) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972) The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–73) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–84) Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space (1972) Jeannie (1973) My Favorite Martians (1973–75) Bailey's Comets (1973–75) Speed Buggy (1973–75) Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (1974–75) Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–76) The U.S. of Archie (1974–76) Clue Club (1976–77) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–77) The New Adventures of Batman (1977–78) What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977) The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour (1977–78) The All New Popeye Hour (1978–82, 1983) Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978–80) The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (1979–81)
First-run live action series	Captain Kangaroo (1955–84) In the News (1971–86) You Are There (1971–72) CBS Children's Film Festival (1971–78; 1982–84) Shazam! (1974–77) The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (1974–75) The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974–75) The Secrets of Isis (1975–77) Far Out Space Nuts (1975–76) The Ghost Busters (1975) Ark II (1976) Way Out Games (1976–77) The Skatebirds (1977–78) Space Academy (1977–79) Wacko (1977) 30 Minutes (1978–82) Jason of Star Command (1978–81)
Rebroadcasts	The Monkees (1969–72) Wacky Races (1968–70) The New Adventures of Superman Jonny Quest (1965-70) The Jetsons (1967-77) Sylvester and Tweety (1976–77)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era