Footage of bozo the clown and garfield goose from the mid1960s. Ray had a odd cast of characters on his show, a duck named chelveston, a rather large dogpuppet named cuddley duddley to name a few. Wgn america is an american subscription television network that is owned by the nexstar media group, and is the companys only wholly owned, national cableoriginated television channel. Ray rayner, the legendary television personality who hosted childrens shows in chicago during the 1960s and 70s, died on jan.
At one time every station in chicagoa maximum of five, until 1964produced or aired some programming for children. Heres another cool clip from ray rayner salvaged from the dustbin of history. Born in 1919, today would be ray rayner s 99th birthday. Ray spends time with the remaining girls and must make his final decision. Wgn channel 9 ray rayner and his friends 5161980 youtube. They showed up on wgns kids shows ray rayner and friends garfield goosebozos circus with the most azzkicking bozo ever, mr. Wgn channel 9 the ray rayner show the bye bye show. Oliver rayner died on january 21, 2004, of complications from pneumonia in fort myers, florida at the.
I remember watching these episodes in full color back in the 60s and 70s on wgntv channel 9 in chicago as part of ray rayner and friends. Ray rayner was a staple of chicago childrens television in the 1960s and 1970s on wgntv. My own recreation of wgns creature features from the 1970s. Hardrock and coco and joe and a new christmas bluray. Wgns ray rayner from prisoner of war to bozos circus. In this final episode of ray rayner and his friends, ray introduces cartoons, plays with chelveston the duck, and is thanked by various. When his b17 was shot down, reyner was captured by the germans and held as a prisoner of war for two years. Those fiveminute dick tracy cartoons that ray aired in between the live segments could never air in todays politically correct world. Ray rayner and his friends on wgn channel 9 only about the first 40 seconds of the show were cut off. Another wgn viewer here the trio of hardrock, cocoa and joesuzy snowflakefrosty really spell christmas for me. Although the picture clarity on these discs is adequate, the lack of color definitely detracts. Wgn channel 9 ray rayner and his friends ray sings. Beauregard burnside iii, chris goose, romberg rabbit, garfield goose.
This one features a visit from the original flash gordon, mr. In chicago during the 1960s, diver dan was regularly shown on the wgntv show ray rayner and his friends even though rayner would frequently read onair letters from children requesting that he get other cartoons. Ray rayner and his friends is colorcast weekdays from 7 to 8 a. Ray rayner and his friends host 1964 bozos circus oliver o. Disney plus will make the simpsons available in original uncropped format in early 2020. The south park boys are on a mission in their uncensored, unstoppable season 12. Although the revival series was not considered a success nationally it lasted only one season with episodes, i have read that it did well in chicago, where it aired on wgntv channel 9.
This history of chicago tv includes footage from the childrens programs. The new york native served as a 2nd lieutenant in the army air corps during world war ii. The bastrop advertiser and county news bastrop, tex. But when the black sheep son comes home for the 45th anniversary of his parents hotel, he threatens to expose the rayburns dark secrets and shameful past, pushing his siblings to the limits of family. Project muse the golden age of chicago childrens television. Bozos circus, garfield goose and friends, and ray rayner and his friends. A few days after his passing, wgnam weekend host dean richards had a wonderful audio salute to rayner. Below is a list of my original, preos x shareware adventure games, which can still be downloaded from the following site. When ray attempted an art project usually purposley poorly accomplished one this record usually played in the background. This time i took the discs over to a friends place who has a blueray player. The idea of the jumpsuit covered with notes harks back to when rayner was still at wbbmtv his debut show on chicago television was rayner shine, where ray. The show was known as garfield goose and friend from 1952 to 1955 when it aired.
Starting in 1962, rayner began hosting his own longrunning ray rayner and his friends, which had the title breakfast with bugs bunny when he became its host. Allen swift as the voices of many puppets, the unseen captain murphy and the narrator. Ray rayner with cuddly dudley, chelveston the duck and a. Ray would pull off a note to see what was next on the shows agenda. Wgn america runs a mixture of recent and older comedy and drama series. Nov 30, 2014 ray rayner with cuddly dudley, chelveston the duck and a puppy.
In 1962, he started the role he would be best remembered for. He was known for working with wgntv and for starring in ray rayner and his friends as ray and in the bozo show as oliver o. Just ordered a copy im really looking forward to this one. According to james austins liner notes, charles called austin in december of 2003, asking if he could find the masters to an unreleased duets record ray recorded in. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Features a talk with jon romelton railroad conductor at the midcontinent railway museum. Ray rayner and his friends c 1980, wgn continental broadcasting co. Rayner with chelveston and cuddly dudley on ray rayner and his friends. The golden age of chicago childrens television kindle edition. Heres an almost complete edition of the ray rayner show on wgn.
The car that 19yearold jessica roberts and friends were traveling in, suffered this shocking experience, which knocked one person out, and left the rests hair standing on end. Ray rayner and his friends tv series 19641981 imdb. The rayburns are hardworking pillars of their florida keys community. Produced and syndicated in 1961 by upa, it was the first attempt at animating the character that had been popular since 1931 when he debuted as a newspaper strip in the chicago. Nexstar also holds a 31% interest in tv food network, llc, the discovery, ntrolled parent of food network and cooking channel. Wgn channel 9 ray rayner and his friends a visit from buster crabbe 1980 heres another cool clip from ray rayner salvaged from the dustbin of history. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. All of us who watched bozo the clown as children are sure to have some fond memories of the show. Ray rayner simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chicagoans remember the similar willingness of wgns ray rayner and his friends to demystify television by letting the viewer in on how its all made, a kind of. I created this page years ago when facebook said they were going to delete all groups. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The new howdy doody show was a revival of the iconic 19471960 nbc childrens series which aired in syndication for one season in 197677.
The golden age of chicago childrens television, and. Bloodline is a dramatic thriller that explores the demons lurking beneath the surface of a contemporary american family. A lost clip of the ray rayner show from 82577 straight from 2 quad. On his morning show, ray donned a jump suit everyday that would be covered by little notes. Ray rayner, roy brown, ned locke and the greatest of all. Wgn tv classics 2005 a look back at three of wgns most beloved television series, bozos circus, garfield goose and friends and ray rayner and his friends. Here is the opening for ray rayner and his friends a. Wgn channel 9 ray rayner and his friends nearly complete. This page is in memory of bozo the clown larry harmon. The golden age of chicago childrens television by ted. To connect with ray rayner and friends, join facebook today. If you would like to join our ray rayner and friends group, hit the sign up button above and it will take you to the group. July 23, 1919 january 21, 2004 was an american television presenter based in chicago, illinois. Wgn tv classics dean richards a look back at three of wgns most beloved television series.