by scott-o-rama » Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:12 pm
The Uncle Bill Show was on Channel 30 weekday afternoons during the early to mid-60s. I can't remember the exact order of the shows, but I think Uncle Bill came on at around 4:00 or 4:30 -- either before or after Micky Mouse Club and Flippo Jr, which were in turn followed by Al Radka hosting The Three Stooges. Bill's last name was Curtis, and his daughter was a classmate of mine through the grammar school years.
The show seemed to be for very young kids: As a 5th grader I remember that although I would watch it sometimes -- while waiting around for the Stooges to come on -- I was already too "grown up" for Uncle Bill. I remember you could write in to Uncle Bill and then on your birthday he would read your name and age on the air while a saccharine male voice sang the Happy Birthday song. My lasting impression of Uncle Bill is that he was a soft spoken, kindhearted man who knew how to talk with little kids -- sort of a local yokel Mr. Rogers.
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The Uncle Bill Show was on Channel 30 weekday afternoons during the early to mid-60s. I can't remember the exact order of the shows, but I think Uncle Bill came on at around 4:00 or 4:30 -- either before or after Micky Mouse Club and Flippo Jr, which were in turn followed by Al Radka hosting The Three Stooges. Bill's last name was Curtis, and his daughter was a classmate of mine through the grammar school years.
The show seemed to be for very young kids: As a 5th grader I remember that although I would watch it sometimes -- while waiting around for the Stooges to come on -- I was already too "grown up" for Uncle Bill. I remember you could write in to Uncle Bill and then on your birthday he would read your name and age on the air while a saccharine male voice sang the Happy Birthday song. My lasting impression of Uncle Bill is that he was a soft spoken, kindhearted man who knew how to talk with little kids -- sort of a local yokel Mr. Rogers.