Those of us born before or during the Truman administration may have fond memories of an early TV program called “Kukla, Fran and Ollie.” It was a charming, low-key puppet show, much of it improvised with only the barest outline of a script. Many people considered it to be one of the best shows of the 1950’s, along with Ernie Kovacs. KFO may have been the first instance of children’s television programming that could just as easily be appreciated by adults. Among the show’s many admirers were James Thurber, Orson Welles, John Steinbeck, Tallulah Bankhead, Milton Caniff, and Adlai Stevenson.
I was describing it recently to one of our (much younger) children’s librarians, who naturally suggested it might be available on youtube.com. Well, of course it is, and you can view a sample program from 1954 at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTN8SF4MvmA
Oh, and for you Ernie Kovacs fans—he’s on youtube, too.
By RG at Main Reference
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