How about that song Gene London would sing at the beginning of each show "come on in to the general store, we've got licorice..." that's about all I remember of it. Also, everytime the song ended, a box filled with confetti would fall on his head... Sheesh. this post really brought back some early tv memories.

Happy the Clown would have been a pretty serious gut-puncher, I truly believe. He could have made Gene London cry. Channel Six in general had more street-hardened children's show hosts.

In a newsroom brawl, though, I might put my money on the old Channel 3 team. Vince Leonard had a kind of no-nonsense military bearing and could have slapped the toupe right off Facenda's head. Big Al Meltzer had an enormous reach and I think would have overcome any height advantage that Bill Hart gave Channel 10. And Malcolm Poindexter had the battle-scarred face of the veteran pugilist. I am positive that neither Bill Baldini nor Cathy Gandolfo wanted any part of him.

I would pay megabucks to watch such a faceoff.

Uncle Pete "Boyle" (yes, he was actor Peter Boyle's Dad) had
them all beat, hands down, because he showed the Our Gang
comedies.

My other great love was Chief Halftown!

Gene London's Father was a sub at my middle school one year... Austin meehan 6th grade , no joke.

Any body remember Kukla, Fran and Ollie? Not sure if it was local or not.

All the kids knew that the box would drop. But what they didn't know, (and they would wait excitedly with bated breath) would the box be filled with confetti, or would it be empty.

They don't make suspense like that anymore!

I'm pretty sure that was a national show, carried in late afternoon in Philly. Of course, Bertie the Bunyip and Willie the Worm were local puppet shows. Remember Wee Willie Webber's puppet friend Elmo Wiffleweather, who delivered the forecast every morning on "Breakfast Club?"

"Television Kitchen" with Florence Hanford. Very local. I recall very slow-moving summer afternoons catching Bernie Hermann on the "Dialing For Dollars" movie.

Chief Halftown used to co-host the Phillies pre-game show one year with Clay Dalrymple. Now there is a duo that probably never expected to be working together.

Great memories..thanks. Growing up in Philadelphia during the 60' & 70's was the greatest..I was on the Uncle Pete Christmas show and I remember how amazed I was that Santa Claus knew what my name was (duh)...

gum drops, sour balls, anything that you're hankering for you'll find at Cartoon Corner General Store.

You can write Mr. London in sunny Florida. He's a nice man. He was ill for a bit. He loves getting letters from old Philly kids. That dude had one imagination, but could not draw for crapolla. So said my mom the Moore graduate.

Mr. Dibbly was a mean boss, and Debbie Dibbly was she hot? I forget? Then again I was busy playing with my ****LIDDLE KIDDLES****. Pre that lousy little poser Polly Pocket. Man, Liddle Kiddles came in perfume bottles, and lockets. I had em all. My brother's had that Stretch Armstrong. You get boinked by a snapping Stretch Armstrong enough ya get a bruised head.

Barry The Barometer still is my all time love. Heck, with Captain Noah. I liked his barometer.