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Each balloon featured a painted sketch of Do-Bee. Do-Bee balloons were made available for purchase to the public. Don't Bee' to show children exactly what they should not do. He was noted for always starting his sentence with 'Do Bee', as in the imperative 'Do be' for example, 'Do Bee good boys and girls for your parents!' There was also a 'Mr. Do-Bee was an oversized bumblebee who came to teach the children proper deportment. The hostesses were always addressed as 'Miss', The show also had a mascot, Mr. Many of the hostesses had prior experience working with small children and many were former kindergarten teachers.Įtiquette was a focus of Romper Room. The young cast, which ranged from four to five years old, was rotated every two months. The hostess (or sometimes the children in cadence) would ask, 'Mr. The hostess and her group of children then embark on 30 or 60 minutes of games, exercises, songs, story-telling and moral lessons, which were regularly accompanied by background music.

Originally filmed in Baltimore from its inception in 1953, Romper Room eventually moved its broadcast facilities to Chicago and then moved back to Baltimore in 1981.Įach program opens with a greeting from the hostess and the Pledge of Allegiance in American broadcasts. Kids would be on waiting lists for years (sometimes before birth) to be on the show. For some time, local shows all over the world used the same script but with local children some affiliates, starting with KWEX-TV in San Antonio, translated the scripts into Spanish for local airings.

#Rumpus room toledo series#

Romper Room was a rare case of a series being both franchised and syndicated, so local affiliates- Los Angeles and New York being prime examples-could produce their own versions of the show instead of airing the national telecast.

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