Back then, Howdy Doody was just a voice that Smith did on the radio. When Smith appeared on the television for the first time it was on a program called the “Puppet Playhouse” on December 27 ...

In 1954, as a young and relatively unknown actor, he took on a small role in the Canadian children’s show The Canadian Howdy Doody Show. The show was the Canadian adaptation of one of the most popular ...