Howdy Doody Autograph

Howdy Doody is an American children's television program (with circus and Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F. Campbell and E. Roger Muir. It was broadcast on the NBC television network in the United States from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer of children's programming and set the pattern for many similar shows. One of the first television series produced at NBC in Rockefeller Center, in Studio 3A, it pioneered color production in 1956 and NBC (then owned by RCA Television) used the show to promote color television sets in the late 1950s. More about Howdy Doody

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Current items with a signature of Howdy Doody

These are the most current items with a signature of Howdy Doody that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1996 Buffalo Bob Howdy Doody & Friends Signed Card PA.$24.50logo
thumbnailBUFFALO BOB SMITH & Lew Anderson Clarabel HOWDY DOODY SHOW Dual SIGNED PSA/DNA$199.98logo
thumbnailBuffalo Bob Smith Howdy Doody Autograph Photo$250.00logo
thumbnailHowdy Doody Buffalo Bob Smith Signed Pic$75.00logo
thumbnailRARE HOWDY DOODY BIG PRIZE DOODLE LIST 1954-55 ED. -SIGNED BY BUFFALO BOB SMITH$30.00logo
thumbnailReplica 1955 HOWDY DOODY Merchandise Catalog 42/150 Signed Buffalo Bob Smith$29.90logo
thumbnail“Howdy Doody” autographed by Buffalo Bill photo disply$295.00logo
Buffalo Bob Smith created Howdy Doody during his days as a radio announcer on WNBC. At that time, Howdy Doody was only a voice Smith performed on the radio. When Smith made an appearance on NBC's television program Puppet Playhouse on December 27, 1947, the reception for the character was great enough to begin a demand for a visual character for television. Frank Paris, a puppeteer whose puppets appeared on the program, was asked to create a Howdy Doody puppet.

Bob Smith, the show's host, was dubbed "Buffalo Bob" early in the show's run (a reference both to the historical American frontier character Buffalo Bill and Smith's hometown of Buffalo, New York). At first the set was supposed to be a circus tent, but soon was changed to a western town. Smith wore cowboy garb, as did the puppet. The name of the puppet "star" was derived from the American expression "howdy doody"/"howdy do," a commonplace corruption of the phrase "How do you do?" used in the Western United States. (The straightforward use of that expression was also in the theme song's lyrics.) Smith, who had gotten his start as a singing radio personality in Buffalo, frequently used music in the program. Cast members Lew Anderson and Robert "Nick" Nicholson both were experienced jazz musicians. Read even more about Howdy Doody at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Howdy Doody

In total, we tracked 112 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Howdy Doody (Howdy Doody & Buffalo Bob Autographed Ball- Obtained in Person-Guaranteed Auth) was sold in September 2014 for $200.00 while the cheapest item (Rhoda Mann signed/autographed card HOWDY DOODY) found a new owner for $1.79 in August 2013. The month with the most items sold (6) was December 2021 with an average selling price of $27.24 for an autographed item of Howdy Doody. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2015 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.79 was August 2013. In average, an autographed item from Howdy Doody is worth $25.49.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Howdy Doody were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1953 BUFFALO BOB SMITH AUTOGRAPH HOWDY DOODY Welch's Jelly Premium Drink Glass$14.99logo
thumbnailBuffalo Bob Smith (D. 1998) Signed 1955 Howdy Doody Merchandise Catalog$9.99logo
thumbnailBuffalo Bob Smith Signed Photo - Howdy Doody - Autograph 8x10$14.95logo
thumbnailFramed Buffalo Bob Smith & Clarabell The Clown Autographed Howdy Doody Macy's Ad$102.00logo
thumbnailHowdy Doody & Buffalo Bob Smith SIGNED It's Howdy Doody Time 7 Record EYA25$45.00logo
thumbnailHOWDY DOODY BUFFALO BOB SMITH HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PAPER$20.00logo
thumbnailHOWDY DOODY BUFFALO BOB SMITH Hand-Signed/Autographed Vintage Cut;TV SHOW HOST$12.99logo
thumbnailRare Lew Anderson Clarabel HOWDY DOODY SHOW signed photo D. 2006$20.00logo
thumbnailVINTAGE HOWDY DOODY & BUFFALO BOB SMITH Hand Signed/Autographed Hang Metal Sign$85.00logo
thumbnailWill Elder Autographed Howdy Doody & Clara Bell Framed Picture$41.00logo