Who Was Your Romper Room Lady?

Mine was Miss Louise. And she saw me in her mirror (after I wrote to the Doo Bee). I was so in love with Miss Louise. She did a personal appearance somewhere on Long Island and we drove out there, but when my mom saw the crowd she refused to wait. I was pretty crushed

Mine was Miss Louise.

And she saw me in her mirror (after I wrote to the Doo Bee).

by Anonymousreply 34June 16, 2020 3:34 PM

I was so in love with Miss Louise. She did a personal appearance somewhere on Long Island and we drove out there, but when my mom saw the crowd she refused to wait. I was pretty crushed but mom fully redeemed herself in many other ways over the years.

I had a non-common first name, so Miss L never saw me in the goddamn Magic Mirror, but I did get a Do-Bee card from sending in a drawing. We would use bread baskets for the posture segment, and tried to make our own Romper Stompers our of paper cups and string - they failed quickly.

My younger cousins were once in a Wonderama audience. Their personalized mini-bagel necklaces got them a lot of attention on the block.

by Anonymousreply 1June 15, 2020 5:32 PM

Miss Donna on Romper Room on KTVI 2 in St. Louis. I wrote her and received an autographed letter back as well as some trinkets, all of which I cherished for quite some time.

by Anonymousreply 2June 15, 2020 5:43 PM

[quote]and tried to make our own Romper Stompers our of paper cups and string - they failed quickly.

I had *everything* that Romper Room put out. My grandmother must have bought it for me because my parents never bought crap like that.

I had the Romper Stompers, I had the punching ball and I can't remember the other products. I loved those damn Romper Stompers! They made me feel important (oh, Mary!)

by Anonymousreply 3June 15, 2020 6:05 PM

You can imagine my surprise when I saw Equus on Broadway and the horses were walking on Romper Stompers.

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by Anonymousreply 4June 15, 2020 6:09 PM

I'm 58 and I have no idea what you are talking about???

by Anonymousreply 5June 15, 2020 6:09 PM

[quote]I'm 58 and I have no idea what you are talking about???

It was a show for pre-school/kindergarten age children who thought Captain Kangaroo was a goon and Mr. Rogers was a creepy pedophile.

by Anonymousreply 6June 15, 2020 6:16 PM

Captain 11 and Canyon Kid

by Anonymousreply 7June 15, 2020 6:19 PM

Mine was Miss Nancy, portrayed by Ruby Peterson. Back in the late 80s I had a chance to work with her in an early HIV education program aimed at young kids (Thumbs Up For Kids), where she hosted videos about such controversial subjects as hand washing, and how you couldn't get AIDS from playing, hugging, and going to school with someone who had it. She was delightful, committed, and kids related to her easily. Absolutely charming woman!

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by Anonymousreply 9June 15, 2020 6:55 PM

Miss Melania. She'd show us her tits and shove the magic mirror up her cooze.

by Anonymousreply 10June 15, 2020 7:05 PM

We had Miss Claire here in Philly. She alway made everything so special, and I could never figure out how she was talking directly to me. That mirror sure was amazing. Ah, youth.

by Anonymousreply 11June 15, 2020 7:12 PM

Miss Joan in St. Louis, although I checked in with her replacement, Miss Lois, because I liked her tits.

by Anonymousreply 12June 15, 2020 7:16 PM

Miss Winnie. She lived right down the street so we knew her. Her kids were our age and went to school with us. My brother got to go on the show, but I was too old by the time we moved to the neighborhood. There was also a show on a rival station called The Peggy Mitchell Show (obviously with Miss Peggy). Every day she'd have one kid sit with her (at a piano, if I remember correctly). She gave away a daily birthday cake and showed Gumby cartoons. Her show was cheaply produced, with none of the magic of Romper Room.

by Anonymousreply 13June 15, 2020 7:41 PM

We had Miss Marty in Wichita!

by Anonymousreply 14June 15, 2020 8:10 PM

I never watched Romper Room but I never missed Miss Frances on Ding Dong School.

by Anonymousreply 15June 15, 2020 8:41 PM

Romper Room wasn't always fun and games. Sometimes things got a bit tense.

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by Anonymousreply 16June 15, 2020 9:26 PM

Miss Barbara, in Cleveland, OH. But when she NEVER ONCE saw me in the damn magic mirror, I decided Fuck This, and watched something else.

by Anonymousreply 17June 15, 2020 9:28 PM

r17, all your mother had to do was throw a little cash Miss Barbara's way, if you know what I mean.

by Anonymousreply 18June 15, 2020 9:31 PM

Miss Lynn in Tulsa, Oklahoma

by Anonymousreply 19June 15, 2020 9:32 PM

Our host was Miss Julie, whom I adored. For a year, I was one of the studio kids on our (Rocky Mountain states) regional Romper Room program. I was a really precocious child, and at times a total ham. I got on another children's program (based in Salt Lake City) after that, called Hotel Balderdash.

by Anonymousreply 20June 15, 2020 9:33 PM

Miss Anne. Couldn’t handle the pressures of stardom and started knocking off banks with her Black Panther boyfriend.

by Anonymousreply 22June 15, 2020 9:37 PM

Yet again the ability of DL's Eldergays to remember obscure details from 60 or 70 years ago astonishes me.

by Anonymousreply 23June 15, 2020 9:42 PM

[quote]Yet again the ability of DL's Eldergays to remember obscure details from 60 or 70 years ago astonishes me.

It's common in dementia patients that they can remember things that happened years ago but can't remember what happened an hour ago.

by Anonymousreply 24June 15, 2020 9:46 PM

I found out later in life our Romper Room lady (Miss Pam) was sleeping with the guy playing Bozo the Clown, and broke up his marriage.

Ah, Live TV!

by Anonymousreply 25June 15, 2020 9:51 PM

[quote]I'm 58 and I have no idea what you are talking about

I am assuming you didn't grow up in the US, or had no TV.

Romper Room was a children's TV show concept that ran nationwide, but each area would have its own hostess.

It was basically like being in a live kindergarten class, and the hostess would always do things like hold up a magnifying glass and say "I see [list of names]" or talk about being a "Do Bee" or a "Don't Bee" kind of person.

58 would be right around the age that would remember this.....

by Anonymousreply 27June 15, 2020 9:57 PM

Apparently Miss Margaret was a hair hopper!

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by Anonymousreply 28June 15, 2020 10:02 PM

Can't remember the name of my Romper Room Miss.

I do remember Joya's Fun School on local New York Metropolitan area station.

I think it was in Friday's when Magic Garden wasn't...

by Anonymousreply 29June 15, 2020 10:08 PM

Can't remember the name of my Romper Room Miss.

I do remember Joya's Fun School on local New York Metropolitan area station.

I think it was in Friday's when Magic Garden wasn't...

by Anonymousreply 30June 15, 2020 10:08 PM

According to Wikipedia Romper Room ran from 1953 to 1994 and was also franchised internationally at various times in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Finland, New Zealand and Australia.

As to OP's beloved Miss Louise: In New York City, the first hostess was "Miss Gloria" Flood on WABC-TV for the years 1955–57. "Miss Joan" Thayer became the new hostess when it moved to WNEW-TV (now WNYW) in 1957. "Miss Louise" Redfield took over hosting duties at the same time the program moved over to WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV) in 1966. "Miss Louise" was followed by "Miss Mary Ann" Pedersen, who began filling in for Louise in the early 1970s. After Louise Redfield left in 1975, Mary Ann Pederson took over the show until 1981.

In 1981, the station took the Baltimore-based Romper Room and Friends offered in syndication by Claster Television with new host "Miss Molly" McCloskey, (born as Mary Carol McClosky, later Barber)[21] which gave the program nationwide carriage even in markets where it was not available on a broadcast station, as a result of WOR's superstation feed. Miss Molly gained a great deal of popularity. The show was aired "live" until 1985. While many local versions ended in the late 1980s and early 1990s (and some ended in the early-to-mid 1980s), nationally syndicated episodes of Romper Room and Friends with "Miss Molly" stopped airing in 1994.

by Anonymousreply 31June 15, 2020 10:08 PM

[quote]"Miss Joan" Thayer became the new hostess when it moved to WNEW-TV (now WNYW) in 1957.

Miss Joan was the one we watched in New York/New Jersey.

by Anonymousreply 32June 15, 2020 10:11 PM

R30 - Besides Magic Garden and Joya do you also remember The Patchwork Family, New Zoo Review or the local NYC hosts "Captain Jack" who showed Popeye cartoons, Office Joe Bolton who showed "Little Rascals shorts;" or the wWitch who showed cartoons and loved sneaking peanut butter sandwiches, which resulted in her getting pulled off camera by vaudeville hook because Mr Director hated peanut butter. Local TV was really fun from the 50's - the 70's

by Anonymousreply 33June 15, 2020 10:16 PM

Were the hostesses allowed to have boyfriends? Were they allowed to take the pill? Did they have weight limits in their contracts? What if one was unmarried and got pregnant?

by Anonymousreply 34June 16, 2020 3:34 PM

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