Talk:Sally Baker
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As an un-involved fan, I stumbled onto this article to see that it needs references. Baker and her show still get mentioned decades later.
- 89.3 KPCC 2012 [1]
- Los Angeles Times 2006 [4]
- Los Angeles Times 2000 [4]
- Los Angeles Times 1998 [5]
- tvparty.com Alexa 958,382 (undated) [6]
- uniquely-portland-oregon.com (Undated blog)[7]
ESparky (talk) 18:14, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for the references. I'm sure they'll come in handy in case editors do more research on the topic in the future. Altamel (talk) 04:45, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
References
- ^ "John Rovick, 'Sheriff John' of early Los Angeles TV fame, dies at 93". scpr.org. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
KHJ/Channel 9 had Engineer Bill, the late Bill Stulla who died in 2008. Hobo Kelly, actually actress Sally Baker in hobo disguise, was over on KCOP/Channel 13.
- ^ "Clowns who have big shoes to fill". latimes. 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
While Hobo Kelly, played by Sally Baker, peered into Southern California living rooms through her magic glasses during the 1960s, the more elusive Chuckles the Clown soon captured "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" until his untimely encounter with a peanut-crazed rogue elephant.
- ^ "Robert Lloyd on Engineer Bill: An appreciation". latimes. 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
Perhaps because of his age, which was relatively advanced even then, or perhaps just because of his horn-rimmed glasses, he seemed the most eminent of the local kids-show hosts, the boss in my mind of a complement that also included Chucko the Birthday Clown (Charles M. Runyon), Sheriff John (John Rovick) and Tom Hatten, who played "Popeye" cartoons in a nautical setting. Later there were Hobo Kelly (Sally Baker), little person Billy Barty, and Gene Moss and his jelly-bean-eating puppet pal, "Shrimpenstein," though none with quite his gravitas, to slightly overstate his effect.
- ^ a b "Pee-wee's back in the limelight". latimes. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
Children's TV was once alive with actual human beings, often accompanied by puppet friends and with a cartoon or two to present. In my own childhood, there were Engineer Bill, Sheriff John, Hobo Kelly, Tom Hatten (who dressed like a sailor and ran "Popeye" cartoons). These were "come and visit" shows, in which you entered the world of your hosts, who addressed you directly through the screen and might say your name on your birthday. This is the model of the Playhouse.
Cite error: The named reference "latimes 2006" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ "Kid Show Celebrities and the Walk of Fame". latimes. 1998-01-09. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
Salley Baker; Hobo Kelly drew 300,000 letters a year.
- ^ "Hobo Kelly: LA Kid Shows: TVparty!". tvparty. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Hobo Kelly TV Show". uniquely-portland-oregon.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.