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The Adventures of Oky Doky

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Country of origin
  
United States

First episode date
  
4 November 1948

Network
  
DuMont Television Network

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Original network
  
DuMont

Final episode date
  
26 May 1949


Starring
  
Wendy Barrie Burt Hilber Pat Barnard Dayton Allen

Running time
  
30 minutes (1948-49) 15 minutes (1949)

Original release
  
November 4, 1948 – May 26, 1949

Cast
  
Wendy Barrie, Dayton Allen

People also search for
  
The Wendy Barrie Show, Captain Video and His Video Rangers, Picture This, Howdy Doody

Genres
  
Puppet, Children's television series

The Adventures of Oky Doky is an American children's television program that aired on the DuMont Television Network on Thursdays at 7pm ET from November 4, 1948, through May 26, 1949. Sometime in early 1949, the time slot for the show went from 30 minutes to 15 minutes. In March, the show was cut back to Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:45pm ET.

Contents

The show had many similarities with Howdy Doody, including a frontier/western theme and a cowboy puppet as the title character.

Background

The puppet Oky Doky (created by puppeteer Raye Copeland) was first seen on a local New York City television station in a children's fashion show program called Tots, Tweens and Teens.

Although there are conflicting stories of when Oky Doky first appeared on local television, it seems likely that his move to network prime time was inspired by the success of the Howdy Doody show.

Plot and cast

Oky Doky ran a dude ranch where children came to play games, perform skits and watch Oky's latest adventures. In each show, Oky would get into trouble, but his magic milk pills gave him the strength to defeat the bad guys.

The cast included Wendy Barrie, Rex Trailer, Burt Hilber and Pat Barnard, with Dayton Allen as puppeteer and the voice of Oky Doky.

Broadcast changes

Early in 1949 the show's name was changed to Oky Doky Ranch and became a twice a week show, shortened from 30 minutes to 15 minutes. Oky Doky gained a new costar, a cowboy played by Rex Trailer. This did not prevent the show from being cancelled at the end of the season.

References

The Adventures of Oky Doky Wikipedia