[chuckinca]

The princess later became Annette

[KathieI]

Originally Posted by jimt49

Princess Summerspring Winterfall.. now she was something JimT

Jim, I agree, and we "little" girls were all jealous of her that she was on our favorite show.

I kept re-reading your post and it didn't feel right to me, wasn't her name:
"Princess Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring?" I could be wrong, but do you remember why they gave her that name? I do, oops, I'm showing my age now! :redface:

[chuckinca]

Wikipedia:


"Princess Summerfall Winterspring is a fictional character from the television show Howdy Doody.

One of several Native American characters to appear on The Howdy Doody Show, Princess Summerfall Winterspring's popularity surpassed that of her male counterpart, Chief Thunderthud. She was graceful, ponytailed, and dressed in what was considered at the time as a faithful representation of traditional tribal regalia. Her origins were of the fictional Tinka Tonka tribe.

Like everyone else on the show, she had the opportunity to interact with host Buffalo Bob in skits and segments where she was prominently featured. Along with the other female regulars on the show, she gave little girl viewers a character easier to relate to than the boyish Howdy Doody.

The royal girl bears one other significant distinction: unlike the other puppets, Princess Summerfall Winterspring became a real-life girl in 1951. Her live-action persona was played first by Judy Tyler (who died in a car accident at the untimely age of 23), then by Linda Marsh."

Annette's real name is Linda Marsh

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by chuckinca

Wikipedia:



Annette's real name is Linda Marsh

Annette Joanne Funicello was born in Utica, New York, the first child and only daughter of Virginia Albano and Joseph Funicello.

Darlene was my favorite mousekeeteer

[chuckinca]

My Bad - the princess later became Darlene of the Mickey Mouse Club

[Muncle]

Originally Posted by chuckinca

My Bad - the princess later became Darlene of the Mickey Mouse Club

Chuck, I did some checking. It seems the original Princess Summerfall Winterspring left the show early -- don't know if it was a salary dispute, ego clash, or what -- and was replaced by a human. That actress, Judy Tyler, later went on to star opposite Elvis in Jailhouse Rock. The original princess didn't fare quite so well away from Howdy (kinda like Adam on Bonanza and McLean Stevenson). I guess the highlight of her later career was when parts of her were used for Granny Clampett's pipe on The Beverly Hillbillies. She kinda burned out after that.

[redwitch]

Only on TOTV -- a thread about Lee Marvin and sorta, kinda Bob Keeshan ends up being a full discussion of Howdy Doody characters. Princess Winterspring Summerfall was okay, but my fave was Clarabell.

Now, did you know that the Mickey Mouse Club was a Communist plot to take over the minds of children? Just ask my brother (that's what he told me so he could watch American Bandstand).

[chuckinca]

When I was about 5 or so (about 1950) one kid on the block had a TV set. We would sit in front of the TV and watch the Indian test signal for about an hour and then Howdy and gang would come on for their half hour show. After Howdy the Indian test signal came back on. As far as I knew, Howdy was the only thing on TV.

[jimt49]

Kathie

Thank you for setting my seasons straight.

No, I don't know how she got her name

JimT