// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Dickory Doc say to the clock? You're tick-ing me off.
Dickory Doc is a local children's television series which aired from 1966 to 1969. The show was produced by Kaiser Broadcasting and broadcast on UHF Channel 48 WKBS-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and on UHF Channel 56 WKBG-TV in Boston, Massachusetts and number of other major cities. The show was created by Aldo Farnese (Dickory Doc) and Chic Laganella.
Premise
[edit]In his toy shop at the North Pole he makes toys for Santa Claus to give away on Christmas Eve. He's assisted by his puppet elves Choo-Choo, Professor Schnitzel, Jingle Jim, Little Jock, Mr. Bigsby the Buka Bird and Riddles. Supermailman, who flies in delivering mail every day and there are friends that drop by occasionally like Abby the Adorable Snowman and Puff the Flameless Dragon (A.K.A. Puffy).[1]
The show was produced and created by Aldo Farnese (Dickory Doc) and Chic Laganella (Supermailman). They both supplied most of the voices of the puppets.
Albums
[edit]Two albums were produced at the time of the show:
- Dickory Doc with All His Friends.
- More Dickory Doc Vol.2.
Recorded Under the Direction of Chic Laganella and Aldo Farnese Produced by Buzz Curtis, Music Arranged & Conducted by Dick Caruso on an independent label "Piper Records". Album liner notes by Alan Baker.
After the show
[edit]Aldo went on to play the title character in Adam Android, also created and produced by Aldo Farnese and Chic Laganella and using most of the same puppets. Unlike the cold snowy setting of the North Pole, this show took place on a spaceship.
Dickory Doc with all his Friends Album
[edit]Tracks
SIDE 1
- Theme-Introduction with Doc Choo-Choo sings “PLAYMATE”
- Doc & Jungle Jim Sing “A FROG HE WOULD A-WOO-ING GO”
- Mr. Bigsby Sings “ABC SONG”
- Doc & Little Jock Sing “FRERE JACQUES”
- Doc & Professor Schnitzel Sing “SCHNITZELBANK”
SIDE 2
- Doc Sings “THE FOX”
- Doc is Visited by Supermailman Supermailman Does “TAP DANCE”
- Doc Visits Abby—Doc & Abby sing “ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY”
- Doc Visits Puffy—Puffy Sings “PUFF THE FLAMELESS DRAGON”
- Doc & All His Friends Sing “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”
- Doc Bids Farewell and Sings “CLOSING THEME”
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Hollis, Tim (2001). Hi There, Boys and Girls! America's Local Children's TV Programs. University Press of Mississippi. p. 244. ISBN 1-57806-395-7. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- TVparty.com Dickory Doc
- IMDb Aldo Farnese
External links
[edit]- Local children's television programming in the United States
- American television shows featuring puppetry
- 1960s American children's comedy television series
- 1966 American television series debuts
- 1966 English-language television series debuts
- 1969 American television series endings
- 1969 English-language television series endings
- Culture of Philadelphia