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Kukla, Fran and Ollie
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| Kukla, Fran and Ollie | |
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| Premiere | locat debut October 13, 1947 national debut January 12, 1949 |
| Finale | August 30, 1957 |
| Creator | Burr Tillstrom |
| Network/Provider | WBKB Chicago (Junior Jamboree)
NBC (1949-1954) ABC (1954-1957) |
| Style | 30-minute/15-minute children |
| Company | Burr Tillstrom Copyright Trust |
| Seasons | 10 |
| Origin | USA |
| Official Site | Kuklapolitan |
Kukla, Fran and Ollie is a children's program which aired on NBC and ABC. The program was largely improvised by creator/puppeteer Burr Tillstrom and hostess Fran Allison. The program, originally called Junior Jamboree in its pre-network period, originated from Chicago.
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Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Burr Tillstrom | Kukla | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Oliver J. Dragon | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Fletcher Rabbit | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Mme. Ophelia Ooglepuss | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Buelah Witch | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Cecil Bill | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Colonel Crackie | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Mercedes | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Doloras Dragon | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||
| Olivia Dragon | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||
| Fran Allison | Fran Allison | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Crew
| Member | Duration | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musical Director | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Jack Fascinato | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Carolyn Gilbert | * | * | |||||||||
| Caesar Giovannini | * | ||||||||||
| Musician | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Earl Backus | * | ||||||||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBKB-TV | ||||||
| Season One | October 13, 1947 | July 16, 1948 | — | |||
| NBC | ||||||
| Season Two | November 29, 1948 | June 10, 1949 | — | |||
| Season Three | August 8, 1949 | June 30, 1950 | — | |||
| Season Four | August 28, 1950 | June 29, 1951 | — | |||
| Season Five | August 27, 1951 | June 27, 1952 | — | |||
| Season Six | August 24, 1952 | June 21, 1953 | — | |||
| Season Seven | September 13, 1953 | June 13, 1954 | — | |||
| ABC | ||||||
| Season Eight | September 6, 1954 | July 5, 1955 | — | |||
| Season Nine | August 29, 1955 | July 6, 1956 | — | |||
| Season Ten | September 3, 1956 | August 30, 1957 | — | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode Collections (Region 1) | ||||||
| The First Episodes, Vol. 1 | November 20, 2010 | purchase | 2 | |||
| The First Episodes, Vol. 2 | December 15, 2011 | purchase | 2 | |||
| The First Episodes, Vol. 3 | December 3, 2013 | purchase | 2 | |||
