Captain Penny

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Captain Penny was the host of a children's television series on WEWS-TV (Channel 5) in Cleveland, Ohio from 1955 to 1971.

Captain Penny dressed as a railroad engineer and presented a variety of old cartoons, Little Rascals and Three Stooges. The Captain Penny Show aired around noon in Cleveland from 1955 to 1971. Captain Penny’s Pooch Parade segment featured pets that could be adopted from the animal shelter.

In 1957, a second program was added in a late afternoon time slot Captain Penny's Fun House. The show featured Captain Penny (Ron Penfound), Wilbur Wiffenpoof (Earl Keyes) and other guests such as Bobo (an inflated clown). Captain Penny also hosted a 2 hour show on Saturday morning.

Mr. Jingeling made yearly appearances between Thanksgiving and Christmas beginning in 1957. He was "Keeper of the Keys" to Santa's workshop and he would tell stories about the North Pole. Mr. Jingeling was sponsored by Halle's, a local department store and also acted as Santa's representative in the store. Appropriately named Earl Keyes played the part from 1964 on even after Jingeling stopped appearing on TV.

Captain Penny would say at the end of every show, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool Mom. She's pretty nice and she's pretty smart." (This is sometimes referred to as "Captain Penny's Rule").


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