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Word: flubadub (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...SMITH, 80, revered TV icon and host of the medium's first smash hit, The Howdy Doody Show; in North Carolina. Starting in 1947, the avuncular would-be cowboy (along with his famous marionette) cheerfully presided over Doodyville U.S.A.--home to such goofy characters as Clarabell the Clown and Flubadub. Howdy Doody ran for 13 years, partly a result of Smith's respect for his fans ("You can't kid a kid"). Among the show's contributions to the pop lexicon: the "Peanut Gallery" (his studio audience) and--sorry, Bart Simpson fans--"Cowabunga...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Aug. 10, 1998 | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

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