Word: kuklapolitan
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After reading your Essay on Mary Tyler Moore, a friend telephoned me to ask how I felt about my puppets becoming part of the language. I couldn't be happier (or more flattered) with your choice of "Kuklapolitan" to describe the charm and innocence of MTM. I shall miss those good friends who do bear a resemblance to Kukla's troupe (I've always thought) in their love and respect for each other...
...innocence-its almost Kuklapolitan charm, its absence of malice. Inside all the characters-Mary herself. Ted, Lou, Georgette, Newswriter Murray Slaughter, Happy Homemaker Sue Ann Nivens, Rhoda and Phyllis while they were still there-were children who coped as well as possible with an adult world, but retained a kind of wistfulness. They sniped at one an other, but without bloodshed...
...CHILDREN'S THEATER (NBC, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). "The Reluctant Dragon," Kenneth Grahame's classic about a boy who befriends a peaceful dragon and prevents St. George from slaying it, is brought to life by Kukla, Fran, Ollie and the other Kuklapolitan Players...
...Perry Como Show (NBC, 8-9 p.m.). Kukla, Ollie and their wonderfully wacky "Kuklapolitan" puppets help Perry retell the tale of the first Christmas. Color...
...network. A standard NBC item since 1948, the gentle Burr Tillstrom show originally ran for half an hour, five times a week. Then it was cut to 15 minutes, and finally, limited to 30 minutes once a week. With a new sponsor (Gordon Baking Co.), the Kuklapolitan players will go back to their five-day-a-week format...