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Character from The Howdy Doody Show
Clarabell the Clown is a character who was part of the main cast on the 1947–1960 series The Howdy Doody Show.
Clarabell, who wore a baggy, striped costume, communicated through mime and by honking a horn for "yes" or "no".[1] Clarabell would also spray fellow cast member Buffalo Bob Smith with seltzer.
Three actors played Clarabell on a regular basis.
The first was Bob Keeshan, who later became Captain Kangaroo and was reputedly fired over a salary dispute in 1952.[2]
Keeshan was succeeded by Robert "Nick" Nicholson,[3] who also played the character of J.
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Lew Anderson[4] was the third and last person to play Clarabell. Anderson played the character from 1954 until the series' final episode on September 24, 1960. Anderson returned to play Clarabell in the short-lived 1976–77 New Howdy Doody Show and in the 1987 40th anniversary sp