The Bozo Show

The Bozo Show is an American television series for children. It was a locally made program that was broadcast on WGN-TV in Chicago. "The Bozo Show" was also broadcast nationally on WGN America. The series was based on the children's record book series, "Bozo the Clown" by Capitol Records. It aired from 1960 to 2001.
The series is a local version of the internationally franchised "Bozo the Clown" format. It is also the longest-running version in the franchise. "The Bozo Show" is known as the most popular and successful locally produced children's program in the history of television. It aired under this name for 14 of its 40+ years. Other titles were Bozo, Bozo's Circus, and The Bozo Super Sunday Show.
The series starred Bob Bell as Bozo, Ned Locke as Ringmaster Ned, Ray Rayner as Oliver O. Oliver, Bob Trendler as Mr. Bob and Don Sandburg as Sandy.