BOZO says HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Love this 1966 BOZO Ben Cooper Halloween mask!  I also have the costume and box.  8^)

MORE BOZO!

Just added this to my collection...the 1966 Whitman BOZO Frame-Tray puzzle!  8^)

BOZO!

BOZO's CIRCUS!

Love these "behind-the-scenes" pics of BOZO's CIRCUS!  I grew up watching this show, which was on Chicago's WGN-TV...Monday through Friday...live at 12 Noon.  Here's BOZO (Bob Bell) and COOKY (Roy Brown) posing with a couple of studio audience members, after that day's show.  8^)

OFFICE/STUDIO DECOR!

 The 1960s BOZO Bop Bag!  8^)

MY 1968 HASBRO GUMBALL MACHINES!

POPEYE...BOZO...FRED FLINTSTONE and MICKEY MOUSE! "Thanks for the gumball, Popeye!" 8^)

OFFICE/STUDIO CLOSET DOOR!

WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE CLOWN?

BOZO BOP BAG!

Picked up the re-issued 1960s BOZO bop bag yesterday at Big Kid Collectables in Sherman Oaks, CA! They have a few left, so if you want one...get over to Big Kid at the corner of Burbank Blvd. and Hazeltine fast! Below is a neat vintage Christmas pic that shows the BOZO bop bag next to the tree.

"MR. BOB" TRENDLER DIES AT 99

"Mr. Bob" Trendlar, the bandleader of the Big Top band on WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus during the 1960s and 1970s in Chicago, passed away today at the age of 99. Bob Trendler is shown above, wearing the white band uniform, in a 1968 Bozo's Circus publicity photo. He was part of a truly great era of Chicago TV!

Love these 1960s BOP BAGS...especially the BOZO, BATMAN, YOGI BEAR, BULLWINKLE and FRED FLINTSTONE!

Dropped off a few more pieces of art today at BIG KID Collectable Toy Mall & Retro Store in Sherman Oaks, CA (see photos)! Makes great last-minute Christmas gifts! BIG KID is located at 14109 Burbank Blvd. (Hazeltine & Burbank Blvd.) in Sherman Oaks. Stop in and see Dave, Nick and Jill today or call 818-785-9208!

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CLASSIC CHICAGO KIDS TV!

Here's a photo for blog readers that grew up in the Chicago area during the 1970s. It's WIZZO and BOZO from WGN-TV's, BOZO's CIRCUS! WIZZO was played by magician, MARSHALL BRODIEN and the legendary BOB BELL was BOZO to millions of Chicagoland children.

BOZO PUZZLE!

Love this 1966 BOZO THE CLOWN Frame Tray Puzzle by Whitman!

ANOTHER BOZO's CIRCUS RARE PHOTO!

Here's a photo taken from the studio audience for WGN-TV's BOZO's CIRCUS. This looks to be about 1981 or 1982. It also appears that this photo was taken during the set-up of the show's Grand Prize Game. That's FRAZIER THOMAS in the light-colored sport coat, and BOB BELL as BOZO in the background.

MORE BOZO's CIRCUS CLASSIC PHOTOS!

Here's a couple of more classic photos from WGN-TV Chicago's BOZO's CIRCUS! Both photos are from the late 1960s and feature BOZO (Bob Bell) and OLIVER O. OLIVER (Ray Rayner).

BOZO's CIRCUS VISIT - 1967

Here's something for blog readers who grew up in the Chicago area during the 1960s and 1970s...just like me. As the studio audience would file out of the studio after seeing BOZO's CIRCUS live at WGN-TV, BOZO and other cast members would pose for photos with kids that were there at the show that day. Here's a great photo of BOZO (Bob Bell in center), OLIVER O. OLIVER (Ray Rayner on left) and SANDY (Don Sandburg on right) with a group of lucky kids! The photo is dated November 1967. What a great era of Chicago kids television!

CLASSIC CHICAGO KIDS TV - GREAT MEMORIES!