Lot 90
The Buster Brown Gang: A comic strip until it was purchased by the shoe company and made into a radio show. The comic strip was printed between the years 1933 and 1973 and offered radio and TV premiums by the sponsor until 1956. The key trademark for the shoe company as well as the show was Buster Brown;* and, without exception, every kid could tell you that Buster lived in a shoe. Half of the thirty-minute Mc Connell show was devoted to stories of life on the frontier, treks through jungle, Robin Hood in Merry England, Sabu the Elephant Boy, or my favorite, the Genie of the Jug. The other half was pure Mc Connell and company. He chatted and sang with his guest-of-the-day and his imaginary friends. Often to the delight of the radio audience, the guest would explode in anger and run off stage due to taunts by the mischievous Froggy. The Gremlin always made a grand entrance. Mc Connell would shout, "Plunk your Magic Twanger, Frogg-ee!" and the imaginary Gremlin would become visible to the studio audience as well as the radio audience--well, you had to be a kid. Froggy's manner of speech was to constantly repeat himself. "Now I'll sing my song. I will; I will." Buster Brown was played by Little Person Jerry Marin* who also played the Lollypop Kid in the 1939 movie classic "Wizard of Oz." (He's the one who hands a lollypop to Dorothy.) To this day, Marin continues to make appearances at Wizard of Oz Festivals around the country and can be prompted quite easily to slip into his Buster Brown role. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 11" long Condition:
- Very Good Working Condition
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