Cambridge, MA

When the show\'s name popped into my 79-year-old head this morning, I was delighted to discover your website. Thank you for the happy memories of good cheer that you once brought us and best wishes for the future!

Tucson, Arizona

I was delighted to find these you tube videos. Even before I viewed the first one, the theme song sprang into my mind. I watched the Kuklapolitan players as a young girl and it was wonderful to meet up with the gang again. I had no favorites but maybe I might just have a soft spot in my heart for Beulah and Cecil Bill. I often think that Mr. Roger\'s Lady Jane Fairchild put me in mind a little of Beulah. Thanks so much for this website!

San Diego CA

As a small child, I watched KFO on a tiny black and white TV and loved them wholeheartedly. As a teenager, I would sneak out of bed after my parents were snoring, tiptoe into the living room and watch Jack Paar\'s Tonight Show with the sound turned down low. On the night of 8/15/1961, his guest was Burr Tillstrom. They discussed the news of the erection of the Berlin Wall, and then Burr, sitting in his chair and using only his hands with no costume or stage, did a silent play that showed the separation of two people as the wall went up. I was in tears as he finished. It was the first time that a world event reached out and touched me.

Chicago Illinois USA

Yes I remember!

Jackson Heights, NYC, NY

I loved the show...I remember watching the five minute show. I took puppets and marionette characters very seriously and if they were sick or hurt I was pained. At that very young age I simply allowed myself to believe in their reality. In their happiness and pranks. Kukla and Ollie were real to me. And interacting with Fran tied it all together beautifully. My memory of the show is total enjoyment.

Seattle

So glad we found you! We watched the Gene Rayburn / college episode on our Saturday Morning live stream, and laughed more than we EVER have on our show! I remember KFO from the CBS Children\'s Film Festival in the 1970s, but I had no idea of your deep roots in TV history. You are making NEW fans!

Elma, Wa

I remember a radio show, Kukla, with Fran and olly; and then a television show when I was a bit older. I appreciate it fun it made for me as a small child.

Minneapolis

I\'m 73 and originally from Chicago. And - be still my heart -I loved Kukla, Fran and Ollie! But, my poor husband..I continue to tweak his nose (like Ollie\'s mouth) and yell \"Kukla!!!\" Poor guy...

Rice Point, Prince Edward Island ( formerly from Chicago)

My mother took me to the studio in 1957 to watch the show. Fran and the puppets all waved and said Hi to me. I think they put the camera on my mother and me. Mom was not a big fan of television in those days but always watched the show with us.

Eutawville SC

Born in Atlanta in 1946, we had television as long as I can remember. The first thing I can remember is Kukla Fran and Ollie. I am now 74 and have great memories of the shows.

St. Louis

I used to be glued to my TV as a kid in Milwaukee. We turned out socks into Ollie and made up our own stories. What a joy to watch these again & remember all the Kuklapolitans I had forgotten. I also remember Burr on \"That Was The Week That Was\". His political puppetry was inspirational! You\'re welcome, Jim Henson.

Connecticut

Hi; I just found this! Tell me, is there any chance of obtaining file(s) for the shows that Robert Q. Lewis appeared in ? I am an administrator for a FB group of his fans, and they would be really thrilled! Please let me know and thanks for maintaining this list for a show I remember very fondly!
Trish

Santa Cruz, CA

I grew up in Fall River, Mass. watching TV stations from Providence RI in the early years. I was lately doing some research on the earliest childhood memories an older adult can access. Mine (age 2, 1949) is of my father Gilbert bringing home a boxy Admiral TV and heaving it onto the living room table. When he turned it on, there was Kukla Fran and Ollie. My conscious life started with them. Bless you, Burr Tilstrom!

Saratoga New York (formerly Toronto, Ontario)

The entire show was great I really miss \"destination TV\". Have never forgotten how good it made you feel as a kid. There was one episode where a movie featured two asian kids in China or Japan that were best friends but got separated at the end due to one moving away. Does it ring a bel? It\'s haunted me my entire adult life.
Thanks
Jeff

Tallinn, Estonia

“Ollie Bakes a Cake” was one of my favorite childhood books, now it’s one of my children’s favorites many years later! I had no idea there was more to the story than that book! We are now new fans of the show :)

I meant I am 87 not 83 !!!!

West Palm B FL

Ollie is STILL my idol. I am 83.

Martinsville, IN

I loved Kukla, Fran and Ollie. One particular show in the 1960\'s was the one that they showed the short film, \"The Red Balloon\". It is still one of my favorites.

Mt Pleasant, SC

In 1964 I was a cameraman at The NY Worlds Fair where RCA TV had a color TV studio. We did a series of KF&O shows taped in RCAcompatible color. Burr Tillstrom and Fran Allison interacted with The Kuklapolitan Players. I was a cameraman on the shows, Mel Smith

California

My mom used to refer to Mrs. Bufforfington when someone was putting on airs. I still think of that reference to this day. \"Who does she think she is -- Mrs. Bufforfington?\"