Cultural Icons of Puget Sound TV Childrens Shows
The recent death of local cultural icon J. P. Patches has reminded me of other children’s TV shows I watched devotedly in the 1960s. Shari Lewis, Stan Boreson, Brakeman Bill, Captain Puget and Wunda Wunda were all entertaining and educational. Wunda Wunda was the persona of Ruth Prins who was hired by Seattle’s KING-TV. She wore a harlequin’s clown outfit (adorable) and told a story on every episode. Back in the day, my mother was too busy with siblings and housework…