Chicago’s WBKB Channel 7 produced this daily show – created, produced and written by ventriloquist Terry Bennett – aimed at preschool children.
Everything was upside down at Jobblewocky Place – the doors, the tables, the window . . .
A living puppet named Pamela (played by Terry Bennett’s wife, Joy) lived there, along with an assortment of hand puppets and ventriloquist dummies including Red Flannels; angry little boy Rusty Hinges (Red’s nemesis); Timothy Timber (a sailor); Three Smart Men (just three heads on a shelf); Uncle Louie (a talking picture on the wall); sleepy Bertram Turtle; Mr Shoe (a talking shoe); Mr Head (a box with a voice), and Mr Engineer.
All were voiced by Terry Bennett himself.
Jobblewocky Place was one of the first children’s shows to weave education and moral lessons into a popular and entertaining format. The show consistently rated well and ran until 1961.
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