Buffalo Bob Smith was the "front man," but Edward Kean was the guy who put the whole thing together. Kean was the primary writer. He invented the word "kowabunga!" Many of us remember that the show always began with buffalo Bob saying, "Hey kids, what time is it?" The peanut gallery would shout, "IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME!" Then, the show's theme song would come on and we would all sing, "It's Howdy Doody time, it's Howdy Doody time...." If you weren't part of it, it probably makes little sense. The Howdy Doody Show was simple and pure. It was fun for the kids and we couldn't get enough of it. Edward Kean wrote the theme song and had much to do with the direction of the show through 1955. Kean died in Michigan, he was 85.
