Here’s a rare publicity photo of Bob White (Bob Montgomery) and Dale Woodley, the co-hosts of Popeye’s Clubhouse. The date on the back of the photo is 1956, and there is an address label indicating this may have come from Bob Montgomery. I’ll have to do some more research about Popeye’s Clubhouse. I’ve got […]
Mel Jass was an early host of Popeye’s Clubhouse on WCCO in 1957. He is known to have hosted the program from April to August 1957 (and maybe earlier) before handing it over to Dale Woodley. Of course, today Mel Jass is best remembered as a TV pitchman and the host of Mel’s Matinee Movie for […]
This coloring page, from TV Junior, seems rather strange…
A Captain Dale Woodley “trading card” from about 1958.
Captain Bob White (Bob Montgomery) was the co-host of Popeye’s Clubhouse along with Captain Dale Woodley. Robert Leo Montgomery was born in 1928 and had a long career in broadcasting using the name Bob White. On WCCO radio, he was known as Big Bill Cash. He was a motivational speaker, and the moderator of The […]
Barbara Kline Dols was a young girl in 1958 when her Brownie troop appeared on Popeye’s Clubhouse. She is in the middle row, third from the left. Thanks to Barbara for sharing this rare photo. Another rare photo shows Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (Richard Simmons — no, not THAT one!) visiting Captain Dale Woodley […]
Starting in 1956, the Popeye cartoon series were sold to local television stations around the country and most every market had a Popeye program hosted by a local TV personality. Los Angeles had Skipper Tom Hatten and Miami had Skipper Chuck Zink. New York had Captain Ray Heatherton and Detroit had Captain Jolly. The Officer […]