In December 1971, Kent Zoya and his brother appeared on The Happy Hour on WTCN-11. Kent’s mother had her camera and snapped these photos. Kent remembers: “My brother and I were in the group of kids. I remember the lights were very hot. Each of us kids got a gift bag (you can see them […]
Phil Johnson passed away at the age of 69 on August 30, 2016. Phil was the puppeteer on The Happy Hour which ran from 1970 to 73 on WTCN, channel 11. Phil performed as “Fred” and the various puppets opposite the host, Henry Novotny. After the cancellation of the show, Phil joined Roger Aswumb as […]
Henry Novotny hosted The Happy Hour on WTCN, Channel 11 from 1970 to 1973. Henry passed away on February 15, 2016 at the age of 80. The Happy Hour was WTCN’s follow up to the Dave Lee Show. It was one of the last of the locally produced children’s shows in the Twin Cities, and […]