'Studio 99 1/2'
seen weekday evenings and afternoons on WNTA Ch. 13 in Newark, N.
J. beginning on Monday evening, September 19, 1960.
Mr. Nelson and
his puppets: Danny O'Day, Farfel, 'Humphrey Highsby, Fatattteta, and
a puppet character known as David Somkind (a take-off on TV talk show
host and stage/ TV producer David Suskind) performed in a spoof of
Ch. 13's most unique TV talk show for it's time- 'Open End' (which
Mr. Suskind was hosting late at night on Ch. 13 at that time).
Nelson
would operate his puppets from a two-tier puppet stage and do fantastic
routines with them. 'Studio 991/ 2' remained on the air until the
station execs at Ch. 13 closed down 'Studio 99 1/2' for good on Friday
afternoon, June 30, 1961.