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:: Romper Room in Baltimore : The
quality of this video is not great -
The Opening - Kids who grew up with Romper Room in Baltimore got it unadulterated. Romper Room had its origins in Baltimore, on station WBAL back in 1953. Miss Nancy (Claster) was not only the local Baltimore hostess, she was the nationally syndicated Romper Room hostess as well. A pioneering educator, Claster created the program and trained all of the other Romper Room teachers from around the nation.
The Closing - Watch as Miss Nancy peers into her Magic Mirror and names off the kids she 'sees' in the home audience. Oddly, this Magic Mirror is a more high-tech version than the one seen in later years; every local Romper Room hostess ended the program this same way. When Miss Nancy retired in 1964, her daughter Miss Sally took over as the national hostess. ROMPER
ROOM 1953
Dr. Craig M. Berg send us this wonderful footage of his visit to Romper Room in 1953, shot with an 8mm camera. This was the first year for the show and the hostess here is the original Romper Room teacher, Miss Nancy (Claster).
Dr.
Berg writes, "February 1953 was the beginning of Romper
Room's forty year run. 'Miss Nancy' was the much adored teacher.
Her stage name was 'Nancy Rogers' but she was actually Nancy Claster,
married to the show's producer, Bert Claster. Anyone wishing to licence this footage can contact this web site and I'll pass along the contact info.
SEE ALSO:
Romper Room History Romper Room Memories Romper Room Around the USA Romper Room in Spokane, WA Romper Room in LA Romper Room in Portland, Maine Romper Room in New York City Romper Room in Chesterfield, MO Romper Room in Charlotte, NC Romper Room in Baltimore Romper Room in Evansville Indiana Romper Room in Pittsburgh Romper Room in Chicago Romper Room in Virginia Romper Room in Witchita Romper Room in Hawaii Romper Room in Cleveland
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YOU HAVE FOOTAGE, PICTURES OR STORIES ABOUT ROMPER ROOM? SEE ALSO:
Romper Room History Romper Room Memories Romper Room Around the USA Romper Room in Spokane, WA Romper Room in LA Romper Room in Portland, Maine Romper Room in New York City Romper Room in Chesterfield, MO Romper Room in Charlotte, NC Romper Room in Baltimore Romper Room in Evansville Indiana Romper Room in Pittsburgh Romper Room in Chicago Romper Room in Virginia Romper Room in Witchita Romper Room in Hawaii Romper Room in Cleveland
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The
program invariably opened with a phrase the RR ladies made
famous, "Pop goes the weasel, and the Jack-in-the-box jumps out
of his house, and that means it's time for the Romper Room school."
