Catman_dude Member Username: Catman_dude
Post Number: 43 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 9:45 am: | |
No, I'm not talking about Harry Houdini who died in Detroit. But there was a kids TV show magician who wore a colorful and sparkly turban and usually called up his puppet snake from a basket on his magician's table. I used to watch him during the early/mid 70's. I remember him visiting Wonderland Mall and hundreds of kids showed up to see him. If I remember correctly, his name, was an obvious take-off of Houdini's name and started with a "W" so I suppose it's Whodini. I cannot find him in any of the Detroit links nor in searching the Detroityes website. Any info appreciated. |
Pam Member Username: Pam
Post Number: 606 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 10:07 am: | |
I think he was on the Bozo show. |
Catman_dude Member Username: Catman_dude
Post Number: 44 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 10:16 am: | |
He could have started on Bozo's show but I remember him having his own show. |
Jams Member Username: Jams
Post Number: 4058 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 10:16 am: | |
Paging Ed_Golick |
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner
Post Number: 312 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 10:18 am: | |
yes it was Mr Whodini from Bozo. |
Ed_golick
Member Username: Ed_golick
Post Number: 466 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 10:57 am: | |
Mr. Whoodini, played by Larry Thompson, was on CKLW"s Bozo show, plus he had his own show, "Funtime Magic Shop." Thompson owns a company that provides creative school assemblies to area schools. |
Genesyxx Member Username: Genesyxx
Post Number: 606 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 12:03 pm: | |
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Rustic Member Username: Rustic
Post Number: 2887 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 12:21 pm: | |
the freaks come out at night (Message edited by rustic on November 01, 2006) |
Iseries840 Member Username: Iseries840
Post Number: 270 Registered: 08-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 12:33 pm: | |
Friends How many of us have them? Friends Ones we can depend on Friends How many of us have them? Friends Before we go any further, lets be Friends* Is a word we use everyday Most the time we use it in the wrong way Now you can look the word up, again and again But the dictionary doesnt know the meaning of friends And if you ask me, you know, I couldnt be much help Because A friend is somebody you judge for yourself Some are ok, and they treat you real cool But some mistake kindness for bein a fool We like to be with some, because they're funny Others come around when they need some money Some you grew up with, around the way And you're still real close too this very day Homeboys through the Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall And then there's some we wish we never knew at all And this list goes on, again and again But these are the people that we call friends When we first went out together, we barely knew each other We had no intentions, on becoming lovers But in no time at all, you became my girl Me and you, one on one, against the world Talkin on the telephone for hours at a time Or else I was at your house, or you was at mine Then came the arguements and all kinds of problems Besides making love, we had nothing in common It couldnt last long because it started out strong But I guess we went about the whole thing wrong Cause out of nowhere it just came to an end Because we became lovers before we were friends *Friends How many of us have them? Friends Ones we can depend on Friends How many of us have them? Friends Before we go any further, let's be Friends* You say you and your girlfriend were so tight You took her out with you and your guy one night She even had a set of keys to your home And you shared mostly everything you owned But as she shook your hand, she stole your man And it was done so swift, it had to be a plan Couldn't trust her with cheese, let alone your keys With friends like that you dont need enemies You wonder how long it was all going on And your still not sure if your man is gone You say, well if she took him he was never mine But deep inside you know thats just another lie And now you're kinda cold to the people you meet Cause of something that was done to you by some creep But nevertheless, I'll say it again That these are the people that we call friends *Friends How many of us have them? Friends Before we go any further, lets be Friends* *Friends How many of us have them? Friends One's we can depend on Friends How many of us have them? Friends Before we go any further, lets be Friends* *Friends How many of us have them? Friends One's we can depend on Friends How many of us have them? Friends Before we go any further, lets be Friends* |
Catman_dude Member Username: Catman_dude
Post Number: 45 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 1:47 pm: | |
Taking a clue that the name includes TWO "o"'s, as Whoodini, then I was able to come up with this article at: http://www.mobileedproductions .com/articles/newsarticle13104 .htm [quote]Considering his background as a magician, it seems only natural that Thompson would turn nothing into something. Not only has Thompson, 61, been a teacher, a TV performer and a magician, he was all three at the same time. "I have," he says, "no problem working." Thompson taught junior high and high school in Livonia, eventually becoming the director of student activities for the district. He retired in 1990. Early in his teaching career, Thompson was also a performer on kids' TV shows. A magician, he had his own show, "Magic Shop," for two years, ("around 1965 and '66," he says) on what was then CKLW-TV, Channel 9 in Windsor. The station also produced the area's Bozo the Clown show, and eventually it combined Thompson's show with Bozo's. "I side kicked for nice years" as Mr. Whoodini on "Bozo's Big Top." During the show's final two years, it aired on Detroit's Channel 2 and was syndicated in other markets. All the while he was teaching industrial arts and drafting in Livonia and doing magic shows on weekends. "Then when the TV thing dried up, I started Mobile Ed," Thompson says. Having sat through enough school assembly programs that were less than scintillating, he swore he wouldn't repeat their mistakes. "Making education fun is a priority," Thompson says. His company's slogan is "Education Through Entertainment."[/quote] Thanks, everyone. Ed, is there a blurb or anything re: Mr. Whoodini on your Detroit kids TV shows website? |
Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior
Post Number: 3054 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 1:51 pm: | |
LOL at Genesyxx, Rustic and Iseries840 !!! "Some say its art, some say its a shame....." |
Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior
Post Number: 3055 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 1:51 pm: | |
LOL at Genesyxx, Rustic and Iseries840 !!! "Some say its an art, some say its a shame....." |
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin
Post Number: 3116 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 2:00 pm: | |
*Funky Beat...Funky Beat...Funky Beat....* |
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey
Post Number: 116 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 2:08 pm: | |
I was on the Bozo show when I was a kid. I won the treasure chest. Anyone here know how I might obtain a video of that show I was on? I remember we drove to Canada for the taping. |
Ed_golick
Member Username: Ed_golick
Post Number: 467 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 3:51 pm: | |
Spacemonkey, The Bozo shows don't exist. Art Cervi, Detroit's best Bozo (and, in my opinion, the best in the country), has a handful of shows on 2" Quad tape. That's all that exist. CKLW recycled the tapes until they wore out, then they were tossed. Cartman_dude, Nothing yet on my website on Bozo or Mr. Whoodini, but they will eventually be covered. For the holidays I will be posting some amazing footage of Detroit's favorite TV Captain on a tour of Downtown Detroit's favorite department store. |
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