Winky Dink and You
The voice of Betty Boop launched a thousand TV screen scribbles and parental curses....
Have fun playing with your "winky dink" at home!
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Kids, with modern LED monitors, there's no longer a danger of x-rays, so come right up to the screen. Clo-o-oser! There's not enough static electricity on LED monitors to hold your magic window, but fortunately the modern LED screen is made of a special substance that wipes clean easily with any ammonia-based window cleaner, even if you use permanent-ink markers. Go ahead! Try it!
Posted by A Mindful Webworker on 01/31/12 at 01:23 PM
Wow!!! A serious blast from the past! I remember playing with this show & on-screen markers.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 01/31/12 at 02:00 PM
A little before my time, I used to watch romper room. I was 5 when sesame street came on the air.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/31/12 at 02:12 PM
A bit before my time also. Notice Jack Barry before he went on to host T.V. game shows.
My mind was warped by "Clutch Cargo".
My mind was warped by "Clutch Cargo".
Posted by KDP on 01/31/12 at 03:50 PM
No whammys!!!
Posted by Robert on 01/31/12 at 07:43 PM
A friend experimented with a magnet on the TV screen when he was little. Said it made lots of pretty colors like fireworks. He also took baby sister's crib apart with a screwdriver --- while she was in it.
Posted by ScoutC on 02/01/12 at 06:31 PM
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