Buffalo Bob Smith’s opening welcome, “Hey, kids, what time is it?” produced the response “It’s Howdy Doody time!” from the Peanut Gallery, as the studio audience was known. The ...

Buffalo Bob Smith and "Howdy Doody." In 1972, WGR-TV left Barton Street and moved into its current facilities at 259 Delaware Avenue. General Cinema Corp. purchased WGR-TV in 1983, and the station ...