''Foodini the Great'' is an early CBS

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. A 15-minute

puppet show Puppetry is a form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets – inanimate objects, often resembling some type of human or animal figure, that are animated or manipulated by a human called a puppeteer. Such a performan ...

, it was performed live at 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday from August 23, 1948, to June 23, 1951. The show was originally titled ''The Adventures of Lucky Pup'', but Foodini the magician and his assistant Pinhead proved to be so popular the show was renamed. There were Foodini

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from

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, as well as records, greeting cards, toys, and magic sets. The comic books are named ''The Great Foodini'', ''Adventures of Foodini the Great'', and ''Pinhead and Foodini''. The

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holds several

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recordings of this series, including a few episodes from 1948.

External links

The Great Foodini
(fan site)

(fan site)
Pinhead and Foodini at the Paley Center for Media
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