Wunda Wunda
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Wunda Wunda is the name of an early children's television series
that aired in Seattle, Washington
between 1953 and 1972 on Seattle NBC
affiliate, KING-TV
, channel 5.
The program starred Ruth Prins as Wunda Wunda, who read stories and sang songs with other characters on the show. She wore a princess hat and clown-like make-up, sitting on a magical rug to do most of her show. She had a magic window she used to help tell her stories, which was basically a pane of glass she marked with a felt pen. Wunda Wunda's regular guests included "Clancy the Clock" (an animated alarm clock) and a puppet drum with a face who indicated the beginning of music time.
Wunda Wunda's opening theme song went:
At the closing of each show, the last line of her theme song would change to: "Won't you come again?"
Another version, in the mid '60s went:
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
that aired in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
between 1953 and 1972 on Seattle NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate, KING-TV
KING-TV
KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center...
, channel 5.
The program starred Ruth Prins as Wunda Wunda, who read stories and sang songs with other characters on the show. She wore a princess hat and clown-like make-up, sitting on a magical rug to do most of her show. She had a magic window she used to help tell her stories, which was basically a pane of glass she marked with a felt pen. Wunda Wunda's regular guests included "Clancy the Clock" (an animated alarm clock) and a puppet drum with a face who indicated the beginning of music time.
Wunda Wunda's opening theme song went:
- Wunda Wunda is my name.
- oh boys and girls, I'm glad you came.
- We'll have fun and we'll play games.
- Won't you play with me?
At the closing of each show, the last line of her theme song would change to: "Won't you come again?"
Another version, in the mid '60s went:
- Wunda Wunda is my name.
- Oh boys and girls I'm glad you came.
- We'll have fun as I explain
- How we play our Wunda games.
- Let me take you by the hand
- And we'll go to Wonderland.
- There we'll play with every friend
- The Wunda games of "Let's Pretend".