I remember watching Curiosity Shop when it was originally broadcast on ABC-TV in the 1970s,and my favorite episode on the show was the Halloween episode in which Vincent Price was the guest star, and the subject on that episode was "Fright ". Two nights after I watched a repeat of the episode, back in 1973, I had a scary dream about him in a haunted house-type setting like the Curiosity Shop was turned into for the Halloween show.
"I know a tune that some cartoon character La La La ed on Curiosity Shop. I still hum it to myself to this day.
I have been looking for video of this show for decades. Thank God someone has finally put some clips on YouTube.
OK I have one word for all those who remember this show, Onemonapeia ( I hope I spelled it right). That was the name of my favorite puppet on this wonderful show.
I have very fond memories of this show. In fact, I think it had a large influence on my career choice in animation.
"Onomatopoeia" is the name of the multi-armed, fuzzy-faced puppet who made sound effects. His nickname was "Ono.
I loved the show at 9 years old. I not only remember the Onomatopoeia puppet...
My twin girls, in first grade, just told me that they are learning about "sound" words, and I immediately had a flashback to the "Onomatopoeia" song, which I am pretty sure I first heard on the "Curiousity Shop" all these many years ago. Here are some of the lyrics, as I remember them (yes, I even remember the basic tune): "Onomatopoeia, Onomatopoeia, it's the word you spell by ear.
Probably one of the best shows ever made for Saturday morning TV, not the usual animated dreck but a fun show that was also informative and educational. I remember best a show about horror, done for Halloween, where I first saw the unmasking scene from "The Phantom of the Opera".
