The Bozo Super Sunday Show
- The Bozo Super Sunday Show
infobox television
show_name = The Bozo Super Sunday Show
caption = "The Bozo Super Sunday Show" logo
format = Children
runtime = 120 minutes 1994-1995 and 60 minutes 1995-2001
creator =
developer =
starring = Bozo the Clown
country = USA
network = WGN
first_aired = September 11, 1994
last_aired = August 26, 2001
num_episodes =
website =
imdb_id = 0254010
tv_com_id = 23949
"The Bozo Super Sunday Show" is the final version of WGN-TV's 40+ year-old Bozo series, which aired on Sunday mornings for seven seasons. It was taped in Chicago. The lead star of the show was Bozo the Clown, played by Joey D'Auria. The last "Bozo Super Sunday Show" was taped on October 25, 2000 and featured a cameo appearance by Roy Brown as Cooky the Cook, Bozo's sidekick on WGN's previous Bozo series, "Bozo's Circus" and "The Bozo Show".
In 1997 the show was retooled in an effort to make the show qualify for educational requirements.
The final Bozo television taping was the "Bozo: 40 Years of Fun!" special on June 12, 2001. It aired on July 14, 2001, featuring a guest appearance by singer Billy Corgan, a loyal fan of WGN's Bozo series, who performed Bob Dylan's "Forever Young."
The final rerun of "The Bozo Super Sunday Show" was broadcast August 26, 2001.
WGN-TV's Bozo returned to the airwaves on a two-hour retrospective titled "" on December 24, 2005. The primetime premiere was #1 in the Chicago market and is rebroadcast annually during the holiday season.
Characters
Character | Actor | Years |
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Bozo the Clown | Joey D'Auria | 1994-2001 |
Rusty the Handyman | Robin Eurich | 1994-2001 |
Professor Andy | Andy Mitran | 1994-2001 |
Tunia | Michele Gregory | 1994-1998 |
Pepper | Cathy Schenkelberg | 1994-1996 |
External links
*imdb title|id=0254010|title=The Bozo Super Sunday Show (1994-2001)
* [http://www.chicagotelevision.com/wgntv.htm History (fan website) of WGN-TV Chicago's Bozo show]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1127970 NPR Program about 40 years of Bozo]
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