Romper Room 1953-1994
Did Ms. Nancy ever say YOUR name?
Romper Room was an American children’s television series that targeted preschoolers and was created and produced by Bert Claster and his presenter wife, Nancy, of Claster Television. The national version was presented by Nancy Terrell. Romper Room was also franchised internationally at various times in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Finland, New Zealand and Australia.
Kids would be on waiting lists for YEARS (sometimes before birth) to be on the show. Etiquette was a focus of Romper Room, the hostesses were always addressed as “Miss”. They would serve milk and cookies to the children and they would recite the Romper Room prayer: “God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food. Amen.”
At the end of each broadcast, the hostess would look through a “magic mirror” and recite the rhyme “romper, stomper, bomber, boo, tell me, tell me, tell me, do. Magic mirror, tell me today, did all my friends have fun at play?” She would then name the children she saw in the mirror.
She never named me!! 😂
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