"Hey, kids, what time is it?" It's time to add Buffalo Bob Smith to this thread. Did he really think he could sing? Well, at least he tried. Buffalo Bob, born Robert Schmidt in Buffalo, New York, hosted The Howdy Doody Show from 1947 to 1960. He also voiced Howdy Doody for the first seven seasons before being replaced by Allen Swift. The show's theme song, It's Howdy Doody Time, was written by Edward Kean, set to the tune of Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay and sung in each episode by the kids in the "Peanut Gallery."
Buffalo Bob and Howdy Doody recorded the theme for a 1971 EP cleverly titled It's Howdy Doody Time!