Do you remember Elmer the Elephant?

Pat says probably not, because she watched him when she was a little kid, and she's older than all you cousins.  Anyway, here's his picture and a little bit about the show.  I think he's really a hunk!

John R. Conrad

1919-2006

Hosted '50s children's show

TV pioneer paired with `Elmer the Elephant' to deliver laughs and a positive message

February 13, 2006|By Dave Wischnowsky, Tribune staff reporter

 

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• For a generation growing up in the Chicago area during the 1950s, children's television pioneer John R. Conrad--along with his elephant pal, Elmer--was as good a reason as milk and cookies to hustle home from school each day.

On weekday afternoons from 1951 to 1956, Mr. Conrad was the host of WNBQ-Ch. 5's "Elmer the Elephant," one of Chicago's most popular children's shows of the era.