![]() “I’d try to distract them, then it was ‘My mommy’s got a baby and it’s right in her tummy!’ and oh my they were precious. It may have looked like Miss Kay had her kiddie crew in step but she said there were moments during the unscripted half hour program where she almost lost it too laughing. Mothers were sitting up there and I could hear them laughing and laughing!” "The children, I loved them, and we had that booth up there. Magic Mirror, tell me today, did all my friends have fun at play? Miss Kay Lisicia looked into the Magic Mirror and recited that famous rhyme for 6 years and was the last to host the 20 year long children’s program out of the old station on Abercorn Street. Miss Kay Lisicia, born and raised in Savannah, hosted the program from 1970 to 1976. In the early years, Miss Margaret was the host followed by Miss Nancy. Romper Room aired all over the United States and here in Savannah we had our own local hosts. One program in particular was a live broadcast called Romper Room. (WTOC) - One of WTOC’s many legacies is our commitment to children’s programming. Dressup / Major Mudd / Chief Halftown / Baby Daphne / Sheriff John / Winchell & Mahoney / Fireball X-L5 / Mr.SAVANNAH, Ga. ![]() Wayne / Gene Roddenberry / Rockford Files / Sea Hunt / Superman on DVD / Toy Gun Ads / Flip Wilson Show / Big Blue Marble / Monty Hall / Carrascolendas / Mr. 1970's TV / Groucho vs William F Buckley / / TV Games / Honey Boo Boo / Lucy Shows Thanksgiving Day Cartoon Specials of the 70s / As a result, the TV station, Baltimore's WBAL, was swamped with Model of a house that was built my the construction firm my dad workedįor. "For my Romper Room show-and-tell I brought in a scale Give her a hug, well, I took maximum advantage of the opportunity! And when,Īs you see at the end of the film, she asks me if I would like to Of other children! She radiated goodness, beauty and light. Rogers' Neighborhood,' was a GODDESS to me and probably millions "Nancy Rogers (Claster), America's predecessor to Fred Rogers My mom to have me extend for an additional two weeks, and we did. On the show, for the standard two week stint. "In December of '53, at the age of four, I was one of the children Married to the show's producer, Bert Claster. Her stage name was 'Nancy Rogers' but she was actually Nancy Claster, 'Miss Nancy' was the much adored teacher. The hostess and the children would chant, Romper stomper bomper boo. Although she called it a magic mirror, it was really just the frame of a hand-help vanity mirror, with no glass inside. This was the first yearįor the show and the hostess here is the original Romper Roomīerg writes, "February 1953 was the beginning of Romper The hostess of Romper Room brought out a magic mirror at the end of each show. Berg send us this wonderful footage of his visit to Romper Why didn't it have a local Baltimore address? Or, was the Baltimore address on the mailbox for the local version (unadulterated) of Miss Nancy? I hope my questions are clear. However, when the local hostess was on vacation, and we had the filmed segments of Miss Nancy, I noticed that the mailbox was "blank" or just said "Romper Room". The mailbox on the set gave the actual address in Milwaukee. Were the syndicated versions the same films sent to various studios around the country who needed "replacement" Romper Rooms during emergencies and when the local hostess took a holiday? I just remembered the "letter/mail" segment of our local Romper Room out of Milwaukee, WI. ![]() Miss Nancy retired in 1964, her daughter Miss Sally took over as theįrom an old fan of Romper Room, now a current middle school teacher comes this question: My question is with regards to the syndicated (filmed) version of Miss Nancy, Romper Room in Baltimore. Years every local Romper Room hostess ended the program Magic Mirror is a more high-tech version than the one seen in later Although a Romper Room teacher often finds herself, early in the day, wearing a fire hat or peering into the Magic Mirror (I see Donnie. Of his house, and that means it's time for the Romper Room school."Ĭlosing - Watch as Miss Nancy peers into her Magic MirrorĪnd names off the kids she 'sees' in the home audience. Nancy Claster now comes out of healthy semi-retirement for very special on-the-air occasions she and Sally estimate that between them, they have over the years trained more than 500 Romper Room teachers. Program invariably opened with a phrase the RR ladies madeįamous, "Pop goes the weasel, and the Jack-in-the-box jumps out Of the other Romper Room teachers from around the nation. Was the nationally syndicated Romper Room hostess as well.Ī pioneering educator, Claster created the program and trained all ![]() Miss Nancy (Claster) was not only the local Baltimore hostess, she Room had its origins in Baltimore, on station WBAL back in 1953. Opening - Kids who grew up with Romper Room in Baltimore Is extremely rare and this is all we have!
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