The Peanut Gallery

 

When I was a little girl, and TV was a new concept, one of the first television shows I remember is the Howdy Doody Show with Buffalo Bob Smith.  Howdy was a puppet, and there were other memorable puppet characters on the show.

 

 

 

Buffalo Bob played the piano and sang songs with the "Peanut Gallery" composed of a group of little kids.  Those children were the envy of all of us watching the show at home.  To this day, the word "peanut" is often a name given to a small child.

 

 

 

All of us were "peanuts" at one time.  Chantelle and Heather were two of the cutest "peanuts".

 

 

 

Reese is a hat loving "peanut" who also likes trains.

 

 

 

Maddie is a dancing "peanut".

 

 

 

I was a patriotic "peanut".

 

 

 

Adam was a swimming "peanut".

 

 

 

Heather, Adam and I pretended we were in the Peanut Gallery one day at Sea World.

 

 

 

Here's Duane----a very serious "peanut".

 

 

After I married Duane, I found out that his granddaughter, Valerie had the nickname of "Peanut".  Maddie knew a fellow "peanut" when she saw one.

 

 

 

Some of us with Howdy Doody roots never grew up!