Ramblin' Rod

Popeye's Pier 12/The Ramblin' Rod Cartoon Show
August 31, 1964 - March 29, 1997

KPTV's most popular and longest-running children's show, Ramblin' Rod took over Popeye's Pier 12 from Addie Bobkins, and lasted more than three decades, most likely the longest run for a single host of a children's program in the United States.

Because of the long run of this show, the information is divided over four decades:

1964 - 1969

1970 - 1979

1980 - 1989

1990 - 1997

Popeye's Pier 12 BROADCAST HISTORY

AUG 1964 - : MON-FRI 5:00PM-6:00PM [LIVE]
OCT 1964 - : MON-FRI 5:30PM-6:00PM [LIVE]
DEC 1964 - : MON-FRI 5:30PM-6:00PM [LIVE]
JAN 1965 - : MON-FRI 4:30PM-5:00PM [LIVE]
MAY 1965 - JUL 1965: MON-FRI 4:30PM-5:00PM [LIVE]
NOV 1965 - DEC 1965: MON-FRI 4:30PM-5:00PM [LIVE]
FEB 1967 - AUG 1968: MON-FRI 4:15PM-5:00PM [LIVE]
SEP 1968 - DEC 1968: MON-FRI 4:00PM-4:30PM [LIVE]
JUN 1969 - NOV 1969: MON-FRI 4:00PM-4:30PM [LIVE]

Ramblin' Rod BROADCAST HISTORY

OCT 1970 - : MON-FRI 4:00PM-4:30PM [LIVE]
FEB 1971 - : MON-FRI 4:00PM-4:30PM [LIVE]
JUL 1971 - : MON-FRI 4:00PM-4:30PM [LIVE]
DEC 1971 - : MON-FRI 3:30PM-4:00PM [LIVE]
SEP 1972 - : MON-FRI 3:30PM-4:00PM [LIVE]
MAR 1973 - APR 1973 - : MON-FRI 3:30PM-4:00PM [LIVE]
AUG 1973 - : MON-FRI 3:30PM-4:00PM [LIVE]
NOV 1973 - : MON-FRI 3:30PM-4:00PM [LIVE]
JAN 1975 - SEP 1975: MON-FRI 4:00PM-4:30PM [LIVE]
SEP 1975 - APR 1977: MON-FRI 7:30AM-8:30AM
SEP 1996 - MAR 1997: SAT 8:00AM-9:00AM

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