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The Floppy Show (Images of America)

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In 1957, WHO-TV asked team of workers performer Duane Ellett to get a hold of an idea to help teach children how to better take care of their pets. Ellett created Floppy, a high-voiced beagle dog puppet that became his sidekick for the next 30 years. Together, the iconic duo made 200 personal appearances yearly at community festivals and events. The Floppy Show aired weekday afternoons in a part of four decades, featuring a live studio audience of children telling Floppy riddles, beeping his nose for luck, and watching cartoons. On weekends, the duo gave the impression in a lot of programs through the years, from the S.S. Popeye in earlier years to The Floppytown Gazette in the 1980s, featuring Floppy and other puppets Ellett created. Thousands of Iowans out of doors of Des Moines discovered the duo from their performances at the Iowa State Fair. Even now, 30 years after their last television appearance, Duane and Floppy still hold a warm place in the hearts of baby boomers across The usa.

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