Time for Beany
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Time for Beany is an American children's television series, with puppets for characters, which was broadcast locally in Los Angeles starting on February 28, 1949, and nationally by the improvised Para
Characters from left to right: Beany, Captain Huffenpuff, Dishonest John, Hopalong Wong, Honey Bear, Cecil
Stan Freberg
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Stan Freberg was an American actor and entertainer.
Time for Beany
…Clowny, appeared in early episodes, but was later unused. The principal voice actors and puppeteers were Daws Butler (Beany and Captain Huff'n'puff) and Stan Freberg (Cecil and Dishonest John). The writers were Charles Shows, Bill Scott, and Adam Bracci. The puppets were presented against simple sets or crude…
Freberg in 1956
Freberg in an early 60s publicity photo
Theater for the ear: Freberg strikes a pose, 1962
Freberg with his second wife at the Annual Annie Awards, 2014