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Bozo now ranks among the people and things Chicagoans of a certain vintage speak of with fondness — Frango Mints, Mike Royko, Marshall Field’s, Riverview, ChicagoFest and Harry Caray — because the show represents a time when the city itself felt simpler and more local.
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Bozo isn’t black or Al Capone, so let’s just forget about him say the progressive socialists.
Never gone Pritzker is the Springfield clown
Bozo(s) is synonymous with Chicago.
Bob Bell was in my mind the best, and should have been, the only Bozo.
I have to admit, when I saw the headline I thought it was a reference to Brando for some reason.
For us boomers who grew up around Chicago, Bozo is truly indelible.
Don’t forget Cooky the Clown-Wizzo the Wizard-Ringmaster Ned Sandy-Oliver O. Oliver-For a short time Clod Hopper-Elrod T. Potter-Mr Bob and later Frazier Thomas. I remember coming home at lunchtime from school and watching it live. I will tell you later where the term Right here Bozo came from and how it happened on live TV. Can’t mention it here.
Many stories about some of the colorful language alleged to have come out of the mouths of some of those kids live, such as “cram it, clown.” Not sure if they are urban legends or not.
Story i heard was. kid swears, Bozo states “That’s a Bozo no no”, kid ” Cram it Clownie”. Of course a classmate’s brother saw it on TV, Haha. Family did the put in ticket request. Not sure how many years it took, at least 8 maybe 10. Was only time parents let us miss a day of school without being deathly ill or having chicken pox. I was probably 12 so not that big of a deal to me. The act was a lame acrobat act, I started to boo. My dad gave me a shot to the chest that… Read more »