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- This daily WBKB channel 7 Chicago program was always on at 10am, Monday thru Friday. Aimed at preschool children, this show featured some of the most zaniest characters gathered around. All the creation of Terry Bennett, the host of the show. Imagine a home where everything is turn upside down. The doors, the tables, the window, everything. A living puppet named Pamela, played by Terry's real wife, Joy Bennett, could always be found at Jobblewocky Place. Along with a assortment of hand puppets and dummies created by Frank Marshall, the famous maker of wooden figures. Red Flannels, (Terry's 1st ventriloquist dummy), Timothy Timber (a sailor), Three Smart Men (3 heads on a shelf), Uncle Louie (a talking picture on the wall), Bertran Turtle, Mr. Shoe, a talking shoe (shoes have tongues so they should talk), Mr. Head (a box with a voice), Mr Engineer, Rusty Hinges (Red's nemesis), and a few others, were always present at Jobblewocky Place and all voiced by Terry Bennett himself. During the shows run Terry often wore a plain white or black shirt with a huge letter "J" on the front of it. Even though the skits were zany, they always taught good morals and good clean fun. Though some of the bits may have been over preschoolers young minds, they were always funny. As most of the time you would hear the camera crew and backstage laughing at the skits. Jobblewocky went off the air in 1961 despite excellent ratings. Terry Bennett went on to do the television show The Wacky World of Mr. B (1962)).
- Here's Geraldine (1957) is a children's show that was a half-hour long. It debated on 22, April 1957. It was broadcast weekdays. Monday through Friday on WBKB-Channel 7. Here puppets were brought to life to entertain children and grownups with songs, stories, and just clean fun. James E. Stewart, known as "Jim" on the show would play a musical instrument and sing songs along with the puppets. The main character was Geraldine the giraffe. Puppeteer Rosemarie Stewart, known as "Bud", provided the voices and operated all the puppets on the show, including Geraldine. Other regular puppet characters were Pearl the Squirrel, Virgil the Vulture, Pierpont Crocodile, and Helen Hippo, who loved to sing opera. John the Duck was an unseen character that always made his presents known with his off screen quacking. Early shows were written by Jim and Bud. This practice was later changed to ad-lib to give the show a unrehearsed feel. Jim was granted permission to rewrite the song "Be Kind To Your Parents" and use it for the Here's Geraldine Theme. The rewritten song became a recorded children's record. Probably the best remembered thing about Here's Geraldine is the theme song. Here's Geraldine sadly left the air in 1965. During its run it managed to win a local Emmy Award for "Best Children show".
- Paul Crump, age 22, was caught up in a failed robbery with four other black men and was sentenced to die in the electric chair. Friedkin so believed in Crump's innocence that he made The People vs. Paul Crump in order to save his life.
- A popular Chicago WBKB channel 7 (later WLS) travelogue talk-show about peoples trips all around the world. Jim Stewart hosted the show and would introduce a guest that has traveled to, usually, some far off country. Safaris, boat trips, mountain climbing, and fishing trips were often shown also. Many of the guests were local non-celebrities, but occasionally some actor, sports figure, or other renown well-known would talk about their trip and share their experience from their travels. Films and photos of these journeys were shown during conversation with Jim and guest. Sometimes Jim Stewart narrated during the films. Occasionally Jim would show one of his own family trips on the show. This program was seen several times in a week. During an evening week day and on Saturday night around 9pm.
- A half hour comedy about the zany antics that happened all around Mr. B. and how he dealt with it. If it could go wrong it did. Everyday simple things would always turn into something that takes longer to accomplish.