Daily kids TV cartoon show debuted on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC on Monday evening October 5, 1953. Singing Bandleader/ songwriter/ musician and DJ Ted Steele was the program's first host/ performer. Mr. Steele seemed ill suited to be MC for reruns of old movie cartoons and he left the series following the Thursday July 1, 1954 broadcast of the show. Shari Lewis was hired to replace Mr. Steele.