Who was the original Romper Room lady?
Nancy Claster
Nancy Claster, who will forever remain Miss Nancy in the hearts and minds of her loyal fans as television’s original “Romper Room” teacher, died yesterday morning of cancer at her Harper House condominium in Cross Keys. She was 82.
Who was the Romper Room teacher in the 60s?
Nancy Claster, who entertained and educated a generation of children as Miss Nancy, the prototypical teacher on television’s ”Romper Room,” died on Friday at her home in Baltimore. She was 82. Her daughter, Sally Bell, who succeeded her in managing the Romper Room production company, said the cause was cancer.
Did Romper Room have a theme song?
The show used the then-popular Mattel Jack-in-the-box for its opening and closing titles, with its “Pop Goes the Weasel” theme song. The Romper Room hostess finished each program by reciting the show’s signature magical chant:”Romper, bomper, stomper, boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me do. Magic mirror, tell me today.
What did they say on Romper Room?
At the end of each broadcast, the hostess would look through a “magic mirror”—actually an open frame with a handle, the size, and shape of a hand mirror—and recite the rhyme, “Romper, bomper, stomper boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me, do.
Was there a Miss Jane on Romper Room?
Romper Room in Birmingham and “Miss Jane” The franchised children’s show ROMPER ROOM had first come to Birmingham on WBRC-TV in October 1955, with “Miss Jean” Pierce as the teacher.
Was there a Canadian Romper Room?
A U.S. program whose format was owned by Baltimore-based Bert and Nancy Klaster, Romper Room was a Canadian version of the daily half-hour program for pre-school children. Female hosts went to Romper Room School in Baltimore to learn the key elements that were to be included in each day’s program.
Is Miss Jean from Romper Room still alive?
She’s disappeared and the current staff says they have no record. She did re-marry and had the new name of “Durkee.” Sarah Durkee writes: Miss Jean of Boston’s Romper Room has been married to my dad, Bruce Durkee, for many happy years in Naples, Florida.
What TV show had the magic mirror?
The hostess of Romper Room brought out a magic mirror at the end of each show. Although she called it a magic mirror, it was really just the frame of a hand-help vanity mirror, with no glass inside. The hostess and the children would chant, “Romper stomper bomper boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me, do.
When did Romper Room end?
December 20, 1994
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