10. Clarabell the Clown Was a Creep
The first actor to play Clarabell was a man named Bob Keeshan. Audiences may know Keeshan as Captain Kangaroo, a show he did after Howdy Doody, which aired into the 1980s. Keeshan had a disgusting ritual before tapings of Howdy Doody. “Unbeknownst to the little viewers, Cap’n Bob would take it upon himself to take out his ‘weenie,’ put a pencil under it, and wave it at Lumpy [his sidekick],” stage manager Daniel B. Morgan reported in his book, “Last Stage Manager Standing.” “Then the Captain would come through the door, greet everyone, and hang the keys on the key hook… during Bob’s final read, Lumpy pulled out his penis and began to pee on Bob’s leg.”