My late, great friend Rhoda Mann is part of our new book. She was Howdy Doody's early years puppeteer! She was the voice of Mother Nature in The Year Without A Santa Claus #Rhodamann #Mothersday

 

Mother's day is coming!

I saw someone posting on one of my Rankin/Bass pages the old R/B Neca stuffed figures. I got mine signed when I brought my friends Rhoda Mann (Mother Nature) and Bradley Bolke (Jangle Bells) to the Museum of Television and Radio in NY. A few years later, I got both to appear in "We are Santa's Elves," the R/B Documentary on The Year Without A Santa Claus blu ray and dvd. 🤶🧑‍🎄🎅

I just got off the phone with my mom 😁 We are already planning the next holiday...Sunday May 8th, Mother's day! (Thanks to Karen Ruud for the cool ad) #mothersdaygift #mothersday

Happy Mother's day!

Yes, Mother dear!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's day...Mother Dear! #mothersday #mothernature #sunday #rankinbass www.miserbros.com

Spring!

Time for Spring to arrive boys! "Yes Mother Dear!" C. 2012 Miser Bros Press/Rick Goldschmidt Archives #tuesday #spring #April www.miserbros.com 

Happy Mother's day!

A signed Mother Nature doll by my late, great friend Rhoda Mann

Boys! 🎨

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

My friend RHODA MANN

My friend RHODA MANN has done so many interesting things in her career! She was the original HOWDY DOODY puppeteer and then went on to do many cartoon voices including many for RANKIN/BASS. We did a book signing together in New York at ARTHUR RANKIN's night at the MUSEUM OF TV & RADIO. She was the voice of MOTHER NATURE in THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS and I had WARNER BROTHERS include her in the documentary WE ARE SANTA'S ELVES on the dvd. The reason I was able to locate THAT GIRL IN WONDERLAND (One of the RAREST RANKIN/BASS titles) with commercials, was because RHODA had managed to tape it when it first aired in 1973. A great gal!

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