This first franchised Bozo show debuted on in Los Angeles on this day in 1959. Here's an extremely rare clip from the early 1960s of WPIX's version with Bill Britten playing Bozo the Clown, introducing Fractured Fairy Tales and later Flapjack the Clown. Do you remember watching Bozo on WPIX? | WPIX Archives

FROM THE WGN ARCHIVES Check out this clip from 1984 featuring Bob Bell, AKA Bozo the clown, talking about what it's like to don the costume while he applies the clown make-up in his WGN dressing room. Get the full Larry Potash Backstory on Bozo at WGNtv.com/backstory | WGN TV