Winky Dink and You CBS TV 1954

[@dragonmeddler2152]

My cousins had the magic crayons but didn't have the plastic overlay so they just drew directly on the glass with no problem. I don't know why I remember that after 66 years but can't remember what I had for lunch today.

[@lorimidwife]

Mom wouldn't send away for a kit, so I just wrote on the screen and blamed baby brother! Tried taping plastic wrap to the screen, it didn't work, I was so frustrated!

[@obertstephenjr]

I put two quarters in an envelope and sent it off. My older sisters made fun of me because they saw me waiting for the mailman the same day for a reply. But when it eventually came, I was over the moon with happiness. Ha! I loved this silly show!

[@TheTruthResearchers]

This is a bizarre adorable classic! What a rare gem! Thank you so much for the nostalgic sweet childhood memories!

[@miketalife]

Pretty cool. Love seeing these treasures. Glad it has been preserved to share here.

[@BirdyCephonAltera]

Thank you so much for uploading this!

[@Mac-ww1vm]

I've been looking for this program for years! I remember this years ago but nobody else remembered this program. CBS REPEATED THIS PROGRAM IN THE 60'S. That's when I saw this show.

[@haileyshannon7548]

actually they made an updated version in 1968

[@Mac-ww1vm]

Oh, okay.. I thought the version I saw in 1968 was a Lil more modern? Thanks

[@mu2freighter]

Oh man, I had a Winky Dink kit in the 1960s. I remember well my 'magic screen' was green plastic. The shows must have been reruns, and my memory must be off since I swear they were in color. As I recall, it appeared with other kids' shows on WPIX-11 in NYC, but that's a pretty misty memory too. Still, I remember how mind-blowingly cool its interactive factor was to the little kid that I was!

[@glennso47]

I remember going with my dad to someone's house in the early 1950s and I swear I saw a TIDE Detergent commercial on their tv set in color. This was prior to 1954 when color tvs didn't even exist. :-/ (Did they have drugs for little kids back then? )

[@gabrielbennett5162]

There was a later revival of "Winky Dink and You" in the 60s that was in color. You may be remembering that. Here's an episode of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYG6cpyldpxjm6c&feature=share

[@everettduncan7543]

There were two runs: this one from 1953-1957 and the other from 1969-1973

[@cojaysea]

My god what a memory I had one of these kits . Send 50 cents . Can you imagine sending two quarters in an envelope ??.

[@musicom67]

It was still common in the 1970s... You'd tape two quarters to an index card was the usual procedure. Hell you'd tape a penny to Columbia House!

[@cojaysea]

@ unbelievable right?

[@cubantoro]

Isn't the voice of Winky Dink, Mae Questel who voiced Betty Boop? Just confirmed it.. it is Mae Questel.

[@kbobdonahue1966]

From Olive Oyl and Winky Dink to the crazy grandma on National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Mae Questel was very talented.

[@bryanloveseighties]

That explains why Winky talks like Betty Boop.

[@AllieJ123]

I am sure that I am just one of many who drew on the TV without magic crayons or a magic window

[@elijahvincent985]

I have a 16mm print of a 1969 episode from this show in glorious Technicolor! It's fascinating to watch an early interactive show decades before it became a thing.

[@jasonbeeanimation]

You should definitely scan it and post it on this site if you get the chance, I’d love to see how this kinda show would look in color

[@DanyTV79]

My dad had the crayons! I never imagined a program like this existed, since I'm in another country.

[@missclimpson]

I remember this. I had the kit and I remember sticking it on that old Capehart tv.

[@MisterGreenDuck]

A show from the 50’s coerced me to draw on my cellphone screen lol

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Nice!

[@swingman5635]

😂

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Seriously, that would be a nice way to reboot this for today's tots.

[@gsnfan]

By the time Winky ended in 1957, Jack Barry was hosting Tic Tac Dough and Twenty One on NBC.

[@haileyshannon7548]

and he was involved in the infamous rigged game show scandal.

[@kbobdonahue1966]

This was way before my time but a fun show, obviously.

[@fcontitwo]

✨🏆’Sending for my kit -Today’ !!!✌🏼😃✨

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I could see why my mom wanted the kit and ruin her TV.

[@ferociousgumby]

Mae Questel? Sounds like her!

[@TheRandomEntertainer-o5r]

NGL this could work today as an iPad app for children.

[@Bill23799]

I wish my 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager Mini Van with 163,000 miles on it looked as good as Edgar.

[@glennso47]

I wish anything looked as good as Edgar. Like the burgers that you actually buy at the restaurant that never look as good as they do in the billboard or tv ads.

[@psalm37v4]

Sure it looks creepy now but back then it was pretty popular. There’s another episode from a few years later on here, and Winky himself isn’t in it much. I’m trying to figure out what kind of animation they used during the sequences when Winky appeared.

[@thewkovacs316]

the winky dink that i saw was the reboot that didnt have jack barry

[@torgman]

Ohmigod, he was coming after me at the end!

[@Bill23799]

Hey Boys and Girls ( and all others ), raise your hand if you wanted to help Winky Dink so much you wrote on your family TV screen with NOT magic Crayola Crayons?

[@glennso47]

I can remember that some kids didn't have the overlay or the special crayons and they just drew on the tv screen. Never did that fortunately because I know the the consequences would have been.

[@bryanloveseighties]

1:40 I believe Winky got back at Jack for fixing the Twenty One game show.

[@allenjones3130]

It wasn't just Jack. Jack's colleague Dan Enright, the sponsor (Geritol) and the NBC network were no doubt involved in the rigging of "21".

[@theloyalorderofclassictv5435]

Did Winky Dink ever forgive Jack Barry for being involved in the Game Show Scandals? :)

[@thewkovacs316]

yes, but parents never forgave barry for the number of kids that took crayon and drew right on the tv screen because their parents wouldnt shell out the buck for the plastic screen

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@thewkovacs316 I bet!

[@everettduncan7543]

​@@thewkovacs316a buck 68 to be exact

[@annemarieacosta8775]

I got the winky dink kit for christmas. Got to use it once and the show went offvfc the air ! 🙄

[@nusratjamia7953]

Hi