I see new people....

definitely giving away her age! :D

ROTFL Not necessarily... it was on when Matthew was little too! So was "Captain Kangaroo"... and in Canada there was "Size Small" (I think that was the name of the show... it was the song they did), and "Friendly Giant", and "Mr Dressup".

Gemini

:( I waited each time the show was on and never hear them say "I see Diane".

Di

(LOL)

She saw 'Nancy's' all the time too (my sister is Nancy) and it infuriated me that there was NEVER a Noreen, Norine, Norene... Noreen

or Normas either!

Or Nora's either? For that matter, I don't think I ever heard her say Maureen either..... That's OK, we N's already know we're NIFTY! :D Noreen

Hi Noreen:

Romper, Stomper, Bomper Boo....or something like that. I always wondered as a kid why the people on that darn show couldn't see me. I don't think I ever heard my name .

Donna from Ontario, Canada

They sure saw a lot of Karens, Bobbies, Billies, Nancys, whatever was 'popular' at the time... although I DID hear some 'off' names ... Joy Mae Seth

JM2c Noreen

that brings back memories -- my kids watched those show (no tv in my house growing up - I guess it existed but I didn't even see a tv until I was about 10 and my parents didn't get one until I was in college.) Interesting that the guy here who was so popular for his local tv show (JP Patches) is now in demand for 40th birthday celebrations. He dresses up in his clown outfit and shows up - for a fee I am sure. His show hasn't been on the air for years but his "kids" still remember him. As I recall, when it was on you could send him a card and he would say he could see the kid on his birthday through a special tv on the set. He then would add on greetings to "any other Patches Pals" who were celebrating a special day. I don't know if Romper Room got the names from somewhere or just had a list of common names hoping they would hit most people -- that would be pretty chancey today (I see Apple, for instance)