 Daily kids TV cartoon show debuted on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC on Monday  evening October 5, 1953. Singing Bandleader/ songwriter/ musician  and DJ Ted Steele was the programs first host/ performer. Mr.  Steele seemed ill suited to be MC for reruns of old movie cartoons  and he left the series following the Thursday July 1, 1954 broadcast  of the show. Shari Lewis was hired to replace Mr. Steele.