 This was the only version of Bozo the Clown that Larry Harmon tried  to syndicate nationally in 1966 when he bought out his business  partners and became the sole owner of the licensing rights they had  originally purchased from creator Alan W. Livingston and Capitol  Records. Frank Avruch was Bostons Bozo for seven years prior to  this program. Harmon thought that one national Bozo would be more  profitable for his company and tried to do so with Avruch, whose  portrayal and look were similar to Harmons portrayal. But Harmon  was met with resistance as most television stations preferred to  continue producing their own versions, the most popular being Bob  Bell and WGN Chicagos which ultimately went national via cable and  satellite in 1978.