 The Ritts Puppets were a menagerie that originally included Geoffrey  the Giraffe, Albert the Chipmunk, Calvin the Crow and Magnolia the  Ostrich debuted on "In the Park," a Sunday family TV series on CBS  from 1951 to 1953 starring Bill Sears. His wife Mary supplied the  voice for Magnolia the Ostrich, a quintessential Southern belle with  long eyelashes and a soprano singing voice. Paul provided the voices  for the male puppets.