<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . (September 2015) </Td> </Tr> <P> Clarabell the Clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody . </P> <P> Three actors played Clarabell on a regular basis . The first was Bob Keeshan, who later became Captain Kangaroo . Keeshan was succeeded by Robert "Nick" Nicholson, who also played the character of J. Cornelius Cobb on The Howdy Doody Show . Lew Anderson was the third and last person to play Clarabell . Anderson played the character from 1954 until the series' final episode on September 24, 1960 . Anderson returned to play Clarabell in the short - lived 1976--77 New Howdy Doody Show and in the 1987 40th anniversary special, and in later years in many personal appearances with Buffalo Bob Smith . In addition, Dayton Allen, Bill LeCornec, and others played Clarabell in the early years if Keeshan was busy doing something else for the show . </P> <P> Clarabell, who wore a baggy, striped costume, communicated through mime and by honking a horn for "yes" or "no". Clarabell would also spray fellow cast member Buffalo Bob Smith with seltzer . </P>

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