Uncle Bill's Fun Shop

"Uncle Bill's Fun Shop" (sometimes "Channel 13 Theatre") was a children's television show which aired on WABT-TV in the early 1950s.

The show took the place of the station's "Western Theatre" after popular host Benny Carle was lured away to WBRC-TV to host their "Circle 6 Ranch" copycat program. Rather than continue the cowboy theme, Wright dressed in a red and white candy-striped suit and presented syndicated animated and "Little Rascals" shorts. His car, a 1921 Ford Model-T, was dubbed "Bounce-a-Lot" as a result of a viewer contest.

In 1956 Wright moved to WBRC himself and hosted a similar "Uncle Bill and Spooky" show.

References

• Hollis, Tim (2001) Hi There Boys and Girls: America's Local Children's TV Programs. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1578063965
• Hollis, Tim (2006) Birmingham Broadcasting. Images of America series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738542717