You remember Cookie, Bozo’s sidekick on WGN-TV, the prankster clown chef who warmed more than 7,000 mornings and afternoons with his impish smile, banjo eyes and knock-about style.

CHICAGO -- Bozo the Clown, who goofed off on a Chicago TV stage for 40 years, will bow out and make way for a modern version of the carrot-topped character, the show's creators said Friday ...

It was the TV clown, Bozo especially, who spread a kind of love and good cheer that is hard to explain, because clowns also freak people out. Clowns are unpredictable, hammy, manic, clever while ...

In 1965, “Bozo’s Big Top” became a syndicated series in local markets across the country. Avruch played Bozo from 1959 to 1970 and was the first nationally syndicated version of the clown.

Actor Bob Bell, who portrayed Bozo the Clown on Chicago television station WGN-TV, is shown before taping his last show on April 4, 1984. (Mark Elias/AP) Perspective by Jeffrey Smith.

Bozo the Clown dead at 83. wpvi. By 6abc. Thursday, July 3, 2008. LOS ANGELES (AP) - July 3, 2008 His publicist, Jerry Digney, told The Associated Press he died at his home.

The Bozo Show was once must-see noontime television.The clown, which is the inspiration for a weekend event at Madame Zuzu’s, still remains in the memories of Chicagoans.

Actor Frank Avruch, who portrayed Bozo the Clown from 1959 to 1970, has died at 89. Avruch died Tuesday at his Boston home from heart disease.

In 1946, Colvig's Bozo became a top-selling recording star for Capitol Records. Three years later, the celebrity clown hosted a kiddie show on KTTV in Los Angeles.

Longtime TV personality and children's entertainer Frank Avruch, best known for playing Bozo the Clown, is dead at age 89. WCVB-TV reports Avruch died Tuesday at his home in Boston from heart disease.

Bozo the Clown returns for a weekend at Billy Corgan’s Madame ZuZu’s in Highland Park Generations of fans of the beloved character flock to Madame ZuZu’s for a packed weekend of sold-out ...