Kukla, Fran and Ollie
★ 6.9 · 1947 · 30m · Family · Comedy · Kids
Kukla, Fran and Ollie is an early American television show using puppets, originally created for children but soon watched by more adults than children. It did not have a script and was entirely ad-libbed. It aired from 1947 to 1957.
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