Name of the
live studio audience for
The Howdy Doody Show, an
American television program which ran on
NBC from
1947 to
1960.
Their critical role came at the top of the show, when Buffalo Bob would ask: "Hey, kids, what time is it?"
And the Peanut Gallery would shout: "It's Howdy Doody time!" at which point the theme music would begin, and soon Buffalo Bob along with every kid in the studio audience would sing (usually as loud as they possibly could) the theme song.