Rare artifacts from children’s show featured on KTLA headed to auction
Original artifacts from “Time for Beany,” a children’s puppet show that premiered on KTLA 5 during the late 1940s, are heading to the auction block this March.
The upcoming Van Eaton Galleries auction, scheduled for March 22 and 23, will feature screen-used puppets of the show’s beloved characters, including Beany, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Captain Huffenpuff and Dishonest John.
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Screen-used puppets of the show’s stars Beany, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Captain Huffenpuff, and the villainous Dishonest John are going to be available to the public in this special auction, happening March 22-23, 2025. There are even puppets of the show’s supporting characters and a set piece of our heroes’ wooden ship, the Leakin’ Lena. This is a unique chance for collectors to get their hands on these puppets and a plethora of rare merchandise from the series’ influential run. (Van Eaton Galleries) -
Screen-used puppets of the show’s stars Beany, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Captain Huffenpuff, and the villainous Dishonest John are going to be available to the public in this special auction, happening March 22-23, 2025. There are even puppets of the show’s supporting characters and a set piece of our heroes’ wooden ship, the Leakin’ Lena. This is a unique chance for collectors to get their hands on these puppets and a plethora of rare merchandise from the series’ influential run. (Van Eaton Galleries) -
Screen-used puppets of the show’s stars Beany, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Captain Huffenpuff, and the villainous Dishonest John are going to be available to the public in this special auction, happening March 22-23, 2025. There are even puppets of the show’s supporting characters and a set piece of our heroes’ wooden ship, the Leakin’ Lena. This is a unique chance for collectors to get their hands on these puppets and a plethora of rare merchandise from the series’ influential run. (Van Eaton Galleries) -
Screen-used puppets of the show’s stars Beany, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Captain Huffenpuff, and the villainous Dishonest John are going to be available to the public in this special auction, happening March 22-23, 2025. There are even puppets of the show’s supporting characters and a set piece of our heroes’ wooden ship, the Leakin’ Lena. This is a unique chance for collectors to get their hands on these puppets and a plethora of rare merchandise from the series’ influential run. (Van Eaton Galleries) -
Screen-used puppets of the show’s stars Beany, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Captain Huffenpuff, and the villainous Dishonest John are going to be available to the public in this special auction, happening March 22-23, 2025. There are even puppets of the show’s supporting characters and a set piece of our heroes’ wooden ship, the Leakin’ Lena. This is a unique chance for collectors to get their hands on these puppets and a plethora of rare merchandise from the series’ influential run. (Van Eaton Galleries) -
Screen-used puppets of the show’s stars Beany, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Captain Huffenpuff, and the villainous Dishonest John are going to be available to the public in this special auction, happening March 22-23, 2025. There are even puppets of the show’s supporting characters and a set piece of our heroes’ wooden ship, the Leakin’ Lena. This is a unique chance for collectors to get their hands on these puppets and a plethora of rare merchandise from the series’ influential run. (Van Eaton Galleries) -
Screen-used puppets of the show’s stars Beany, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Captain Huffenpuff, and the villainous Dishonest John are going to be available to the public in this special auction, happening March 22-23, 2025. There are even puppets of the show’s supporting characters and a set piece of our heroes’ wooden ship, the Leakin’ Lena. This is a unique chance for collectors to get their hands on these puppets and a plethora of rare merchandise from the series’ influential run. (Van Eaton Galleries)
Additional items include puppets of supporting characters, a set piece of the characters’ wooden ship, the Leakin’ Lena, and a variety of rare merchandise from the show.
“Time for Beany,” created by animation legend Bob Clampett in collaboration with Warner Bros., premiered on KTLA on Feb. 28, 1949—just two years after the station began operations. The series became an immediate success, gaining a fanbase that included Frank Zappa, Jimmy Stewart and Albert Einstein.
The show won the first-ever Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Programming in 1950. The show’s popularity led to a national syndication deal and later inspired an animated spinoff, “Beany and Cecil,” in the 1960s.
Items from “Time for Beany” are a part of “The Bob Clampett Collection” auction. More information can be found here.