Soupy. He was out of Detroit, where I grew up. Watched every day. Recall White Fang, Black Tooth. Oh, and I can still do the Soupy Shuffle.
Along with Soupy, was the Buster Brown Show, with Squeeky, Midnight, and Froggy (pluck your magic twanger, Froggy). And, of course, the Howdy Doody Show...