Wunda Wunda

Wunda Wunda is the name of an early children's television series that aired in Seattle, Washington between 1953 and 1972 on Seattle NBC affiliate, KING-TV, channel 5. The program starred Ruth Prins as Wunda Wunda, who read stories and sang songs with other characters on the show. She wore a princess hat and clown-like make-up, sitting on a magical rug to do most of her show. She had a hand-held "magic mirror" she used to help tell her stories, which was basically a pane of glass she marked with a felt pen. Wunda Wunda's regular guests included "Clancy the Clock" and a puppet drum with a face who indicated the beginning of music time. Near the end of each episode, she began a regular part of her show, the reading of the names of viewers, by looking through her "magic mirror" and invoking a rhyme that was very much, if not exactly like the following words: She would then look through her magic mirror and say things like "Oh I see and I see and oh, there's ..." as well as give out birthday wishes. Wunda Wunda's opening theme song went: At the closing of each show, the last line of her theme song would change to: "Won't you come again?"