December 5, 2015

  • Freihofer Pictures

    This was a local TV show on in the early evening that was sponsored by Freihofer's bakery. Kids used to go to Channel 6 studios on Balltown Road (correct me if I am wrong here) on their birthdays. We got to be on TV, get a yummy cake and maybe some English muffins to take home, and everyone got a squiggle. Each kid would scribble on a big piece or paper and the host, Jim Fisk, would add to it in another color to make a picture, usually of a rabbit named Freddy Freihofer. There was not time for everyone to get a live squiggle on the air, but everyone got one after the show was over, I think.

    This is from a movie that was made in the Schenectady area. It had the nostalgic Freihofer horse and wagon. Freihofer's was a local bakery.

    This is from a movie that was made in the Schenectady area. It had the nostalgic Freihofer horse and wagon. Freihofer's was a local bakery.

    If you wanted the wagon (later truck) to stop at your house, you would put this large yellow card in the front window.

    If you wanted the wagon (later truck) to stop at your house, you would put this large yellow card in the front window.

    This is Grandpa Stoddard's brother Uncle Pete in his days as a Freihofer driver.

    This is Grandpa Stoddard's brother Uncle Pete in his days as a Freihofer driver.

    There was also a local TV show on every night with a fellow called Jim Fisk. Yourz Trooley is in the third row on the right.

    There was also a local TV show on every night with a fellow called Jim Fisk. Yourz Trooley is in the third row on the right.

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