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Bob McNea
McNea c. 1971
Born
1929
St. Thomas, Ontario
Died
November 5, 2005 (age 76)
Kitchener, Ontario
Known for
Moppets the Clown, Bozo the Clown, Oopsy the Clown
Robert J. McNea (1929 – November 5, 2005) was a Canadian entertainer. McNea grew up in St. Thomas, Ontario, thee sone of a theater operator. At age 14, he ran away to join the circus. While working in the circus, he developed the character of Moppets the Clown. In the early days of television, from 1950 to 1959, he portrayed Moppets on WWJ-TV in Detroit. From 1959 to 1966, he played Bozo the Clown on Detroit television. After a dispute between WWJ and Bozo's creator, Larry Harmon, the Detroit station ceased production of the Bozo show in 1966. McNea then created a new character, Oopsy the Clown, for WWJ. He portrayed Oopsy on WWJ and in syndication from 1967 to 1977.[1][2][3] McNea's wife, Francis Kay, daughter Kathy Lynn, and son Michael also played human characters as part of the Oopsy show.[4] After the Oopsy show was cancelled in Detroit in 1977, McNea reprised the role in Kitchener, Ontario, for CKCO-DT and the CTV Television Network. McNea also operated Fantasy World Studios, a puppet theater, in a former Packard Motor showroom in Windsor, Ontario.[5] He died in 2005 in Kitchener, Ontario.[6][7]
^"You're a real clown, Robert J. McNea". The Windsor Star. April 17, 1971. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Saturday Morning TV in Detroit: Do You Really Think Oopsy Likes Bozo? Uh-uh, Kid, Wise Up". Detroit Free Press (magazine). July 30, 1972. pp. 10, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^Judith Serrin (November 10, 1975). "Children's TV a Commercial Success". Detroit Free Press. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Oopsy's family is a big hit in Daisyville". The Windsor Star. March 8, 1986. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^Jack Meredith (December 24, 1971). "Oldest form of stagecraft at Windsor's Fantasyland". The Windsor Star. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
^Kelly Patrick (November 7, 2005). "Clown McNea's roots in the circus". The Windsor Star. p. A2 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Bob McNea Obituary". CTV. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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