While the nation was at war in 1943, an advertising company on behalf of the shoe brand launched "The Buster Brown Gang," a children s radio show with Smilin Ed McConnell. Seven years ...

Buster Brown was brought to life in 1902 by The Yellow ... There were also stage shows, a radio show, and TV shows/commercials for this brand. And to be fair these didn't quell my irrational ...

To promote Buster Brown shoes. the Brown Shoe Co. sponsored a radio show beginning in 1944, hosted by “Smiling” Ed McConnell. The show moved to television in 1952. After the passing of McConnell, ...

There was a Broadway show featuring Buster Brown in 1905. Although the strip was discontinued in 1920, there were movies with live actors from 1925 to 1929. Then Buster went on to sponsor a radio ...

Originally published 1/25/98: The way Buster Brown ... even over the (demilitarized zone), " Brown said. "But I had a 50-pound radio strapped right in front of me, so I stayed on course." ...