Kids are racing to the Burlington Auditorium to be part of a TV show!
The story of Trooper Yancy.

Kids were very excited about going to the Burlington Auditorium on this day in 1970. They were going to be part of the Trooper Yancy Show!

Yancy Stillinger entertained young children with music and with his well-known dummy, Trooper Hooper. The show aired on channel 22, WVNY-TV Monday through Friday from 4:30 until 5:30 in the afternoon. Trooper Yancy was a mix of local breaks and Warner Brothers cartoons.

Normally, the show was recorded in a Burlington TV studio, but today's auditorium audience would be bigger. The kids were excited to see Trooper Yancy, and for the chance to be on TV.

Image courtesy the Vermont Historical Society. The Vermont Historical Society also has Trooper Hooper in their collections. A special thanks to Mary Rogstad for allowing us to film Trooper Hooper for the television episode.

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