Kitirik was our after school children’s TV celebrity. The station's call letters were KTRK. They just put an “i” between all the letters. In the late 50's, Kitirik was to make an appearance at our annual Garden Villas Grade School carnival but could not make it. At the last minute my mom volunteered to "be Kitirik". I have practically no memory of it so I don't know if she presented as a stand-in-mom or they tried to pass her off as the real thing. I'm sure she didn't own any black fishnet (shudder). These photos of the two are a decade apart but at approximately the same age. I've said too much already.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. - Reba McEntire
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