Charley and Humphrey graced the Bay Area TV airwaves for decades, beginning in 1960 when KGO-TV in San Francisco gave them their own show. An immediate smash hit with grown-ups (oh, and kids, too!), “the boys” would endure throughout the 1960s, eventually switching channels when KTVU in Oakland picked them up in 1968. Although their “Charley and Humphrey Show” on KTVU was a regular series through 1976, they maintained a presence on the station through the end of the 1980s with public service announcements geared toward younger audiences. 

Who is the Silver Circle inductee and puppet master behind Charley and Humphrey? We know, you’re thinking that’s really too easy, but some of you may not know. So let us know! Write us! One of Charley’s lessons to Humphrey was about procrastination. So don’t procrastinate. Send your answer to kevin@emmysf.com. We’ll throw your name in a big drum and pull a name from tiny little slips of paper. The winner gets a $5 Starbucks card!