Romper Room Miss Jean Boston

I used to wish she was on every day.

Romper room miss jean boston.

Miss jean real name jean harrington hosted the boston area romper room which aired on whdh and its successor wcvb for fourteen years. A swampscott native she was a former high school teacher. She was an english major and education minor and a graduate of salem state college in salem massachusetts. Romper room tv series 1953 1994 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.

The show aired with miss jean from 1958 1972. She used to replace miss jean when she was off and on vacation. My dad hasn t been the president of the company since the 70 s but the marshmallow fluff company is still owned by the durkee family in lynn massachusetts. Wood tv s romper room was unique in that jean was it s teacher for 13 years a record among romper room teachers.

Miss jean real name jean harrington hosted the boston area romper room which aired on whdh and its successor wcvb for fourteen years. Miss jean was in the boston area romper room which aired on whdh and its successor wcvb. She got the job on romper room because of my uncle s affiliation with wcvb as a reporter. Bill harrington was my uncle he passed away in 1998.

A swampscott native she now makes her home in florida. She was an english major and education minor and a graduate of salem state college in salem massachusetts. Miss jean was introduced to him by my mother june harrington pierce while she and jean were at salem state in 1958. Miss jean of boston s romper room has been married to my dad bruce durkee for many happy years in naples florida.

Viva la romper room elle. In 1960 a management decision was made to discontinue the program. She was a graduate of salem state college in salem massachusetts where she majored in english and completed an education minor.