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w w w. d i s t i n c t l y m o n t a n a . c o m
(now KULR-TV) in Billings. The
Happy Herb Show was a hit.
Magic was McAllister's original
love and his entrée into children's
entertainment. A talented visual
artist as well, he designed and
constructed studio sets in Great
Falls for the cooking show, the
news, and other shows includ-
ing, of course, his own. "We built
a pumpkin patch, and we built
a castle, because that's where
a magician usually lives," said
McAllister. "Froggy Doo lived
in the pumpkin patch,
along with an alliga-
tor and a witch." Once
"Happy Herb" became
established in Billings,
Froggy Doo's fame rose
on an Elvis-like trajec-
tory. His raucous young
fans packed the studio
audience for every epi-
sode, and McAllister kept
them entertained with sto-
ries, songs, magic tricks,
and nonstop hijinks from
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