Apologies to Aquaman for stepping on the Retrobituary turf, but I think I have an interesting one here.

Don't know why, but for some reason I recently found myself thinking about Wonderama, the kid's show from the 70's. I used to watch it religiously, every Sunday morning on WNEW, channel 5 in New York. Bob McAllister was the host, and my favorite part of the show was watching kids compete for these great prize packages which were basically huge piles of toys. It was like winning the lottery for an 8 year old. You can read about the show here.

It seems Bob passed away July 21, 1998, of lung cancer. (how's that for a coincidence) Apparently, he was an occasional smoker, who quit long before he died, but not soon enough. Rest in peace, Bob. You made thousands of kids really happy every week.

And remember...Kids are people too....wackadoo, wackadoo, wackadoo.

Previous Retro-bituaries:
Mr. Belvedere, Becky's Boyfriend from Roseanne, The Painter from Murphy Brown, Hotsy Totsy from Welcome Back Kotter, Morty Seinfeld