#45: Gigglesnort Hotel (1975-1978)
Launched in 1975 with just one season, Gigglesnort Hotel became an iconic children’s show on WLS-TV. Bill Jackson, the host and a celebrated children’s performer, brought life to this modestly produced series, earning a beloved spot in TV history.
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Bill Jackson portrayed the diligent clerk of Gigglesnort Hotel alongside a colorful cast of puppet guests, many of whom he had inherited from his previous shows. The hotel’s unique charm, named after its proprietor, Old Man Gigglesnort, continued to resonate even after its closure, immortalized through Jackson’s puppet donation to the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications.