How did Sourdough the Singing Biscuit come about?
Over the years Cowboy Bob included puppets on his show but one of the most endearing has got to be Sourdough the Singing Biscuit. He was created in 1972 after Cowboy dropped a left-over KFC biscuit on the studio floor. It was, supposedly one of “Cooky’s” really hard biscuits. The bit called for Bob Herald, the sound tech, to hit a sound effect of glass breaking but instead hit the theme music. The kids loved the idea of a singing biscuit so it morphed into a hand puppet designed by Janie’s puppeteer (now well-known animator) Jerry Reynolds.
