When people of a certain age meet Ed Wyckoff and find out that he helped create the children's television show "Winky Dink and You," they often break into song. "Winky Dink and youuuuu. Winky Dink and ...

Quick, what was the world’s first interactive video game? Nope, it wasn’t Pong. It was probably Winky Dink & You, a kid’s show from the 1950s. The cartoon character Winky Dink would get himself into ...

Winky Dink and You was a CBS children's television show that aired from 1953 to 1957, on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Eastern / 9:30 Central. It was hosted by Jack Barry and featured the exploits ...

Jack is interrupted by Winky, who is taking pictures for five cents. Jack instructs the at-home viewers to get their magic windows out and place them on their television sets for some interactive ...

Louis “Deke” Heyward, an award-winning writer and producer for radio, television and movies who created “Winky Dink and You” in the 1950s--the first interactive TV show--died of complications from ...

Harry William Prichett Sr., an architect of television’s first attempt at interactive broadcasting with the 1950s children’s program “Winky Dink and You,” has died at 79. Mr. Prichett, who died Feb. 5 ...

Editor’s Note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose 25 books include “Late Edition: A Love Story”; “Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen Nights”; and “When We Get to Surf City: A Journey ...

It was wholly a pleasure to hear from you. Short answer: No, you're not warping your child, although you'll get an argument from the American Academy of Pediatrics' supercilious do-gooders. As an ...

Technology seems to be passing me by. OK, so maybe it’s already gone speeding by me, spinning me around and leaving me choking in its dust! Even before I’d mastered programming the VCR, it had become ...

A charming new storybook concept makes you wonder: Why aren’t we trying to figure out what’s possible with the tech we already have–rather than focusing on the future? Quick, what was the world’s ...

Liane Hansen talks to Dr. Carol Lieberman about the new video-toy kit versions of the 1950s kids' TV show Winky Dink and You. In the TV show, animated characters engage children in their adventures by ...