Winky-Dink and You

I enjoyed this show very much. Some of you older readers might remember a few of the following things after I remind you. The cost of the "kit" was $1.00 (actually that amount was supposed to cover the postage and handling). The address was Winky Dink, Box 5, New York, New York (no NY or zip codes - the box number was sufficient at that time). The items came shipped in a cylindrical mailing tube which you could use to roll up the screen and put it back into for storage. I remember them telling you that Winky Dink would be hiding somewhere in the next episode (they usually showed you a few places where he could be)and then they would put lines on the screen one at a time, which you would trace. And when the last line had been traced you would see an image of the place he was hiding (might be a barn or a lighthouse, etc.) This program was the granddaddy of all interactive videos. It was the internet of that era, in that you had input,(lines traced on the screen),from which you got output, (the images you ultimately created from the lines you traced). I know it all looks hokey by today's standards, but to me it was one of the most enjoyable shows I can remember from my childhood. And a far cry from the Simpsons and Bevis and Butthead...