Before Andy Devine took over this show in 1955 it was known as "Smilin' Ed McConnell and his Buster Brown Gang". It started as a radio show and moved to television in 1951 and ran until 1954 when McConnell died. Devine then took over the show in 1955 with essentially the same format.
Andy's Gang was a children's television program broadcast on NBC from August 20, 1955, to December 31, 1960., hosted by the actor Andy Devine. It was the successor to the radio and television program Smilin' Ed McConnell and His Buster Brown Gang (later shortened to Smilin' Ed's Gang). Devine took over the television program when McConnell died suddenly of a heart attack in 1954. Devine inherited a number of characters from the earlier show and the sponsor, Buster Brown shoes.
Standard sponsor was "Scotch Tape". The slogan that Andy used was: "We're pals! And pals stick together with Scotch Brand Cellophane Tape!".