THE ADVENTURES OF 3-D DANNY

ED SCOTT - "3-D DANNY"
JERRY KRUMBHOLZ - "NARRATOR"

The above poster is AI generated, based on real photographs of 3-D Danny, Ruffnik, The Robert, and Danny's spaceship. "The Adventures of 3-D Danny" was a children's live hosted science fiction / adventure live show with Ed Scott as "3-D Danny" screened on WTVT Channel 13, Tampa, Florida; with "Rufnik" the robot. "Now it's time for the adventures of '3-D Danny', champion and defender of all that's good...but a relentless foe of all that's bad and evil." was the opening narration for 3-D Danny voiced by Jerry Krumbholz. The program mixed studio-based adventures and Warner Brothers cartoons to make a half-hour show weekdays. Sandwiched between "The Mary Ellen Show" and "Pulse News", 3-D Danny offered a daily dose of outer-space mayhem that stretched the creativity of the production crew. During his adventures, Danny would frequently address the camera to explain his predicament and what he might do about it. Starting with a two or three minute-long exposition scene setting up the day's adventure, Danny would then introduce a cartoon which was followed by a commercial. JERRY KRUMBHOLZ Jerry Krumbholz was an American television announcer and on-air personality best known for his long association with WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa, Florida, USA. Krumbholz arrived in Tampa in 1955 to attend the University of Tampa and began his broadcasting career at WTVT in 1956. He became one of the station's early booth announcers and on-air personalities during the formative years of local television. Krumbholz is particularly remembered as the announcer for The Adventures of 3-D Danny, WTVT's locally produced children's science fiction series that aired from 1957 to 1959. He was the program's only announcer and provided the opening narration for the adventures of 3-D Danny. At WTVT, Krumbholz also appeared in numerous commercials and performed a variety of other on-air duties. He was frequently used as an in-house announcer for station productions and later hosted several WTVT anniversary specials. His career at Channel 13 extended for approximately 30 years. Krumbholz's broadcasting career began during an era when much of television was produced live. Commercials were frequently performed live, station announcements were made from a sound booth, and locally hosted films and children's programs were important parts of a television station's daily schedule. His recollections of his early years at WTVT provide an account of the working practices of early Tampa television. After his broadcasting career, Krumbholz became Dr. Gerald A. Krumbholz, an optometrist in the Tampa area. Records from the University of Tampa identify him as Gerald A. Krumbholz, 1962, and professional records identify him as an optometrist. ED SCOTT Ed Scott was an American television announcer, actor, artist and local television personality who became one of the best-known early performers at WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa, Florida. Scott joined WTVT as a booth announcer and brought a background in live theater to his television work. He subsequently became the star of the station's locally produced children's science-fiction program, The Adventures of 3-D Danny, which premiered in 1957. Scott portrayed 3-D Danny, a space-faring hero who battled villains and defended the forces of good. The program was produced and directed by WTVT production manager Ken Smith and combined live adventure sequences with Warner Bros. cartoons. Scott's principal costar was Lyle "Red" Koch, who portrayed the robot Ruffnik. The character's name was selected through a viewer contest and was a play on the Soviet satellite Sputnik. 3-D Danny was broadcast live five days a week, with Scott and Koch frequently improvising their performances. The series remained on WTVT for almost three years. Scott was also prominent in WTVT's early horror programming. Together with his wife, Peg Scott, he hosted the station's late-night horror movie presentations during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Sources differ over whether the Scott-hosted program was titled The Witching Hour or Shock Theatre; the historical record indicates that the husband-and-wife team presented horror films from a haunted-house setting, introducing the movies and appearing during commercial breaks. The Scotts' presentation preceded the later and better-known Shock Armstrong incarnation of Shock Theatre, hosted by WTVT announcer Paul Reynolds. Beyond broadcasting, Scott was described as a talented artist and musician and had previously tried his hand at Hollywood as a bit player. After leaving his television performing career, he and Peg established Edward's Pipe and Tobacco Shop in Tampa. The business grew into a successful chain, with additional locations and its own pipe-manufacturing operation. Scott became closely identified with the business and eventually retired from it with Peg. Scott's career at WTVT makes him an important figure in the early history of Tampa television, particularly for his work in children's science fiction and locally hosted horror programming. WTVT's historical archive remembers him as both an announcer and "3-D Danny." Ed Scott and spouse Peg Scott were also well known as the hosts of "Shock Theatre" series on Channel 13. Click on the below photograph of the Scotts to visit our "Shock Theatre" page.

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Internet Movie Data Base "Peg Scott"	Internet Movie Data Base "The Adventures of 3-D Danny"	Internet Movie Data Base "Ed Scott"
E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Ed and Peg Scott"	Big 13 "Ed and Peg Scott"	Big 13 "3-D Danny"

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