Claster Television was a Baltimore, Maryland–based television distributor founded in 1953 by Bert and Nancy Claster as Romper Room Inc. It was originally a producer of the children's show Romper Room. Romper Room was one of the first children's programs, predating Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and Barney & Friends. Baltimore redirects here. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Romper Room was a childrens television series which ran in the United States from 1953 to 1994 as well as at various times in Canada, Australia, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Puerto Rico and Japan. ... Mister Rogers Neighborhood was a childrens television show hosted by Fred Rogers which was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania public broadcaster WQED-TV and Rogers not-for-profit production company Family Communications, Inc. ... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ... Barney & Friends is a popular childrens television show produced in the United States, mainly aimed at preschoolers. ...

Romper Room was fairly successful in its early years. CBS offered to pick up the show, but the Clasters instead decided to syndicate it, by taping episodes and selling the tapes to local stations. This article is about the broadcast network. ... This article is about the association term. ...

In 1969, Hasbro bought Romper Room Inc. and renamed it Claster Television Productions. Throughout the 1970s, Claster continued to make Romper Room and did not distribute anything else until 1978 when it brought the anime program Star Blazers into the United States. It also developed the television series Bowling for Dollars. Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is an American toy and game company. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Space Battleship Yamato (or, alternately, Space Cruiser Yamato) is the English title for the Japanese science fiction anime series 宇宙戦艦ヤマト, created by Leiji Matsumoto. ... Bowling for Dollars was a 1970s-era TV game show on which ordinary people could try their hand at the sport of bowling. ...

In the 1980s, Hasbro formed contracts with animation studios to make cartoons that would promote the sale of Hasbro's toys. In 1983, Claster distributed the animated series G.I. Joe, which was fairly successful. A year later, Claster distributed Transformers, which was a major success for Hasbro and Claster. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For the homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal in 1946, see G.I. Joe (pigeon). ... The Transformers (G1) 1984-1987, U.S. This page is a partner page to Transformers Universes, listing the various television series that the Transformer toyline has spawned since its creation in 1984. ...

Both Transformers and G.I. Joe ended in 1987. In 1989, Claster distributed another G.I. Joe cartoon that was made by DiC Entertainment. This ended in 1991. Romper Room finally was ended in 1994 due to loss of interest and popularity, giving the program a run of 41 years. Romper Room has been the longest-running children's show in history to date. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The DIC Incredible World logo used from the late 2001-present. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

In 1996, Claster syndicated ReBoot, the first all-CGI television show, for a short time after it was cancelled by ABC. At the same time, they distributed a CGI version of Transformers known as Beast Wars until 1999, and its derivative Beast Machines from 1999 to 2000. Claster released The Mr. Potato Head Show in 1998, which was another attempt to sell Hasbro toys. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the television program ReBoot. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the year. ... Beast Machines is an animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment and distribuited by Universal Pictures that was a direct sequel to Beast Wars and is a television series to take place within the continuity of the original Transformers series. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

All of Claster's shows ended in 2000, when Hasbro formed a central media division which merged Claster with other Hasbro media in that year.

Claster Television was also remembered for having a very distinctive logo.

List of shows

• Bowling for Dollars
• Bucky O' Hare
• Conan The Adventurer
• Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys
• Catwalk (TV series)
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
• Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos
• C.O.P.S.
• Fred Flintstone and Friends
• G.I. Joe
• Grimmy
• James Bond Jr
• Jem (TV series)
• Maxie's World
• Maya the Bee
• Muppet Babies
• My Little Pony and Friends
• The New Archies
• The Pink Panther Show
• Romper Room
• Siegfried and Roy
• Skeleton Warriors
• Star Blazers
• Sylvanian Families

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External links

• Claster Television Inc. at the Internet Movie Database