The generation of The TV Clowns is a circus show company that has accompanied us in our growth to many of the Spaniards of the last century. Although not in Spain they had their time of popularity, they also had a crucial success in Latin America, Then later they took their projects to several countries, one of them to Spain where they ended their journey.
Like we have already said, many children grew up with them and it is to this day that we still remember them with love and nostalgia. They were one of the most watched programs in Spain and other countries. It is to this day we can still find compilations with their hits that still they are still big on their sales.
How did Los Payasos de la Tele begin?
They start their careers in 1934 when Gabriel Aragón with his stage name Gaby began his solo career and five years later his two brothers join. They began their television career from Cuba in 1949 having great success, and it is when they jump with their beginnings hired by Spanish Television in 1972 with eThe great circus of TVE .
Up to 1981 It is when they do not finish their television career, and while it lasted they had millions of viewers enjoying their programs, it was all a true social phenomenon.
It was made up of three clowns named Gaby, Fofó and Miliki. All of them were already dedicated to the circus by generation of father and uncle years ago. Surely people who coincided with his time will remember the famous phrase chiripitiflauticos.
What was your performance like?
His performance was made up of a character who played clever clown (Gaby) who was followed two very clumsy clowns (Fofó and Miliki) and they began their act with the typical phrase How are you? And where the kids had to yell "bieeeeen!"
The program was very complete, always their jokes stood out and they addressed the children with great affection, there was always some show with jugglers, trapeze artists or trainers that came to complete the circus show.
Then they continued with a dialogue or story told between them where they I was rushing the odd adventure that, as always, ends up shaken with a lot of ingenuity. They turned out to be very funny and fun for children. They ended singing a song that they composed themselves, which were very happy and catchy, there were the famous “Hello Don Pepito! or La Gallina Turuleca… Generations have passed and we can still continue listening to many of these melodies. Many of them are still contagious and fun and are currently sung in schools and kindergartens.
Over the years they came together various characters, appeared Fofito the son of Fofó, Rody and Milikito, the son of Miliki, who tried to take their same trajectory with the same success.
They end their program in 1981. However, all his great career and programs continue to be remembered in books and editions for view on DVD, quite a good fortune for these endearing characters who have known conquer the hearts of many children.
In 1993 and 1995, the clowns program returned to TVE with the performance of Miliki with her daughter Rita, both presenters of the program. They returned with a new repertoire where they made the public participate with crafts or tests that were carried out on the set.
Conclusion..
The TV Clowns they represent a very special moment in television culture. It was a time when television gave way to a new generation to the country of new worlds and new times. It is a time where children wanted to have fun, where it has left a generation. I know has marked nostalgia through the clowns. It was a time with a lot of imagination, with a lot of urgency for the sympathy for children and where could they make you feel longing.