Steampipe Alley

Overview

Steampipe Alley was a children's television program that aired on Secaucus, New Jersey station WWOR-TV from February 7, 1988 to April 1993. The program was hosted by comedian Mario Cantone, with announcing duties handled by longtime station staff announcer Ted Mallie. Each episode featured celebrity guests, recurring segments, comedy sketches and games for its young audience members, with old Looney Tunes and Max Fleischer cartoons rounding out the program. The series was written by Judy Katschke, with Rick Derman as senior producer. Its director was Neil Borrell, who served in the same capacity on the station's local newscasts from the mid-1970s until 2005.