[post_page_title]Getting a facelift[/post_page_title]
While Frank Paris might have been the chief puppeteer for the show, things didn’t stay that way the whole time. The show eventually hired a new puppeteer in the form of Velma Wayne Dawson, who gave Howdy Doody a bit of a makeover. Smith had previously been displeased with the appearance of his puppet companion, so the show was willing to provide the character with a facelift. They hid the change behind a storyline about plastic surgery, which resolved any problems with continuity. There was more to the story, though.
