The Tooth Fairy

Posted by Riklaa on January 14, 2009 at 10:10am

In the early 1970s, Dick Orkin created a 2-minute radio serial that told the story of Newton Snookers — aka The Tooth Fairy. The episodes dramatized Newton’s mishaps as — while proudly wearing his lavender dental smock, sequined high hat and mask — he visited the homes of children (and others) who had lost their teeth. Following the age-old tradition, The Tooth Fairy would reach under the pillow, retrieve the tooth, and leave in its place a nickel, dime, quarter, bus token, or even an occasional slug. The Tooth Fairy became a worldwide sensation, airing on more than 2,500 radio stations.

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