I've written in the past — here, for example — about Shrimpenstein, a short-lived but very funny kids' show that ran in Los Angeles on KHJ Channel 9 for about a year, commencing in January of 1967. (Ignore any other dates you may find on the Internet.) The series was created and initially written by two gents named Michael Dormer and Lee Teacher, and it starred the comedy-writing (and occasionally, performing) team of Gene Moss and Jim Thurman. Moss played Dr. Von Schtick, a mad scientist, and Thurman did off-camera voices and occasionally stuck a hand into a scene or puppet.
Here's a little less than seven minutes of Shrimpenstein. As you'll see, it was a loose show full of ad-libs and great silliness, and you may get the idea why my friends and I were so fierce about watching it every day. There's a reference in there that needs a bit of explanation. At one point, to promote this show, Gene Moss went on a teen dance party show on KHJ called Boss City and in taking a comedy fall, somehow managed to break or sprain his arm. He had it in a sling for a couple weeks of Shrimpenstein…and that's about all you need to know. So click already.
