It was <>Buffalo</b> Bob (Smith). And Howdy never sat on his lap. He was a marionette. Maybe you mean Charlie McCarthy and Candace Bergen's Dad.
You are right but Charlie McCarthy had class and wooden personality Kerry is such a... such a dorky dufus who takes cues from Edwards. I thought a cartoon of them as Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob would be more accurate.
Registered could go crazy...if he hasn't been banned.
A clever freeper can change the faces.
Apologies to Buffaloe Bob and Howdy