own show oriented at children. The show was instantly successful. The show aired 5 days a week and eventually became The Stan Boreson Show. Boreson was accompanied on the show by sidekick Doug Setterberg and companion No-Mo-Shun the Basset Hound. KING's Klubhouse became known for Boreson's musical stylings with his accordion. Whenever he sang a song on air, he would introduce them as “songs my Uncle Torvald taught me.” These songs continued Boreson's tradition of Scandinavian humor, and were performed in a ridiculous thick Norwegian accent. Among the most beloved songs from the show was its theme song. Boreson also created a cast of creative characters he played himself, many were inspired by his Norwegian-American childhood. Some of the characters included Pepita the Flea, Victor Rolla, the Old Timer and his horse Nel and Bozo the Clown, based on the cartoon of the same name. During the success of the show in 1957, Boreson was invited to perform on the Lawrence Welk Show, and in 1959 he won the Children's Entertainer Award “For Outstanding Devotion to Wholesome Entertainment for All Children Everywhere.” Later career Throughout the run of the show and after, Boreson continued recording musical parodies for several different labels, such as the parody of “Catch a Falling Star” called “Catch a Pickled Herring”. In 1967, The Stan Boreson Show ended its run. In the years that followed, Boreson continued recording and appeared several times on A Prairie Home Companion. He also performed for King Olav V of Norway. Boreson and his wife also founded Boreson Tours, which provided guided tours of destinations both in the United States and abroad. His last musical release was the 2007 single “I Just Don’t Look Good Naked Anymore” with an accompanying music video. Boreson died in Seattle, Washington, of a stroke on January 27, 2017, at age 91, with his wife by his side. Legacy Memories of Boreson's show remain with the baby boomers that grew up with him. According to TV personality Chuck Zink, “The children’s TV entertainers of America have a fantastic influence, and a fantastic responsibility,” shaping a generation of children in the infancy of television. His impact on Norwegian-American culture was seen throughout his life. In 2005 King Harald V awarded Boreson St. Olav's Medal, a high honor in Norway. According to Garrison Keillor, Boreson was “one of the last great Scandinavian-dialect humorists.” Discography 1957 Yust Try To