FROM THE WGN ARCHIVES Check out this clip from 1984 featuring Bob Bell, AKA Bozo the clown, talking about what it's like to don the costume while he applies the clown make-up in his WGN dressing room. Get the full Larry Potash Backstory on Bozo at WGNtv.com/backstory | WGN TV

FROM THE WGN ARCHIVES Check this out...Bozo (AKA Bob Bell) circa 1963, visiting Chicago's legendary Riverview Amusement Park. Friday at 7p WGN-TV presents Bozo's Circus: The 1960's, a special featuring parts of 3 episodes from the WGN vault. | WGN TV

48K views · 918 reactions | From it's humble roots as a record company character, to its heights as a cultural icon for generations of Chicagoans, Larry Potash has the backstory on our beloved Bozo the Clown. Get more great Backstories with the Backstory podcast, available where you get your podcasts. | WGN TV | Facebook