Steampipe Alley is a children's television program that aired on WWOR from 1988 to 1993.
[1] The program was hosted by comedian Mario Cantone, with announcing duties handled by longtime station staff announcer Ted Mallie (referred to on-air by Cantone as "Don Pardonmeo", a play on the name of another veteran announcer, Don Pardo).
Each episode featured celebrity guests (often encountering other WWOR personalities), recurring segments, comedy sketches and games for its young audience members, with old Looney Tunes and Max Fleischer cartoons rounding out the program.
Its director was Neil Borrell, who served in the same capacity on the station's local newscasts from the mid-1970s until 2005.
Playing up his comedic persona, Cantone would portray a variety of characters, including: A wide variety of games and sketches were featured, including:[3][4]