The show had many similarities with Howdy Doody, including a frontier/western theme and a cowboy puppet as the title character.

The puppet Oky Doky (created by puppeteer Raye Copeland) was first seen on New York City television station WABD[2] in a children's fashion show program called Tots, Tweens and Teens.

[3] Although there are conflicting stories of when Oky Doky first appeared on local television, it seems likely that his move to network prime time was inspired by the success of the Howdy Doody show.

In each show, Oky would get into trouble, but his magic milk pills gave him the strength to defeat the bad guys.

The cast included Wendy Barrie, Rex Trailer,[4] Burt Hilber and Pat Barnard, with Dayton Allen as puppeteer and the voice of Oky Doky.