Steampipe Alley is a children's television program that aired on WWOR from February 7, 1988 to April 18, 1993. 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). It was a very popular show that inspired a lot of pop culture, and also gave big ratings for the WWOR EMI Service, despite being a local show for all of its run. The show was taped at 9 Broadcast Plaza, the WWOR headquarters, in Secaucus, where The Morton Downey Jr. Show and The Richard Bey Show were also taped. 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. The series was written by Judy Katschke (who also served as producer), with Rick Derman as senior producer. Its director was Neil Borrell, who served in the same capacity on the station's local newscasts from the mid-1970s until 2005.

Characters

Playing up his comedic persona, Cantone would portray a variety of characters, including:

Recurring segments

A wide variety of games and sketches were featured, including: