They used to say that TV allowed for the continuation of vaudeville-- keeping acts alive that were truly bizarre but certainly held one's attention for five or ten minutes between the more mainstream singers and comedians who populated the variety shows of the day. Here's an example, perpetrated on little kids by Captain Kangaroo. I defy anyone to try and make any sense out of this aside from it's incredible strangeness. You'll never see anything this cool on a "reality" show:
Here's an earlier version from the 1930s, introduced by Red Skelton, who makes the connection to vaudeville explicit (I don't think the two performers are the same guy, but I could be wrong):
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