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Old 06-15-2006, 02:39 PM   #1
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"After a decade in reruns, Mr. Dressup is being pulled off the air. The pioneering children's TV show will be removed from CBC's weekday lineup on July 3 and will air on Sundays only. On Sept. 3, it will end altogether."

Man, it'll be weird not seeing this guy's face on TV when I flip through the channels on the mornings I call in sick.
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That may be one of the reasons while I still stick with the CBC - I recall watching Mr. Dressup and The Friendly Giant.
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A great Canadian icon for anyone who was ever five years old and under . . . . . which I never was.

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Well, that's a shame. Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup) was such a great artist and it has been a few years since his death - But PBS never stopped Mr. Rogers after Fred Rogers died.

Do they still show the Friendly Giant? I'll never forget the theme song. Also - who was that guy who played a guitar and crawled through a tree-trunk to get to the forest place?
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Well, that's a shame. Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup) was such a great artist and it has been a few years since his death - But PBS never stopped Mr. Rogers after Fred Rogers died.

Do they still show the Friendly Giant? I'll never forget the theme song. Also - who was that guy who played a guitar and crawled through a tree-trunk to get to the forest place?
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I always watched Mr. Dress Up when I little. Gonna be weird not seeing it on morning TV.
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Why do shows like this seem to fall out of favour? Its not like the 4 year olds know it is a rerun. Same with almost any of the young kid fads. Why would they care if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been on for 15 years? Shouldn't a 'good' show with a backlog of episodes be able to be recycled until the technology of TV changes? (that is, B&W to colour, or things like that that make it obvious that the show is old - or does that matter to a child?)
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To quote Baseketball:

"It appears time finally just ran out for the old c**ksucker. Ernie Coombs was 84; his hairpiece was 29.
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