09-07-2023, 10:22 PM
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Meh, he was no Friendly Giant.
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09-07-2023, 10:45 PM
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#22
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Iggy-ville
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Dang, I'll watch this. I continued watching Mr. Dressup a few years longer than the age it was probably geared toward. Was such a lovely show that made you feel nice and at peace.
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Me too. I was a huge fan and watched until I was old enough that my friends made fun of me for it. But I didn’t care haha!
A Canadian icon.
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09-08-2023, 12:21 AM
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#23
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Originally Posted by nieuwy-89
Me too. I was a huge fan and watched until I was old enough that my friends made fun of me for it. But I didn’t care haha!
A Canadian icon.
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Our PM is keeping the spirit alive.
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09-08-2023, 12:39 AM
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#24
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: On your last nerve...:D
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
I wonder how many Canadian dogs were named Finnegan?
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*raises hand* One of ours was. However, he was already named that by the people who we got him & his brother from, when they decided they didn't want dogs anymore - he was already 6 years old and we didn't feel it was fair to change his/their names - and it suited him, as his brother's suited him. It wasn't a Mr Dress-up thing though, their first owners were British and never watched Mr Dressup. Just names they liked or maybe it was something to do with shows they watched in the UK, growing up (came to Canada in their 30s).
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
I wasn't as big of a fan of the final years, the "Mr. Dressup and Friends" era with all the dollar store puppets. It was like when Axl fired the original Guns 'N' Roses...
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Loathed the new characters. Annie was the worst, such a whiny character. My kids watched Mr Dressup, just as I did, and disliked her too. The show ended just a few years after they were born (I think my oldest was 5) and then they watched re-runs. They preferred the OG characters over the ones introduced in the latter part of the show.
Have a reminder set for this documentary.
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09-08-2023, 02:16 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
My parents told me from the time I could talk to around 5 or 6 my units to tell time were Mr. Dressup (30 min) and Sesame Street (1 hr)
"We're going camping at the lake, which is 2 Sesame Streets and 1 Mr. Dressup away"
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It’s memories like that that stay with parents forever.
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09-08-2023, 06:48 AM
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#26
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
Meh, he was no Friendly Giant.
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boo this man.
back in school in the 1980's, a couple of friends and I had this idea to make rock concert style Mr. Dress-up t-shirts.
Casey and Finnegan world tour.
We thought it was a million dollar idea. probably sell well even now.
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09-08-2023, 08:55 AM
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#27
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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My favourite childhood show (along with Today's Special).
Excited to watch this!
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09-08-2023, 09:22 AM
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#28
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
My favourite childhood show (along with Today's Special).
Excited to watch this!
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I don't know if I could choose, as there were so many good ones back in my day.
Loved Mr. Dressup, but I remember also liking the Friendly Giant, Popcorn Playhouse and The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, for example.
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09-08-2023, 10:06 AM
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#29
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
boo this man.
back in school in the 1980's, a couple of friends and I had this idea to make rock concert style Mr. Dress-up t-shirts.
Casey and Finnegan world tour.
We thought it was a million dollar idea. probably sell well even now.
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They totally would, Retrokid has a CBC line that has a couple Mr. Dressup designs in it.
https://retrokid.ca/collections/mr-dressup
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09-08-2023, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
I don't know if I could choose, as there were so many good ones back in my day.
Loved Mr. Dressup, but I remember also liking the Friendly Giant, Popcorn Playhouse and The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, for example.
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Fred Penner's Place was fun too.
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09-08-2023, 11:30 AM
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#31
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Super excited for this. I grew up loving Mr. Dressup.
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09-08-2023, 01:33 PM
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#32
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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
Fred Penner's Place was fun too.
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Sharon, Lois and Bram and Ballooner landing were other ones that I seem to recall as well.
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09-08-2023, 01:38 PM
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All I can get
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My preschool Mount Rushmore would be Mr. Dressup, The Friendly Giant, Buckshot and Littlest Hobo.
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09-08-2023, 01:49 PM
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#34
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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I was on Buckshot when I was like 4. I got to go up and recite my ABCs. I forgot them halfway though.
#coolstorybro
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09-08-2023, 01:54 PM
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#35
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Powerplay Quarterback
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There were the early morning shows (like House of Frightenstein, Hammy Hamster, Hercules), the daytime shows (like Mr. Dressup, Friendly Giant, Sesame Street, Electric Company), then the after school shows (like 3-2-1 Contact, Battle of the Planets, Transformers, and Flintstones).
The cartoons were real treats because cartoons used to only be available on Saturday mornings.
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09-08-2023, 02:14 PM
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#36
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Mr. Dressup documentary trailer just dropped...
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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
I was on Buckshot when I was like 4. I got to go up and recite my ABCs. I forgot them halfway though.
#coolstorybro
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My kindergarten class was on Buckshot. The kid next to me forgot his own name lol.
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09-08-2023, 02:29 PM
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#37
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Originally Posted by psyang
There were the early morning shows (like House of Frightenstein, Hammy Hamster, Hercules), the daytime shows (like Mr. Dressup, Friendly Giant, Sesame Street, Electric Company), then the after school shows (like 3-2-1 Contact, Battle of the Planets, Transformers, and Flintstones).
The cartoons were real treats because cartoons used to only be available on Saturday mornings.
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When I was a kid, if I got home soon enough I could watch Gilligan's Island.
The in later years, I rushed home to catch Four O'clock Rock with Mike Sobel
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09-08-2023, 03:58 PM
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#38
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All I can get
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I was on the Buckshot Show with my sister and cousins. I made an audible fart.
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09-08-2023, 10:55 PM
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#39
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Casey was gender-fluid...
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What was Casey’s deal? What was that accent?
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09-09-2023, 06:09 AM
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#40
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Rocket Robin Hood ftw.
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