Canadian TV

[Emancipation 2]

Okay, I will admit I only read the very first post and then some of these here on this page.

Here's one:

Have any of you ever heard of or were lucky enough to catch the two short seasons of Twitch City on CBC?

Our illustrious Molly Parker and brilliant Don McKellar starred in a show about a guy who never left his Toronto apartment.

It was genius!

A quirky show as only Canadians can do it.

I Canada!

Clicky on Wiki!

I do remember that show... never "got it" though.. was over my head I'm afraid!

[thetreble 19]

oh wait! I remember a show..I don't remember if it was Canadian or not. I used to watch it after Blossom often. It featured a teenage girl whose father would talk to her through this glass box It was like he was re-incarnated in the box and his voice was very robotic. So many things I can't remember from my childhood. It really befuddles me.

[SpiritAlight 1]

Sometimes I forget there is a generation gap here between us all.

Hee hee.

And that's okay...it't the "quirk" gap I am concerned with more... :lol:

My mind is quite bent.

[Emancipation 2]

Sometimes I forget there is a generation gap here between us all.

Hee hee.

And that's okay...it't the "quirk" gap I am concerned with more... :lol:

My mind is quite bent.

nah... my mind is just mush that's all tee hee... now The Friendly Giant.. that's something I can sink my teeth into!!!

[SpiritAlight 1]

Sometimes I forget there is a generation gap here between us all.

Hee hee.

And that's okay...it't the "quirk" gap I am concerned with more... :lol:

My mind is quite bent.

nah... my mind is just mush that's all tee hee... now The Friendly Giant.. that's something I can sink my teeth into!!!

Oh yes!

I wish I could whistle...then I'd whistle that tune all day long.

[antda 13]

Hi CherylandRichard,

Lol...I remember that song too, and I think it went something like this (lol...I'm typing this based on memory, so correct me if I'm wrong):

"Don't you put it in your mouth. Don't you stuff it in your face. 'Cause it's not good to eat, not like a muffin or a beet. If you don't know just what it is, don't put it in your mouth!..." And it had singing puppets in the commerical too.

I think it was by a government/non-profit group called "concerned children's advertisers", or something like that, that sponsored this commercial.

They also did that "Drugs, drugs, drugs, which are good, which are bad. Drug, drugs, drugs, ask your Mom or ask your Dad..." commerical too.

Lol...yeah, those Canadian commericals always made me too...

Ant (Reminiscing in old Canadian commercials/theme songs... )

what was the commercial that told kids not to eat things they find laying around? it was a song, that always made me laugh

[antda 13]

Hi Everyone,

By the way, does anyone here remember a show called "Take Part". It was a Canadian children's show, that taught kids how to do arts and crafts, cook, do magic tricks, tell jokes, etc. Then there was also a spin-off show called "Tell-A-Tale Town", which taught kids how to read and tell stories. These were shows that were in the late 80's/early 90's or so on YTV....

Both shows were based in Vancouver, B.C. (lol...their postal code...V7L 4L3, I still remember, yet I don't even remember my own postal/zip code at times....), and hosted by "Lois and Herb Walker" and a funny cast of other adult characters (Mr. Twister, Mark with his recycle-cycle, Mark the magician, Royal Plant the artist, Pam the cook, etc.)...

I found both of these shows kind of interactive, as it had a lot of good ideas for kids/children to experiment and try out...

Anyone else remember these "interactive Vancouver-based" children's tv shows?

Ant (Reminiscing in Canadian "interactive" children's tv shows...)

Edited September 30, 2008 by AntandD

[Sprailenes 47]

I loved take part.

Recycle cycle...coming down the lane.

[antda 13]

Hi Nevada,

By the way, here's how the rest of the song goes (again, from memory):

"There was an artist one day, who said we'd all throw away, so much trash it would soon reach the sky. He thought now 'I'll do my part, recycle junk into art, I'll just collect what I want and then try'. The artist jumped on his bike, you'll try it too if you like, then maybe the garbage won't be so high. Recycle-cycle, coming down the road. Recycle-cycle, your adventure load. Recycle-cycle, throw it into a bin. Recycle-cycle, and use it over again!"

Lol...ok...now here's the take part song (again, from memory):

"Take part. Call your Father and your Mother. Call your Sister and your Brother. To come take part, take part in the fun, take part. Send the message to your cousin, bring your info by the dozen. (something, something, oh gee, now I'm forgetting the lyrics...). Come take part in the fun. Take part!"

Ant (Singing and "Taking Part"... )

I loved take part.

Recycle cycle...coming down the lane.

[warlord 73]

I think there was only one Canadian show I can recall that I would actually watch and actually enjoy. It was The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. Now that was actually good and was surprised it was even Canadian...

[cherylc522 0]

I think there was only one Canadian show I can recall that I would actually watch and actually enjoy. It was The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. Now that was actually good and was surprised it was even Canadian...

oh wow take part and tele-tale-town,

omgggggg harriets magic hats???and i loveddddd fred penners place and of course the friendly giant, i loved the giraffe haha

i saw the raccoons on tv the other day and cracked up.

and yup that is how that song goes, thats the one i was thinking of the dont you put it in your mouth one yay

k now heres one, and i dont have any clue what its called it was about a castle, it was like a toy castle or something, really grasping for little bits here, but tahts all i can remember of it and they had like these guys in the sewer or something,

duddly the dragon was canadian wasn't it, man im just trying to think back

and im trying to remember another one, it was like these guys that lived in a swamp? any ideas here, my memory sucks

Edited September 30, 2008 by CherylandRichard

[antda 13]

Hi CherylandRichard,

Ok, the castle show you're thinking about is probably "Eureka's Castle". It was a TVO kid's show that ran in the early 90's. Yes, there were characters that lived in a sewer, one was orange, one was pink (sorry, I don't exactly remember what their names were, but I think it was "quagmire" and "bog", someone please correct me here). Other characters on the show were: "batley" the bat, "eureka" the troll/elf-like creature that owned the castle, some worms, and a giant that turned the handle of the castle to make it work, .

The theme song went something like this (again, from memory): "Eureka...Eureka's castle...Eureka's castle...(something, something...). Let us Eu-re, Eu-re, Eu-re, 123....Eureka's castle!"

By the way, anyone else remember a TVO's children's shows around the same 80's/90's time period called: "pinwheel", "free to fly", "zardip's search for health", "deke wilson's adventures", and "bookmice"? "Bookmice" was filmed in Toronto, actually, at a library downtown, and the mice puppet characters were "Norbert, Zazzi, and Leon". As well, anyone remember "Are you afraid of the dark?" from YTV?

Yes, "Dudley the Dragon" is Canadian. "Sally" and "Matt" were the kids on the show, and "Dudley" was a big dragon, and there was "Mr. Crabby Tree", and some other character dressed as a pilot (I can't remember her name, but the actress also played Aunt Hetty in "Road to Avonlea"). As well, there was another kid later on (I forgot her name on the show, but her name in real life was Annick), who also played a minor role on Lamb Chop's Play Along (an American show).

The theme song went like this (again from memory): "Can you walk a dragon? Yes we can! Can you shout like a dragon? Yes we can!...(something something, forgetting here..)..The adventures of Dudley the Dragon!"

Oh gee, look what you all got me started on remembering ...I realize I have useless trivia about Canadian children's show in my head now..lol...

Any other questions? Lol...another trip down memory lane?...

Ant (Filled with useless trivia about Canadian tv, taking a trip down memory lane...)

k now heres one, and i dont have any clue what its called it was about a castle, it was like a toy castle or something, really grasping for little bits here, but tahts all i can remember of it and they had like these guys in the sewer or something,

duddly the dragon was canadian wasn't it, man im just trying to think back

and im trying to remember another one, it was like these guys that lived in a swamp? any ideas here, my memory sucks

Edited September 30, 2008 by AntandD

[cherylc522 0]

Hi CherylandRichard,

Ok, the castle show you're thinking about is probably "Eureka's Castle". It was a TVO kid's show that ran in the early 90's. Yes, there were characters that lived in a sewer, one was orange, one was pink (sorry, I don't exactly remember what their names were, but I think it was "quagmire" and "bog", someone please correct me here). Other characters on the show were: "batley" the bat, "eureka" the troll/elf-like creature that owned the castle, and

By the way, anyone else remember a TVO's children's show around the same 90's time period called "pinwheel", "free to fly", and another show called "bookmice"? "Bookmice" was filmed in Toronto, actually, at a library downtown, and the mice puppet characters were "Norbert, Zazzi, and Leon". As well, anyone remember "Are you afraid of the dark?" from YTV?

Yes, "Dudley the Dragon" is Canadian. "Sally" and "Matt" were the kids on the show, and "Dudley" was a big dragon, and there was "Mr. Crabby Tree", and some other character dressed as a pilot (I can't remember her name, but the actress also played Aunt Hetty in "Road to Avonlea"). As well, there was another kid later on (I forgot her name on the show, but her name in real life was Annick), who also played a minor role on Lamb Chop's Play Along (an American show).

The theme song went like this: "Can you walk a dragon? Yes we can! Can you shout like a dragon? Yes we can!...(something something, forgetting here..)..The adventures of Dudley the Dragon!"

Oh gee, look what you all got me started on remembering ...I realize I have useless trivia about Canadian children's show in my head now..lol...

Any other questions? Lol...another trip down memory lane...

Ant (Filled with useless trivia about Canadian tv...)

k now heres one, and i dont have any clue what its called it was about a castle, it was like a toy castle or something, really grasping for little bits here, but tahts all i can remember of it and they had like these guys in the sewer or something,

duddly the dragon was canadian wasn't it, man im just trying to think back

and im trying to remember another one, it was like these guys that lived in a swamp? any ideas here, my memory sucks

thats the one haha eurikas castle, oh man i loved that show, but now you gotta tell me what the one in the swamp was, they weren't all in a swamp, but they visited there alot? man now its gonna bug me, i wish i could remember more about it

[cherylc522 0]

ok i have a video, but where do i find the you tube video id to put in the box, its not the url i tried that

Edited September 30, 2008 by CherylandRichard

[cherylc522 0]

hehe k i figured it out

Edited September 30, 2008 by CherylandRichard