15 kids’ shows you didn’t know had ties to Canada

[mvcg66b3r]

Whether you grew up in Canada or somewhere else in the world, these 15 children’s shows should ring a bell.
https://www.thestar.com/entertainme...-shows-you-didnt-know-had-ties-to-canada.html

 

[gwise96557]

One that rings a bell as I watched it as a kid on independent station KCOP 13 from LA (now MYNT) was a sci fi called Rocket Robin Hood.

 

[blackgold]

And let's not forget "Fifteen," Nickelodeon's teenage soap opera, which was called "Hillside" in its native Canada. It was produced by CTV's British Columbia affiliate BCTV.

 

[gr8oldies]

Please, take Calliou back!

 

[FreddyE1977]

I knew Mister Rogers Neighborhood started out in Toronto (as any good Pittsburgher would).

After his stint on KDKA-TV ended with The Childrens' Corner he accepted an offer to produce his own show for the CBC. After a couple of years he came back to his hometown, where he continued producing it at WQED.

My wife, who grew up in the Detroit area, was a big Mr. Dressup fan as a child. I never knew that the two shows
were connected though.

But please, Toronto Star, Pittsburgh is spelled with an "h" at the end (and has been so since 1911).

 

[gr8oldies]

My kids watched the various incarnations of "The Elephant Show"

 

[ftballfan]

I knew Mister Rogers Neighborhood started out in Toronto (as any good Pittsburgher would).

After his stint on KDKA-TV ended with The Childrens' Corner he accepted an offer to produce his own show for the CBC. After a couple of years he came back to his hometown, where he continued producing it at WQED.

My wife, who grew up in the Detroit area, was a big Mr. Dressup fan as a child. I never knew that the two shows
were connected though.

But please, Toronto Star, Pittsburgh is spelled with an "h" at the end (and has been so since 1911).

Somewhat off-topic, but for my job, I sometimes have to look at really old oil and gas leases, and I found several that had Pittsburg without the H (predating 1911)

 

[blackgold]

And by the way, the English dub of Sailor Moon was done in Toronto, Canada by voice actors such as Terri Hawkes, Toby Proctor & Naz Edwards. Not to mention Kristen Bishop.

 

[Bronx]

They didn't mention Hilarious House of Frightenstein. It was produced by CHCH TV in the 70s and I think it ran on KTLA in Los Angeles. Not sure about any other US stations.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Somewhat off-topic, but for my job, I sometimes have to look at really old oil and gas leases, and I found several that had Pittsburg without the H (predating 1911)

Pittsburgh as originally founded had an "H" at the end (like Edinburgh, Scotland). In 1890 the US Geologic Survey decided to standardize all place names across the U.S. They determined that any "burg" should end in a G like Hamburg, Germany. Hence all official documents started reading Pittsburg, and private map-makers and others followed.

So you can find Pittsburgh spelled Pittsburg on old maps, documents, and even baseball uniforms, from the period 1890-1911. The residents of Pittsburgh however, being typically stubborn on the issue, refused to go along and continued to spell Pittsburgh with an "h" on all of their correspondence. The Federal Government finally gave in and cried uncle in 1911.

As a result of this however, Pittsburg, California and Pittsburg, Kansas are still spelled with a G.
And locals here continually slam an H at the end of Greensburg, PA, where it does not belong.

 

[Ultimajock]

...I knew from first viewing that You Can't Do That On Television was of Canadian origin, since the closing credits identified CJOH/13 Ottawa as the base studio (not CTV, as the Star claims). I recognised CJOH as being where Graham Kerr's Galloping Gourmet series had been taped a decade earlier...

 

[johnnya2k6]

And let's not forget "Fifteen," Nickelodeon's teenage soap opera, which was called "Hillside" in its native Canada. It was produced by CTV's British Columbia affiliate BCTV.

"Fifteen" would later move production to the States (and to Orlando, Florida nonetheless) for its second season.

Another Canadian-produced teen soap was CBC's "Edgemomt", which introduced us to Kristin Kreuk. It too was done in Vancouver and aired stateside on Freeform (formerly CBN/Family Channel/Fox Family/ABC Family) and in syndication.