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Local Museum Highlights Classic CBC & CTV Kids TV Shows
Ever heard of Myseum? It's a place located on Richmond St. W. and despite all the construction traffic woes, it may be worth the hassle to get down there to visit the place, if you grew up watching CBC and CTV kid shows. The exhibitor is displaying memorabilia from some of the legendary 50s and 60s shows, including recreated sets from the Friendly Giant and TVO's The Polka Dot Door.
There are puppets from the past, like Casey & Finnegan from Mr. Dressup.
And there are long unseen clips of the shows that run on monitors throughout the building.
It was curated by Ed Conroy of Retrontario, whose collection of GTA TV from the past has become legendary online.
It runs until August and is free, although they'd appreciate a donation at the door.
TV scribe Bill Brioux has more on what there is to see at this nostalgia fest.
The Myseum Exhibit
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Mr. Dressup is trending on Twitter.
CP24's interview with Ed Conroy linked above.
It's a great gift to make people happy.
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Toronto TV scribe Bill Brioux and his son toured this exhibit. Some of the pics he shares look great.
A visit to Toronto’s Myseum exhibit: Mr Dressup to Degrassi
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The Toronto Star gives high praise to the exhibit of Canadian kid shows, which continues until Aug.19th.
"Did you know that “The Uncle Bobby Show” (later “Playtime With Uncle Bobby” and “Uncle Bobby and Friends”) which aired on CFTO from 1964 to 1979, was the first children’s show in North America to feature sign language? Shot in Agincourt, it starred British-born former vaudevillian Bobby Ash."
Were you a fan of ‘Degrassi,’ ‘Mr. Dressup’ or ‘Polka Dot Door’? A new exhibit celebrates groundbreaking made-in-Toronto TV
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