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BAGATELLE
CBC-Radio Canada /
x30m-e / 1974 (5 April - 6 September / Fridays 4.30pm)
Two fifteen minutes
segments, the first in French was called Au Jardin de Pierrot (Produced by
Maurice Falardeau and featuring children singing folk songs in a playground).
The second segment featured a different film every time.
THE
BANANAS
CBC / x30m-e / 1969
(2 January - 6 February / Thursdays 4.30pm)
Theme Music: Jim
Pirie, Rod Coneybeare / Producer: Robert Gibbons
Children's comedy
series with a slight educational slant, set in Bananaland and presented by the
Bananas -who were:- Melody Greer, John Davies, Francois-Regis Klanfer and
Bonnie-Carol Case.
BANDWAGON
WITH BOB FRANCIS
CBC / x30m-e /
1972-75 (21 September 72 - 28 March 75)
Producers: Aubrey
Tadman, Garry Ferrier / Director: Barry Cranston
Music series that
focused on the big band sound, hosted by Bob Francis.
BARNEY
BOOMER
CBC / x20m-e /
1967-68 (12 September 67 - 9 January 68 / Tuesdays - Fridays 4.30pm)
Writer: Ron Krantz /
Producers: Stan Gilchrist, Herb Roland / Director: Flemming Nielson
Teen sitcom. Young
Barney Boomer sails his houseboat to Cedarville to pay a short visit to his
uncle Captain Boomer and ends up staying. As of January 1968 the title changed
to Upside Down and the show opened out to take in more of the town's residents.
With:- JOHN CLAYTON
as Barney Boomer / REX SEVENOAKS as Captain Boomer / LYNN GORMAN as Florence
Kozy (1967) / FRANZ RUSSELL as Councillor Russell / TRUDY YOUNG as Trudy /
CLAIRE DRAINIE as Mar Parkin / CLAUDE RAE as Mr Andrews / GERARD PARKES as Sam
Oliver / BELINDA MONTGOMERY as Susan / PAM HYATT as Florence Kozy (1968) / JACK
DUFFY as Ernie Power / TREVOR EVANS as Harvey Fleetwood
BARNEY'S
GANG
CBC / x30m-e / 1958
(2 May - 24 September / Fridays 5.00pm)
Producer: D.
Gillingham
Children's
entertainment show hosted by Barney Potts with each edition seeing Barney and a
gang of kids visiting a different place in Vancouver.
BARRIS
AND COMPANY
CBC / x30m-e /
1968-69 (21 September 68 - 25 January 69 / Saturdays 10.30pm)
Producer: Bob Jarvis
/ Director: Pat King
A variety series
hosted by Alex Barris. The show was dogged by production problems (often because
the show was live and followed live Hockey matches - the timings were all over
the place). Also featured on the shows were Janet Baird and Guido Bass.
THE
BARRIS BEAT
CBC / x30m-e /
1956-57 (4 July 56 - 30 June 57)
Producers: Len
Casey, Norman Jewison
An early variety
series for Alex Barris (see also above entry). Regulars included Betty Jean
Ferguson, Roy Roberts, The Gina Silvi Octet, Gloria Lambert, Sammy Sales, Larry
Mann, Babs Christie as the Billboard Girl. Cult director Richard Lester ( A Hard
Day's Night, The Three Musketeers etc) was briefly a writer on the show.
THE
BEACHCOMBERS
CBC / 324x30m-e /
1972-90
Creators: Marc and
Susan Strange / Executive Producers: Philip Keatley, Ellie Savoie, Hugh Beard
One of Canada's
longest running comedy drama series the Beachcombers was based around Nick
Adonidas ( a beachcomber) and Molly Carmody and her family. Nick lived above
Molly's diner which was called Molly's Reach.
With:- BRUNO
GERUSSI as Nick Adonidas / RAE BROWN as Molly Carmody / BOB PARK as Hughie /
NANCY CHAPPLE as Margaret (1) / JULIET RANDALL as Margaret (2) / PAT JOHNS as
Jesse Jim / ROBERT CLOTHEIR as Relic / JACKSON DAVIES as Constable John
BEYOND
REASON
CBC / x30m-e /
1977-80 (27 June 77 - 10 October 80)
Creator: Allen
Spraggett / Producer: Nigel Napier-Andrews
Intriguing panel
based quiz show featuring various 'psychic' types (astrologer, clairvoyant etc)
trying to guess the identities of mystery guest using various things pertinent
to their trade (for example the astrologer getting the birth time and date
detailds etc). The series also took in other aspects of the paranormal via short
films. During its first season was shown prime time then later in an every
weekday 4.00pm afternoon slot (for the 1980 season). Host was Bill Guest.
Regular panellists included clairvoyant Irene Hughes, astrologer Geoff Gray-Cobb, palmist Marcel Broekman and graphologist Marilyn
Rossner. Paul Soles
took over as host for the final season.
THE
BIG REVUE
CBC / x60m-e x30m-e
/ 1952-53 (9 September 52 - 18 May 53) black and white
Producers: Don
Hudson, Norman Campbell / Costume: Edna Cherry / Director: Norman Jewison
The first show to be
seen on the CBC, the Big Revue was an ambitious variety show hosted by Toby
Robins and featured all manner of acts (everything from jugglers to ballet).
Budd Knapp later took over as host.
THE
BILL KENNY SHOW
CBC / x30m-e / 1966
(22 May - 10 July / Sundays 3.00pm)
Producer: Elie
Savoie
Light
entertainment/music series headlined by Bill Kenny, a former member of the
Inkspots. Regulars on this show were The Accents, Fraser MacPherson, Marty
Gillan, Judy Ginn and Fran Gregory.
BIM
BAM BOOM
CBC / x15m-e /
1955-56 (18 November 55 - 13 January 56) black and white
Children's
entertainment. The exploits of a trio of clowns, two of whom, Bim and Bam were
puppets. Boom (as played by John Allen) was a real life clown.
THE
BILLY O'CONNOR SHOW
CBC / x20m-e /
1954-56 (16 October 54 - 19 May 56 / Saturdays 11.10pm)
Producers: Bob
Jarvis, Drew Crossan
Variety series
headlined by Billy O'Connor with Juliette, Jackie Richardson, Vic Centro, Kenny
Gill, Jack Duffy and Bill Isbister also appearing.
BLACKFLY
Canwest-Global
/ x30m-e / 2000-
Period sitcom.
Tales of the workers of a fur trading fort in Upper Canada during the 18th
Century. Main character was dogsbody Blackfly, his boss was McTavish; head
of the military garrison was Colonel Boyle and Misty Moon ran the local
tavern.
With:- RON
JAMES as Blackfly / SHAUNA BLACK as Lady Hammond / RICHARD DONAT as
Colonel Boyle / JAMES KEE as McTavish / CHERI MOCHRIE as Misty Moon /
LORNE CARDINAL as Chief Smash Your Face In
BLACK
HARBOUR
CBC-Alliance
Atlantis / 39x60m-e / 1997-99
Drama series. A
family from Los Angeles move back to the small Nova Scotia town the wife
originally hailed from.
With:- REBECCA
JENKINS / ALEX CARTER / GERAINT WYN DAVIES / JOE ZIEGLER
BLUFF
CBC / x30m-e /
1976-77 (6 Ocotber 76 - 27 April 77 / Wednesday 7.30pm)
Producers: Riff
Morkowitz, Jack Budgell.
Quiz show in the
style of Call My Bluff. This
featured comedians lying to each other and trying to guess who was actually
telling the truth. Hosted by Mike Darrow.
THE
BOB McLEAN SHOW
CBC / x60m-e /
1975-81 (1 September 75 -22 May 81)
Executive Producers:
Bill Casselman, Jack Budgell
A lunchtime magazine
style show tackling all manner of subjects. Hosted by Bob McLean the show had
several regular guests in the form of comics Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Sears
and Switzer, Howie Mandel and Monica Parker. Other regulars included singer Don
McManus and writer Gary Michael Dault.
BONJOUR,
BON JOUR
CBC / x15m-e/
1977-78 (19 September 77 - 29 September 78 / Monday - Friday 9.00am then from 29
May 78 10.15am)
Producer: Ken
Buckley
Children's daily
entertainment show (in both French and English) presented by actress Manon
Bernard.
BORDERTOWN
Alliance-Atlantis /
78x30m-e / 1988-91
Period drama series.
During the 1880's Marshall Jack Craddock teams up with Mountie Clive Bennett to
keep law and order in Bordertown along the US-Canadian border.
With:- RICHARD COMAR
as Marshal Jack Craddock / JOHN H. BRENNAN as Corporal Clive Bennett / SOPHIE
BARJAC as Marie Dumont / FRITZ BERGOLD as Otto Danzinger / WYATT ORR as Bruno
Danzinger / BEVERLY ELLIOTT as Sally Duffield / DUNCAN FRASER as Zachary Denny /
FREDA PERRY as Diane Denny / GREGORY TOGAL as Willie Haddon / KIMBERLY SHEPPARD
as Clara / BILL PEPPERALL as Jake Eppal / HAGAN BEGGS as Liam Gleeson / DOM
FIORE as Dominic / PAUL BATTEN as Wendell MacWherter
THE BOY FROM ANDROMEDA
NZ/Canada / 6x30m / 1991
Writer: Ken Catran / Director: Wayne Tourell
Three teenage children find fragments of a spaceship that crashed a century previously. The pieces turn out to be a device that could destroy the planet.
With:- KATRINA HOBBS as Jenny / JANE CRESWELL as Drom / FIONA KAY as Tessa / ANTHONY SAMUELS as Lloyd / HEATHER BOLTON as Shirley / PAUL GITTINS as Ralph / JOHN WATSON as Voice of Drom
THE
BROAD SIDE
CBC / 6x30m-e / 2000
Creators: Jane Ford,
Diane Flacks
Comedy sketch series
based on a popular radio show, with Susan Coyne, Diane Flacks, Kathryn
Greenwood, Erin McMurty and Wendell Meldrum.
BURNS
CHUCKWAGON FROM THE STAMPEDE CORAL
CBC / x30m-e /
1954-55 (3 November 54 - 29 June 55 / Wednesday 10.30pm) black and white
Producer: Mario
Prizek
Western style
variety series with Pat Kirkpatrick, Lorraine McAllister, Don Francks,
Arnie Nelson and The Rhythm Pals.
BUTTERNUT
SQUARE
CBC / x20m-e /
1965-67 (19 October 64 - 10 February 67 / Monday - Friday 11.30am then 11.00am)
Producers: Don
Carroll, Pat O'Leary, Olive Richards, Stuart Gilchrist
Children's Daily
entertainment show with a character called Mr Dressup having fun with a group of
kids in Butternut Square. Most of the material had a slight educational theme
and there was a spin off called Mr Dressup. For the final season episodes went
to 30 minutes long.
With:- ERNIE COOMS
as Mr Dressup / DONALD HIMES as Music Man / SANDRA COHEN as Sandy / JUDITH
LAWRENCE / BOB JEFFREY
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