Sunday, January 6, 2013

Retro TV and Toys for The Very Young - Mr. Dressup

Happy New Year!  Recently we have been watching some Mr. Dressup dvd's from the library.  I have great memories of this show from when I was a kid.  It ran for a long, long time - 1967-1996! Mr. Dressup was originally a puppeteer for Mr. Rogers. Did any of you watch this show?  Do you remember Casey and Finnegan and their tree house, the Tickle Trunk with all of the dressup clothes, Mr. Dressup's drawings and crafts, and the owl on the wall?  ('too-whit, too-whooo!  I always was a little bit scared of him!)  Mr. Dressup (Ernie Coombs) died in 2001.  Mr. Dressup is a great part of Canadian culture - I wonder if any of my American readers that lived in the more northern parts watched the show as well.  If not, you should introduce your kids to it via YouTube!  Have fun watching this clip- I love hearing the theme song again!

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  1. Danzel @Silver Shoes and Rabbit HolesJanuary 6, 2013 at 11:56 PM

    Mr. Dressup is new to me! I'll be sure to check him out in the morning. :o)

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    1. Danzel @Silver Shoes and Rabbit HolesJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:28 AM

      Aww, this is really sweet. It has a Mr. Rogers vibe to it. I'll have to make a YouTube playlist, so I can show the girls.

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    2. LeanneJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:59 PM

      We've been watching Mr. Rogers too- do your girls watch it at all?

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    3. Danzel @Silver Shoes and Rabbit HolesJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM

      They've seen it a few times. I wish I could have gotten them into it when they were younger.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 7, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    As I read I was wondering... "how did I miss this show?" til I got to the it being a canadian show part. I am fairly certain I did watch every episode ever recorded of mister Roger's though. ;)

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    1. LeanneJanuary 7, 2013 at 11:00 PM

      Mr. Rogers was the best! Have you seen 'Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood'?

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  3. Christina MorleyJanuary 10, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    I never heard of Mr. Dressup before, but he reminds me of Mr. Rogers. I used to watch Mr. Rogers when I was a little girl in the States and Sesame Street. My kids were all born in South Africa and haven't experienced these things. My little girl, Amanda, watched the 1986 episode that you posted. It was very sweet. How times have changed!

    Thanks for visiting Amanda's Books and More!

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    1. LeanneJanuary 10, 2013 at 10:18 PM

      Yes both he and Mr. Rogers have a similar calming and gentle manner and they both had a lot of fans! I'm so glad you and your little girl liked the episode!

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  4. BarbaraJanuary 14, 2013 at 3:43 AM

    I've never seen Mr. Dressup so I guess it didn't make it to the UK - or maybe I just missed it? I'm going to watch the clip now, thanks for sharing.

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    1. LeanneJanuary 17, 2013 at 6:54 PM

      Maybe your grand-kids would like to watch it too sometime, Barbara! :)

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  5. Nancy@ThereIsGraceJanuary 17, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    Loved watching this! Didn't watch them as a kid, but my 5-year-old loved watching it too! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. LeanneJanuary 17, 2013 at 6:56 PM

      Oh good, Nancy, I'm glad to introduce Mr. Dressup to you! :)

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