Canadian Nostalgia Test

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Canadian Nostalgia Test Dec 19, 2016 18:16:13 GMT -5

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Post by RobertW on Dec 19, 2016 18:16:13 GMT -5

Do You Remember This?

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Canadian Nostalgia Test Dec 20, 2016 1:14:48 GMT -5 RobertW likes this

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Post by jamesM on Dec 20, 2016 1:14:48 GMT -5

Wasn't sure at first why it was a Canadian nostalgia test. My first reaction to it (well, after, 'that sounds nice') was that it was the old English folk song Early One Morning, then it came to me, oh ya! The Friendly Giant! That is going back into distant memory land.

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Canadian Nostalgia Test Dec 20, 2016 6:47:13 GMT -5

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Dec 20, 2016 1:14:48 GMT -5 jamesM said:

Wasn't sure at first why it was a Canadian nostalgia test. My first reaction to it (well, after, 'that sounds nice') was that it was the old English folk song Early One Morning, then it came to me, oh ya! The Friendly Giant! That is going back into distant memory land.

the show ran from 1958 to 1985// that's quite a few generations of kids...

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Canadian Nostalgia Test Dec 22, 2016 0:05:40 GMT -5 RobertW likes this

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Post by RockyMtnGull on Dec 22, 2016 0:05:40 GMT -5

Look up.......look waaaaaaaaayyyyyy up.

Thinking back to the show makes me laugh at Jerome the giraffe's moves in the background through the window when he was feeling the groove of the giant's music.

Thanks for the memory RobertW!!

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Canadian Nostalgia Test Dec 22, 2016 8:35:24 GMT -5

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"One little chair for one of you, and a bigger chair for two more to curl up in, and for someone who likes to rock, a rocking chair in the middle."

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TonyKgull Global Moderator Posts: 6,425 Location: Ontario, Canada	Canadian Nostalgia Test Dec 23, 2016 6:02:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TonyKgull on Dec 23, 2016 6:02:02 GMT -5 I don't remember much of it, or why, but I remember I used to love that show as a kid as well. Happy memories, good times.
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Canadian Nostalgia Test May 15, 2018 18:44:22 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by ancient1 on May 15, 2018 18:44:22 GMT -5

This is British, not Canadian but reminded me of Bill & Ben, the flowerpot men. That was when I lived in Enland a long time ago.
A tv show for children..middle 1950's. It wasn't the song that reminded me but the conversation. Good song by the way.

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Canadian Nostalgia Test May 16, 2018 7:30:11 GMT -5

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Post by Derick on May 16, 2018 7:30:11 GMT -5

ancient1,

Bill and Ben was one of my favourite TV shows, when I was a kid.
The scary part is, I could tell every word they were saying.
And don't forget the weeeed. 😀

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Canadian Nostalgia Test May 16, 2018 10:05:16 GMT -5

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Post by RobertW on May 16, 2018 10:05:16 GMT -5

there was couple other shows I loved. Razzle Dazzle and Alphabet Soup
starred Trudy Young, she was soooooooooooo cute. my fourteen old self had a crush..

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Canadian Nostalgia Test May 16, 2018 13:01:31 GMT -5

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Post by Jim on May 16, 2018 13:01:31 GMT -5

Friendly lived just down the road in Grafton. He played at Cobourg's Waterfront Festival some of the same years that we did. His grand daughter lives in Port Hope and is a talented musician. She plays and teaches Celtic harp, dulcimer, guitar, piano and probably other instruments, but her most wonderful instrument is her voice.

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