Chez Hélène

Name: Chez Hélène
Genre: Family
Rating: 8
Cast: Hélène Baillargeon, Madeline Kronby, Florence Schreiber

TV Series
1959–19731959–1973
15m

8.0/10

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"No one ever knew what it was about" said another contributor. It was actually a pretty good early attempt at educational TV, with conversations and stories designed for the audience to lear... Read all"No one ever knew what it was about" said another contributor. It was actually a pretty good early attempt at educational TV, with conversations and stories designed for the audience to learn French. Very friendly and comfortable."No one ever knew what it was about" said another contributor. It was actually a pretty good early attempt at educational TV, with conversations and stories designed for the audience to learn French. Very friendly and comfortable.

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Hélène Baillargeon and Madeline Kronby in Chez Hélène (1959)

Hélène Baillargeon in Chez Hélène (1959)

Hélène Baillargeon

Hélène (1959-1973)as Hélène (1959-1973)

Madeline Kronby

Louise (1959-1973)as Louise (1959-1973)

Florence Schreiber

Puppeteer for suzie the mouseas Puppeteer for suzie the mouse

An unusual attempt to promote Canadian unity by exposing English-speaking children to French language conversation. This show ran between the immensely popular children's shows "The Friendly Giant" and "Mr. Dressup". No one ever knew what the show was about since it was exclusively in French, a language unknown to the vast majority of its viewers who were anxious not to miss the start of "Mr. Dressup". —David Badger

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Hélène, Louise and Susie - entres les amis!

The middle of three weekday morning shows for children in the 1960s and 1970s, Chez Hélène was broadcast between Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup.

When I "graduated" from pre-school at home to grade one, I truly missed this wonderful show which was the perfect picture of co-operation between three female characters speaking two languages. Hélène spoke French and Louise (Madeline Kronby) and Susie the Mouse (puppeteered by Florence Shreiber) spoke English.

Chatting around the kitchen table about everyday things like waiting anxiously for a letter from a friend or being chased by a neighbour's dog, the 15 minutes was filled with lots of conversation in two languages that made it easy to learn French.

When I was in my teens, I heard the show ended after 14 years. I thought it very sad as children of the younger generation could not enjoy the fun of learning French this way. However, I still have happy memories of weekday mornings with Hélène, Louise and Susie.

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