Mr. Dressup

Name: Mr. Dressup
Genre: Family
Released: 1967-02-13
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Judith Lawrence, Ernie Coombs, Jani Lauzon

TV Series
1967–19961967–1996
CC
30m

An amiable man teaches preschool subjects with his puppet friends using games, songs, and the infinite number of costumes inside his tickle trunk.An amiable man teaches preschool subjects with his puppet friends using games, songs, and the infinite number of costumes inside his tickle trunk.An amiable man teaches preschool subjects with his puppet friends using games, songs, and the infinite number of costumes inside his tickle trunk.

9.2/10

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Creator
- Ernie Coombs
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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10 years

Ernie Coombs and Judith Lawrence in Mr. Dressup (1967)

Ernie Coombes hosts this simply-formatted program as Mr. Dressup. With his puppet friends, originally Casey and his dog Finnegan, he teaches preschool subjects using games, music, and simple activities. To add to the fun, Mr. Dressup always opens up his tickle trunk full of costumes for any possible required role. —Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>

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Trivia
Spin-off of Butternut Square (1964).

Quotes
Mr. Dressup: [singing] Three little birdies, happy and gay / Three little birdies, fly away.

Connections
Featured in Mr. Dressup's 25th Anniversary (1994)

Top review

This is the best Canadian kids show ever to hit TV

Right now even in my teen years, I remember those precious toddler years when I was still learning my abcs. Every morning I would watch Mr. Dressup with my friends and everytime we watched it, it was like a magical spell was put over us. We watched quietly without speaking a word and I think I learned from this show more than any other kids show I've ever seen. When I get a holiday and watch the present children's programs, I see shows that do not benefit the children's learning in any way. The shows are meant for entertainment and I found a small increase of violence in the shows. But even if they stopped filming Mr. Dressup, it is still broadcast on TV and his kind and loving spirit is still greatly appreciated in Canadian children's television.

And as for Mr. Dressup, thank you for all those wonderful years of all those crafts, songs and stories. I loved this show even more than Sesame Street or any other show in my early years.

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