Pencil Box
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- This article is about the television series. For the storage of pencils, see pencil box.
Pencil Box was a children's television programme broadcast by CBC from 1976 to 1979. The programme comprised stories written by Ottawa students, mostly aged 8 to 12, and incorporated various story-telling devices, such as mime, puppets, masks, and animation. Colour-separation overlay was used to place live actors in front of cutout sets.
Recurring characters in the show were
- Bolo Bat
- Stubby Pencil
- Miffy Skunk
- Clara Cactus
The show won an ACTRA Award for Best Children's Television Show.
[edit] References
- Blaine Allan. Pencil Box. CBC Television Series 1952 to 1982. Retrieved on October 27, 2005.
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