Talk:Polka Dot Door

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"Polkaroo appeared only to one host while the other was away, performing a pantomime whose meaning was guessed by the audience."

Hmm, obviously I haven't watched Polka Dot Door in a very very long time, but (as I originally wrote in the article) I always thought the other host was actually in the Polkaroo costume, which is why they always missed him. I don't remember the pantomime bit...but I am probably just remembering things incorrectly.

By the way, does anyone know the names of the other theme days? (I think there was also a Dress-Up Day, wasn't there? Or am I confusing that with Mr. Dressup...) Adam Bishop 16:33, 20 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I heard the other host donned the polkaroo costume like you say, but I've never seen or heard proof of this. It's just as likely polkaroo was played by someone else and not the missing host.--Will2k 20:23, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

I was one of the children who appeared on "The Polka Dot Door" and Polkaroo was in fact the opposite "missing" host donning the Polkaroo costume. -anonymous kid, Erin-Elizabeth Williams, Sep 1, 2005.

I'd always assumed that the other host would act Polkaroo... why pay another actor for the job when there's one already available? 70.29.29.158 23:08, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Polkaroo was played by the "missing" male host 99% of the time. Only one of the female hosts (her name was Cindy) ever donned the Polkaroo costume. --Madchester 05:43, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Polkaroo

Actually Polkaroo was not played by the host and was another man entirely. He is now a teacher.

[edit] Menu the cat

Am I the only one who remembers a fifth stuffed animal added to the cast, a French cat named Menu (pronounced as French, not as the English word)? I believe Menu was added so they could add French-language material to the show. Did I dream that up? Powers 17:01, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

You know what? I can't personally vouch for this, because it's almost certainly past my time, but there do seem to be a couple of isolated references to this on the web. So you're probably not dreaming, but I don't seem to be able to find any clear verification, either. Except that the name would be spelled "Minou" — that's actually a fairly common French language term of endearment for a small cat. Bearcat 09:50, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I feel much less insane now that I can use the correct spelling to find independent confirmation. I'm not sure where I got the mangled spelling; despite living close enough to the border to watch Canadian children's programming growing up, my French spelling is atrocious. =) Powers 16:23, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

*laugh* It's not as though French spelling comes naturally to someone if they haven't learned it in school. I wouldn't worry too much about that. Bearcat 19:51, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The frequency of Polkaroo

I suppose it's possible that the show's format changed somewhat after I was too old to watch it, but when I was in the Polka Dot Door demographic, Polkaroo appeared once a week on "Imagination Day" — that constitutes one episode in five, not "most episodes". Bearcat 00:29, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

To the best of my recollection, it was every episode when I was watching. Although it's possible I'm misremembering "the end of every week" as "the end of every episode". Powers 03:01, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

It's not necessarily impossible that you're right; the popularity of Polkaroo may have led them to increase the frequency of his appearances later in the show's run. The only thing I know for sure is that he wasn't appearing every day in the 1970s. Any chance somebody can verify? Bearcat 03:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

What were the other days, anyway? I remember there was one day where the camera would go through one of the polka dots on the door to some film footage of whatever they were talking about, like a farm or something. Adam Bishop 19:32, 25 February 2006 (UTC)