Butternut Square

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Butternut Square
Starring Ernie Coombs
Fred Rogers
Country of origin Flag of Canada Canada
Language(s) English
Broadcast
Original channel CBC
Original run October 19, 1964 – February 10, 1967
External links
IMDb profile

Butternut Square was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television between October 19, 1964 and February 10, 1967.

The cast featured Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup and Fred Rogers as Mr. Rogers, both of whom would follow with their own television series.

[edit] Other cast

  • Sandra Cohen ... as Sandy (1964)
  • Donald Himes ... as The Music Man (1964-1965)
  • Bob Jeffrey ... as Bob (1965-1967)
  • Judith Lawrence ... Casey/Finnegan/Alexander/Miranda/Mrs. Trapeze (voice)

[edit] Trivia

  • The show was broadcast in black and white and originally was 20 minutes until the final season when it was 30 minutes long.
  • The show was broadcast at 11:30 AM then 11 AM later on.
  • Following Butternut Square's cancellation, Mr. Dressup would get his own series, in the Fall of 1967. Puppets Casey and Finnegan would also join him on that new series.

[edit] External links

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