Pencil Box

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This article is about the television series. For the storage of pencils, see pencil case.

Pencil Box was a children's television programme broadcast by CBC Television 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.

References

Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series: Pencil Box (text link)

External links

Pencil Box at the Internet Movie Database

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