Butternut Square
Encyclopedia
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 Mister Rogers
, both of whom would follow with their own landmark television series.
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
between October 19, 1964 and February 10, 1967.
The cast featured Ernie Coombs
Ernie Coombs
Ernest "Ernie" Arthur Coombs, CM was a children's entertainer that starred in the Canadian television series Mr. Dressup....
as Mr. Dressup
Mr. Dressup
Mr. Dressup is a Canadian children's television series produced by CBC Television that ran from 1967 to 1996.The series starred Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup. The show aired every weekday morning, and each day Mr...
and Fred Rogers as Mister Rogers
Mister Rogers
Fred McFeely Rogers was an American educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, and television host...
, both of whom would follow with their own landmark television series.
Other cast
- Sandra Cohen as Sandy (1964)
- Donald Himes as The Music Man (1964–1965)
- Bob Jeffrey as Bob (1965–1967)
- Judith LawrenceJudith LawrenceJudith Lawrence is a Canadian puppeteer associated with the long-running CBC children's television program Mr. Dressup. Her best known characters were Casey and Finnegan, although she also created other occasional characters, such as Aunt Bird and Alligator Al...
as Casey/Finnegan/Alexander/Miranda/Mrs. Trapeze (voice)
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 a.m., then 11:00 a.m., later on.
- Following Butternut Square
' s cancellation, Mr. DressupMr. DressupMr. Dressup is a Canadian children's television series produced by CBC Television that ran from 1967 to 1996.The series starred Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup. The show aired every weekday morning, and each day Mr...
would get his own series, in the fall of 1967. Puppets Casey and Finnegan would also join him on that new series.