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Coombs lived with his family in the city of Pickering, Ontario. [7] His wife Marlene (known as Lynn) ran a day care at the former SS#3 schoolhouse on Finch Avenue East west of Neilson Road in Scarborough (east Toronto), called the Butternut Learning Centre (now Whitefield Christian Academy). [8] They had two children: Catherine and Christopher.
The series starred the actor Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup. The show aired every weekday morning, Mr. Dressup would lead children through a series of songs, stories, arts, crafts and imagination games, with the help of his puppet friends—a child named Casey and a dog named Finnegan—who lived with him and often played in the tree-house in Mr. Dressup's backyard.
The writer and performer of the theme song is Mike Batt, with his first wife Wendy on vocals. Mike Batt also wrote the theme for The Wombles, also produced by FilmFair and narrated by Bernard Cribbins. In 2002 the series was remade in Canada, with Ernie Coombs as the narrator.
(And, eventually, the adopted Ernie.) The beloved sitcom was a TV staple, airing on ABC for its first five years before moving to CBS. MacMurray passed away nearly two decades ago, but some of his ...
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Robert McCallum. [1] The film profiles Ernie Coombs, the children's entertainer who created and starred in the long-running Canadian television series Mr. Dressup, documenting his career and its impact on Canadian culture and entertainment.
Ernie Coombs, one of the Americans whom Rogers brought with him to help develop the CBC show, would remain with CBC, on Rogers' recommendation, after Rogers returned to the United States. Coombs first appeared as Mr. Dressup in the CBC program Butternut Square , conceived and produced by Attridge.
Kanye West's wife, Bianca Censori, has been making headlines since the start of their relationship — but her fashion (or lack of clothing) is what’s received the most buzz. Bianca’s no ...
There was a lot of magic on the set of 1984’s Ghostbusters, but star Ernie Hudson thinks one person was responsible for much of it: Harold Ramis.. Speaking at Galaxy Con Columbus on Dec. 17 ...