Cartoon Party

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Cartoon Party
Genrechildren's
Presented byMalcolm the Dog (John Keogh)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release7 November 1959 (1959-11-07) 
25 September 1962 (1962-09-25)

Cartoon Party is a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1962.

Contents

Premise

Malcolm the Dog (a puppet by John Keogh) presented various cartoons. [1]

Scheduling

For the first two seasons, this half-hour series was broadcast on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 November to 25 March 1961, with a break between January and April 1960. From 4 April 1961, Cartoon Party moved to a Tuesday 5:30 p.m. time slot where the series then ran during mid-years in 1961 and 1962.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Cartoon Party". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.