Cucumber (Canadian TV series)

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Cucumber is a TV show produced by TVOntario in the 1970s, and repeated in the 1980s during TVOntario's daytime kids' programming. [1]

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The show's title was an acronym for Children's Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters. [2] It featured a human-sized moose (played in costume by Alex Laurier) and beaver (Nikki Tilroe) living in a treehouse, and acting as amateur journalists as they present various educational segments on topics such as science or history. [2] Segments were keyed to Ontario's elementary school curriculum, so that the show could be used as a teaching tool in schools. [3]

By sending in a story or some artwork to the show (the mailing address was in Toronto), one could become a member of the Cucumber Club. [3]

Guest stars

Some notable people appeared on the show:

References

  1. "TVOntario-24 hits the camping trail packing seven shows for youngsters". Montreal Gazette , April 18, 1987.
  2. 1 2 Fred Rainsberry, A History of Children's Television in English Canada, 1952-1986. Scarecrow Press, 1988. ISBN   9780810820791.
  3. 1 2 "Two- way television tunes in the classroom". The Globe and Mail , October 17, 1975.