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Hi Diddle Day

Canadian TV series or program

Hi Diddle Day is a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television from 1969 to 1976.

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Premise

This puppet show was set in the community of Crabgrass, with mayor Gertrude Diddle, Basil (a beagle), Durwood (a 900-year-old dragon), Wolfgang (a wolf) and Chico (a crow). The programme's songwriter, Wyn Canty, was featured in the role of a music teacher.

Production

The series was produced in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] Noreen Young created the puppets for the series and voiced and operated Gertrude, Granny and Basil.[2]

Scheduling

Hi Diddle Day was initially limited to the Ottawa, Montreal and Maritime CBC stations, airing Fridays at 4:30 p.m. although a special Christmas episode was broadcast on the network 25 December 1969.[3] The following year, it was seen Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. from April until September. By October 1970, Hi Diddle Day was available on the entire network and was broadcast weekly as an after-school series, and also aired Saturdays 1:00 p.m. in May and June 1971. Production ended after the 1975–1976 season, although repeat episodes were broadcast from April to June 1977.

References

  1. [1]
    Corcelli, John (April 2002). "Hi Diddle Day". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Hi Diddle Day". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    "(TV listings) Hi Diddle Day – The rubber people star in a Christmas special". Ottawa Citizen. 19 December 1969. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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