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Reply to David & Jurgen in Myths & Music Posting F
For whatever reason, on my tablet, I cannot reply to people on postings so must do it separately for time being …
David…You’re talking my favorite childhood TV shows languages here : IDOJ, Bewitched, Sesame Street, Electric Company, The Friendly Giant, Mr Dress-up, etc…
Side Note : Elizabeth Montgomery was related to Lizzie Borden and played her in a made for TV movie adaptation back in the 70s, and if you see photos of Lizzie, one can see the definite family facial resemblances …
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Jacki, I remember we chatted a while back about our shared TV heritage from our childhood. I don’t remember The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dress-up; I’m guessing they were Canadian?
Did you ever see the Schoolhouse Rock cartoons in Canada? They contained very catchy songs for kids about several academic subjects: multiplication, grammar, history, and science.
With apologies to Sesame Street, which started the ball rolling, I thought The Electric Company was CTW’s most impressive show. And watching it later as an adult, I was amazed to realize how much effort, both in front of and behind the camera, was put into education disguised as entertainment.
I didn’t know about the Elizabeth Montgomery / Lizzie Borden connection. Fascinating!
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Sadly , no I did not see/know of Schoolhouse Rock cartoons, and what is CTW !?
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CTW is the Children’s Television Workshop, the parent company of Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and a few other educational shows.
Here’s a sample from Schoolhouse Rock. Trivia item: this song includes the first time I ever heard the Beatles mentioned by name!
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