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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5788

    R.I.P Uncle Bobby


    I just heard the sad news that Bobby Ash aka Uncle Bobby passed away on May 20th. For nearly twenty years he was the host of the "Uncle Bobby Show" (later renamed Kids Corner) on CTV.
    The above autographed picture is from my collection, I met Bobby at a mall in '74, probably my first celebrity encounter. Apparently the show didn't pay well and Bobby was also a school bus driver and did children's parties to make ends meet.
    It was your typical kids variety show with magicians, hippies with guitars, a singing policeman (whose son I befriended in high school), puppets, a lady who played with clay and Bimbo the Birthday the Clown, a wooden clown who had a slight creep factor. You'll be missed Bobby!
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  • toys2cool
    Ultimate Mego Warrior
    • Nov 27, 2006
    • 28605

    #2
    never heard of him,but RIP buddy
    "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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    • Captain
      Fighting the good fight!
      • Jun 17, 2001
      • 6031

      #3
      Not to be rude, but I had thought he had passed away long ago. RIP Uncle Bobby.
      Mr. Dressup, the Friendly Giant, and now Uncle Bobby. That only leaves Buckshot as a still living childhood tv host from my childhood! Age is truly a sneaky bugger isnt it?

      Constable John, Casey the Engineer puppet dude, the clay lady, and Bimbo the Birthday clown from hell.....I havent thought about any of them for awhile....now I miss em'all!
      "Crayons taste like purple!"

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      • Mikey
        Verbose Member
        • Aug 9, 2001
        • 47242

        #4
        In that photo, he kinda looks like Dennis Hopper

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        • Captain
          Fighting the good fight!
          • Jun 17, 2001
          • 6031

          #5
          From some of the stories floating around, he was more like Dennis Hopper than you might think!
          "Crayons taste like purple!"

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          • palitoy
            live. laugh. lisa needs braces
            • Jun 16, 2001
            • 59204

            #6
            He lived next door to an ex girlfriends grandmother, sad to report that I had heard this rumour many, many times.
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