The 10 weirdest Toronto kid's shows of all time

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Anyone watch The Kroll Show?

Personally, I never watched much Degrassi Junior High - but Kroll Show does a hilarious and devastating parody called "Wheels Ontario".

[comicmike]

omg, Uncle Bobby and Bimbo! i used to know all the words. Iloved those small puppets on strings, and the 2 from Bimbo's pocket. My friend used to be one of the audience children: Yeah, she too told me he was tipsy on camera, and she smelled the booze. Gosh.

I remember Harrigan, and always looked for the "Blunder Woman" (Wonder Woman parody) skits. Can't find them online, though. oh well.

ugh, and that "Just Like Mom'...ugh, yuck...my eyes hurt..."dirty old man", indeed...

[Brown Bear]

Swings Today's Special brought some memories back for me.

[4NDR01D]

This is an amazing thread!

"The Edison Twins" should maybe be on here.

"Vision On" should be on here for sure:

I've honestly got a real soft spot for The edison Twins, but it was a pretty straight forward show, not sure I'd call it strange. That "Vision on" is quite the blast from the past though, I don't think I'd have thought of that one in a million years.

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My wife and I were both big Vision On fans growing up, we both find ourselves humming the music from the Hippo segments.

It's not a kids show but anyone remember "Don't Ask Me?" with Dr Magnus Pyke (the "She blinded me with Science" guy)?

[rykerw1701]

Colour me shocked! I've heard that Commander Tom was quite fond of the drink too.

Not Commander Tom! Next thing you're going to tell me is that Dave Thomas of Rocketship 7 fame smoked weed with Biff Beeper.

I grew up on the other side of Lake Ontario from Toronto. This list of shows brings back memories of Welch grape juice and bowls of Quisp.

[palitoy]

Next thing you're going to tell me is that Dave Thomas of Rocketship 7 fame smoked weed with Biff Beeper.

Wee67 actually knows Dave Thomas and got me his autograph a few years back. He's a weatherman in philly, BTW this is his son:

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I've honestly got a real soft spot for The edison Twins, but it was a pretty straight forward show, not sure I'd call it strange.

You're probably right. My memory of the opening is weird, but I barely watched or remember the show. They were twins with blonde afros who solved crimes with science, or something? I think Cory Haim was on it at some point?

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Okay - for some reason I remembered the theme song and the Terry Gilliam style animation and thought the show was weirder.

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Street Cents and You Can't Do That on Television are the best things to come out of Canada since John Candy and Dan Ackroyd.

Daaah, I heard that!

You Can't Do that on Television was one of my favorite shows. Also, I had a crush on Moose.

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Look what I found! How classic is this theme song?!!

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OHHH EMMMM GEEEEEE:

Early Martin Short!!!

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As a kid I thought the beaver/moose combo was a little close to Rocky & Bullwinkle - but man, that moose dude is such a shameless rip off!

[MIB41]

I wear my Rocket Robin hood badge proudly and without apology! Louisville was one of a handful of cities back in the late 60's and early 70's that actually got this show, so I was able to grow up watching the series. What today's generation is unable to comprehend is the value this show had with it's unique pacing of adventure dispersed with little celebratory vignettes profiling Rocket and his merry men. It's definitely a piece of animation intended for the era it was created in. But I placed it in front of my grandson and he loves it, so it can still speak to a new generation. Sam has made me these wonderful custom figures and Lil D holds one and commands that I hold him and march around the coffee table in a celebratory trot as the show's theme comes on. How many people here know the lyrics? Strike that. How many three olds in the WORLD know the lyrics? I think I stand on Holy ground. (;

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Also, I had a crush on Moose.

Yeah I'm in that club too.

She's in marketing now. http://christinemcglade.com/