Ross the Builder was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1958.
| Ross the Builder | |
|---|---|
| Genre | children's |
| Presented by | Ross Snetsinger |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Kennedy |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 3 July – 23 September 1958 |
Premise
editThis series was hosted by Ross Snetsinger with his puppet Foster. They demonstrated the construction of various items.[1]
- 3 July 1958 - debut
- 10 July 1958 - guest magician Michael Roth[2]
- 17 July 1958
- 24 July 1958 - constructing model cars, guest cartoonist George Feyer[3]
- 31 July 1958 - constructing a telegraph, guest folk musician Jean Cavall[4]
- 7 August 1958
- 14 August 1958 - constructing a model streetcar, also drawing demonstration with Foster, two other puppets and guest cartoonist George Feyer[5]
- 21 August 1958 - plaster of Paris sculpting is demonstrated, guest folk-singer Jean Cavall[6]
- 28 August 1958
- 4 September 1958 - using cardboard to construct toys; guest folk musician Jean Cavall[7]
- 11 September 1958 - guest Jean Cavall [8]
- 18 September 1958 - demonstration of sketching of life[9]
- 25 September 1958 - guest folk musician Ed McCurdy[10]
Scheduling
editThis 15-minute series aired Thursdays 5 p.m. from 3 July to 25 September 1958.
Snetsinger and Foster joined the cast of Whistle Town which occupied the Thursday time slot from October 1958.
References
edit- ^ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Ross the Builder" (PDF). CBC Television Series 1952-1982. Queen's University. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "TV Guide". Ottawa Citizen. 5 July 1958. p. TV10. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Program Previews". Ottawa Citizen. 19 July 1958. p. TV10. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Program Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. TV10. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Program Previews". Ottawa Citizen. 9 August 1958. p. TV10. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Program Previews". Ottawa Citizen. 16 August 1958. p. TV10. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 4 September 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 11 September 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 18 September 1958. p. 21. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 25 September 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 30 December 2015.