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Bob Dermer
Bob Dermer (born 1946) is a Canadian actor who first made his contributions to Canadian television in 1965 as an actor in Ottawa on a late night serial called ''Milk and Honey'' which ran for 200 episodes. Prior to '' Readalong'', Dermer was also on several Canadian children's shows such as '' Hi Diddle Day'' which ran for 10 years on the CBC followed by '' Pencil Box'' which ran for another six years. Early life Dermer was born in Ottawa, Ontario. Career In the 1980s, Dermer appeared on the children's show ''Today's Special'', playing a puppet character named Sam Crenshaw, and starred in the animated ''Raccoons'' series and specials as Ralph Raccoon (and various other characters.) He was the voice of Grumpy Bear in the ''Care Bears'' films and TV series of that era. In the middle of airing ''Today's Special'' in 1984, Dermer was nearly killed in a car accident and suffered from a broken clavicle and thoracic ribs and lost his left eye. He was unable to perform for five mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' is an animated television film featuring the Care Bears characters. Produced by the Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1988, it is loosely based on The Nutcracker, the 1892 ''Nutcracker'' ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (adapted in turn from E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"). The film was directed by Joseph Sherman and Laura Shepherd, and produced by Nelvana's founders: Michael Hirsh (producer), Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith. In this special, a schoolteacher tells some children a version of the ''Nutcracker'' story which features the Care Bear Family. While helping a sad girl named Anna, the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins meet a wooden soldier and a group of malicious rats from a place called Toyland. Entering this place, Anna and the Family learn that an evil Vizier is planning to destroy it with the help of his rodent army, and has his sights on a powerful ring that has been long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Neverending Story (TV Series)
''The Neverending Story'' is an animated television series, produced by CineVox Entertainment and animated by Ellipse Animation and Canadian Nelvana Limited. It aired for one season (1995–1996) on HBO, and ran for 26 episodes. In Canada, it also aired on Family Channel. The series is loosely based on Michael Ende's book, ''The Neverending Story'' (1979). Plot A young boy named Bastian helps yet again the Childlike Empress and her people of Fantasia, an imagination land that can be accessed and influenced through a magic neverending book called The Neverending Story, because the horrifying Nothing and other villains like the evil sorceress Xayide still threaten it. In the process, Bastian learns valuable lessons and gains many magical friends like the wooden Bark Troll, the luckdragon Falkor and many others. Differences between the TV series and the film In the animated series, the Nothing is a recurring villain. The Nothing is portrayed as a hole with evil red eyes, which b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From The Cryptkeeper
''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' is an animated horror children's television series made by Canadian studio Nelvana. The series was broadcast on YTV in Canada and on ABC in the United States, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. It was based on the 1950s EC Comics series ''Tales from the Crypt'' and the live action television series of the same name, which aired concurrently on HBO. Intended for children, ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' was significantly milder than its live action version and all blood and gore, profanity and sexual content were completely removed in order to target the audience. Most episodes take place within the fictional city of Gravenhurst, California. This name is given in the first episode "The Gorilla's Paw", the same buildings which are shown in this episode are also seen in many other episodes in the series, and many of the characters speak with very obvious California accents. The series was cancelled on December 10, 1994, and returned to the air in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To Avonlea
''Road to Avonlea'' is a Canadian television series first broadcast in Canada between January 7, 1990, and March 31, 1996, as part of the ''CBC Family Hour'' anthology series, and in the United States starting on March 5, 1990. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films (later Sullivan Entertainment) in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada. It follows the adventures of Sara Stanley, a young girl sent to live with her relatives in early 20th-century eastern Canada. It was loosely adapted from novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery, with many characters and episodes inspired by her stories. Some episodes were turned into independent books by various authors; around 30 titles have been released. In the United States, its title was shortened to ''Avonlea'', and a number of episodes were retitled and reordered. The series was released on VHS and DVD there as ''Tales from Avon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Care Bears Family
''The Care Bears Family'' is a Canadian animated series produced by Nelvana based on the franchise of the same name, and is the successor series to the series produced by DIC Entertainment. It was originally broadcast from September 13, 1986 to January 23, 1988 on the Global Television Network in Canada. In the United States, the first two seasons were broadcast on ABC and third was aired in syndication. Synopsis The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the clouds called Care-a-Lot, which constitutes a part of the Kingdom of Caring. With the help of the Cousins and their Buddies, they go all around the world on Missions in Caring thwarting the evil plans of Lord No Heart. Episodes Voice cast Season 1 * Jim Henshaw – Tenderheart Bear * Bob Dermer – Grumpy Bear * Dan Hennessey – Brave Heart Lion * Chris Wiggins – No Heart * John Stocker – Beastly * Eva Almos – Friend Bear * Patrice Black – Share Bear * Melleny Brown – Cheer Bear, Baby Tugs Bear * Jayne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Care Bears (TV Series)
''Care Bears'' is an animated television series based on the franchise of the same name. The series was produced by DIC Enterprises (Disney) and aired on syndication a while after the theaterical release of the first movie in the series. In 1986, ''The Care Bears Family'', a successor series by the Canadian studio Nelvana that had produced the movies, aired on Global in Canada and on ABC in the United States. In 2007, Sabella Dern Entertainment produced a revival, '' Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot''. Synopsis The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the cloud In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may co ...s called Care-a-Lot, which constitutes a part of the Kingdom of Caring. With the help of the Cousins and their Buddies, they go all around the world on Missions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edison Twins
''The Edison Twins'' is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on CBC Television from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. Six seasons were produced by Nelvana. Synopsis The series stars Andrew Sabiston and Marnie McPhail as fraternal twins Tom and Annie Edison, Sunny Besen Thrasher as their mischievous little brother Paul, and Milan Cheylov as their bumbling friend Lance Howard. Brian George stars as their police officer friend Sgt. Paganee. The show focused on the adventures of the main cast as they stumbled onto one problem after another, using Tom and Annie's scientific wit to solve the situation. Many episodes end with a short animated sequence illustrating a key scientific principle demonstrated in the preceding live action story. The last name of "Edison" is a homage to the inventor Thomas Edison. All six seasons are available via streaming through Amazon Video. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Téléfrançais!
''Téléfrançais!'' is a Canadian French language children's television series, produced by TVOntario from 1984 until 1986. The series of 30 ten-minute episodes has become a popular teaching tool, and is used by many educators (especially in Canadian and American schools) to teach French as a second language to elementary and middle school children. The show's name is a portmanteau for ''télévision'' and ''français''. The show follows the adventures of two children named Jacques ( Jacques Dell) and Sophie ( Colombe Demers) before she moved in the show, and Ananas (), a talking pineapple who resides in a junkyard. Other recurring characters are Pilote, Ginette, the ''Annonceur'', Monsieur Pourquoi (''le Superdétective''), Louis Questionneur, Brigitte Banane, and the comic skeletal musical group ''Les Squelettes''. The programs were produced by Jennifer Harvey and directed by David Moore. The theme and all of ''Les Squelettes songs were written by the team of Bruce Ley and Jed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Care Bears Battle The Freeze Machine
''The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' is the second animated television special to feature the Care Bears characters. Made by Ottawa's Atkinson Film-Arts studios, it premiered in syndication in April 1984. The special introduces three new Care Bears characters,Grams Bear, Hugs, and Tugs. Plot Paul, a young boy, vows to get even with his bullies. Through this, the mad scientist Professor Coldheart tricks him into fixing his "Careless Ray Contraption" after his bumbling henchman Frostbite breaks it by accident. The Care Bears, led by Tenderheart Bear, must do all that they can to stop Coldheart's plan of freezing every child in town with his machine. Hugs and Tugs, two baby Care Bears are kidnapped by Coldheart to be trapped in ice, and after finding it out from their caretaker Grams Bear, the Care Bears must not only stop Coldheart and convince Paul not to get even, but must also rescue Hugs and Tugs. Overview The special, a follow-up to the previous instalment '' The Land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Raccoons And The Lost Star
''The Raccoons and the Lost Star'' is the third of four animated television specials leading up to the animated television series ''The Raccoons'' and debuted on December 13, 1983. It came after the first two Raccoons seasonal specials, which were ''The Christmas Raccoons'' (1980) and ''The Raccoons on Ice'' (1981). There are some thematic elements that did not exist in the first two specials, such as the Raccoons' world being separate from that of the humans, but it is the first one to develop the look and feel of the series. In the United States, where The Raccoons specials were in the top 10 in Nielsen ratings, ''The Raccoons and the Lost Star'' was the number one children's two-part special in syndication at the time. Plot One night in the Evergreen Forest, Schaeffer the sheepdog is playing with his human owners, Tommy and Julie, when their father, Ranger Dan has a surprise for them. As Schaeffer takes a brief nap, he is awoken by a glowing red plane that lands in front of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
