''Country Roads'' is a Canadian country music television series which aired on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

in 1973.

Premise

Ronnie Prophet hosted this Toronto-produced series filled in the time slot of ''The Tommy Hunter Show'' between seasons. It combined the performances new Canadian country musicians with humorous segments. Comedy characters included puppets Harold the Frog and Yackie Duck which were created by John and Alison Vandergun and voiced by Prophet. The rural newspaper publisher, Granny Slanders, was portrayed by comedian Gwen Neighbour. Regular segments of each episode included the "New Song Spot", "The Grease Spot" which featured rockabilly songs and "It's Cryin' Time Again" which featured country songs with sad themes.

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Fridays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 10 August to 14 September 1973.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Country Roads (Tv Series) CBC Television original programming 1973 Canadian television series debuts 1973 Canadian television series endings Television shows filmed in Toronto