''Butternut Square'' was a Television in Canada, Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television between October 19, 1964 and February 10, 1967. The cast featured Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup, whose own landmark television series began production after ''Butternut Square''
's run had ended. The show was broadcast in black and white, and originally was 20 minutes until the final season, when it was expanded to a full 30 minutes.
Following ''Butternut Square''
's cancellation, ''Mr. Dressup'' would get his own series, in the fall of 1967.
Two puppets from ''Butternut Square'', Casey and Finnegan would also join him on that new series, which would run until 1996.
Other cast
* Sandy Gabriel, Sandra Cohen as Sandy (1964)
* Donald Himes as The Music Man (1964–1965)
* Robert Jeffrey as Bob (1965–1967)
* Judith Lawrence as Casey/Finnegan/Alexander/Miranda/Mrs. Trapeze (voice)
References
External links
*
Memorable TV GuideQueen's University Directory of CBC Television Series
via archive.org)
1960s Canadian children's television series
1964 Canadian television series debuts
1967 Canadian television series endings
Black-and-white Canadian television shows
Canadian television shows featuring puppetry
CBC Television original programming
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