Radical Sheep Productions was a Canadian television

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known for producing series including '' The Next Step'', ''

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'', and ''

The Big Comfy Couch ''The Big Comfy Couch'' (''Le Monde de Loonette'' nglish: ''The World of Loonette'' or ''Loonette's World''when broadcast in Quebec, France and Belgium and ''El sofa da la imaginación'' nglish: ''The Couch of Imagination''when broadcast in La ...

'', the latter a

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-winning series for preschoolers which produced seven seasons and aired for over ten years on YTV and

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in Canada and public television stations in the United States. Among its early work, Radical Sheep made puppets used in the early 1990s educational video series ''The Adventures of Ruffus & Andy'', which marked early appearances of

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. Founded in 1985 by Robert Mills, the company also once housed the Sheep Shop, which provided

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construction and design services until 2002 when it closed its doors and Mills stepped aside from running the company. As president, John Leitch managed the business of Radical Sheep, acting as executive producer for all of Radical Sheep's productions and also overseeing the management and sales of Radical Sheep's properties, both domestic and foreign. On March 31, 2016, Radical Sheep was acquired by

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Filmography

Puppet characters

*''Spirit of the Forest'' *'' Alligator Pie'' (1991) (television special) *''

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'' *''

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'' *''

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'' (1999–2001) *''The Longhouse Tales'' Commercials *

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* Sleep-Eze D * Robaxacet *

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(1993)

References

External links

''Ruffus the Dog'' website

''Ruffus Christmas Carol'' website

Robert Mills website
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