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Size Small Island
''Size Small'' is a Canadian children's music album series, turned television series, first produced in 1980. Written by and starring the Lumby family, characters included Miss Helen (played by Helen Lumby), Oliver (John Lumby Jr.), Grandma Gussie (Lisa Lumby-Richards), Stampede (Jeff Lumby), and Friend Record, a giant record who plays the spoons. Other characters included puppets such as Hatchet (a beaver), Renfrew (a dog), Gasper (a skunk), Gifford (a gopher), Cooter (a coyote), Casablanca (a cow) and the triplets Webster, Dee Dee and Tug. ''Size Small'' is based on a predecessor series, ''Miss Helen's Kindergarten Party'', airing from 1956 to 1962 on CFQC-TV in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The television series, launched in 1982, was a huge hit in Canada and around the world; it also aired on some Public Broadcasting Service, PBS member stations in the United States, at least during 1987. Spin-offs included ''Size Small Country'' (1983) and ''Size Small Island'' (1986). A ''Size S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Lumby
Jeff Lumby (born 1956) is a Canadian actor. He is a member of the Lumby family, who created and produced the 1980s Canadian children's television series, '' Size Small'', where he performed as various characters and a puppeteer. Lumby played "Winston Rothschild III", the septic tank and sewer technician character on '' The Red Green Show'' and '' Duct Tape Forever''. Career Lumby is involved in '' Skatoony'' on Teletoon. ''Skatoony'' which was originally developed in the UK debuted in Canada in 2010 and Jeff voices one of the new additions to the North American version, Studio Executive and Producer, Charles La Puck. Jeff has provided animated voices to many projects over the years, including the Mad scientist role of Professor Tomoe in the Cloverway dub adaptation of the ''Sailor Moon'' anime series in season three; his sister, Lisa Lumby-Richards (who appeared on ''Size Small'' as "Grandma Gussie"), was a screenwriter for the adaptation. For eight years, he was a radio persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |