''Let's See'' was a

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broadcast on

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between September 6, 1952 to July 4, 1953. The segment, which had a running time of 15 minutes, was a

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with a character named Uncle Chichimus (voice of John Conway), which presented each evening's schedule as well as the

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was

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and Larry D. Mann was a regular. The show was produced by Norman Campbell, Franz Kraemer,

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, and Don Brown. Joan Hughes was the script assistant.

External links

Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series
via archive.org)
''Let's See'' at Canadian Communications Foundation
* 1950s Canadian variety television series CBC Television original programming 1952 Canadian television series debuts 1953 Canadian television series endings 1950s Canadian children's television series Black-and-white Canadian television shows Canadian television shows featuring puppetry {{Canada-kids-tv-prog-stub