Does anyone remember in the early days of the The Crawlspace on TVO? I remember when they first started in 1994. They had some really good shows on in the early days. Some of the really cool shows were:

Pingu
Eureeka's Castle
Polka Dot Shorts (I never liked Polka Dot Door much!)
Widget the World Watcher
Art Attack

And some other ones I probably can't even think of! If you know any other shows, please make your own list and add the ones I can't remember.

Also I miss the old hosts Patty and Joel and then before that Patty and Kevin.....now they keep changing hosts all the time and it sucks!!!

I grew up watching TVO.  'Polka Dot Door' was a show that was loved by kids in the 70s and 80s.  I even watched it when I was old enough that I shouldn't be watching it lol

other TVO shows I watched:

- The Edison Twins
- Belle and Sebastian
- Harriet's Magic Hats
- Today's Special
- Read All About It
- Readalong
- Fables of the Green Forest
- Eureka!
- Téléfrançais (I don't speak French at all, but I still watched this lol)

A treat for you all....

Under The Umbrella Tree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lM4tOzwlFM&mode=related&search=

Owl TV was good too, the show had a catchy theme song.

I know it's not TVO, but 3-2-1 Contact was cool too.

And it has a catchy song.

They don't make shows like that any more.

Reading Rainbow is really good too.

I remember 'Under the Umbrella Tree'.  That Holly lady that hosted it, was recently the host of some Home show that was on 'Prime' before it became 'TVTropolis'

Gotta show mad love, for Dr. Snuggles.  It rocks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QS2TTvbAvc&mode=related&search=

I totally remember Doctor Snuggles.  For the longest time, the name of it always kept escaping me.  I used to sing along with the theme song when I was little :)

Total props, for Simon and the Land of Chalk!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsEvbj9o9t4

I loved Simon.  In the 90s, they re-made it for Canadian TV with narration by Ernie Coombs (aka Mr. Dressup)


Here's a Blast from the past .. Remember Jeremy the Bear (Internationally, he was known as Colargol)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut9_nhyTlkc&mode=related&search=

Total mass kudos to those who remember The Little Prince!

He is in the house!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRxLVv1CY9w

I loved Simon.  In the 90s, they re-made it for Canadian TV with narration by Ernie Coombs (aka Mr. Dressup)


Here's a Blast from the past .. Remember Jeremy the Bear (Internationally, he was known as Colargol)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut9_nhyTlkc&mode=related&search=


Your the man dawg,  I totally remember this rocking show!

Total mass Billy Van.... Coming At Ya!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ4dAFI7xLw

Total mass kudos to those who remember The Little Prince!

He is in the house!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRxLVv1CY9w


I miss The Little Prince.  I remember the closing theme where The Little Prince would stand on a world, and that "La la la la" music would play.  Always used to make me sad in a way

Total mass Billy Van.... Coming At Ya!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ4dAFI7xLw


Holy smokes .. Bits and Bytes.  I completely forgot about that show.  Man, was Luba Goy ever thin back in those days lol

Fables of the Green Forest is here for you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3-vnqMdjlk

Harriet's Magic Hats theme is here too.

Darn this rules!

Commander Rick and The Prisoners of Gravity!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPv-idYj1p0

I probably saw every episode of 'Fables of the Green Forest'.  Reddy Foxx was mean lol


Remember 'Harrigan'?  "H-A Double R-I-G-A-N, it's Harrigan".  Barry Dale (who played Harrigan) was a local celebrity here where Harrigan was filmed.  Last year, I discovered it was broadacst across Canada.  I always thought it was a local show.  I met him once .. long after the show ended, he became owner of a local pizza place called 'Godfather's Pizza'.  I recognized him, did the Harrigan Dance, and he gave me 5 bucks lol

Prepare to be rocked.... WD!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pg9lLi_I60

Commander Rick and The Prisoners of Gravity!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPv-idYj1p0


Can't say as I remember that one :(

Prepare to be rocked.... WD!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pg9lLi_I60


Holy smokes, a whole episode.  What a total blast from the past 8)

Telefrancais!  You Tube freaking rules!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJhnxdMtafg

Eureka!  Eureka!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAi5VQI5tnY

Canada sure had some of the best shows.  Here's a couple of golden oldies:

The Smoggies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-icMm18-SI&mode=related&search=

Ovide and the Gang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddd9dLQYuSE

The Littlest Hobo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PINxfouNQFw

Today's Special

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTlW0g_W4Eo)

Waterville Gamg

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/2824-the-waterville-gang/

Pinwheel

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/327-pinwheel/

Wow!  I haven't seen the Waterville Gang in years! Thats totally awesome! 8)

let me first say widget the world watcher i always had that purple charactor in my mind and could never remember what that show was so thank you for that tvo crawl space was the best childrends network
some other's were

-Magic school bus
-BOOK MICE ( one of my personal favorites with Leon)
and there was the cartoon with the spider and the two kids
then there was one cartoon with the real lanky girl

last two probably doesn't do any good but if I had to describe widget the world watcher I would have said the purple thing that can morph into anything haha so theres one off my list

alsooo

Dudley the Dragon

Total mass Billy Van.... Coming At Ya!


Whoa.  It's amazing how far Bits and Bytes spread around.  When a presenter at the Vintage Computer Fest did a memorial in honor of the late Jim Butterfield in San Jose (3000 miles away from TV Ontario, because TVO was Ontario, Canada, not Ontario, California) last year, he aired a segment from Bits and Bytes, and everyone in the room recognized it. 

Oh wow I remember Bits and Bytes!

Now I’ve never lived in Canada but I do know and love Under The Umbrella Tree, Ovide, 3-2-1 Contact and Waterville Gang. Thanks for reminding me on that last one as I’d completely forgotten all about it. Here’s a clip…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRODrodq0ws

And I don’t think my Edison Twins fandom needs mentioning again.  ;)

http://www.myspace.com/edisontwins

Today's Special

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTlW0g_W4Eo)

Waterville Gamg

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/2824-the-waterville-gang/

Pinwheel

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/327-pinwheel/



My sisters and I used to always watch Today's Special! A lot of these shows were aired on Nickelodeon back in the day! :)

My sisters and I used to always watch Today's Special! A lot of these shows were aired on Nickelodeon back in the day! :)


Jeff Hyslop (Mannequin Jeff) played the original title role in the Canadian production of 'The Phantom of the Opera'.  I saw that in Toronto when I was in Grade 7, and I wish I could remember if it was him in the role at that time.  I always liked to watch him sing and dance on "Today's Special" :)

Jeff Hyslop (Mannequin Jeff) played the original title role in the Canadian production of 'The Phantom of the Opera'.  I saw that in Toronto when I was in Grade 7, and I wish I could remember if it was him in the role at that time.  I always liked to watch him sing and dance on "Today's Special" :)


oh wow...I never knew that! I saw Phantom in Toronto twice...but it was in the late 90's I think.  My sister Beth (midknightness) used to love Muffy the Mouse, on Today's Special. ;D

oh wow...I never knew that! I saw Phantom in Toronto twice...but it was in the late 90's I think.  My sister Beth (midknightness) used to love Muffy the Mouse, on Today's Special. ;D


"And now it's time to introduce, a nursery rhyme by mother goose"

http://members.aol.com/legoland99/muffy.gif




Nerene Virgin, the lady who played Jodie became a anchorwoman for CBC Newsworld in the late 90s.  I remember when I first saw her on there, I was like "Hey, it's Jodie" LOL 
She's into politics now and ran in the 2007 provcincial election in the Hamilton East District

"And now it's time to introduce, a nursery rhyme by mother goose"

http://members.aol.com/legoland99/muffy.gif




Nerene Virgin, the lady who played Jodie became a anchorwoman for CBC Newsworld in the late 90s.  I remember when I first saw her on there, I was like "Hey, it's Jodie" LOL 
She's into politics now and ran in the 2007 provcincial election in the Hamilton East District


aww...there she is....Muffy! She was cute!

no one remembers book mice :(

I vaguely remember Book Mice.

the only things I remember about book mice was that one of the mouse's names was leon and I they would always sneak into the library but there was always that cat that wanted to eat them haha.

Then there was dudley the dragon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWvTFdeYgM4

and who didnt love the Big art attacks haha

does anybody remember a show about puppets in space. they had some enemy spaceship i don't remember the name of the ship.

does anybody remember a show about puppets in space. they had some enemy spaceship i don't remember the name of the ship.
You are not thinking of "Pigs In Space" or "Thunderbirds"?

does anybody remember a show about puppets in space. they had some enemy spaceship i don't remember the name of the ship.


OrTerrahawks? They were cool and I had all the action figures.

OrTerrahawks? They were cool and I had all the action figures.
Was Terrahawks Gerry Anderson?

Yes I do believe they were Gerry Anderson. The dvds have been out for quite some time.