Talk:The Friendly Giant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Canada and related WikiProjects, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to articles on Canada-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project member page, to join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. |
| Start | This article has been rated as start-Class on the quality scale. |
| Low | This article has been rated as Low-importance on the importance scale. |
 |
 |
This article is part of WikiProject Television, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to television programs and related subjects on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. | ||
| Start | This article has been rated as start-Class on the quality scale. | ||
|
Assessment comments
|
|||
I grew up in St. Vincent, Minnesota, which was in the most northwestern corner of Minnesota right by the border of North Dakota and Manitoba. The CBC was one of our only TV stations when I was young. "The Friendly Giant" was one of the few programs for children I was able to view. I have never forgotten the opening and closing of the show, and each day was excited as the camera panned up to show the giant "...waaaaaay up!" I can still hear Rusty and Jerome's voices, and remember the gentle, sweet, and funny banter between all the characters...--Trish Lewis
[edit] Deleted statement
I deleted the following unsourced statement: "The show's replacement, Fred Penner's Place, has been referred to by some people as "the Giant Killer"." We can't have a statement like that in the article without attribution. If a source can be found, please feel free to put the statement back (with the source cited). 23skidoo 21:26, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fond Childhood Memories
I recently heard an instrumental of Early One Morning, & I remembered the show.
I grew up in Madison, & watched the show on WHA-TV when I was a little boy. It came on right before Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
I remember the miniature village, & the doll furniture by the little fireplace. I loved the stories, & how he & Jerome & Rusty would joke around. He was so kind & gentle.
They canceled the show on WHA to make room for Sesame Street. Unfortunate that they couldn't make room for both shows, but I'm glad that it had such a successful run in Canada.
This article brought back some very fond memories! Scott S 15:45, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
