Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear of her passing. RIP ❤️
@user-nw9mz3vu3s7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the reply. I didn't know she passed away. Thanks for letting me know..so sad 😔 to hear 💦 -I posted something on CP24..I look for anything I could find about her passing, & sent my condolences. 💐 Really surprised by this..thanks for the info/notice.. :)
@xoacatl7 ай бұрын
🙏🏾🙏🏾
@shadymercury7 ай бұрын
i just read the news abt her passing yesterday. Sad news. R.I.P. Ms. Nerene Virgin💐 #TodaysSpecial
@shekharmoona5447 ай бұрын
Do you remember Pinwheels Playhouse?
@user-nc5vy2rk1b7 ай бұрын
RIP Nerene Virgin as Jodie from Today's Special since we lost her today.
@TeacupForOne7 ай бұрын
What?! Noooo!!!! I had no idea, I was hoping I’d get a chance to meet her one day. RIP indeed to a Canadian icon! ❤️❤️❤️
@jessicamundy25466 ай бұрын
Im from the US from Texas and i was born in 82. I always thought this show was a fever dream until i discovered it a few years ago. Loved it! It aired on PBS
@gcandy25943 ай бұрын
I swear I remember if his hat fell off he would turn back into a mannequin, Idk. I’m American born in 82 as well.
@colleenputerbaugh834825 күн бұрын
I was born in 81 and grew up in MD. I try to describe this to people and they have no idea what I'm talking about. A fever dream is a perfect description bc it sounds crazy when you try to describe it. And now I know I have nickelodeon to thank for it!
@jessicamundy254625 күн бұрын
@@colleenputerbaugh8348 even my husband, we're the same age I'm 4 months older & he's never seen it. I showed it to him & he was like whattt lmao
@amandaward69968 ай бұрын
Born in 79 this so takes me back to the summer of 1986 when I had nickelodeon or MTV on all the time on my bedroom!!!
@deandoxtator71378 ай бұрын
Born same yr. This show was a big part of my childhood.
@MikeGilroyMusic8 ай бұрын
Me too. 79
@positivesoos7 ай бұрын
1979 in the house!!!! This was a great show. Todays Special!
@fitizfun6 ай бұрын
Another ‘79 here. Today’s Special along with so many other good Canadian shows on Nickelodeon.
@byronicman5 ай бұрын
78 here, and totally. This, Pinwheel, YCDTOT. Loved those shows. Then my teenage brothers would come home from school and we'd watch MTV all night. God I miss those times..
@toecutter80029 ай бұрын
Yeah I was born in 79 so it's pretty much in my DNA with PinWheel and Everything else I watched in the 80s as a kid. Man I would love to be able to see Muffy and Sam in real life.
@xoacatl7 ай бұрын
My brother is a year older than you and pinwheel was one of his shows too! We both watched Today's Special. Nickelodeon gave Alot of shine to Canadian productions. Canada has some real creative children's shows
@petz4154 ай бұрын
I remember watching Pinwheel on Nickelodeon!
@yummyklown92267 ай бұрын
I'm from the USA and I loved Today's Special,. It was on nickelodeon during the 80's.
@karidey295221 күн бұрын
I was born in 1980 and grew up in Utah and loved this show. It’s where I learned about cooperation!
@reneemitchell46582 ай бұрын
RIP Jodie. You hold a special place in our childhood hearts.
@holly200220047 ай бұрын
Rip Nerene Virgin Aka Jodie thank you for being a part of my childhoodn❤❤❤❤
@tobi37997 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved watching this show on Nickelodeon in the 80s. The Butterflies episode has always stuck with me. Great to see that there are some remnants of the show that are still around.
@user-nw9mz3vu3s8 ай бұрын
I love, love Today's Special!! My favorite episode was when Jody brought a little boy, Levi with Cerebral Palsy to her work..& they learn about Bliss Bords..& Symbols 😊❤..I also have CP..so I was so excited, to see someone I could connect with..but, I can walk & speak..& I use crutches & braces.. :) :D Also, back in Grade 6 Jody's husband, was my gym teacher in the mid 80s..👋 😊 I 💕 love this show!! Great memories!!
@IggiePuff8 ай бұрын
I remember watching and loving Today's Special, Pinwheel, Degrassi Jr High, Degrassi High and Ghostwriter. Wish they'd put them all onto a streaming service or allow us to buy digital versions of them.
@punkylynneramone19817 ай бұрын
Those were awesome shows!
@rslily6 ай бұрын
Grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area watching this and was obsessed ❤
@chadbrown74817 күн бұрын
I saw this show during my childhood back in the 1990's and it's one of my favorites.
@xmasisonfire4 ай бұрын
I remember fearing for Jeff's life constantly! Canada, you left millions of kids devastated with that final episode. Absolutely killer performances! 🩷
@danielstuart20237 ай бұрын
Loved your video I grew up watching Today Special. I know Jeff Hysolp personally. He's a sweet guy
@DF-vh7zk4 ай бұрын
I live in the US, but I know if I got close to those puppets I would probably start crying. They are such a large and sentimental part of my childhood, which were the best days of my life. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
@NellyNutmeg9 ай бұрын
I love this show. It came on Nickelodeon after Pinwheel. I remember watching it every morning
@TeacupForOne Жыл бұрын
*MATT'S MUSINGS:* Do YOU remember 'Today's Special'?
@jerra7060 Жыл бұрын
This was the best! Todays special will always be my favorite childhood show…loved this video…
@SpoonieEtte Жыл бұрын
Absolutely I do :) Happily
@PrincessofPower848 ай бұрын
I do. I used to watch it at my Grandmother's house.
@elimgarak70908 ай бұрын
It was my favorite show as a kid in the 80s. I watched it in the southern usa. My first crush ever was definitely Jeff lol, and Jodie has a voice that just brings warms feelings when I hear her speak, very comforting. I was geeking out about Today's Special today and showed it to my kid and we watched your video together. Thank you for making this, it's so lovely to see.
@HeatherClarkeWriter23 күн бұрын
Love this so much! Just received a Today’s Special T-shirt for my birthday. 😊
@smiley61684 ай бұрын
Omg i wish i was there with you😢 im 45 years old raised in Oakland CA. Me & my brothers and sisters cousins absolutely loved it. Kqed aired alot of great stuff
@reedergrant610817 күн бұрын
Nerene Virgin, my first TV crush, you shall be missed. Sir, you have a new subscriber.
@AnnieE20138 ай бұрын
Today's Special is legitimately one of the core memories of my childhood!! We had cable for like two years when I was little (maybe 84-86? Don't quite remember) and Today's Special is a show my little self loved SO SO much! I still know the theme song by heart, lol. BTW - legit did not know it was a Canadian show! I grew up in NW Indiana and we watched it.
@theguitarjohnshow7 ай бұрын
I was born in 79 so this really takes me back
@LibertyLensOfficial4 ай бұрын
Was popular here in America too. I wasnt even old enough to comprehend what iw as watching lol boy I miss those days
@fitizfun6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! Great memories of watching Todays Special along with other great Canadian shows on Nickelodeon here in the US. Loved seeing the puppets in the museum. So glad someone has preserved them for us to enjoy all these years later!
@Kam-vz4yo Жыл бұрын
This show is iconic and a national treasure. My favourite episode that I've seen recently is "The Runaway Spell" one because Jeff and Jodie accidentally almost kiss. It's funny because as an adult, I ship them so hard, even though their on-screen chemistry would have flown completely over my head as a kid lol
@TeacupForOne Жыл бұрын
I completely forgot about runaway spell until I was sourcing clips for this video, I need to rewatch the whole thing but the memories came FLOODING back! Such a ridiculous but amazing concept….just like “Adventure” which has fueled my nightmares for years 😅
@Kam-vz4yo Жыл бұрын
@@TeacupForOne If only TVO would release a dvd box set, or did online streaming😢 I'm lucky enough to have caught the reruns in the early 90's, as I wasn't born yet when it originally aired. Such a great part of my early childhood💙
@fangirlable26 күн бұрын
I love his Today’s Special shirt
@thetruth18622 ай бұрын
I had forgotten how much i loved this show gen x here in East Tennessee
@praisebrown611311 ай бұрын
❤❤❤ Today Special was my favorite show when i was a young boy at the age 3 and 4. Still is to this day.
@rebecca53039 ай бұрын
Me too 🎉
@leichenzedeichen6 ай бұрын
This was absolutely wonderful! You put some spectacular heart into it for it being a somewhat impromptu video. Thank you for cutting in the shots from the show. It time-warped me right back to my very early childhood!
@steelstreet793 ай бұрын
From Texas would watch this on PBS in 1986-1990 born in August 31 1979
@OsakaJoe014 ай бұрын
Saw it in PBS. Had no idea it was Canadian! Woot! 🇨🇦
@gr3ml1n268 ай бұрын
Oh Wow I couldn't remember the name of this show that I used to was as a small child, it was my guilty pleasure to watch Today's Special. Its so nostalgic. I am 43 years old now and I still remember the lyrics... WOW I just amazed myself. Thank You for brining my childhood back for a brief moment!
@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue2 ай бұрын
Jeff Hyslop was being interviewed for a TV studio in Vancouver and he said that people go up to him and tell him how they watched Today's Special as kids and they watch it with their kids.
@TeacupForOne2 ай бұрын
That is amazing 🥹
@Ozma.Of.Emeralds Жыл бұрын
Hailing from RHODE ISLAND I Watched Today's Special RELIGIOUSLY! In fact I learned the guy who was Jeff was a Choreographer. I totally LOVED thus show!! I think it use to be on Nickelodeon
@Texaslawhorn8 ай бұрын
I was born in '82, and I loved this show on Nickelodeon growing up in Texas. It was my favorite show actually.
@TERMlNAT0R2 ай бұрын
This is pure gold.
@michelesamuelian46445 ай бұрын
The PBS station in Los Angeles, KCET, briefly aired Today's Special. I was probably too old for the show, but both my brother and I loved it. It was truly unique.
@marthayipchuck9977 Жыл бұрын
I loved this! It brought back so many memories, and you featured shows I had forgotten about. Book Mice 📖🐭 and Under the Umbrella Tree ☂️🌳. Todays Soecial was always a favourite because it was filmed here in Toronto! I loved it when they filmed on location! One of your best ever videos. I wish you would do more in location videos, your are excellent at filming and recording them. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 1:41
@user-nw9mz3vu3s8 ай бұрын
I just thought of another Today's Special episode that i liked..it was the Today's Special episode where Muffy goes to the hospital to have her tonsils out..& they do a segment about going/and or being in the hospital. I liked this episode too. 🏥 :)😊
@themetalhead14636 ай бұрын
I was born in 74 and here in the US I watched it regularly.
@brucekent3131Ай бұрын
I'm not Canadian. I loved this show.
@petz4154 ай бұрын
I think it also aired on PBS in the states, i remember seeing it between Mr Rogers and Sesame Street.
@chronoray87862 ай бұрын
I found it! This was the video I never knew I needed, but now I love, and may never, ever forget! 8) I want to go on your next walking tour with you! XD
@stephenwinter88924 ай бұрын
Greetings from oakville Ontario I watched today's special when it first aired in 1981 I was 9 and my parents didn't have a color TV only black and white because it wasn't a necessity thanks for the presentation
@Eddunaway-qp5tvАй бұрын
I remember the TV show today's special I used to watch that when I was a kid growing up I wonder if Jeff and Jody are still alive
@shadymercury7 ай бұрын
Those of us from #Detroit (just across the water from Windsor) were able to watch #TodaysSpecial, & other great shows like The Polka Dot Door, Jeremy the Bear, & Fables of the Green Forest on CBC Channel 9, years before Nickelodeon was even a thing.
@CrueSader73Ай бұрын
This was great!! ❤
@SynchronicityScenario1445 ай бұрын
My shop teacher in middle school looked like Mr. Krenshaw lol.
@beckstar787 ай бұрын
my fav today's special episode was where they were gonna close the department store b/c it was getting torn down or something-made me so sad lol..but then in muffy's apartment they found a heritage plaque or something behind the wall and the department store was saved! also some weird christmas episode with tiny mischievous elves.
@TeacupForOne7 ай бұрын
I don’t remember the Christmas episode, BUT Today’s Special definitely had its weird moments…there was one weirdly terrifying (for 5 year old me) episode where they had to go to a haunted castle to save Waldo, it’s become a personal favourite 🥰
@beckstar787 ай бұрын
here's the christmas episode kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJOXnJxjqbeKaK8@@TeacupForOne
@calvincandie53447 ай бұрын
Im from southern Indiana and watched this show when i was a kid in the mid 80's
@chelseadifranco772 Жыл бұрын
Okay I laughed so hard so many times. This brought me back so many times. Love it
@TeacupForOne Жыл бұрын
Did you laugh when I described Today’s Special as a significantly less horny version of ‘Mannequin’?? I was particularly proud of that joke 😅
@chelseadifranco772 Жыл бұрын
@@TeacupForOne yes definitely!!
@majikman73556 ай бұрын
Book Mice seems pretty cool. Thanks for sharing
@Ian165457 ай бұрын
Yeah, I've seen _Today's Special_ as a wee tyke-while visiting family in southeast Pennsylvania. In fact, I distinctly remember the "Treasure Hunts" episode because of that one song, "X Marks the Spot".
@WillowFox8 ай бұрын
THANK you for this, literally one of my most favorite shows as a kid. (I lived in Portland Maine and this was on Nick in the early 80s.)
@rameya257 ай бұрын
❤OMG I use to love watching this show as a little girl in the 80s
@TeacupForOne7 ай бұрын
It was SO GOOD!!
@culturavibe6 ай бұрын
THANK YOU for this! Today’s Special was my fav! I’m so sorry to find out that Jodi passed away. 😢I’d love to travel to Toronto to check out these locations! It’s on my list!
@jx51896 ай бұрын
I saw this show when i was a kid on PBS I lived in a small town that didn't have cable until the mid 80s
@deetroitdario6 ай бұрын
I remember watching this an Belle and Sebastian on Nickelodeon before school. B&S was the first anime I ever saw start to finish, and I always had a propensity for "newsboy" caps like Jeff wore.
@jamesgoldstien1468Күн бұрын
I used to watch it in Michigan on PBS 🎉
@matthewweatherford6566Ай бұрын
Nina also did Crystal from Groundling Marsh.
@bus_driver41006 ай бұрын
Gen X here and I loved this show.
@Jay-maser-fb8ib6 ай бұрын
Great Video. Bring back so many memories. Watched after pinwheel on Nick in US.
@skunkman98157 ай бұрын
I started watching the series and my favorite character is already muffy She’s so cute
@This.Here.Channel4 ай бұрын
My old man voice is 100% Sam Crenshaw.
@bghtvb5 ай бұрын
Great video
@RedPolarBearRanger4 ай бұрын
I grew up watching that show as a kid on Nickelodeon.
@kellenpatterson88298 ай бұрын
Wow! This was an awesome review! Thank you 😊
@daveseslaughter23076 ай бұрын
That was awesome to see!
@chastityhunter80189 ай бұрын
Shout out from the US🇺🇲 and YES Today's Special was my favorite childhood show! I loved them all ❤❤❤
@cphmail80796 ай бұрын
I searched for this show for so long. I was so young when I watched it, I just called it Jody and Jeff. Took forever to find the name, so many childhood memories.
@4ever9zxyme3 ай бұрын
Omg @12:25 ! Book mice!!! I swear it’s partially lost media now , I can find only 2 episodes of it here on KZbin and nowhere else :( also the magic library , what bookmice was spinned off of , I have found no episodes of sadly
@SchuminWeb11 ай бұрын
First of all, thank you very much for the shout-out! Just wanted to let you know that the entrance to the store that you show at 19:07 was the revolving door entrance that appeared in the show on "Live On Stage" and "Our Story Part 2", among others. The entrance was still a revolving door as of 2019, but was replaced by more conventional doors a couple of years ago. I was disappointed to learn that the revolving doors had been replaced when I visited the store and the Myseum back in July.
@erichanson4267 ай бұрын
May Nerene Virgin R.I.P., she did a lot of good in her lifetime.
@user-nw9mz3vu3s8 ай бұрын
Oh, i loved Book Mice!! I was a little older, but i didn't care. I loved it!! I kinda forgot about this one. Do you remember Between the 🦁 Lions books 📚 📙 Thanks so much for this!!😢
@stephnews48 ай бұрын
I use to watch this on Nickelodeon when I was 4. I loved it so much!
@burritoboy27513 ай бұрын
When I was a kid, I would go up to the mannequins in department stores and say "Hocus pocus alamagocus." None of them ever came to life. 😢
@TeacupForOne3 ай бұрын
SAME.
@PossumMedic8 күн бұрын
you needed that magic hat!
@nickd25310 ай бұрын
I met the voice of Sam from today's special
@MyOldTapes11 ай бұрын
Visited the Myseum a few times while this exhibit was running! Such a treasure trove.
@TeacupForOne11 ай бұрын
Agreed, I’m so glad I had a chance to go 🤩
@BlakeHockaday Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! One of my favorite childhood shows. Thank you for this!
@danielstuart20237 ай бұрын
We should make a fam club with guest appearances from Jeff
@PossumMedic8 күн бұрын
This show horrified me as a kid! 😆 That dude was just frozen in a mannequin body all day?!? 😱
@jgirlinluv5510 ай бұрын
This was my favorite show!! I was obsessed
@savannahsanchez9926 ай бұрын
I vaguely remember this show I was born in ‘85 all I can remember really is how creepy I thought Sam the puppet was 😂
@tattoopractice Жыл бұрын
wow, loved this so much!! thank you.
@stephclarke6850 Жыл бұрын
I have to check this out!!
@TeacupForOne Жыл бұрын
YES!!! It’s so much fun, and they have pre-scheduled events where some of the actors from the various shows will do talks or presentations!
@jdoyle77685 ай бұрын
I was born in 1984, I watched it on pbs
@zeekhedgehog Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! For a while, I thought this show might have been some form of non-scary "Fever dream" for me. Thankfully, I looked into it, and talk about a rush of nostalgia. I remember watching Today's Special a lot on PBS in the mid-1980s. I especially remember an episode where Jeff was on the roof of the store saying how much he wished he could leave the store. I also remember them showing a brief view of a cityscape before each episode. I watched a bunch of episodes on KZbin, but none of them showed the cityscape. A video I watched called "Nick Knacks: Today's Special" talking about the show did show the cityscape though. It's an interesting watch if you haven't seen it.
@terrinjohnson83467 ай бұрын
Don’t forget, he can also convert into a mannequin whenever his hat is off in the department store
@beckstar787 ай бұрын
gen x'er here, great vid! RIP Nerene/Jody :(
@molitocostaswalo7527 Жыл бұрын
Nicely done Matt, dude!!! I remember that show from when I was crazy young!! This was an awesome video! Nicely done n stuff!!!!!! :)
@TeacupForOne Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
@user-nw9mz3vu3s8 ай бұрын
Do you remember (i have to ask Dear Aunt Aginus) Heather Conkie..i liked this too 🧓 😊 :) 💕
@beckstar787 ай бұрын
my job has taken me far away and the children just wouldnt be good
@megan21767 ай бұрын
Sooo fun!! I'm so jealous! Is that exhibit always there, or was it temporary? I'm a few hours from Toronto, definitely worth the trip! TV nostalgia is my favourite. I've spent the last few hours down the retro Ontario TV rabbit hole! Just watched some Join in! episodes on KZbin, as well as Sol, the creepy French clown! And NFB shorts, The Egg, etc. So many memories!! ❤❤❤❤ next up, I want to search Zoobilee zoo, Zardip, and Dudley the Dragon! 😊😊😊
@TeacupForOne7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!! The exhibit was just for a few months, unfortunately, I would love if they brought it back!! The Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa also had an exhibit last year focusing on kids tv, and it looked INCREDIBLE. They also had some today’s special puppets, AND…Polkaroo! I just double checked and that exhibit is over as well, I need to know where I can go to see Polkaroo now 😭😂 And WOW I totally forgot about all those shows you mentioned, I LOVED Dudley and Dragon and Join In! Canada just has such great television 🥰
@MediaTreasureTrove4 ай бұрын
Yes Today’s special did air on Australian TV. In the 80s and early 90s on ABC TV “Australian Broadcasting Corporation” a public TV Station government funded with in city areas on channel 2 and on random numbers in regional Australia sometimes ABC was the only connection to the city in country Australia as they had 1 commercial Station and just ABC It aired after school at 4:30pm after play school, school Holidays and Sunday Mornings at 7am after the music video show Rage in 1987, 1988 I recently found the end credits to a todays special episode on a tape I bought at a thrift shop mainly had a BBC German Language teaching show but because it was on a timer they also got Australian Baseball a ABC Promo break and 1 complete and 2 Incomplete episodes of the magic roundabout I was born in 1995 it was not on TV when I was Growing up But have a interest in ABC children’s shows of the 1980s both overseas shows and Australian Kids shows that are now lost media
@stevenstpeterjr84363 ай бұрын
had a c rush on jodie!
@VincentValentino2 ай бұрын
My name is matt and I have 2 degrees? Did you just say that? I must have misheard lol
@turi3197 ай бұрын
I watched this just a month ago and now found out Nerene has passed. 😢
@lowellbentley4 ай бұрын
We in Utah were watching this as well on nickelodeon.
@lowellbentley4 ай бұрын
I didn't know Canada existed back then.
@lowellbentley4 ай бұрын
Only generation x and y saw this before it was stopped here in the US.
@bitchenboutique6953 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know the show but it looks sweet. I would have been too old for it but it’s the sort of show I would have liked when I was little!
@TeacupForOne Жыл бұрын
It was the absolute sweetest show!!!! I didn’t even get into all the guest appearances (like Oscar Peterson!!!) or the fact that the show had its own dedicated mime 🤩