Polka Dot Door - Music & Motion (1988)

Full episode with Carrie Loring & Johnie Chase

[@amirseven7283]

I use to watch this and Mr. Dressup living in Detroit we were able to watch all of the Canadian shows

[@QuickenDude09]

From Detroit it was CBC Windsor 9. Great times.

[@breakingames7772]

@@QuickenDude09 wasnt todays special on canada tv? i live in im from wyandotte we could see canada across the detroit river

[@Mark-dm4dd]

Same here, in Detroit. I watched this, Dear Aunt Agnes and Today's Special. I had a nickname for Sam on Today's Special. ( French fry hair Sam)

[@breakingames7772]

Sam was fun as hell .....I always liked the chick in her pink jumpsuit or whatever it was... Cindy....the hat can kiss my butt give us more Latino woman....or wherever her parents were from

[@breakingames7772]

Not if u had cable....antenna we got the shows. Kinda lol

[@thefaithfulplanner5221]

I’m 44 and the theme song is forever apart of happy memories as a child. This and reading rainbow brought me so much joy. It just brings back all the innocence I had as a child despite the horrible things that were going king around me.❤❤❤

[@CDN1975]

I am 47 and can still sing this song. Loved this show and was always so disappointed when the guy missed Polkaroo! Took me a while to figure it out.

[@GraemeGunn]

Figure what out?

[@LMGuelph]

@@GraemeGunn the male host on the show would costume as Polkaroo,

[@lgravelle4182]

This show, these ppl, humpty, dumpty, Bear and Marigold were an extended family to many of us who needed one. I'll forever be grateful for this show

[@Velociraptor1066]

most of the cast appers but bibble is new in polka dot shorts

[@justman4891]

I grew up in Kentucky and I remember us watching this show weekly in my kindergarten class back in 1988! We loved it!

[@MsQlio]

I just found myself singing the theme song and had to search! Am so happy I found this! In Zimbabwe, we had one channel in Bulawayo that used to play this program! Aahhh, Good Times! 😊

[@yahavhags]

Me too! This song randomly goes through my head quite often and my kids think I'm crazy! Lol

[@yolandasamuels3213]

I remember reruns of this, Polka Dot Shorts and The Elephant Show on TV in South Africa in the 90s - Skinnamarinkidinkidink still pops in my head from time to time.

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

I'm showing my 3 year old daughter this right now. I'm showing her what daddy used to watch at her age

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

P.s I totally remember this episode on TVO

[@DANOVERBOARDvlogs]

Well, it's 1:30am, and I'm 35 years too old for this. May as well watch it.

[@seaco2000]

lol I'm 37 now and This brings back a lot of memories hehe

[@sarahvelocity3839]

It's 2:56 am and I'm 33... I feel you

[@timc7543]

I'm 37 and swore for years that The Polka Dot Door was a childhood fever dream.

[@EbNorth]

I'm turning 40 Next Month.

[@justin.n.currie]

I'm there with with you bro...

[@myloflex]

This brings so many warm safe feelings in my heart. I remember watching this when I was a kid. Thank you TVO for all the happy memories.

[@christa-leighjohnson7716]

I used to watch this everyday as a child...loved it, brings me back☺️

[@dormadyjessica]

OMG!! I’m so happy to see this. I watched this every day along with 3, 2, 1 Contact growing up in northern Wisconsin. Everyone thinks I’m nuts when I ask them if they’ve seen it and mention Polkaroo.

[@sleepingbeautyblue]

I watched the same things! Did you watch "Square One" too?

[@SPTO]

Well this gives me the warm and fuzzies. Thanks for sharing!

[@lovebasednothatebased3236]

This program was based on the UK children's tv programme "Playschool" which ran from 64-88 Marigold, Humpty and Dumpty were originally from Playschool as well

[@ONLYinANTARCTICA]

Oh, this brings back a lot of memories. What a great show.

[@coralrain6332]

I absolutely loved this show as a child

[@polymath521]

Born in 83 and watched this in kindergarten.

[@teehud313]

Growing up in Detroit, we were able to get some Canadian channels and I found this channel by accident. I loved this, Simon, the green forest, dr. Snuggles, readalong, etc......

[@gluehigh416]

The green forest. Takes me back.

[@chaseism]

I told my buddies about this yesterday. We got all of the Canadian PBS shows and it was awesome.

[@QuickenDude09]

I'm from Detroit also. Don't forget Mr. Dressup was awesome.

[@teehud313]

@Mr. Indigo great memories! Channel 32!!!! Thanks Canada!

[@teehud313]

@@gluehigh416 yup! Peter rabbit hippety hop!!

[@uno99]

Imagine if all adults were this heckin' rad!

[@C64Television]

Polkaroo is the reason I don't do drugs.

[@amandawhyers7167]

I always talked about this show geowing up ,I remember watching it when i was about 4 and everybody would tell me i was crazy because they said they never remembered any show called polka dot doors so i finally googled it and HA!in their faces lol.

[@ashleywills8761]

I grew up watching this nd today’s special,mr dress up nd of course under the umbrella tree great great shows

[@ELizabeth_Beeza]

Miss these Good Old Day !!🫶❤️🫶❤️🫶❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆

[@plauditecives]

I always remember Johnie's eyes and smile -- great warm personality for kids.

[@randi4321]

He had a shaved head once on the polka dot door and I couldn't stop looking at his back of his head rolls by his upper neck. It was the first time I had ever seen neck rolls. It really stuck out to me. I was probably younger than 5 then. This is weird but I want to see his neck rolls again

[@cowtippingrocks]

the guy always missed the Polkaroo. As a kid I never got the joke. :D

[@jcolledge88]

Awe this just made me so happy 😊 Im 35 and i absolutely loved this as a young child ❤️

[@PrankZabba]

Polkaroo would make a great halloween costume contest. Not to enter. Just to show up with. Walk through the place. And then leave. Never to be seen again that night. That way, everyone can miss him.

[@Dreadd313]

PrankZabba Classic

[@theguineapigfam7970]

That would be EPIC!

[@eternalriver7866]

Used to love ❤️ this show. Thanks for posting 👍

[@choriajackson8004]

Im 50 and i remember watching,this as a kid...i still, remember the dongs and characters,bear was my favorite...❤...My grandkids,caught me watching,the Polka Dot Door ..😅,And ssked me was it time to go to the home..i couldn't stop.... laughing 😂😂❤.

[@infiltrateassimilate]

wow, flashbacks to young childhood, I forgot about this show

[@donnamoore640]

aaahhh memories from way back then

[@yolandasamuels3213]

I remember watching reruns of this, Polka Dot Shorts and The Elephant Show in South Africa in the 90s.

[@forlini4876]

My childhood relived.

[@J.DeLaPoer]

Yessir, this, The Elephant Show, The Letter People, Harriet's Magic Hats, Mr. Dressup, Friendly Giant, Mr. Rogers, Under the Umbrella Tree, Pinwheel House, Today's Special, Read All About It, Reading Rainbow, Fred Penner.... and of course Night Drive/Night Walk/Night Ride if I was sick and awake through the night. That last was an excellent series I still re-watch as background while writing or researching. I was a bit young for a lot of these, but still remember watching them for lack of anything better; in the days before streaming content and 800-channel cable service.

[@Purplegorillaz]

They don't make shows like this anymore I play this for my kids and they love it they actually watch it compared to what they watch nowadays..

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

Lol nostalgia.Miss my childhood.

[@anthonyc7407]

Wow brings back a lot of memories. I somehow remembered the entire intro song.

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

I'll be 47 2 weeks into next month. And as far as I can remember the Polka Dot Door was always playing in our house. :)

[@anne-aleaciaventressi4369]

this takes me all the way back I grew up watching this signed CJ

[@MatrixDiscovery]

This and Mr.Dressup was what made us Canadian.

[@ZZz3rDeYezZZ]

pretty sure I was 4 watching all of these.

[@writerpatrick]

This apparently came from one of the commercially released VHS tapes of episodes. TVO had a very strict no-taping policy (which they really didn't have any legal backing for) so a lot of people didn't record from TVO. And I don't think they kept episodes in any archive. Nobody considered the shows to have any value because they were just kids shows.

[@anniefinch6843]

I remember this kids show.

[@Frankie343]

I watched when I was young

[@daweller]

None of this matters without Polkaroo.

[@danadoozer9990]

Thanks for the memories, I had forgotten that this show existed!

[@michaelgatien4277]

OMG this brings me back :D

[@NikkiDeJonge]

This how I remember Polka-dot Door. I just tuned 47..sigh, this is how I remember it. I didn't like the other spin offs..this was the original-a classic..😍 ❤

[@NikkiDeJonge]

Do you know where I can find a particular episode of "Today's Special" In the opening credits, it featured Bliss symbols..used on a border for people with CP back then. The episode featured a boy with CP by the name Levi..he was a friend of "Jody" :) Thanks so much..

[@RhiannaBarr]

Based on a UK childrens program called “Play School” many of the puppet characters are Play School characters

[@STO_1601]

Carrie Lorring mentioned this episode in an interview with Travis Doucette years ago and now it's been uploaded!

[@rachezzel]

I've just realized something. The flute in the beginning is actually a sample of a flute used on an instrument called a mellatron. The same sample can be heard in the song Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles. The creators of the theme song probably heard Strawberry Fields Forever, and thought that the sound was good for a TV show for kids. The song Strawberry Fields Forever was released in 1967, whereas this was released in 1971. Just a cool little tidbit of information.

[@QuickenDude09]

CBC Windsor 9 in Detroit. Shout out to Mr. Dressup.

[@thetruthhurtsforreal3084]

Smh to a kid again those were the days

[@atcwiz]

Memory lane

[@tygermccoy8213]

When we were kids, my brother absolutely loved this show and I hated it.

[@gluehigh416]

Oh snap it's a full episode!

[@williamexmormon3792]

That music gives me the creeps and used to watch this growing up

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Thanks for this

[@milesdyson7311]

Anybody else notice that Edmonton had a Klondike days float and Calgary had a stampede float in that Portland parade? Can someone explain this? Of course I grew up with and love this show by the way.

[@bryanlong5514]

Thank you for posting

[@gluehigh416]

Classic!

[@AmberAmber]

How come it feels like it was always imagination day? Also I only recently realized polkaroo was just that guy... my life was a lie!🤣

[@QC46191]

My sister and I used to watch this religiously as kids -- EXCEPT we both hated "Animal Day"...so it was always a big anxious moment when the song went "...get ready get set for" I don't remember why we despised Animal Day so much. I guess we both thought it was kind of boring. I mean, in a world with the glory of Hammy Hamster, how much fun did they expect it to be to merely talk to caged budgies and guinea pigs!?

[@Wanna.Wander]

Hey there💜 found you at Stella's, subbed

[@DakariKingMykan]

*Smoking Healthy polka-dot smoke* This is Healthy stuff

[@michaelmercury1297]

I kind of think this was before 1988 .

[@lindsayone]

This show began in 1971, but this episode is from 1988! Look at 28:46!

[@ryanminaker157]

Nice I remember that guy hah

[@thekingof8]

Be careful of the copyright police.

[@Retrontario]

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[@jeremiahmillard3560]

Ive found about every odd ball show I wat1xhed on public broadcasting but one. It had a big open bay window... A blue and orange puppet bird and a grandfather clock with a human face. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The main charcter looked like Pat from the old snl skits

[@Alpen83]

@Jeremiah Millard Captain Kangaroo, maybe? That's the only children's show I can think of that had a grandfather clock with a human face.

[@yolandasamuels3213]

Could be Rod And Emu?

[@J.DeLaPoer]

Anyone remember that Canadian educational kids show from this era that was about writing and the alphabet, featured puppets and had a talking shoe as a main character? Or another obscure kids' educational kids show that had a sentient haunted house that talked by opening/closing its front door (IIRC)? Having a hard time tracking these down with Google and nobody I know seems to recall them. They may even be the same show(?)

[@kumakun4077]

Readalong?

[@billrobbins890]

Readalong! BOOT and PRETTY were both talking shoes; there was also Granny, Mr. Bones the banjo-playing skeleton puppet, and the talking haunted house was on this show as well.

[@GotchaBadGames]

Is that Lilith from Fraser/Cheers?

[@terrinjohnson8346]

What no Northwind

[@anotherkat4u]

4 months of hospital would help these people ,,,,=^..^=,,,,

[@pambambodyslam]

I think Polkaroo was a Pokémon

[@BlackbeanCatVC15]

Who sang this theme song?

[@Alpen83]

@T R According to Wikipedia, "The theme song was performed by Angela Antonelli, born December 29, 1933 in Guelph, Ontario. Left home at the age of 16 to Study voice under Dr. Ernesto Vinci at Royal Conservatory of Music, Joined the Canadian Opera Company and Starred in Gianni Schicchi opposite Jon Vickers, Gretel in Hansel & Gretel & Marriage of Figaro among others. She was a regular on the Juliet Show for 6 seasons as well as many other radio and television shows. Original cast member of Anne of Green Gables at the Charlottetown Festival and went on to perform in many other theatrical shows."

[@bowdenproductions]

Why is Canadian kids programming always walking a tight rope over the uncanny valley of psychotic horror?

[@JohnPlaya]

what is this i dont get it haha

[@wulfboi8808]

I hated this show as a kid.

[@mikkayosef8008]

I just watched this entire episode just go hear the guy say, "Polkaroo was here and i missed him again?" Lol